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In an attempt to support growing number of Startups, focussed on building solutions to "Solve for India", Google India conducted a four-day mentorship Bootcamp for teams of 10 Indian startups. Kartik Padmanabhan, Developer Relations Lead at Google India spoke about the objective of launching the programme and said, We are aiming to build a bridge between startups and the industry ecosystem and provide them with the right technical support and mentorship to help them succeed. We have shortlisted 10 startups from 160 homegrown startups after traveling across 15 cities in India, are now ready to scale this pilot as a dedicated program for India. "Solve for India" was launched last year as an Indian-only pilot by Google Developers Launchpad Team. It is an initiative that aims to bring the...

Bengaluru based self-publishing platform Pratilipi has raised $4.3 million (Rs 28 crore) in a series-A round led by Omidyar Network & others. Existing investors Nexus Venture Partners also participated in the funding round. The funding amount will use for further building product features by personalising it for users, as well as hiring tech talent. Pratilipi is an online self publishing portal based in Bengaluru, India. It features content in eight Indian languages; Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu. Ranjeet Pratap Singh, founder of Pratilipi, told Pixr8, "We now have over 80 million content pieces read on the platform and our daily active user spends 35 minutes a day reading, the goal is to now personalise the experience and to build...

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Google Hosts Four-Day Mentorship Bootcamp For Indian Startups

Bengaluru Based Self-Publishing Platform Pratilipi Raises $4.3 million