9Unicorns announces third close at $40M, commits investments in 40 startups

9Unicorns has announced the third close of its first accelerator fund at $40 million to fund idea-stage startups in India. The third close witnessed participation from global and Indian industrialists…

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Amazon Says Report On Alleged Malpractices Not Enough For CCI Probe

After receiving complaints from sellers associations against ecommerce majors Amazon and Flipkart, India’s antitrust watchdog CCI had in January last year initiated a probe into both companiesIn February, both companies…

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Goyal chairs first meeting of National Startup Advisory Council

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday chaired the first meeting of the National Startup Advisory Council and called upon successful entrepreneurs to share their knowledge, experience and ideas…

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[Funding alert] Security startup Spintly raises Rs 4.6Cr from Riso Capital, others

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based physical security startup Spintly on Thursday said it raised Rs 4.6 crore in an extended seed funding round led by Silicon Valley-based Riso Capital, along with SucSEED Indovation…

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Here’s why Pipedrive’s founders have backed the €300K funding round of this Estonian HRtech startup

Tallinn, Estonia-based RecruitLab, a recruitment software startup, has raised €300K in a fresh round of funding. The HRtech startup’s funding round saw investment from Pipedrive’s founders Urmas Purde and Timo…

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Nurse embracing patient in Brazil wearing ‘hug curtain’ wins World Press Photo of the Year- Technology News, FP

A photo symbolizing "love and compassion" of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent "hug curtain" was named the World…

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Google pledges funds for 250k vaccinations towards vaccine delivery in low, middle-income countries

Google on Thursday pledged funds for 250,000 COVID-19 vaccinations and technical assistance towards vaccine delivery in low- and middle-income countries amidst a surge in infections across the world.The internet search…

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