After a torrid period for Indian startup stocks which saw the values of listed companies erode over a period of more than two…
Much has been said about how the upcoming AI revolution will impact humanity, but a prominent voice in the space feels that it…
Over the last decade, India has gone from importing nearly all its smartphones to turning smartphones into its fourth biggest export, but it…
All manner of multinational companies already have their presence in India, but India is now featuring ever more prominently in their plans. US-based…
Increasing migration to the cities and thus an ever-expanding fleet of vehicles, lack of traffic management, and inefficient and inadequate public transport is adding to the commuting woes of the Indian employee. The traffic woes in IT hubs like Gurgaon, Bangalore and Mumbai are well documented. Good news is that companies in India are cognizant and also sympathetic of the employee’s woes and some of them are coming forward with various initiatives and ideas to help mitigate, if not eradicate this problem plauging the average Indian worker.
Indian startup founders have had it pretty good over the last few years. Valuations of their companies have soared, and they’ve become fabulously wealthy. Here are the richest Indian startup founders in 2015.
In a landmark judgement, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the time spent traveling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed office should be regarded as working time.
Indian-origin entrepreneur Payal Kadakia, 32, figures among the 10 most promising women entrepreneurs of 2015 in the list released by Fortune magazine. Payal is the CEO and co-founder of ClassPass, a two-year-old start-up that gives customers access to thousands of boutique fitness classes in their area.
Flipkart is dealing with a bit of a PR crisis of late. Back when it launched in 2007, the internet was inundated with reviews that gushed about its customer service, its superfast deliveries, and how it brought the world of retail to our doorsteps. People were unanimous in their appreciation for the company, and Flipkart grew by leaps and bounds, becoming the $16 billion behemoth it is today.
But Flipkart Chief Product Officer Punit Soni seems to believe that there’s more to these threads than meets the eye.
If you thought all those hours playing CS or DOTA in college were a waste, think again. They might just land you a role at Rahul Yadav’s new startup.
Yadav, whose new venture is thought be to associated in the data analytics space, has announced a codename for his latest effort: “Intelligent Interfaces (ii)”. According to his facebook update, the new company will combine Artificial Intelligence, Design and Maths to create next-gen Interfaces.
There are startups these days that take care of roti, kapda and makaan needs.
But India Inc is also home to startups that fulfil needs that you didn’t even realize you had. These startups are quirky, zany, and are solving some very unusual problems. We trawled the length and the breadth of the Indian startup ecosystem to find out the most outlandish ideas that are being worked on.
IndiGo is now stomping its dominance on Indian skies. According to data compiled by Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) for the first seven months (January-July) of 2015, the airline carried 17 million passengers during this period with a market share of 37.3 per cent. During the corresponding period of 2014, it had carried 11.48 million passengers with a market share of 30.5 per cent.
After his ignominious exit from Housing.com, Rahul Yadav had promised to come back bigger and stronger than before. He’d claimed that his startup would be 10x bigger than housing, and perhaps bigger than “all Indian internet companies put together.” He’s finally revealed what his grand plans are.
