Tech startup news: India
India’s tech startup news in January 2021 covered items including government startup initiatives, education technology startups, digital payments infrastructure and many more.
Each item listed is an India-focused startup or technology-related news headline; each is linked to the free-to-read online article or report behind that headline, hosted on the news site that reported the item and provided the coverage.
The January 2021 startup news collection for India, below, provides you with 2 things instantly:
- a one-page, at-a-glance overview of developments in India’s tech startup scene in January 2021, providing you with a quick reference to overall levels of activity; and
- instant, one-click access to the Indian startup news articles and reports behind each headline, letting you focus on the subjects, technologies and developments that most interest you.
- A brief overview of the government’s UMANG app, providing access to over 2K services on a single platform and boasting 25M registered users
- Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and SAP Labs India partner to boost digital literacy and entrepreneurship nationally, with sights on educating 30,000 students
- Qzense raises $613K with IoT-based quality control and fresh produce management system
- Gov’t launches eKhadiIndia e-commerce platform, aiming to boost micro, small and medium entreprizes in the locally-made and village industry economies
- Kyt edtech startup raises $5M Series A, focusing on combining live classes with video-based material for children between 5 and 15 years
- South Korea’s Mirae Asset group to launch $35M India-dedicated fund focusing on investments in early-stage tech startups
- Report finds regional internet shutdowns by government in 2020 cost the Indian economy approximately $2.8BN
- Startup India International Summit’s Australia Startup Ecosystem Outreach online event set for January 13th, aiming to develop connections and explore synergies
- Reserve Bank operationalises Payments Infrastructure Development Fund to create 3M new touchpoints yearly for digital payments in Tier-3 to Tier-6 cities
- Recent tech, startup and funding news headlines, linked to each online news source and QR coded for scanning and reading from print
- An intro to MindPeers, mental health software-as-a-service tool for individuals and employers
- A look at Fasal, using AI, IoT and analytics to remove guesswork from farming, providing farmers with actionable insights on crops, soil, pests, weather and more
- A brief intro to the SEA and India startups selected for the Lightspeed Extreme Entrepreneurs 2021 winter cohort
- Government to launch $150M Startup India Seed Fund aiming to help startups with initial capital needed for growth and operations
- Atmanirbhar Digital India Foundation launched by entrepreneurs and investors to advise gov’t around policy to promote local digital entities
- Lohum Cleantech EV-focused battery startup raises $7M, aiming for US growth and expansion of manufacturing and recycling capacities
- Amazon partners Startup India, Sequoia Capital India, Fireside Ventures for Amazon Global Selling Propel program to aid early-stage startups reach global audiences
- Antler, Singapore-based early-stage VC firm, to invest $100M in Indian startups over the next 4 years
- Fashinza gains $2M funding with B2B manufacturing marketplace focusing on apparel and fashion supply chain challenges, connecting brands to manufacturers
- MFine raises $16M in new funding to grow AI-driven, on-demand and app-delivered healthcare services
- Bolo Indya social media firm looks to raise around $6M, capitalizing on TikTok ban
- Furlenco furniture rental startup raises $2.7M with online platform and a presence in 8 major cities
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology makes permanent bans on TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps
- Pine Labs launches AllTap App solution to help MSMEs, street vendors and drivers take NFC-based digital payments, partnering with Visa, Mastercard and others
- Elucidata biomedical firm raises $5M pre-A with focus on drug discovery
- MFine AI-powered healthcare platform partnered by Vodafone Idea to connect patients with doctors via instant chat and video consultation
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme to be operational from April 1st 2021, rolling to 2025, with applications taken via the Startup India portal
- A brief intro to 6 of the country’s women-led startups that have recently raised funds
- Australia: A brief overview of the recently-completed Victoria India Smart Energy Exchange and the tech startups that took part
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