For this, Rennis charges up to Rs 700 per student per year from lowcost private schools. For government schools, they do not charge any amount and manage expenses through CSR donations. But there have been times when he had to borrow from his friends to run the startup.

InfinityBox is one of the emerging crop of startups in Bengaluru shaping their model around circular economy. Circular economy startups The circular economy concept essentially talks about practices that encourage reuse, recycling, and refurbishing instead of disposing off resources and products.

Contradictory to the current fast food generation, Jyothi has begun her own startup, through the help of the government’s loan scheme for startups and became successful. She is from Mummigatti village of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

IIMV, through its incubation and startup hub ‘IIMV FIELD’, has proposed one ‘district startup hub’ per each district in these three states. According to IIMV officials, collectors of 14 districts gave their in-principle approval for these proposals.

Gaming startup MetaShot secures Rs400K in PreSeed Round with Participation from Inflection Point Ventures MetaShot developed a smart metaphysical gaming device with advanced sensors and proprietary technologies which now enables console like game experience at mass affordable pricing.

The primary focus of this weeklong phase will be to provide these startups with exposure and readiness for investment. BITS Pilani s Conquest, which is India s largest studentrun startup accelerator, recently concluded the online phase of its 19th edition, marking a significant milestone in the journey of 22 startups selected from a pool of over 2000 applicants.

We firmly believe in India s potential as a key player in the global gaming and technology industry, and our commitment to invest an additional Rs150 million over the next two to three years reflects our dedication to fueling this growth, said Sean Hyunil Sohn, CEO, Krafton India.

A recent reply in Parliament shows that the Centre has been recognising startups in 57 sectors under the Startup India initiative launched in 2016. The Government said that the number of recognised startups in India has increased from 428 in 2016 to 98,119 as of April 30, 2023.

In a significant development, MetaShot, a Bangalore-based gaming startup, has secured Rs400,000 in a pre-seed funding round. The participation for this round included Inflection Point Ventures, an early-stage gaming-focused fund, and prominent angel investors, such as the founders of Dineout: Ankit Mehrotra, Sahil Jain, and Khalid Qazi, among others.

The Agri Innovation Centre of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru (UASB), held Agri Innovation Impulse 2023, an exhibition for agricultural startups to showcase their latest developments in agricultural research and technology, on August 9 at the university campus.