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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Editor's note: So far, 2019 has been a standout year for women-led startups in India. Of the top 150 startups by funding in the first six months of the year, an unprecedented 17.3% had women as founders or co-founders. To put that in perspective, the same figure was about 10% for the full year of 2018, and had largely remained stagnant earlier, at 12% in 2016 and 2017, according to data from market research firm Venture Intelligence. “We can see more and more women get funded around us,” says Ashwini Asokan, founder and chief executive officer at the artificial intelligence company Mad Street Den and its automation platform Vue.ai. (Vue.ai in April raised $17 million in its Series B round of funding.) Globally, too, women-founded and co-founded startups have been gaining ground, with 2018 seeing an all-time high of $40 billion going into startups with at least one female founder, an increase of 56% from the year before, according to a report released by company research firm Crunchbase. “In the last eight months, 10-15 female founders (like Lizzie Chapman of ZestMoney, Ankiti …
Editor's note: So far, 2019 has been a standout year for women-led startups in India. Of the top 150 startups by funding in the first six months of the year, an unprecedented 17.3% had women as founders or co-founders. To put that in perspective, the same figure was about 10% for the full year of 2018, and had largely remained stagnant earlier, at 12% in 2016 and 2017, according to data from market research firm Venture Intelligence. “We can see more and more women get funded around us,” says Ashwini Asokan, founder and chief executive officer at the artificial intelligence company Mad Street Den and its automation platform Vue.ai. (Vue.ai in April raised $17 million in its Series B round of funding.) Globally, too, women-founded and co-founded startups have been gaining ground, with 2018 seeing an all-time high of $40 billion going into startups with at least one female founder, an increase of 56% from the year before, according to a report released by company research firm Crunchbase. “In the last eight months, 10-15 female founders (like Lizzie Chapman of ZestMoney, Ankiti …
In less than two years, the instant delivery startup that puts quality above all else has attracted marquee VC investors, earning a valuation of $255 million. How far the niche bet will take it is anybody’s guess.
A churn in venture capital collides with the fear of missing the AI wave, while the Ajay Singh-led airline’s recurring crises raise deeper questions.
Pricing constraints and uncertain daily-use demand cast doubt on instant help’s ability to replicate quick commerce.
In less than two years, the instant delivery startup that puts quality above all else has attracted marquee VC investors, earning a valuation of $255 million. How far the niche bet will take it is anybody’s guess.
A churn in venture capital collides with the fear of missing the AI wave, while the Ajay Singh-led airline’s recurring crises raise deeper questions.
Pricing constraints and uncertain daily-use demand cast doubt on instant help’s ability to replicate quick commerce.
