Monthly Archives: February 2017


This week we feature RefurbMe, an interesting Startup from San Francisco RefurbMe  – building and efficient marketplace to shop and monitor refurbished products Many of us want to acquire and experience the latest technical toys, gadgets and tools. Much of it is out of necessity and some of it is […]

Startup of the Week : RefurbMe from San Francisco


Axilor Ventures doubles size of its start-up incubator programme – Axilor says will double intake of its 100-day start-up incubator programme, indicating that it will invest in over two dozen start-ups at least this year. Early-stage venture investor Axilor Ventures, which was launched by technology industry veterans led by Infosys […]

Digital Startup News Roundup : Week of 26 Feb 2017


Empirical  data on startups indicate that a large percentage (between 70 to 90% ) of startups are doomed to fail. Some founders realize that they are captaining a sinking ship and bail out early and gracefully, others decide to do a Titanic by failing dramatically. Many others, however continue on […]

When Startups fail: Stayzilla Shuts Down



A lot of entrepreneurs are trying to get into emoji business, inspired by news like “Emoji marketing startup Inmoji raises another $1.5M” and “China startup Kika scores $30.6 million for emoji keyboard” To explore the growing role emojis play in our lives, artsy emoji distribution and monetization platform MojiLaLa ran the […]

Do you have an idea for an emoji startup? Check ...


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Microsoft has launched Skype Lite, a new version of the video and voice-calling app designed for the Indian market. The download weighs in at 13MB, and the app is designed to work better on 2G or unstable connections, making it more reliable in many parts of India. This move by […]

Microsoft Introducing Skype Lite “Built for India”


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Here are a few news headlines from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s visit to Bengaluru. Satya Nadella has only good things to say about Indian startups and Bengaluru.   On Feb. 20, the India-born Nadella was on his maiden visit to the city as Microsoft CEO. Among other things, he participated […]

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella is mighty impressed with India’s “fantastic” entrepreneurs ...



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This week we feature the interesting Startup from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam PIXA Studio. PIXA Studio – An innovative a mobile studio The PIXA STUDIO, a mobile studio established in early 2015, is a professional, creative, and reliable mobile company. PIXA focuses on mobile Apps for popular mobile platforms including […]

Startup of the Week : PIXA STUDIO from Ho Chi ...


A weekly roundup of startup news Baidu furthers AI push with acquisition of digital assistant startup Raven Tech – Baidu is furthering its push into artificial intelligence after it announced the acquisition of Raven Tech, a Chinese startup that developed an AI voice assistant platform. Baidu confirmed it has bought […]

Digital Startup News roundup 19 Feb 2017


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This section tech-startup founder and innovator, J.M. Daniel highlights a key distinction between startups and small-business. Starting your own business is a leap into the unknown. You give up a consistent paycheck and great career prospects to solve a problem. In the process of starting my own business and researching […]

Startup advice: When do you stop calling yourself a startup ...



Adoption of voice recognition and voice activated technologies have been advancing at a fast pace and some researchers suggest that Voice Activated UI technologies could be the holy grail of intuitive User Interface. Voice based applications in the corporate world are making great strides. Widespread adoption of Interactive voice response […]

Opportunity for startups: Amazon and Google Consider Turning Smart Speakers ...