ATR Japan Partners With SeekersBase To Invest In 20 Indian Startups
To boost the Indian startup ecosystem, the Confederation of Indian Industry has signed an MoU with Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International of Japan (ATR). ATR Japan is funded by the Japanese ministry of education, technology, culture, science, and sports. For promoting the Indian Startup Ecosystem, ATR has partnered with SeekersBase Japan to raise $100 […]
Google Pay To Temporarily Turn Off Its ‘Check Out Balance’ Service
UPI Payments Platform, Google Pay tweeted that due to increased load on UPI, it is temporarily turning off the ‘check account balance’ feature on its app. Google Pay India Tweeted, “Due to increased load on UPI, we are temporarily turning off the ‘check account balance’ feature. It will be back […]
Microsoft and Accenture To Help Social Impact Startups
Microsoft and Accenture are collaboration together to help entrepreneurs and startups that aim to make a social impact and products with sustainability.Under this initiative, both companies will provide Social Entrepreneurs with the required technologies and support to help them scale and build their business models. Accenture Labs and Microsoft Research […]
Bike Sharing Startup Bounce Has Raised $6.5 Million In Funding
Bounce has raised $6.5 million in debt funding from its existing investor, InnoVen Capital. Bounce is a Bengaluru-based, self-drive bike rental startup, founded by Anil G, Varun Agni, and Vivekananda Hallekere. The company will use the funding to improve its electric vehicle infrastructure. Bounce will also utilize the funds to expand into […]
Yulu To Improve Bike Design After Reports Of Being Unsafe
Yulu, a micro-mobility startup has been blamed for being unsafe. Special commissioner of Delhi Police (traffic), Taj Hassan, has raised his concerns over minors using Yulu bikes without helmets. Taj Hassan said, “These bikes are largely used for joyrides by people and are not serving the actual purpose of last-mile […]
Bengaluru-Based Startup Trell Raises $4 Million in Funding
Trell has raised $4 million in a pre-Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge, Fozun RZ Capital, and KTB Network. Trell is a Bengaluru-based startup that enables users (Indians) to share and find personalized recommendations and product reviews around interests such as movie […]