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The Indian startup ecosystem has been prospering despite the pandemic wreaking havoc on the nation's economy.

BW Disrupt Unveils 30 Under 30 Super Intra-Entrepreneurs

Pooja Malik

30 young achievers come under the spotlight, as the ‘BW Disrupt 30 Under 30’ initiative celebrates entrepreneurs & intrapreneurs who are hitting above their weight for a larger impact

Playerzpot’s Sunil Yadav On Utilising Funds & More

Entrepreneurship

With the received funds, we have started focusing on our technical infrastructure, hiring at different levels from executives to seniors and chalked out our rebranding strategy

Empowerment Through Micro-insurance

BW Online Bureau

Today ACKO is India’s first and fastest growing digital insurance company and has issued over 650 million policies to over 60 million unique customers.

Can Too Many Gaming Startups Spoil The Broth?

Once deglamourised under the glory of mainstream entertainment sources, India’s online gaming sector turned up as the dark horse of the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem. In the process of becoming mainstream, gaming surely is gaining traction from budding entrepreneurs and investors alike. However, to grow the economic pie, would there be equal slices for the new entrants or too many of them can spoil the broth?

Space-Tech Startups: Why Are They Catching Eyeballs?

Urvi Shrivastav

A lot of companies which started off as tech-based enablers have ventured into the satellite space. This comes in addition to space and satellite focused start-ups.

Women Gaining Foothold In Gaming Business

Entrepreneurship

Facing the diversity issue for a long time now, the world of gaming is repositioning by appearing more inclusive than ever. The women joining the gaming business are creating a facilitative ecosystem to bring other passionate women on board. We, at BW, spoke to women in the gaming business, who are inspiring the next generation of females interested in opting for a career in gaming, which is supposedly a man’s world

Those Who Understand Media, Understand Investment in Gaming: Sajan Raj Kurup, Ventureland Asia

Entrepreneurship Funding

Sajan Raj Kurup, founder of Ventureland Asia, an investment division of ad firm Creativeland Asia, recently came into the news with his $1 million investment in gaming startup Revenant Esports. With this acquisition, Kurup has become a 40 per cent stakeholder in the gaming company founded in 2020 by Rohit Jagasia. In a conversation with BW Businessworld’s Ojasvi Nath, Kurup talks about the new acquisition, nuances of esports, the business dynamics of it, and his attempt to understand esports in its entirety. Excerpts:

FuelBuddy Acquires On-demand Fuel Delivery Startup MyPterolPump

BW Online Bureau

With this acquisition, FuelBuddy will have over 100 refuellers under management, servicing 30 cities and all market segments with a combined delivery volume of nearly 40 million litres along with an experience of nearly 100,000 processed orders. It focuses largely on the bulk category.

Making India The Global Hub Of Innovation

Anupam Jalote

his approach will not only enrich the Indian innovation ecosystem by helping our startups develop a global outlook, it will also harness the power of global innovation to create commercialisable breakthroughs for some of the big challenges confronting India.

Do We Need Further Consultation On Independent Directors?

Pawan Kumar Rustagi

It is pertinent to highlight that in the last three years, resignations of Independent Directors have gone up considerably

Drip Capital Closes $40M Committed Warehouse Credit Facility From East West Bancorp

BW Online Bureau

Entrepreneurship Funding

The credit facility is for the expansion of Drip’s trade finance solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

DPIIT's Startup Expert Committee Includes Saji Gopinath, Renuka Ramnath, Padmaja Ruparel, Anjali Bansal, Sruthi Kannan, Dr Apoorva Ranjan Sharma

Urvi Shrivastav

The committee members would include representatives from DPIIT; departments of biotechnology, science and technology; Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology; Indian Council of Agricultural Research ; Niti Aayog; and at least three experts nominated by DPIIT Secretary.

IIFL Asset Management Company Drives Rs 1500-2000 Crore For Investments In Tech-based Setups

Ruchit Purohit

The Company projects that the Internet Economy in the country would create massive opportunities and large outcomes in the digital space

How Indian Women Entrepreneurs Are Making Their Mark In India’s Booming Startup Industry

Shilpa Khanna Thakkar