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Hyderabad: Innovation ecosystem enabler T-Hub appointed Panneerselvam Madanagopal as its Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) and Wg Cdr Anish Anthony (Retd) as the Chief Delivery Officer (CDO). Madanagopal has been associated with T-Hub as mentor for startups and officially joined as a Senior Advisor for Corporate Innovation in 2021. As T-Hub’s new Chief Innovation Officer, he […]

Hyderabad: Innovation ecosystem enabler T-Hub launched its ninth cohort of Lab32 seed accelerator programme. It will focus on startups working in deep technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, augmented reality(AR) and virtual reality, blockchain, metaverse, Web 3.0, fintech, agritech and healthTech. The curriculum will be based on guidance by consultants, mentors, and entrepreneurs to promote collaboration […]

Hyderabad: Innovation ecosystem enabler T-Hub announced its partnership with Pontaq, a cross-border innovation fund investing in early stage technology businesses across UK, India, USA and Canada. Under this one-year agreement, T-Hub will provide office space to Pontaq at its new building. Pontaq will be an investment partner to T-Hub in the UK-India corridor to enable […]

Hyderabad: Premier management institute Indian School of Business (ISB), which has its campuses in Hyderabad and Mohali, is working to create a global corridor for startups. This will allow Indian startups to pursue business opportunities in other countries and vice versa. It also is looking to draft its alumni members as mentors to nurture startup […]

Warnagal: Secretary of the Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr G Satheesh Reddy said that the DRDO was encouraging startups and young talents through its programmes like the Defence Technology Development Fund (DTDF) and the ‘Dare to Dream’ Programme. “Innovative ideas that will lead to building of systems […]

Hyderabad: The Covid-19 pandemic changed our lives – for better or worse. And the startups especially tech-led startups were also not left behind. A study conducted by IIIT-H’s deep tech incubator CIE reveals the impact of technology on its startups during the pandemic and says that startups had to constantly reinvent themselves in order to […]

Hyderabad: With an aim to identify technology innovators and startups, KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator competition is underway to search for India’s most influential tech innovators. Companies from startup to accelerated growth stages are invited to pitch their innovations and present their strategic ambitions to panels of local and global industry experts. Shortlisted companies […]

Hyderabad: Different players in the startup ecosystem see the current challenging situation as a passing phase and believe that there is lot of correction happening, which would result in the best companies staying afloat. Sanjay Enisetty, founder of early-stage venture fund firm 50K Ventures, calls it interesting time for startups. “It’s interesting time, not a […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that even in this phase of the global pandemic, Indian ‘startups’ have been creating wealth and value. In monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Modi said, “On the 5th of this month, the number of unicorns in the country has reached the figure of […]

Hyderabad: Telangana based startup ecosystem builder T-Hub on Wednesday announced that it has selected 16 startups for the sustainability cohort of the AIC T-Hub Foundation programme. The programme aims to foster innovation and entrepreneurship across the sustainability sector and is designed to help entrepreneurs navigate the challenges of scaling a sustainable startup through workshops, mentorship, […]

New Delhi: As India gets its 100th unicorn, Cloud major Oracle on Friday said it is not only nurturing the next breed of startups to expand their footprint but also connecting them with many venture capitalists so that they get the required funding not only in India but globally as well. Kapil Makhija, Vice President-Technology […]

Hyderabad: Given the increasing trend of chronic diseases among the elderly population, technology-driven startups have started to offer platforms to address this problem. One such company is Hyderabad-based LifeCircle which provides geriatric home healthcare solutions by training providers like workers and nursing staff through its platform. While there are other companies working in the home […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s startup ecosystem builder T-Hub along with Citi and IIT-Kanpur has selected 29 startups for the social innovation lab. As part of the programme, these startups will receive grants and mentoring for their solutions that are aimed at creating a positive impact on society and these are early- and growth-stage startups across AgriTech, FinTech, […]

New Delhi: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Sunday called for startups to help India become self-reliant in Energy and Defence sectors while citing an example of the COVID-19 pandemic which was converted into an opportunity. “Every crisis can be converted into an opportunity like that of COVID. It is a big […]

Startups to account for 13 per cent of overall occupied office space by 2024, from a mere two per cent in 2010. They will occupy 22 per cent of India’s office leasing in 2024. Their occupancy has consistently grown at a 38 per cent CAGR over last 12 years.

Hyderabad: Latching on to the new wave, four startups are trying out their luck with live commerce, which is taking the shopping experience inside a social channel such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok without the customers having to leave the platform. The adoption of live commerce, also known as social commerce, is getting accelerated due to […]

New Delhi: In further respite for startups amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the government on Tuesday announced to extend the period to avail tax incentives by one more year. To incentivise startups, the government had last year extended the eligibility for claiming tax holidays for startups by a year to March 31, 2022. It had […]

Hyderabad: JK Tech, a digital and IT services company, will be connecting with multiple startups through an open innovation programme by India’s leading innovation ecosystem T-Hub. This will also open doors for startups to be guided and mentored by subject-matter experts at JK Tech. JK Tech announced that it has set up a grant of […]

Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said the State government was expanding IT units to tier II cities across the State, and under this initiative, 1,800 startups have been set up so far. Among all the IT hubs established in tier II cities in the State, Khammam IT Hub emerged as a comprehensive […]

Hyderabad: The investment flow to the startups has been increasing in the State. This year, despite the Covid impact, startups have secured funding worth $886 million (about 6,550 crore) compared to $371 million (about Rs 2,767 crore) in 2020 and $313 million (about Rs 2,316 crore) in 2019. The investment inflow increase is about 138 […]