Category: Startup

DIGITAL PERSONA MANAGEMENT

Small Enterprise India

Headstart 2022, the 15-year celebration connects us to a few successful startups. Small Enterprise India, had caught up with a few of the Startups during the event and had an insight into their successful journey. Brief intro about you and the company, your team, and your journey so far. Hi, I’m Ashish Chawla, founder, and CEO of 1729 digital. We are a digital persona management company catering to personal branding for individuals and professionals. 1729 Digital started as a passion project for me and Prachi Jaruhar who is the Co-founder…

THE FIRST EDITION OF INVESTOR CAFÉ BY SATHYABAMA – TBI, A GRAND SUCCESS

Small Enterprise India

On 17, December,’22, Sathyabama – TBI organised the first edition of Investor Cafe, an initiative to support startups in investment insights and investor connects in association with IDFC First Bank and Startup TN Chennai Metro Hub at Col.Dr.Jeppiaar Research Park, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology. About 65 startups from different sectors of Biotech and Life sciences across South India and 4 Investment Networks have participated in the event. 9 startups have made a Fundraising Pitch to the Investor Panel. Ashwin Ganesh from We Founder Circle, Nawin Krishna from Kongu Angels,…

Headstart HS.X 2022 – Celebrating 15 years of Entrepreneurship

Small Enterprise India

Headstart HS.X 2022 concluded successfully on 15th October’22 at the IIIT Bangalore campus. The journey started in 2007, by getting all stakeholders of the startup ecosystem together, to initiate Startup conferences. Since then Headstart have expanded to 23 cities across India. They have created over 20 different initiatives to add value to early stage startups in the country. The massive event, Headstart HS.X 2022, was a true spirit of entrepreneurial celebration. An extremely well-curated event, that enabled networking with the who’s who from India’s top startups, VCs & angels, Corporate…

Hackathon by Startup Karnataka and CoinSwitch to find the best blockchain builders to solve urban challenges

Small Enterprise India

Dr. E.V. Ramana Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Karnataka, Commerce, and Industries, Department of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology, Science & Technologyand Vimal Sagar Tiwari, Co-Founder and COO of CoinSwitch, inaugurated Building Future Cities 24-hour blockchain hackathon in Bengaluru on Friday. The hackathon aims to stimulate blockchain-based smart solutions to urban problems, and received over 1500 registrations. Over the course of 24-hours, the participants will devise and exhibit blockchain-based solutions to problem statements on smart mobility, energy credits and trading, decentralized waste management, secure digital identity and certificate management,…

Intellectual Property Rights, Critical For The Success Of Startups

Dr. Kiran Kumari Patil

When entrepreneurs begin on their unique business idea, they do not doubt that their idea would be a commercial success in the market; their main focus is initially to start giving the appearance to the venture. In the middle of so many different things that go into starting and building a startup from a single idea, the word “Intellectual Property” (IP) is generally not just their main focus. And even if they think about IP protection, it seems to be too costly for a startup to work on. Entrepreneurs must…

All About Start-up IDEAS: Essential Steps to Evaluate Yourself & Business Idea

Dr. Kiran Kumari Patil

Starting a business takes time and energy, and one must undergo periods of extended self-reflection to find a business idea that’s both realistic and viable.  Better yet, once you have a good idea, how can you be sure it will blossom into a successful venture? These early planning stages are essential. Don’t skimp on brainstorming, and put your ideas to the following test.  Start by analysing yourself and your strengths. What interests you? What are you naturally good at?  What are you good at? If you’re the go-to person for certain…

Zolve raises ₹300 crores in one of India’s largest Series A Funding Rounds at a valuation of ₹1,575 crores

Small Enterprise India

Zolve has raised ₹300 crores ($40 million) in Series A funding round led by Partners of DST Global with participation from Tiger Global, Alkeon Capital, as well as existing investors Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The funding will help expand the product suite and ramp up hiring and technology to create a seamless user experience for global citizens, says Zolve founder and CEO Raghunandan G. Zolve, a neobank enabling global access to financial services, today announced the closing of ₹300 crores in Series A funding, one of the largest within…

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…

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