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Here Are Seven Interesting Startups That Deliver Lifestyle Gains In The Residential Space

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Loknath Das'Seven, Are, Deliver, Gains, Here, In, Interesting, lifestyle, Residential, Startups, That, The

We’ve discussed the topic of real estate-as-a-service in this column enough that all readers will by now know what I’m talking about. Providing the right services to end users of real estate (be they residential tenants, office workers, or shoppers) has two very positive outcomes: greater customer satisfaction which increases their retention rates and possibly also the asset’s rent roll, as well as the possibility to tap into new revenue streams by bringing other services the customers also desire in situ. In the past, we looked at a few ways successful startups are leveraging…

Young Startups Hope For Investment Boost, Focus On Digital Space

January 31, 2018 Loknath Dasboost, Digital, Focus, for, hope, investment, On, Space, Startups, Young

Many startups are also not planning to hire more people as of now. Bengaluru: The young startup industry is keeping a keen eye on what Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has in store in Union Budget for fiscal 2018-19, to be tabled in the Parliament on February 1. In Bengaluru, often considered India’s startup capital, NDTV spoke to startups to find out what is on their wish list. Goods and Services Tax (GST) still seems to be an issue for many young startups. Jayanth Sharma is the CEO and co-founder of…

Indian Angel Network plans investment in around 150 startups

December 16, 2017 Loknath Das150, Angel, Around, In, Indian, investment, Network, plans, Startups

NEW DELHI: Venture capital consortium Indian Angel Network (IAN) is looking to invest in about 150 start-up firms in coming 4-5 years, a co-founder of the investment group said. “We have made six commitments as of now. In next 4-5 years, we have plans to invest in 100-150 firms,” said IAN co- founder Saurabh Srivastava. He said there is no shortage of funds at IAN and investors are looking at right opportunities. “We have funded in range of half a million to a million. Some has been to the tune of 3…

Samsung Is Using This Silicon Valley Startup’s Tech in Its Self-Driving Cars

December 14, 2017 Loknath DasCars, In, Is, Its, Samsung, Self-Driving, Silicon, Startups, Tech, This, Using, Valley

Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone maker, has turned to a comparatively tiny Silicon Valley startup to help it test, develop, and one day even deploy commercial fleets of self-driving taxis. The collaboration is a boon for Renovo Auto, a startup that has developed an operating system of sorts that integrates and manages all the software needed for a commercial fleet of shared autonomous vehicles. Renovo Auto’s operating system works similar to Google’s Android or, even AmazonWeb Services’ on-demand cloud computing platform. The company isn’t developing the AI algorithms that help the…

Will support startups with passionate founders: Ratan Tata

September 21, 2017 Loknath Dasfounders:, passionate, Ratan, Startups, Support, Tata, Will, With

Tata group chairman emeritus Ratan Tata, a serial start-up investor, said on Wednesday that he will support startups that have founders who have passion to build sustainable company rather than scaling it up just to sell it. Tata has been investing in startups in India and abroad. Some of these firms include Snapdeal, Urban Ladder, CarDekho, Xiaomi, Ola, DogSpot.in, CashKaro, FirstCry and Teabox. “A founder who has a passion to stay with something and build it into a sustainable company is somebody I tend to support,” he said in an…

Dear Startups, It’s Time to Be the Best, Not Just the Biggest

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Launched in India in 2010, Ola has been one of the most successful companies here. It was the most funded startup in 2015, and it’s one of the few companies that has been able to compete with Uber. In September 2015, the company rolled out Ola Shuttle in Bengaluru and Gurgaon, essentially a private bus shuttle, with air-conditioned buses that offer Wi-Fi connectivity. They’ve expanded in scope, and now cover parts of Noida as well as part of a trial, but using them on a daily basis shows the gulf…