Over 100pc growth seen in creator revenue in India in Feb-May 2020: YouTube

YouTube on Wednesday said there has been over 100 percent growth in creator revenue in India, coming from features like Super Chat, Super Stickers, Channel Memberships, and Merchandise between February…

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[Funding alert] Rocket Skills raises Rs 2.2 Cr in pre-seed round led by Better Capital, First Cheque, and Titan Capital

MSME edtech startup Rocket Skills on Thursday raised Rs 2.2 crore in a pre-seed round led by Better Capital, First Cheque and Titan Capital. The startup claims to be a…

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CoffeeMug.ai, founded by veteran entrepreneurs, is disrupting professional networking

CoffeeMug.ai founders Dipti Tandon and Abhishek Sharma are serial entrepreneurs and two-decade-old veterans in India’s internet economy. Dipti co-founded JeevanSathi.com, was a founding member at MagicBricks.com, and also served as the…

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Why this education administrator felt the need to start a campus automation platform

As a student, later a visiting faculty, and an administrator, Hemant Sahal found one major gap in the education sector — the communication and collaboration systems are highly paper-driven, which…

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Nykaa, PolicyBazaar, Paytm — the Indian startup IPO lineup

Good Morning,After the successful IPO of food delivery aggregator Zomato, the Indian startup ecosystem seems to have a flurry of upcoming IPOs — cosmetic marketplace Nykaa, insurance-tech platform PolicyBazaar, and…

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[Startup Bharat] From school learning to competitive exams, Bihar-based Cymatic is on a mission to impact one million students

In India, many edtech players - big and small - are trying to build the next chapter with innovative solutions. Edtech startup Cymaticwas started in 2017 by Kaushik Sharaf with…

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[Funding alert] After Deepika Padukone, rapper Raftaar invests in FrontRow

Learning and community platform, FrontRow on Wednesday said it secured an undisclosed funding amount from music tycoon Raftaar and entertainment and music conglomerate AK Projekts. The fundraise came six months after…

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