startups

Indian Angel Network Funds Roadhouse: A Backpackers’ Hostel Start-Up from India
Indian Angel Network (IAN) is funding an undisclosed amount for the Goa-based startup Roadhouse Hostels as stated by the chief financial officer of Naukri Internet Services, Ambarish Raghuvanshi and Vikas Kathulia who are leading the Indian Angel Network. Roadhouse has already launched their two hostels at Goa and Jaipur and

Zenefits Bans Crude Behavior in the Office
HR startup company Zenefits has recently enforced new rules following the crude behavior of its employees. The incident involved the inappropriate conduct of the said employees after getting drunk in the office. Incoming CEO of Zenefits, David Sacks has banned alcohol, smoking and sex on the office premises. The startup

Indian Government Finally Sets A Definition For “Startups”
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry released a notification on April 17, 2015, regarding the whole idea of start-ups. The speech given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the unveiling of the ‘Startup India, Standup India’ policy unveiled several points regarding the very notion of startups. The government also laid

Maharashta Government to support startup ecosystem
Ever since the year began, the startup entrepreneurs have been showered with good news from both the government side, and also from the part of the investors. With new startup policies, fund series, and many other facilities, the startup culture is at its peak in India today. One such positive

The Startup Rate Requires India to Scale Up
Ever since the start of 2016, India is definitely on a startup roll. The nation witnesses the birth of two startups every day, given the determination and energy of a host of budding entrepreneurs, who dream to make it big in the market. The rate of investors, policy makers and

2016 Startup Scene Set To Witness A Record Salary Increase
Despite the fear of consolidation in the startup environment, the salary increase in this sector has been off the charts among all the sectors, this financial year. Aon Hewitt, which is the global talent, retirement and health solutions’ business of Aon plc., has concluded that there is a 15.6% increase

Hometeam; an Elderly Care Startup Raises $5M
Hometeam, which is an elderly care startup, recently let out the news that it has received an extra $5 million from its investor Kaiser Permanente venture, thus making its new funding go up to $32.5 million. Hometeam changes the face of in-house care and transforms the experience of old age

Online Foodcourt App Startup Unites Lightning Lab Auckland Programme
Brothers Reza and Ehsan Yaghoubi are in for rapid growth since the last four months, as they create scope to participate in Lightning Lab’s Auckland business acceleration programme. The brothers will unite with nine other teams in the programme, which will start on March 17, and would receive mentoring $ 20,000 in seed

2016; A Thriving Year for Indian Startups
It seems that 2016 would be a really good year for anyone involved in an Indian startup. In the performance appraisal season that in coming up in the country, the startup members will be the most ecstatic. It is estimated that the salaries of budding startups would go up by

Orion Labs Raises New Funds Along With Major Improvisation Of Product
Orion Labs, the startup that produces Onyx push-to talk wearable device has raised a funding of nine million dollars from Motorola Solutions Venture Capital and Avalon Ventures. The company will soon launch its product with new advancements like app enabled voice communication. There are already thousands of consumers for this