venture Ola to introduce one million electric vehicles by 2021 Ride-hailing company will initially induct 10,000 e-rickshaws and electric auto-rickshaws into its service across three Indian cities over the next 12 months. By Debabrata Das
venture Is angel tax breather only a partial relief for startups? For the newer startups, this serves as good news but for those who have already received income tax notices, their concerns remain to be addressed. By Prerna Lidhoo
technology Hotstar’s VR venture: Novelty or game changer? Star India plans to live-stream IPL matches in virtual reality on its digital platform Hotstar, but is India ready for the new technology? By Prerna Lidhoo
venture SME loans marketplace Namaste Credit raises $3.8 million The company intends to use the money raised from Nexus Venture Partners to scale-up and expand its geographic footprint. By Deepti Chaudhary
venture Tata Trusts, Lockheed Martin seek Indian innovators The India Innovation Growth Programme is seeking young entrepreneurs who want to create large scale social impact By Prerna Lidhoo
venture Challenging Chandni Chowk Tolexo’s founders want to make physical wholesale markets irrelevant. But they’ll have to fight biggies Amazon and Alibaba to keep buyers and sellers on their site. By Ashish Gupta
venture Nuts and bolts Urban Ladder has the ingredients for a great brand story. It now has to make the business work. By Nirmal John
venture It’s all about script Can’t read English? There’s a phone for that. Thanks to three IIT classmates (Akash Dongre, Rakesh Deshmukh, Sudhir Bangarambandi), English is no longer a barrier to using smartphones. By Hindol Sengupta
venture Grofers is back in the good books After a rollercoaster ride since its last big funding round, Grofers has managed to raise $62 million from the likes of SoftBank. By Gauri Chauhan
venture Freshly funded Urban Ladder eyes omnichannel expansion Urban Ladder started off its journey as a solely online player in 2012 and by 2017 it opened its first offline store. Now, the company aims to open 15 - 20 stores across India by March next year. By Prerna Lidhoo
