Silicon Valley
Mumbai-based ZingHR invests in Silicon Valley startup LokiBots
Mon, Mar 20, 2023
LokiBots, a cloud native, intelligent automation startup with its extended product & sales teams in India, Prague & Singapore, empowers non-technical users to create software bots and automate repetitive computer tasks.
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Finance Minister says India has 100 unicorn startups with a value at USD 250 billion
Sun, Sep 11, 2022
"In the last two (Jai Vigyan and Jai Anusandhan) your contribution will get recognised and that is what going to take India technology savvy and advanced country in 2047 at 100 years of Independence," she said.
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Boost for startups in India: VC firm Accel Partners raises $550 million for new fund
Tue, Dec 03, 2019
Increased internet access and a growing middle class have led to a boom in startups in India. Japan`s Softbank Group Corp has said it expects to invest up to $4 billion in the country over the next two years.
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Fintech startup Plaid valued at $2.65 billion in latest funding round: Source
Wed, Dec 12, 2018
Fintech startup Plaid has raised $250 million in its latest funding round led by one of Silicon Valley`s top investors, Mary Meeker, which according to a source familiar with the matter values the company at $2.65 billion.
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Start-up shutdowns: Besides funding, there are other reasons to blame
Mon, Oct 29, 2018
Recently, drone operating system start-up Airware shut shop. Airware is not just any other name in the global start-up market. It's a venture that had only a while ago raised $118 million from a bunch of high-profile investors including Google.
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Gujarat University’s four incubator to visit Silicon Valley; will pitch startup ideas in Google, Facebook and more
Sun, Apr 29, 2018
Four incubators from Gujarat University will visit Silicon Valley for three weeks, where these fellows will get an opportunity to pitch their startup ideas to major firms like Google, Facebook, Tesla and Paypal.
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How China can help India take a giant leap in Artificial Intelligence
Mon, Apr 02, 2018
Measured by start-up financing deals and dollars from venture capitalists, the United States` AI start-up ecosystem currently dominates -- followed by China, says a recent Accenture analysis titled "Rewire for Growth". When it comes to India, the number of AI start-ups has increased since 2011 at a compounded annual growth rate of 86 per cent .
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Twitter, Facebook asked to disclose more information on fake news
Fri, Jan 12, 2018
Major social media giants in the Silicon Valley have been under fire due to the widespread abuse of their services, including incidents of spread of false news stories regarding the US presidential election and live streaming of the violent acts on the services.
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Nissan, NASA extend research into autonomous vehicles
Fri, Jan 12, 2018
The research collaboration with NASA roadmap consists of three workstreams of inter-related innovations in autonomous drive (Intelligent Drive), electrification (Intelligent Power) and infrastructure technologies (Intelligent Integration).
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Samsung to chase big M&A deals on three fronts, says strategy chief
Sat, Dec 02, 2017
Young Sohn, the South Korean company`s Silicon Valley-based president and chief strategy officer, said he was keen for world’s top maker of memory chips, smartphones and televisions to expand in automotive markets, digital health and industrial automation.
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Netflix shares jump as subscriptions top 100 million
Wed, Jul 19, 2017
Netflix shares leapt more than 10 percent to $178.75 in after-market trades that followed release of earnings figures showing the Silicon Valley-based company added 5.2 million subscribers in the recently ended quarter to raise the total to 103.95 million for its streaming service.
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