Indiamart acquires stake in Shipway Technology, Truckhall for about Rs 20 Cr

B2B ecommerce firm Indiamart on Wednesday acquired stake in two companies, Shipway Technology and Truckhall, for about Rs 20 crore to strengthen its technology offering in logistics management, according to…

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UN agencies procuring 7,000 oxygen concentrators, COVID-19 testing machines, PPEs for India: UN spokesperson

The UN team in India is supporting the country's authorities to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing critical supplies, and its agencies are procuring thousands of oxygen concentrators, oxygen…

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Reliance Foundation to provide free COVID treatment at upcoming 1,000-bed facility in Jamnagar

Reliance Foundation on Wednesday said it is setting up a 1,000-bed COVID-19 care facility with oxygen supply in Jamnagar, Gujarat, where all services will be provided free of cost.A 400-bed…

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The five levels of startup maturity – and how founders can gear up from concept to launch

Launched in 2012, YourStory's Book Review section features over 290 titles on creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation. See also our related columns The Turning Point, Techie Tuesdays, and Storybites.Aspiring…

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[Jobs Roundup] Work for India’s latest unicorn Urban Company with these openings

Urban Company, the home services marketplace startup, recently raised $188 million in its latest funding round led by Prosus, regulatory filings by the startup show. The latest fundraise by Urban…

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This Bengaluru startup’s contactless sheet is turning every bed into an ICU monitorin

To date, India has recorded over 17.3 million active COVID-19 cases with more than two lakh deaths. And the numbers keep growing each day.Amidst a seething second wave, there has…

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[Startup Bharat] How Pirpanti-based Agrifeeder is helping farmers make informed decisions

Coming from an agricultural family, brothers Rounak Kumar and Raman Kumar realised the challenges in the agri sector from an early age. Raman, who completed his MBA from ISBR Business…

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Indian founders need to build great companies before building unicorns, says Anand Rajaraman, Rocketship.vc

Launched in 2015 with a corpus of $50 million, Silicon Valley-based VC Rocketship.vc closed its second fund in 2020 with a corpus of $100 million. Founded by Anand Rajaraman, Venky…

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