In a unique initiative, five startups were shortlisted to pitch their sustainability startup products and services during the programme. Later, a roundtable discussion was also held for all the environment-related startups. An interaction was also held with the policymakers and bureaucrats where they shared their views.

Successful Indian startups, he said, are moving to the US because the Indian market itself is not sufficiently large for these companies to find enough big customers. However, in US, the market is in trillions. The Indian internal software market, on the other hand is in the USD 10-20 billion range, he noted.

Gaming startups and companies have come together to propose at least two self-regulatory bodies (SRB), the details of which will be submitted to the Centre by the end of this week, sources in the know of the development told ET.

Emerging Indian interior startups are carving out a prominent position for themselves, not only domestically but also on the global stage, signifying a rising trend. The potential for these startups is immense, owing to the exponential growth in the demand for interior design services.

Global management consulting and strategy advisory firm Zinnov and venture capital firm Chiratae Ventures on Tuesday marked down 2026 revenue projections of the Indian software-as-a-service (SaaS) startups from Rs100 billion to Rs26 billion in its latest annual report on the space.

Giving a fillip to the state’s goal of becoming a startup hub, 14 startups mentored at the Forum for Innovation Incubation Research and Entrepreneurship (FiiRE), Don Bosco College, Fatorda, are selected under the Nidhi Prayas and Nidhi EIR programs of the Department of Science and Technology, new Delhi.

We also put out the policy communique on the StartUp20 webpage for people’s reactions. This is real example of ‘jan bhagidari’ (people’s participation). The draft policy communique has recommendations for five task forces, namely foundations, alliances, finance, inclusion and sustainability,” he said.

ETtech Several startups including Unacademy, Kuku FM, TrulyMadly and QuackQuack have moved the Madras High Court challenging Googles notice asking them to either adopt the company s mandated billing route or risk being removed from its Play Store , people aware of the development said.

One in three startups that attract seed funding have managed to raise followon funding Subscribe to Notifications Not at all a good news for the startup ecosystem. A recent study has found that less than one in three startups that attract seed funding have managed to raise followon funding in the form of a series A round, a report by IANS mentioned.

This week, 14 Indian startups raised funding of over Rs209 million. Atomberg and Capillary Technologies were the top fundraising startups that scooped up Rs86 million and Rs45 million respectively. Meanwhile, the details of three startups remained undisclosed.