Breaking the bro code: Women in the Indian startup ecosystem call for accountability and change at the ET Soonicorns Summit 2024Jo Aggarwal, Shanti Mohan, Shally Modi, Minu Margeret, and Rashmi Daga shared a blueprint for enabling and empowering women in India’s male...
ET Soonicorns Summit 2024: Reverse-flipping a trend, the future language of machines might be English, funding spring imminent, Karnataka’s booming startup ecosystem, and bridging the gender funding gap—morning wrapAt the ongoing ET Soonicorns Summit 2024, panellists have churned out some valuable insights into the burgeoning startup ecosystem of Karna...
Wysa, ACT Grants to invest Rs 4 crore for mental health app in HindiWysa, whose backers include Google Assistant Investments, HealthQuad and British International Investment (BII), is also engaging with othe...
Care of company: Wellness measures introduced lately for employees likely to continue post-CovidEven as life returns to a semblance of normalcy with Covid-19 cases on the decline and employees trickling back into the workplace, service...
AI platform for mental health Wysa raises $20 million in fundingThe company will use the capital to expand into the United States, UK, India and other global markets, and improve wider usability through ...
ET Startup Awards 2021: ZestMoney’s Lizzie Chapman wins the Woman Ahead awardIn 2015, amid a funding frenzy in the startup ecosystem locally, Lizzie Chapman founded ZestMoney with former colleagues from Wonga, to mak...
ET Startup Awards 2021: Nominees for Woman AheadThe startup should be launched and led by a woman who competes and wins against the best in the business.
Google Assistant invests in Indian mental health AI app WysaWysa is a mobile application where users talk to an AI-powered bot for managing anxiety and sleep, or pay and talk to a therapist.
Indian meditation and mental wellness apps are finding global takersA number of Indian meditation and mental wellness mobile applications are increasingly finding global takers, particularly after the Covid-...
eTherapy apps to the rescue as professionals seek helpPsychologists and therapists, who are mostly consulting through online chats as well as audio and video calls, say there has been a 20-30% ...
More than just a film: 'Rang De Basanti' is helping Ukraine kids learn HindiThe movie's portrayal of Indian youth combined with its history-driven plot makes it the perfect tool to teach Hindi.
Fired Indian technology workers turn to chatbots for counselingThe upheaval in India’s $154 billion tech outsourcing industry has prompted thousands of Indians to seek solace in online therapy services.
How people are turning to chatbots to tackle love, depressionThe chatbot’s in-built AI helps the user to find the right match based on nearby locations, interests and also conversations.
Hi-tech buses raise luxury quotient in poll yatrasOne of these four Eicher buses has a modest hydraulic lift, 12 seats, a make-shift enclosed cabin for leaders and a washroom at the rear.
Small sellers step into the light with e-blitzClose to 70 per cent of the GMV on the platform comes from brands and top manufacturers while the rest is made up by smaller sellers, the p...
Touchkin focusing on being a predictive healthcare platform for mental illness and diabetesTouchkin, a Bengaluru-based startup, uses smartphone sensors to remotely identify when someone may be in need of help.
Touchkin secures $4 lakh seed funding from angel investorsTouchkin's machine learning platform identifies potential health issues through changes in activity, communication and sleep patterns.