Disclaimer: We got this brilliant analytical piece about newly launched Reliance Jio scheme (of almost free data) from WhatsApp. We are publishing it because it shows the other side – which is obviously not so good – of the so called revolutionary idea, to promote awareness. In the name of fulfilling PM Modi’s dream for Digital India, […]
Food tech startup IdeaChakki has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from leading industrialist Ratan Tata. The city-based startup, which provides digital video menu for restaurants and allows customers to gift food and beverage experience across the world, has also partnered with investment bank Enablers for their next round of funding. The funds raised from […]
Just Jobs is on a mission to empower the unserved informal sector of India by connecting skill with opportunity. Just Jobs is excited to announce the launch of its one-of-a-kind, fully-featured job portal, Just.Jobs, exclusively designed for entry-level jobs sector. Just Jobs is an innovative staffing startup that connects blue collar job seekers with employers […]
Stating that startups are “hopeless” and 90 per cent of them “are not going anywhere”, Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani today said. They have been made to look attractive only through daily full-page ads on newspapers. Insisting that the startups must work on a bigger canvas, he said at the current state these new ventures […]
Israel’s Space Communication Ltd said on Sunday it could seek $50 million or a free flight from Elon Musk’s SpaceX after a Spacecom communications satellite was destroyed last week by an explosion at SpaceX’s Florida launch site. Officials of the Israeli company said in a conference call with reporters Sunday that Spacecom also could collect […]
Job seekers have become more cautious while considering offers from startups as it presents substantial risk to their long-term goals, according to experts. “With the premier tech school IIT Bombay blacklisting nine startups, job seekers have become more cautious before accepting offers from them. “There could be more job seekers declining offers from these companies […]
Dragons Den is a BBC Television Series in the UK where entrepreneurs get three minutes to pitch their business ideas to five multi-millionaires willing to invest their own cash. The Gujarati hopeful to enter the Den on Sunday the 21st August 2016 along with her business partner from Kerala was Manisha Solanki. Manisha lived most of […]
AFP- An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad during a test in Florida on Thursday, destroying a satellite that Facebook planned to use to beam high-speed internet to Africa. The blast at Cape Canaveral — though it caused no injuries — marks a setback for the California-based private space firm and […]
I did my 12th on scholarship. Got 65% marks in 12th and failed to qualify IIT-JEE and AIEEE. Dropped a year to prepare on my own, was not able to afford the extra financial pressure of coaching . Next year result was better but not good enough to get admission in government colleges. My father […]
Cyber security service provider Lucideus Tech has received angel funding from Amit Choudhary, director of Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors. The start-up, which was incubated by IIT-Bombay, has previously received funding from Anand Chandrasekaran (former Snapdeal chief product officer) and Flipkart chief financial officer Sanjay Baweja. It helps enterprises assess risks to their IT infrastructure. […]
Taiwanese chip designer MediaTekis investing USD 60 million (about Rs 400 crore) in One97 Communications, which runs Paytm. The transaction values the digital payment services and e-commerce firm at about USD 5 billion. When contacted, a Paytm spokesperson confirmed the development. The funds will be used for expanding payments and commerce businesses and for building […]
Facebook will not become a media company, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, telling students the firm would remain a technology platform. An increasing number of users are turning to social media networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, to find their news, but Zuckerberg said his firm had no ambitions to become […]