Instant domestic help apps face worker unavailability amid rapid scaling, high competitionInstant domestic help platforms like Urban Company, Snabbit, and Pronto are experiencing worker shortages. This is causing limited availabi...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.01 AM IST
Snabbit raises $56 million from Susquehanna VC, Mirae, others; valuation doubles to $350 millionSnabbit, an instant house help startup, has secured $56 million in a new funding round. This investment, led by Susquehanna Venture Capital...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
State minister MB Patil says sign investment pacts worth Rs 51,469 crore at Invest Karnataka conclaveKarnataka has secured investment agreements worth over Rs 51,000 crore at the Invest Karnataka conclave. Forty-eight multinational companie...
26 Mar, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
Kerala's startup ecosystem booms with 20% annual growthKerala’s startup ecosystem is growing at 20% annually, supporting over 3,500 ventures. The Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has backed over 6,...
11 Aug, 2025, 11.42 AM IST
Invest Kerala: No more cobweb of delays, Kerala CM tells investorsChief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan assured investors that land availability in Kerala will be facilitated through special initiatives, address...
21 Feb, 2025, 07.27 PM IST
Kerala aims to have 15,000 startups by 2026: CM Pinarayi VijayanIn the last 8 years, Kerala has witnessed the establishment of 6,200 startups with an investment of Rs 5,800 crore creating 62,000 employme...
21 Feb, 2025, 11.45 AM IST
Kerala: The Next Big Investment Hub – Insights from Industries Minister P. Rajeev on IKGS 202517 Feb, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
Startup Mission to conduct free workshop for high net-worth individuals aspiring to be angel investorsKerala Startup Mission is the nodal agency of the government of Kerala for entrepreneurship development and incubation activities in the St...
06 Aug, 2022, 04.32 PM IST
KSUM: Kerala to have 15,000 startups, create two lakh jobs in 5 years, says CM Pinarayi VijayanVijayan said the State government has plans to set up an emerging technology startup hub in the State capital on the lines of the facility ...
19 Feb, 2022, 05.16 PM IST
Startups bag Rs 70 crorefund at KSUM meetThe startups that lapped up the funds include Sporthood, Astro-Vision Futuretech Pvt. Ltd., Bumberry, ilove9months, Entri and ZappyHire. Be...
08 Feb, 2020, 05.36 PM IST
KSUM to hold summit for promising startupsThe event envisages funding those upstart businesses that have outstanding ideas and models but are financially struggling to hit the marke...
14 Jan, 2020, 01.56 PM IST
Serial entrepreneur Rajesh Dembla keen to invest in Kerala startupsLast week, Microsoft held an event to guide Kerala startups towards becoming companies valued at over one billion US dollars.
09 Dec, 2019, 05.31 PM IST
Twitter co-founder invests in Kerala startupThe startup is mentored by Kerala Startup Mission and currently serves in the US market and will soon be expanding to Europe.
28 Sep, 2019, 03.27 PM IST
Kerala CM launches capacity development programme for women entrepreneursThe first leg of the programme will happen in Kerala and will then spread to the rest of the country.
28 Sep, 2019, 03.26 PM IST
Kerala forsees Rs 1000 crore investment for startups in 4 yearsUnicorn India Ventures, Exseed Electron Fund, Indian Angel Network and Speciale Incept Fund are the financial entities the government has s...
05 Feb, 2019, 06.03 PM IST
Unicorn India Ventures signs MoU with Kerala govt for investment in 3 startupsThe investments are the first in a series that the fund is exploring in Kerala on the back of its partnership with the Kerala Start-up Miss...
06 Feb, 2018, 06.40 PM IST
Kerala plans Rs 500-crore fund-of-funds for state-based startupsVenture capital funds supported by KSUM will have to invest in Kerala-based startups double the proportion of the funds committed by the st...
14 Sep, 2017, 08.28 AM IST