Inside one of the youngest nations in the world, why it is time for youth entrepreneurship to take center stage?

Tilak Mehta was only 13 when he took the entrepreneurial plunge of starting Papers N Parcels. The intra-city courier service company guaranteed single-day delivery of small parcels within Mumbai. What’s…

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ISRO’s GSLV-F10 rocket fails to place earth observation satellite into orbit; mission to be rescheduled

ISRO's GSLV rocket on Thursday failed to inject into orbit the country's latest earth observation satellite EOS-03 due to a failure to ignite the cryogenic stage of the launch vehicle,…

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Tech sector must aim to have 500-600 companies with over Rs 5,000 Cr revenue in 5 years: MoS IT

The Indian IT industry should aim to have 500-600 companies with Rs 5,000 crore or above revenue in 3-5 years, from the current tally of 25-30 such firms, Union Minister…

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[Funding alert] Construction industry-focused software startup Doxel raises $40M from Insight, others

Construction industry software-focused startup Doxel on Wednesday announced a $40 million fundraise in a round led by New York-based private equity fund Insight Partners.The funds will be used by the…

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[Funding alert] Eruditus turns unicorn with $3.2B valuation after $650M round led by Accel, Softbank

Eruditus, the Mumbai headquartered edtech startup that offers professional education courses through collaboration with leading universities, has entered into the coveted unicorn club with a valuation of $3.2 billion along…

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[Funding alert] SaaS startup Everstage raises $1.7M in seed round led by 3one4 Capital

Delaware and Chennai-based Everstage, a B2B software-as-a-Service (SaaS) startup, has raised $1.7 million in seed funding led by 3one4 Capital. The round also saw participation from several angels including Prasanna…

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[Funding alert] Electric mobility platform MetroRide raises undisclosed amount in seed round

AI-based electric mobility platform - MetroRide on Thursday announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount in its seed round from angel investors spread across Silicon Valley, New Jersey, and…

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