Month: September 2021

Savex Technologies Expands Its Unified Communication Portfolio by Partnering with Poly

Small Enterprise India

Savex Technologies, one of India’s largest Information and Communication Technology Distributor, today announced it has been appointed distributor by  leading global collaboration player, Poly (earlier Plantronics and Polycom) in India. Savex technologies will provide Poly’s full portfolio of collaboration and communication solutions. The distributorship gives Savex technologies’ partner community access to Poly’s aesthetically designed and engineered audio and video products backed by software, artificial intelligence, analytics and insights that powers authentic human connection and collaboration. It gives Poly access to Savex’s extensive network of over 10,000 reseller partners. Talking about…

Technology Adoption is The Only Path to Sustained Growth for SMEs

Dr. Kiran Kumari Patil

Technology adoption in the SME context is a growing area of interest in developing countries. Technology adoption is also crucial for the growth of business in the private sector.   Especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, the majority of Indian SMEs  shift online to scale up and succeed, with small business owners waking up to the need for technology as the only path for sustained growth. Small businesses don’t necessarily have the resources to make large investments in technology but the disruption has made them realise how adopting to digital can…

Share India set to disrupt the algo-trading and fintech industry with two strategic acquisitions

Small Enterprise India

Share India Securities Limited has announced the acquisition of two companies, namely – Algowire Trading Technologies Private Limited and Utrade Solutions Private Limited. With these acquisitions, Share India Securities Limited has taken the next evolutionary step towards providing a platform for AI-driven automated trading, strategy development and execution for its retail investors, as it continues to strengthen its position as a market leader and technology innovator in the fintech industry. Share India Securities Limited has principally agreed to invest INR 15 crores to gain a majority stake in both entities.…

Enterprise Risk Management in Family Business – More than Financials

Dr N. Krishnan

Risk Management (RM) is an essential part of any organisation. Family enterprise advisors need to be aware that the risk appetite of family decision-makers can make or break a family business. Although leaders in advisory or board positions are generally aware of the importance of the RM function within the organisation, the proper identification, comprehension, and understanding of risk and of how it impacts the organisation and its key stakeholders should be prerequisites in order to develop organizational strategy. When it comes to managing risk, it is important to ask:…

Aspire Media Launches the 4th Annual Startup Pitch & Awards “The AEONIAN 2021”

Small Enterprise India

Aspire Media will organize its 4th Annual Startup Pitch and awards The AEONIAN 2021, to recognize successful Startups in India, to be held on 09th and 10th December 2021.  This year the award ceremony will be a virtual celebration of the Indian Startup ecosystem. The ceremony will be held in its true spirits even though it will not be a physical ceremony, due to the COVID 19 protocol. The registration to get nominated in The AEONIAN 2021 Pitch & Awards are open to all Startups in India. There are 26 categories…

Vahan Raises USD 8 Million in Series A Funding Round Led by Khosla Ventures

Small Enterprise India

Vahan, a Bangalore-based jobs & livelihood platform for blue-collar workers, has raised USD 8 million in its series A round of funding led by pre-eminent Silicon Valley investor Khosla Ventures. The round also saw participation from Airtel, SHAKTI VC (led by former Google exec Keval Desai with Eric Schmidt and Michael Dell as LPs), Pioneer Fund (Y Combinator alumni fund), Spike Ventures (Stanford University alumni fund), Vijay Shekhar Sharma (CEO, Paytm), Guru Gowrappan (Group CEO, Verizon Media and former Global MD, Alibaba), Kevin Shannon (former CFO, Harvard Management Company) and…

Leading Drone delivery start-up, TechEagle raises USD 500K

Small Enterprise India

TechEagle, a leading drone delivery start-up has raised USD500,000 in a seed round led by India Accelerator, with participation from Vinners Group, Sitics Logistics & other marquee angel investors. TechEagle is deep tech (drone, AI) company that is currently based out of Gurgaon, and building the end-to-end technology solution for enabling a drone logistics airline for last-mile & mid-mile deliveries. To make its vision a reality, TechEagle has already received approvals from the Government of India (MoCA) and the Regulators (DGCA) to conduct package delivery BVLOS (beyond the visual line…