Start-up India

Byju Raveendran, the founder of what was once India's biggest start-up, Byju's, said he overestimated the growth potential of his education-technology company which is now "worth zero" as it faces insolvency, but remains hopeful of rescuing it.

India launched its first reusable hybrid rocket 'RHUMI-1', developed by the Tamil Nadu-based start-up Space Zone India with Martin Group, from Thiruvidandhai in Chennai today.

The number of startups in India has increased to more than 1.4 lakh, highlighted Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, in Rajya Sabha.

Edtech company Byju's, which was once India's most valuable start-up worth an estimated USD 22 billion, will face insolvency proceedings for failure to pay Rs 158.9 crore to cricket board BCCI.

Want a satellite picture of your backyard? It may soon be possible as Bengaluru-based space start-up Pixxel plans to unveil an online software suite to browse through images of the Earth captured by its satellites and also order customised pictures.

Agnikul Cosmos, India's private space start-up, today test-fired its rocket named Agnibaan SOrTeD (Suborbital Tech Demonstrator), which is powered by an engine that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is still trying to master.

Agnikul Cosmos, a pioneering private space start-up in India, faced yet another hurdle today as the test launch of their rocket, Agnibaan SOrTeD (Suborbital Tech Demonstrator), was called off just seconds before lift-off.

An Indian start-up has modified sophisticated spy and surveillance satellite technology and tweaked it to detect mosquito breeding. Mosquitos are a menace of unparalleled proportions during the summer and monsoon months.

AI SaaS startup PineGap.ai on Monday said it has raised $2.5 million in its seed round led by US-based investors SVQuad and Inventus Capital to strengthen its equity research platform.

Indians have founded more offshore unicorns than any other country, co-founding 109 unicorns outside of India compared with 67 in India, according to the Global Unicorn Index 2024, a ranking of the world's start-ups founded in the 2000s.

Not paid salary for three months and after a futile search for another three, a 25-year-old woman, a graduate, hit upon an idea for a start-up. A tea stall. She named it 'Jobless Chai Wali'.

The chargesheet filed by Goa Police against the CEO of an AI start-up, accused of killing her four-year-old son at an apartment, reveals several chilling details of the gruesome murder.

The Goa Police have filed a chargesheet in a court here against Suchana Seth, the CEO of an AI start-up, accused of killing her four-year-old son at an apartment in the coastal state, a senior official said.

India's Space start-up Skyroot today said it has test-fired the stage-2 of the Vikram-1 rocket, which is expected to place a satellite in orbit later this year.

This collaboration aims to position India as a leading hub for ASD innovation, facilitating export promotion, and providing a gateway for Indian startups to explore international markets.

Byju Raveendran, the founder of what was once India's biggest start-up, Byju's, said he overestimated the growth potential of his education-technology company which is now "worth zero" as it faces insolvency, but remains hopeful of rescuing it.

India launched its first reusable hybrid rocket 'RHUMI-1', developed by the Tamil Nadu-based start-up Space Zone India with Martin Group, from Thiruvidandhai in Chennai today.

The number of startups in India has increased to more than 1.4 lakh, highlighted Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, in Rajya Sabha.

Edtech company Byju's, which was once India's most valuable start-up worth an estimated USD 22 billion, will face insolvency proceedings for failure to pay Rs 158.9 crore to cricket board BCCI.

Want a satellite picture of your backyard? It may soon be possible as Bengaluru-based space start-up Pixxel plans to unveil an online software suite to browse through images of the Earth captured by its satellites and also order customised pictures.

Agnikul Cosmos, India's private space start-up, today test-fired its rocket named Agnibaan SOrTeD (Suborbital Tech Demonstrator), which is powered by an engine that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is still trying to master.

Agnikul Cosmos, a pioneering private space start-up in India, faced yet another hurdle today as the test launch of their rocket, Agnibaan SOrTeD (Suborbital Tech Demonstrator), was called off just seconds before lift-off.

An Indian start-up has modified sophisticated spy and surveillance satellite technology and tweaked it to detect mosquito breeding. Mosquitos are a menace of unparalleled proportions during the summer and monsoon months.

AI SaaS startup PineGap.ai on Monday said it has raised $2.5 million in its seed round led by US-based investors SVQuad and Inventus Capital to strengthen its equity research platform.

Indians have founded more offshore unicorns than any other country, co-founding 109 unicorns outside of India compared with 67 in India, according to the Global Unicorn Index 2024, a ranking of the world's start-ups founded in the 2000s.

Not paid salary for three months and after a futile search for another three, a 25-year-old woman, a graduate, hit upon an idea for a start-up. A tea stall. She named it 'Jobless Chai Wali'.

The chargesheet filed by Goa Police against the CEO of an AI start-up, accused of killing her four-year-old son at an apartment, reveals several chilling details of the gruesome murder.

The Goa Police have filed a chargesheet in a court here against Suchana Seth, the CEO of an AI start-up, accused of killing her four-year-old son at an apartment in the coastal state, a senior official said.

India's Space start-up Skyroot today said it has test-fired the stage-2 of the Vikram-1 rocket, which is expected to place a satellite in orbit later this year.

This collaboration aims to position India as a leading hub for ASD innovation, facilitating export promotion, and providing a gateway for Indian startups to explore international markets.