Internet major Prosus launches initiative for marginalised women
Prosus FLIGHT aims to alleviate 750 women and girls to earn a formal degree or certification, as well as helping them to
Focusing on customer convenience, Dunzo is aiming for $1B GMV in
Hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo is gross margin positive and has reached breakeven on an EBITDA basis in Bangalore. Heres
This spacetech startup is developing nanosatellites to stream high-
Founded in 2018, spacetech startup Grahaa Space is building earth observation nano satellites, for streaming near real-time
Think your startup can be Indias next Unicorn? Apply to the Amazon
Using innovation as a tool, startups today are striving ahead to simplify lives with technology and leaving behind
Women's Day: PhonePe's StreeEO campaign puts the spotlight on women
PhonePe's initiative aims to enable discovery of women-led businesses and benefit from the fintech startup's network of 250
A day with Bhavish Aggarwal at Ola Electric's new facility, the
Ola Electric has started building a mega factory in Tamil Nadu. Spread across 500 acres, the fully-automated factory has the
Future of Work: SaaS startups share how growing with customers is
At YourStorys Future of Work 2021 summit, startup leaders from Chargebee, Kissflow Inc and Whatfix came together to talk
[Weekly funding roundup] Venture investments begin on a tepid note
Venture funding for first week of March was little under $50 million with lower number of deals but debt financing was higher
Why tech is the driving force in the new normal
Indian entrepreneurs took on the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic head-on, and at YourStorys Future of Work
Amit Somani of Prime Venture Partners on 7 timeless books he'd love
Amit Somani, Managing Partner at Prime Venture Partners, believes that reading great books on management provides a map to
Learn in bites with Gurugram edtech startup Yoda's app, one
Social learning startup Yoda's app employs infobites, in which text and images are woven together to explain anything within
Future of Work: Agility and responsiveness to customers' need
At YourStory's Future of Work event, Lalitha Ramani, chief product officer of Myntra, offered several insights on how
Future of Work: AutoVRse CEO Ashwin Jaishanker on how AR/VR is
At YourStorys Future of Work, Ashwin Jaishanker, CEO of Bengaluru startup AutoVRse, spoke about how AR and VR are making
Future of Work: Leverage data, meet short-term goals to create a
At YourStorys Future of Work 2021, Jatin Bhasin, Vice President of Product Management at Capital Float, says a step-by-step
Future of Work: MakeMyTrip CPO Kapil Verma on product designing for
At YourStorys Future of Work, MakeMyTrip CPO Kapil Verma said that safety and hygiene assurance is one of the major
Future of Work: The future of supply chains depends on frictionless
At Future of Work 2021, a panel of logistics experts described how friction can be solved through integration among logistics
After Mumbai launch, IKEA leases 100,000 sq ft land for small-
After opening a large-format store in Navi Mumbai, Swedish furniture retailer IKEA now has designs on Bangalore. It has
Future of Work: PolicyBazaar CTO on one radical change insurance
Tech can take insurance to the next level by making it more personalised, said Saurabh Tiwari at YourStory's Future of Work
Future of Work: Heres why technology will play a crucial role in a
According to Ketan Patel, Managing Director at HP, 2021 will be, the decade of collaboration
Future of Work: Founders of Classplus and Rooter weigh in on
At Future of Work 2021, founders of edtech startup Classplus and live game-streaming platform Rooter Sports shared insights
Future of Work: Tech and innovation will power OYOs resurgence in
At YourStorys Future of Work, Abhinav Sinha, Global COO and Chief Product Officer of OYO, gives a peek into some of its
Future of Work: Titan Companys Head of Analytics and Insights sheds
Yashwanth Kumar, Head- Analytics and Insights, Titan Company Ltd, talks about driving personalisation at scale, using machine
Elon Musk trolls rival US auto giants, Ford CEO responds
Elon Musk and Ford CEO Jim Farley are leaders of two automakers, one a dominant force in electric vehicles and the other
Future of Work: Context, user experience key to leveraging AR/VR
At Future of Work 2021, three experts from Bengaluru-based startup AutoVRse discussed the important elements for creating
Government ot closing its mind towards experimenting with crypto:
With a bill coming to ban private cryptocurrencies, Sitharaman said negotiations and discussions around cryptocurrency are
[Jobs Roundup] Work with women-led digital debt platform Northern
Northern Arc has enabled debt financing of around Rs 90k crore for its clients across microfinance, small business finance,
Disrupt or run the risk of being disrupted, says YourStorys Shradha
Delivering the opening keynote at the fourth edition of Future of Work, YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma made the
[The Turning Point] How the inability to source quality auto
The Turning Point is a series of short articles that focuses on the moment when an entrepreneur hits upon their winning idea
Netflix, Prime Video, or HotStar? This fintech startup lets you
Y Combinator-backed fintech startup Splitsub aims to revamp the digital subscription space in India by allowing subscription-
Manasmita Patra shares her journey the making of FreshPhulka: From
Graduating from Bhubaneswars Utkal University, Manasmita Patra started her career in the business process outsourcing (BPO)
For Rohini Vijayan's paper bag brand Eco Kraft, third times the
Rohini Vijayan was inspired to manufacture paper bags when she saw a person walking on the road with one. After two
Future of Work: Urban Companys Kanav Arora says business empathy
At YourStorys Future of Work summit, Kanav Arora, SVP of Engineering at Urban Company, shares why developers need to be
Future of Work: A one-stop-shop for real estate is the future of
At Future of Work 2021, Akhil Gupta, Founder and CTO, NoBroker, spoke about how proptech has evolved over the years and what
Future of Work: Sandeep Krishnan of People Business on the recipe
At YourStory's Future of Work, Sandeep Krishnan, senior partner at People Business, spoke about what makes CEOs successful,
Redmi Note 10 series: All you need to know about Xiaomi's new
The new Redmi Note 10 series brings several notable upgrades over the last years version, the Redmi Note 9. The most
Future of Work: Snapdeals Prashant Parashar on what startups must
At Future of Work 2021, Snapdeal tech chief Prashant Parashar reveals what startups must focus on while scaling for the big
Blume Ventures raises Rs 350 Cr secondary vehicle fund in
This newly launched secondary vehicle fund of Blume Ventures provides the opportunity for existing and new investors to
Future of Work: Pandemic lessons, govt intervention, and advice for
At YourStory's Future of Work event, Rahul listed lessons the COVID-19 pandemic taught him, what the government needs to do
Heres why AMD Ryzen PRO 4000 series is the new standard for modern
The next-generation of business-ready notebooks must meet new standards for performance, battery life, security features,
Future of Work: Hire people who care because skills can be worked
At YourStorys Future of Work Summit, Viral Mehta, VP of Engineering at Pocket Aces, said organisations should hire people
Supporting the artisans of Saharanpur, how Decor Hand grew to
Vivek Sharmas journey from a priest in a small town in Uttar Pradesh to becoming a successful entrepreneur seems to be
Startup news and updates: daily roundup (March 5, 2021
YourStory presents this daily roundup of the latest startup news and updates from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond.
Future of Work: YourStory Founder makes the case for disruptive
To be held on March 5 and 6, the all-virtual, two-day Future of Work event will bring together the best of industry minds to
PhonePe launches a Diversity & Inclusion charter to create a
PhonePes initial focus will be on creating spaces for conversation and awareness, and to review policies, processes, and
[Startup Bharat] Is Pink city Jaipur the new startup hub of India
To accelerate growth of entrepreneurship, the Rajasthan Government recently announced plans to set up a FinTech City, and
Future of Work 2021: Indias largest product, tech, and design
The two-day, all-virtual Future of Work 2021, Indias largest product, tech, and design summit, will bring together leading
Meet Indias education finance startups making learning affordable
The Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (IVCA) has identified fintech in education as one of the top trends
How this Noida startup is making relocation easy
Logistics startup Shift Freight is a movers and packers marketplace that caters to B2C customers. Within a year of its launch
How an uncertain economic environment can be the biggest driver of
The COVID-19 pandemic spurred innovation and originality, showing the natural human tendency to react with agility when
EPFO interest rate unchanged at 8.5pc for FY21, relief to the
EPFOs announcement brings relief to nearly 60 million subscribers, many of whom save money via this method because of income
Traders' body, NGO ask Amazon to back off from Reliance-Future
In an open letter, All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation and the NGO Prahar said the deal offered hope that
WhatsApp announces voice and video calls for desktop app
WhatsApp desktop app voice and video calls will be end-to-end encrypted to make sure that the platform cannot hear or see
How this Bengaluru-based cosmetologist is boosting peoples
Before she became a successful dermatologist, Dr Shuba Dharmana says that she wasn't always as confident in her skin as she
How this entrepreneur is leveraging the collective power of
Indian culture and heritage is replete with age-old treatment methods and medicine systems like Ayurveda and naturopathy. But
Ratan Tatas Instagram post on JN Tatas birth anniversary makes
Ratan Tata retired as the Chairman of Tata Sons in 2012, and since then, for several years, led a very private life before
Insurtech startup Symbo raises $9.4M in round led by CEFIF, Think
Singapore-based insurtech startup Symbo Platform has earmarked a large portion of the fund for its Indian arm and will be
Paytm Money targets 10M users and 75M yearly transactions for FY22
Paytm Money expects a 150 percent increase in mutual fund SIP registrations and a 200 percent increase in total monthly
Smart decisions are made when humans and machines work together 40
From digital change to Digital India, these quotes from the week of February 22-28 capture tech impacts sweeping across the
The story of Made in India brand Vahdam Teas
Founded in 2015 by Bala Sarda at the age of 23, the New Delhi-based tea brand now sells in over 104 countries
In his first book, filmmaker-entrepreneur spotlights the 'heroes of
Filmmaker-entrepreneur Devir Singh Bhandaris first book, Yuva Bharat: The Heroes of Today, traces the journey of 60 eminent
Locus.sh co-founder on his entrepreneurial journey and why he
In this episode of 100X Entrepreneur Podcast, Nishith Rastogi, the Co-founder and CEO of supply chain and logistics startup
[Startup Bharat] How Uttarakhand-based Triny is helping businesses
Founded in 2018, Uttarakhand-based Triny provides AI-based chatbot and WhatsApp marketing services to businesses and helps
Edtech consolidation: Why market leaders BYJUS and Unacademy want
Edtech growth soared due to the pandemic. Now, the sector is witnessing early consolidation, with unicorns racing for the
Mumbai-based fintech startup LXME aims to bridge the gap between
Fintech startup LXME, founded by Priti Rathi Gupta, offers learning avenues for women, as well as communities that encourage
How Lavannya Goradia is binging sustainability in construction and
Lavannya Goradia describes her experience of growing up as one marked by a lot of separation anxiety and loneliness. While
Kirthi Chintalapuri shares why learning and development programmes
Growing up, Kirthi Chintalapuri wanted to become an entrepreneur. I was enamoured by the growth potential it presented, she
Bengaluru-based Simbo.ai launches flagship API platform for
SimboAlpha will allow doctors to dictate and the platform will record it in text
How marketing and PR will help you sail through COVID-19
While convincing the consumers to use the product again is the power of the product; leading them to the first time purchase
Bharat Biotech's Covaxin 81pc efficient in Phase 3 trials
Covaxin trials involved 25,800 subjects, the largest-ever conducted in India, in partnership with ICMR, Bharat Biotech said
Funding or no funding - The pandemic shouldnt deter your startups
Anushka Iyer, Founder and CEO, Wiggles.in gives some practical tips and advice to startups on surviving crises
Oye! Rickshaw launches battery swapping platform, aims to deploy 10
The company, which started a battery swapping pilot project in December 2020, said it has crossed one lakh swap kilometres in
[Funding alert] Bay Capital invests in Policybazaar ahead of IPO
Bay Capital has completed a secondary transaction in PB Fintech, the holding company of Policybazaar, as it prepares for an
How India is becoming the land of rising Super Apps
India is on the path of becoming home to some of the future success stories. It can aptly be called The Land of Rising Super
Mastering Mandarin: How Inchin Closer is enabling professionals and
We have all tried to learn a foreign language only to realise that if we dont practise it or live in a region where it is
VR, AR, programmable art - Pune Design Festival 2021 shows glimpses
The Pune Design Festival showcased cutting-edge perspectives on envisioning and implementing digital media
Problem finding comes before problem solving 40 quotes of the week
From idea to implementation, witness the memorable journey of Indian entrepreneurship in these quotes, excerpts, and stories
[YS Learn] It is life after each setback and not the failure that
In a conversation with YourStory, Ronnie Screwvala, Co-founder of edtech startup upGrad, talks about lessons from the
The cybersecurity threat to COVID-19 vaccination
Now, during the pandemic, Bill has been deeply involved in helping governments, municipalities, etc., to uphold the security
How HackerEarth co-founders 7-month-old coding startup made it to Y
Codingal, a live coding and STEM learning startup, has been selected for Y Combinators Winter Batch 21. It has also raised
[Startup Bharat] This Patna school dropout mentors aspiring
Maytree School of Entrepreneurship, a virtual academy started by 19-year-old serial entrepreneur Rohit Kashyap, mentors
[Product Roadmap] How a focus on simplicity and user experience got
In this weeks Product Roadmap, we feature MoneyTap, the fintech startup that has more than 15 million app downloads, and is
Ishan Gandhi believes success is not about money, but about his
For Ishan Gandhi, whos fondly called Ishu by his friends and family, being a Punjabi is an amazing feeling. If I tell someone
For Suresh Kakkar, success is balancing your professional, personal
Suresh Kakkar's role model is his uncle who lives in England and the best advice he's given him is to try and learn as much
Dell Startup Challenge Season 5 is here! Win $5,000 worth of Dell
Are you an early-stage startup with major aspirations? Or have an innovative startup idea that could disrupt the market? Are