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In this short clip, Arpit Dave, Co-founder & CEO of Smartstaff , discusses the essential factors in building for the Middle India consumers. He elaborates on the key principles to consider when developing products and services for this audience. Founders building for Middle India can resonate and learn from the journey of Smartstaff and if you are one of them, write to us, we are keen to know more about your journey. Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/gUBysFfS

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Rebalance is India's first angel community that's 51% women with 27 investments across fintech, biotech, consumer, drones, Gen AI, deeptech healthcare, climate, energy, edtech and more. 🔥 Aishwarya is hosting a limited-seating, candid chat for women who invest in startups (would like to invest with Rebalance) and for women who want to learn about startup investing. No question is too trivial or small, this is a safe space to ask anything about startup investing! When: 26 May 2024 [Sunday] Where: Somewhere in Delhi ☕ Timings: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm 2 days to go!! RSVP here: https://shorturl.at/EoYLN If you're already an investor or not based in Delhi/Gurgaon - you can directly sign up here to be part of the investing community: https://lnkd.in/g7taCdkc

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Only TWO days left to apply for the RippleX Fellowship program! If you are a student/dropout/recent grad building a b2b software company in Canada/US, this is the program for you. In our last batch we had some amazing mentors like: - Braden Ream (CEO, Voiceflow): Mastering storytelling and navigating selling into enterprises - Rahul Parmar (Prev. Senior Director of Sales, Drata): Sales 101 – Converting pilots to real revenue, creating urgency among buyers, and best practices to manage a sales process - Nicholas Chepesiuk (CEO, OnCall Virtual Care, now part of Qualifacts): Striving towards product-market fit, utilizing creative outbound strategies, and the importance of building trust with customers in the early days - Justin Sky (CEO, Rose Rocket): Identifying venture-scale markets, learning when to pivot, and building strong organizational culture - Josh Gray (CEO, Artemis): Conducting customer validation, segmenting your ICP, and advice for young founders Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e2iAu6vi

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Budget 2024: Angel tax abolition to supercharge startup ecosystem, will attract both domestic and foreign investments, says VCs Top venture capitalists and investors commented that the abolishment of angel tax will attract not just domestic investors but also foreign investments and will also bring confidence in the startup ecosystem as well as among investors. Story by Anushka Sengupta #Budget2024 #AngelTaxAbolition #StartupEcosystem #VentureCapital #ForeignInvestments #StartupIndia #VCInsight https://lnkd.in/dAYJgYsB

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Startup Central | ThinKuvate: Bolstering tech-enabled startups Addison Appu, Partner at ThinKuvate, sheds light on the latest ₹100 cr fund, 'glocal' approach, key sectors in focus and more Avanne Dubash Addison Appu

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"AI will take over almost everything" Someone said this to me the other day, convinced that the main jobs we know today will be taken over by AI not too long from now. While another told me that AI will help scale the efforts of those already doing a good job on their own. So where does AI fit in marketing, and how do AI-driven ecosystems shift the way we create, communicate, deliver, and exchange offerings that have value for our customers and partners? Thank you SP Jain School of Global Management - Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore & Sydney for inviting me to deliver a keynote on the power of AI-driven ecosystems for marketing. I will be sharing my observations on how some startups have quickly leverage Generative AI capabilities in this ecosystem, what has worked, where are the areas of friction that impede rapid adoption and what possibilities we can look forward to. I invite my friends to join me and the esteem panelists in this Business Conclave on 6th December (next friday). Check out the registration link below before seats run out. I look forward to seeing you and having a vibrant discussion! #AI #AIformarketing #strategy #marketing

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💼Company: Oister Global 💰Funding: $53 million ⚡Round: New Round 👥Investors: Oister Global A new $53 million fund has been launched by investment firm Oister Global to support innovations in both #developing technology-led and consumption-driven industries. The new Oister India Pinnacle Fund will seek investments in fund houses spanning early (pre-Series A, Series A), growth (Series B, C), and late-stage (Series D onwards) #venturecapital and private equity funds, the business said in a statement. The fund contains a Rs 190-crore greenshoe option.  Arpit Sethi Yashveer Yadav Himanshu Periwal Mayank Singh Sandeepa Vig Read more - https://lnkd.in/dTZcew-k To share your startup story write us on - [email protected] #OisterGlobal #FundingNews #Investment #Technology #EquityFirm #Industries

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New Delhi-based venture capital firm growX ventures, focused on B2B and DeepTech, has launched Fund II with a target of ₹400 crore ($47.1 million). The firm plans to support both early-stage and early-growth-stage companies such as semiconductors, defence-tech, spacetech, alternate materials and advanced manufacturing, fintech, healthtech, and supply chain/logistics over the next two to three years. The first investment will be up to ₹10 crore in seed rounds and ₹20-30 crore in Series B rounds. Ashish Taneja To share your startup information write us on - [email protected] For Startup funding reach out us at: https://lnkd.in/gqwTnHME Join Our Whatsapp Channel To Get The Latest Updates & News: https://lnkd.in/esJEFzan #GrowXventure #news #startup #funding #fundraising #venturecapital

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Commoditization of AI models Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of watching Aravind Srinivas' (founder of Perplexity) interview with Aarthi Ramamurthy and Sriram Krishnan . It's a great interview and I would recommend AI founders to watch it if possible. https://lnkd.in/gnM2NeS8 Couple of things that stuck me from the interview: 1. Aravind believes in the commoditization of AI models in the long run. His take his firms like Perplexity which focus on user problems and solve for it using relevant models will win. Perplexity does it quite well, do check them out if you haven't already. This is something that AI entrepreneurs should think about. Creating foundational models is freaking expensive! and for conservative capital allocators like us it is too risky a bet (not betting on AI is even riskier 😅, I guess we need to learn more) I am going to tag the platform Guru and distinguished IIMB alumnus Sangeet Paul Choudary for his take on this. 2. The initial employees (5-10) have to be truth seekers rather than social affirmers(?) It was great hearing him talk about the culture at Perplexity of seeking the truth through open conversations and arguments on Slack rather than provide positive affirmation. I think it's something that every founder should strive for. Truth will prevail in the longer run. This works in technology, finance, politics, society, anywhere. (Satyamev Jayate is true in itself!) But to be able to have an open conversation, the founders need to have depth themselves. This is something that I feel the Indian ecosystem lacks, as most of the founders seem to be managerial in nature. I find them shifting to jargons rather than simplicity when questioned deeper. (By the way this is a classic test to check whether someone really knows it, people who know what they are talking about will make it simpler, those who don't take the cover of jargons to increase complexity and portray intelligence) I understand my analysis could be biased due to self-selection, and I would love to be proven wrong. It's pretty cool that Aravind chose Larry Page as his favourite entrepreneur due to their common background of coming from academic research to entrepreneurship. What I definitely don't agree with Aravind on The idea that luck doesn't play a role in outcomes. Successful people generally attribute success to their hard work/smartness / enterprise without understanding their privilege. For e.g. A smarter/more hardworking/more enterprising Dalit girl from Bihar will never have the kind of opportunities that I had as a Tam Bram born in a lower-middle class but very well educated family in Chennai. One has tried to solve for it using our Sakhi Scholars programme, which supports gifted girls from underprivileged communities to achieve their dream through financial support. On a lighter note, Aravind is a 2017 IIT-M alum and has already built a $8 billion company, what the hell am I doing with my life? 🤔

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Honored to be featured in YourStory Media’s spotlight on the 15 founders making strides in India’s entrepreneurial ecosystem! ✨ This recognition is a testament to the incredible support from our amazing team, mentors, and partners. Your encouragement and belief in our vision have been instrumental in our journey. A big thank you to everyone who has been part of this adventure—your contributions have truly made a difference. Shradha Sharma || YourStory Media || Impactful Pitch® || instapitch.io Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/dkP9J7mR #impactful #startup #india #startups #investments #funding #fundraising #venturecapitalist #venturecapital #impact #global #pitchdeck #business #ai #generativeai #entrepreneures #entrepreneurship

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Day 28 of 30 Days of Startup🔥 Funding ke baare me pareshan ho? Kisse funding loge kaise loge?🧐 Almost india ke sare angel investor or venture capital ki list aapke DM tak pohoch jayegi, bas bhai comment kardo “List” . . . . . Follow us for more such content ✅ 🏷️ #marketresearch #businessstrategy #businessstorytelling #businessowner #startupculture #startupindia #brandingagency #brandowner #nbtshow #startup #30daysofstartup #smallbusiness #funding #sharktankindia #entrepreneur #followme #mba #bba #reels #explore #viral #productmarketfit #businesshindi #startuphindi #investing #invest #funding #investor #venturecapital #vc

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Did you know that over 40% of new #franchise owners in India come from non-business backgrounds? This trend highlights the accessibility and support structure of #franchising—enabling first-time #entrepreneurs to thrive with guidance from established brands. Discover how we can be your partner on this journey. #FranchiseGrowth #NewEntrepreneurs #EkanshKtoch

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#Startup updates by 888vc 1. ProcMart raises $30M in Series B led by The Fundamentum Partnership , Edelweiss Financial Services Limited Discovery Fund 2. Cleantech Solar company GPS Renewables bags $50M in debt financing 3. BharatPe promotes interim chief Nalin Negi to CEO, seeks new CFO 4. Healthcare provider MeduLance secures $3M in Series A funding 5. ClickPost raises $6M in Series A led by Inflexor Ventures 6. Apple loses top smartphone maker spot to Samsung Electronics in Q1 2024 7. Parsons Nutritionals bags Rs 700 Cr from Lighthouse Funds 8. Zomato introduces 'large order' fleet for serving groups of up to 50 people 9. Cipla to acquire Ivia Beaute's cosmetics, personal care distribution and marketing biz for Rs 130 Cr 10. PineGap.ai raises $2.5M led by US-based investors Silicon Valley Quad (SVQ) and Inventus Capital Partners 11. InMobi ’s Glance records 77% growth in FY23; losses cross Rs 1,000 Cr 12. Varco Leg Care raises $500K in Seed funding 13. MS DHONI backs electric cycle maker EMotorad 14. Namma Yatri launches cab services in Bengaluru 15. Bamboo products maker Amwoodo raises $1 million from Zerodha 's Rainmatter #startupupdates #888vc #news

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🚀 Exciting News from CoderKube Technologies! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce the successful development of DHEERTA, a network-centric B2B platform specifically designed for the FABRIC and GARMENT businesses in India. Now available on Google Play Store 📱✨ 🎉 DHEERTA - Bridging the Fabric and Garment Industry🎉 DHEERTA is a revolutionary contact-sharing service that brings traders, wholesalers, manufacturers, and brands in India onto a single, seamless platform. With real-time updates, industry insights, and ease of connection, DHEERTA eliminates the need for traditional brokerages, providing a technology-based solution for all your garment and fabric needs. 🔗 Link to DHEERTA app! - https://lnkd.in/gR663VmX 🔗 🔰🔰Key Features:🔰🔰 🔹 Business Networking: Facilitate networking among traders, wholesalers, manufacturers, and brands within the fabric and garment industry in India. Enhance your business connections effortlessly. 🔹 Contact Sharing: Easily share and access contact details of potential business partners, streamlining communication and fostering collaboration. 🔹 Localization Files: Create localization files for each supported language, ensuring a user-friendly experience for a diverse user base. Translations for all app text, including buttons, labels, and messages, are included. 🌐📲 🔹 Language Selection: Offer a language selection option during user registration or within app settings, allowing users to choose their preferred language for a personalized experience. 🌍🗣️ 🔹 Industry Insights: Gain access to active insights into current market trends, enabling users to make informed and strategic business decisions. 📊📈 🔹 Technology-Based Connection: Leverage technology-driven connections between businesses, reducing the reliance on traditional brokerage services. 💡🔗 🔹 Product Listings: Explore comprehensive listings for fabrics and garments, complete with images, descriptions, specifications, and prices, making it easier to find what you need. 🛍️📋 🔹 Filters: Use advanced filters to narrow down search results by product category, price range, location, and more, ensuring you find the exact products you are looking for. 🔍📂 DHEERTA brings all these features together in one place, making it the ultimate solution for efficient, effective, and secure business networking within the fabric and garment industry. Stay connected, stay informed, and grow your business with CoderKube! 🚀 #CoderKubeTechnologies #Networking #AppDevelopment #Innovation #Technology #BusinessGrowth #IndustryInsights #iOS #Android #Flutter #ReactNative #Webdevelopment #TechSolutions #DigitalTransformation #B2BPlatform #FabricIndustry #GarmentIndustry #BusinessNetworking Ezaz Pathan, Moin Pochi, Mohamed Irshad Arif Danawala, Sharad Soni, Parth Desai, Adnan Pothiawala, Mohamed Rehan Natalwala, Ravi Kate, Shahid Shaikh

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Startup Central | Women's Special Priti Rathi Gupta of LXME shares insights on the women-centric fintech company's latest fundraise, user acquisition, brand building and more Avanne Dubash Priti Rathi Gupta LXME

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Dipanjan Basu, co-founder and partner, Fireside Ventures, spoke to LiveMint's Priyamvada C about the maturing of Indian startups, and how across the board, startups are focusing on growing in a sustainable manner. Here are our takeaways. #growth #startups #consumerbrands #d2c #FiresideIgnite

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