Amrita University’s incubation centre to invest $120,000 in four start-ups
According to the Amrita University’s incubation centre, it has so far mentored 181 start-up ideas, built 31 products, filed for five patents and trained 6,700 students, and incurred zero loss…
SBI launches specialized branch for start-ups
Chairperson of SBI Arundhati Bhattacharya and managing director Rajnish Kumar, National Banking Group (NBG) launch SBI Exclusif and SBI InCube. Photo: AP Bengaluru: State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest…
Domestic venture capital funds proliferate as HNI interest in start-ups grows
Anil Joshi, co-founder of Unicorn India Ventures, says the number of people who see start-ups as an investment asset class has grown in the last one-and-a-half years. Photo: S. Kumar/Mint…
As start-up funding slows, venture capital firms back in the driver’s seat
Even some well-funded start-ups are feeling the heat. Last week, grocery delivery start-up Grofers shut operations in nine cities, citing poor demand. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint Venture capital (VC) firms are…