Entrepreneurship

Vinay Singhal loses 300 krona for start-up and construction

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Started by Vinay Singhal, Shashank Vishav and Praveen Singhal in 2014, viral content website WittyFeed was India’s answer to American company BuzzFeed. in interaction with your storyVinay revealed that by the end of 2016, the site had registered 120 million Unique users per month. Additionally, it generated 420 million page views and 2.5 billion impressions. … Read more

At ET India Inc Boardroom 2022, industry leaders and experts discuss how Indian startups can navigate a challenging market

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The Indian startup ecosystem, which saw a record number of new unicorn additions in 2021, recently saw the birth of 100 unicorns, after neobank Open closed a $50 million funding round led. With over 60,000 startups recognized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), around 14,000 of which were recognized in … Read more

Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program 2022

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Deadline: Rolling Basis Applications are open for Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program 2022. The Miller Center is seeking applications for Accelerator programs or entrepreneurs working on women’s economic empowerment and/or climate resilience because of your tremendous impact on poverty eradication. If you’re leading a mission-driven social enterprise looking to scale a proven impact … Read more

Lenskart: ETtech Deals Summary: D2C Startups Steal the Spotlight

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Direct-to-consumer (D2C) startups shined this week, led by Lenskart subsidiary Neso Brands, which received its first funding. GrayOrange and Fashinza were the other startups that made big profits. Lenskart’s Neso Brands has raised over $100 million Neso Brands, a Lenskart subsidiary investing in D2C eyewear brands, Raised over $100 million In the seed round. Neso … Read more

Startup investors push founders to focus on strong unit economies amid slowing funding

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Mumbai: With funding faltering in Indian startups and institutional investors pushing to focus on stronger unit economies, the scale of hiring and the frenetic pace with which companies were acquiring talent recently a few months ago are already showing signs of slowing down. In the past 2-3 weeks, many startups have postponed hiring mandates to … Read more

Global Innovation Fund 2022 for organizations worldwide (funding up to $15 million)

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Deadline: rolling Basis The Global Innovation Fund 2022 Now open to applications. The Global Innovation Fund, or GIF, is the premier social impact investment vehicle that works with mission-aligned development agencies, philanthropists, and other funders to find and fund evidence-based innovations with the potential to positively impact the lives of millions of people around the … Read more

Start on your own or bring in a co-founder? 4 Factors to Consider – TechCrunch

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Ross Huddleston contributor Ross Hiddleston is Head of Commercial, DocSend at Dropbox. More posts by this contributor Essential Steps to Thriving and Surviving While Fundraising Pre-Seed Round Funding Under Scrutiny: Is the Venture Capital Pandemic Expected to Continue? Every journey into entrepreneurship unique. I find the startup world fascinating because the urge to tackle a … Read more

How to launch a startup without spending a fortune on marketing

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If only there was a one-size-fits-all approach to ensuring a successful startup launch and continued attraction. Novice entrepreneurs are eager to categorize their companies as “Apple of X” or “Uber of Y” in an effort to reach those ranks more quickly. While there are many variables that play a role, there are actually some commonalities … Read more