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MiniMax Video-01 Platform With AI Video Generation Capabilities Launched
- Wednesday September 4, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
MiniMax, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) unicorn startup backed by Alibaba and Tencent, released a text-to-video generation model on Monday. Dubbed Video-01, the platform is available to the public even outside of China. It can generate six-second-long videos in a wide range of styles. Video-01 joins the company’s existing AI offerings suc...
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Opinion | A Whistleblower Wave Is 'Disrupting' India's Startup Scene
- Tuesday August 27, 2024
- Opinion | Pankaj Mishra
Once again, anonymous insiders are pulling the curtain on the dark corners of India's startup scene, where the pressure to succeed justifies all means.
- www.ndtv.com
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Humanity Protocol Raises $30 Million as Blockchain-Based Digital ID Startup Hits Unicorn Status
- Thursday May 16, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by David Delima
Human Protocol has gained unicorn status after it raised $30 million in a fresh funding round led by Kingsway Capital. Other venture capital firms that participated in the seed funding round included Animoca Brands, Blockchain.com, Hashed, and Shima Capital.
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Opinion: A Death, An Arrest-Why Manya's Story Is A Wake-Up Call For Bengaluru
- Friday February 16, 2024
- Opinion | Pankaj Mishra
Bengaluru's rapid urban growth has come at the cost of shoddy civic planning and citizens' safety. The death of nine-year-old Manya in December is yet another reminder that the city needs immediate fixes.
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Ola Electric Founder's AI Startup Krutrim Becomes India's First AI Unicorn
- Saturday January 27, 2024
- Saritha Rai, Bloomberg
Krutrim has gained unicorn status as the AI startup founded by serial entrepreneur Bhavish Aggarwal secured $50 million in funding from investors including Matrix Partners India. It is the first AI startup to gain a billion-dollar valuation, a mere month after announcing its first large language model (LLM).
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1 Lakh Unicorns, 2 Million Startups Doable: IT Minister On India's Techade
- Thursday July 6, 2023
- Business | Press Trust of India
India's success with innovation, entrepreneurship, electronics manufacturing as well as its digital clout is just the "tip" of a massive growth opportunity before the country, and the nation has the ability to scale to one lakh unicorns and almost 10-20 lakh (1-2 million) startups in future.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Ashneer Grover's Business Partner Aseem Ghavri Reveals That He Started First Startup With Rs 8,000
- Monday April 3, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
Aseem Ghavri faced severe difficulties with starting a company. In addition to the neighbours, he was also threatened by "municipal cooperation goons" and the cops.
- www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft, ISRO Partner to Support Space Technology Startups in India: All Details
- Thursday January 5, 2023
- Press Trust of India
Microsoft and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced a new partnership to help support space technology startups in the country. As part of the new collaboration, space tech start-ups identified by ISRO will be onboarded onto the 'Microsoft for Start-ups Founders Hub platform', which supports start-ups at every stage of...
- www.gadgets360.com
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BharatPe Sues Founder Ashneer Grover, A First In India's Startup Ecosystem
- Thursday December 8, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Fintech unicorn BhartPe has filed a criminal suit against its former MD and co-founder Ashneer Grover and his family, seeking up to Rs 88.67 crore in damages for alleged cheating and embezzlement of funds.
- www.ndtv.com
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Unicorns Become "Cockroaches" As Tech Funding Dries Up
- Wednesday October 12, 2022
- World News | Yoolim Lee
For years, becoming a unicorn was the main goal of startups. Now, with venture funding drying up and many young firms' survival in doubt, another creature is the talk of the town: the cockroach.
- www.ndtv.com
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Unicorn Startups In India Almost Doubled Since 2021: PM Modi
- Tuesday October 11, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
Highlighting the role of talent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India is a young nation with a great innovative spirit and that the number of unicorn startups has almost doubled since 2021.
- www.ndtv.com
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Why India Is A Start-up And Unicorn Hub
- Monday September 5, 2022
- Business | Asian News International
Iconic monuments, a heritage trade route that once fueled the world's economic corridors, and a country that gave the world jugaad - the most important lesson on entrepreneurship.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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India Ranks 3rd Globally In Startup Ecosystem, Number Of Unicorns: Minister
- Saturday August 13, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
Highlighting the transformational changes in science, technology and innovation in India, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said India ranks third globally in the startup ecosystem and also in terms of the number of Unicorns.
- www.ndtv.com
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SoftBank, JP Morgan Connect 10 IPO-Driven Unicorns With Mutual Funds: Report
- Friday August 5, 2022
- Business | Press Trust of India
Japan's SoftBank Investment Advisers and US-based JP Morgan hosted a meeting between large mutual fund houses and 10 unicorns, including Swiggy, and Unacademy, which are keen on going public within 3 years, sources said.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Indian Start-ups Created Wealth, Value Even During Pandemic: PM Modi
- Sunday May 29, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Noting that the number of unicorns in India has reached the 100-mark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that even during the Covid pandemic, India's start-ups continued to create wealth and value.
- www.ndtv.com
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MiniMax Video-01 Platform With AI Video Generation Capabilities Launched
- Wednesday September 4, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
MiniMax, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) unicorn startup backed by Alibaba and Tencent, released a text-to-video generation model on Monday. Dubbed Video-01, the platform is available to the public even outside of China. It can generate six-second-long videos in a wide range of styles. Video-01 joins the company’s existing AI offerings suc...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Opinion | A Whistleblower Wave Is 'Disrupting' India's Startup Scene
- Tuesday August 27, 2024
- Opinion | Pankaj Mishra
Once again, anonymous insiders are pulling the curtain on the dark corners of India's startup scene, where the pressure to succeed justifies all means.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Humanity Protocol Raises $30 Million as Blockchain-Based Digital ID Startup Hits Unicorn Status
- Thursday May 16, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by David Delima
Human Protocol has gained unicorn status after it raised $30 million in a fresh funding round led by Kingsway Capital. Other venture capital firms that participated in the seed funding round included Animoca Brands, Blockchain.com, Hashed, and Shima Capital.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Opinion: A Death, An Arrest-Why Manya's Story Is A Wake-Up Call For Bengaluru
- Friday February 16, 2024
- Opinion | Pankaj Mishra
Bengaluru's rapid urban growth has come at the cost of shoddy civic planning and citizens' safety. The death of nine-year-old Manya in December is yet another reminder that the city needs immediate fixes.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ola Electric Founder's AI Startup Krutrim Becomes India's First AI Unicorn
- Saturday January 27, 2024
- Saritha Rai, Bloomberg
Krutrim has gained unicorn status as the AI startup founded by serial entrepreneur Bhavish Aggarwal secured $50 million in funding from investors including Matrix Partners India. It is the first AI startup to gain a billion-dollar valuation, a mere month after announcing its first large language model (LLM).
- www.gadgets360.com
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1 Lakh Unicorns, 2 Million Startups Doable: IT Minister On India's Techade
- Thursday July 6, 2023
- Business | Press Trust of India
India's success with innovation, entrepreneurship, electronics manufacturing as well as its digital clout is just the "tip" of a massive growth opportunity before the country, and the nation has the ability to scale to one lakh unicorns and almost 10-20 lakh (1-2 million) startups in future.
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
Ashneer Grover's Business Partner Aseem Ghavri Reveals That He Started First Startup With Rs 8,000
- Monday April 3, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
Aseem Ghavri faced severe difficulties with starting a company. In addition to the neighbours, he was also threatened by "municipal cooperation goons" and the cops.
- www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft, ISRO Partner to Support Space Technology Startups in India: All Details
- Thursday January 5, 2023
- Press Trust of India
Microsoft and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced a new partnership to help support space technology startups in the country. As part of the new collaboration, space tech start-ups identified by ISRO will be onboarded onto the 'Microsoft for Start-ups Founders Hub platform', which supports start-ups at every stage of...
- www.gadgets360.com
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BharatPe Sues Founder Ashneer Grover, A First In India's Startup Ecosystem
- Thursday December 8, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Fintech unicorn BhartPe has filed a criminal suit against its former MD and co-founder Ashneer Grover and his family, seeking up to Rs 88.67 crore in damages for alleged cheating and embezzlement of funds.
- www.ndtv.com
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Unicorns Become "Cockroaches" As Tech Funding Dries Up
- Wednesday October 12, 2022
- World News | Yoolim Lee
For years, becoming a unicorn was the main goal of startups. Now, with venture funding drying up and many young firms' survival in doubt, another creature is the talk of the town: the cockroach.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Unicorn Startups In India Almost Doubled Since 2021: PM Modi
- Tuesday October 11, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
Highlighting the role of talent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India is a young nation with a great innovative spirit and that the number of unicorn startups has almost doubled since 2021.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Why India Is A Start-up And Unicorn Hub
- Monday September 5, 2022
- Business | Asian News International
Iconic monuments, a heritage trade route that once fueled the world's economic corridors, and a country that gave the world jugaad - the most important lesson on entrepreneurship.
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
India Ranks 3rd Globally In Startup Ecosystem, Number Of Unicorns: Minister
- Saturday August 13, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
Highlighting the transformational changes in science, technology and innovation in India, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said India ranks third globally in the startup ecosystem and also in terms of the number of Unicorns.
- www.ndtv.com
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SoftBank, JP Morgan Connect 10 IPO-Driven Unicorns With Mutual Funds: Report
- Friday August 5, 2022
- Business | Press Trust of India
Japan's SoftBank Investment Advisers and US-based JP Morgan hosted a meeting between large mutual fund houses and 10 unicorns, including Swiggy, and Unacademy, which are keen on going public within 3 years, sources said.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Indian Start-ups Created Wealth, Value Even During Pandemic: PM Modi
- Sunday May 29, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Noting that the number of unicorns in India has reached the 100-mark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that even during the Covid pandemic, India's start-ups continued to create wealth and value.
- www.ndtv.com