Hike Messenger founder (100M users) shares about the future of messaging in India
Kavin Bharti, the founder of the messaging app Hike Messenger has given interesting insights about the future of messaging in India during the Surge Conference in Bangalore this February. With 100 million users and a monthly messaging volume of over 40 billion messages, Hike is now “the largest Indian company in terms of local users” noticed Kavin. The […]
Insights from Surge in Bangalore: an exciting and challenging time for Indian startups !
The spectacular surge of venture capital deals in 2015 in India has led to euphoria in the startup ecosystem but has also raised questions, as some startups are not profitable. 2016 will be the year of consolidation for Indian startups, with a focus on more efficiency. The increase of the internet penetration rate in India will be […]
Startup Sourcing #3: With Ralali, buy tools and machines online on a new industrial e-commerce platform
1) Startup Profile : Ralali Who? The Indonesian startup Ralali transforms the procurement process to make it simpler and more transparent with its B2B e-commerce marketplace for industrial needs. What? Ralali is a B2B industrial e-commerce platform with a 50,000 unique product listing. It has 700 different categories of products, mainly for maintenance, repair and operational. Products […]
GenNext Innovation Hub case study: a corporate accelerator program launched by Indian's largest conglomerate in partnership with Microsoft Ventures
In 2014, Reliance launched GenNext Innovation Hub (GIH), an accelerator program in partnership with Microsoft Ventures, based out of Mumbai. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is India’s largest conglomerate with business interests in hydrocarbons, retail, telecom, media and healthcare. RIL is also in the process of launching the largest pan India 4G network based telecom […]
FinTech startups from emerging countries
Rather than fighting against the banks, lots of Fintech startups have addressed another market: the unbanked population. They represent about half of the world’s population, and are especially present in emerging countries from Asia and Africa. 40% of them has access to a mobile phone, which can provide the infrastructure to financial services such as […]
What impact will Fintech have on the banking industry in 2016?
According to Accenture’s recent report, investment in Fintech in APAC has more than quadrupled in 2015 compared to 2014. Fintech startups have popped up in the financial landscape with an estimation of 5000 to 6000 of them around the world. Will they disrupt the banking industry, like Amazon disrupted the retail industry or Uber disrupted the […]
The Innovation Mixer wrap-up: Disrupt or be disrupted
Before the internet, innovation used to be called R&D and was in the hands of large companies. But the digital has created a big bang in the business world, transforming all industries. None of them is safe from being disrupted by the young and inspired startups mushrooming around the world. How can corporates innovate like […]
Should you go to Israel's Growth Hacking Summit in Israel?
Important info about Israel’s Growth Hacking Summit Held in Israel and on the 2nd of November 2014. The cost to attend this event is US$122. The Growth Hacking Israel Conference is an event for tech entrepreneurs, startups, marketers, developers, and investors to learn and mingle with the best growth experts around. Topics that were covered are Growth […]
Should you go to Mosa Conference in Taiwan?
Important info about Mosa Conference Held in Taiwan and on the 7th-8th October 2015 with an expected number of 1,600 in attendance. The cost of attending this event is S$220. An event that aims to sustain the momentum for Taiwan’s start up scene by bringing together start-ups, investors and participants from all over the world. Topics […]
Should you go to NASSCOM Product Conclave in Bangalore?
Important info about NASSCOM Product Conclave Held in Bangalore and on the 13th-15th October 2015 with an expected number of 1,000 in attendance. The cost of attending this event is $119.37. A start-up event that has speakers, talks and venture capitalists for fund-raising opportunities. Topics that were covered are Design, IoT, Growth Hacking and Cyber Security. Past […]
