Monthly Archives: January 2017

Indian born techie sells startup and gets hundreds of millions ! A generation of hi-tech entrepreneurs fantasized over the story of Sabeer Bhatia, an Indian born techie who sold his startup to a tech giant (Microsoft) and netted tens of millions of dollars. (link to stories) This was during the […]

Startup Role Model for Entrepreneurs: Jyoti Bansal !

31 Jan, 2017 in RoleModel tagged AppDynamics / buyout / Cisco / digital / founder / iit / Jyoti Bansal / Silicon Valley / Startup / Unicorn by mydigitalstatrup

In this section Startup of the Week we feature MDM, a startup with a social goal, that aims to improve the lives of the disabled. My Disability Matters Club : Social Network for the Disabled community Living with disability can be lonely and very challenging. Despite over ONE BILLION […]

Startup of the Week : My Disability Matters Club

30 Jan, 2017 in StartupofWeek tagged App / application / bootstrap / digital / disability / founders / Funding / interview / mdm / profiled / Startup by mydigitalstatrup

A weekly roundup of Startup news Companies like Microsoft and Cisco are pumping millions of dollars into their startup accelerator programmes – One of the biggest concerns of large technology companies these days has to do with innovation. The industry catchphrase for this is: “Fear of being Uberised”—a term derived […]

Digital Startup News roundup 29 Jan 2017

29 Jan, 2017 in WeeklyStartupNews tagged banking industry / blockchain / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / finance / infosys / self driving cars / Startup / startups by mydigitalstatrup

The first thing that struck me after my recent move to Bangalore was the proliferation of startups. The tech entrepreneurs and startups continue to receive a lot of media attention: Business sections of newspapers devote considerable bandwidth to feature startups, especially those focused on digital technologies. While many startups benefit […]

Startups then and now: an ecosystem of nurturing Digital gold ...

27 Jan, 2017 in Advice / Articles / guest_post tagged banking industry / blockchain / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / self driving cars / Startup / startups by mydigitalstatrup

One of the biggest concerns of large technology companies these days has to do with innovation. The industry catchphrase for this is: “Fear of being Uberised”—a term derived from the success of the ride-hailing company Uber that has disrupted traditional taxi industries globally. Given the upheaval caused by digital technology, […]

Companies like Microsoft and Cisco are pumping millions of dollars ...

27 Jan, 2017 in Articles tagged Amit Phadnis / Cisco / digital innovators / microsoft / SAP / Startup / Startup Accelerator / startups / Swiss Re by mydigitalstatrup

Palo Alto, CA, January 24, 2017 – Merus Capital has raised $85 million for the Silicon Valley venture firm’s third fund. Net returns of both their first and second funds are in the top 5% of funds in their respective vintages, based on Cambridge Associates’ most recent published benchmarks (as […]

Merus Capital Builds On Success With Third Fund

25 Jan, 2017 in Press Release tagged Capital / Funding / Startup / startups / Venture Capital by mydigitalstatrup

San Jose, California-based Outward Inc.today introduced a solution that breaks the merchandising bottleneck that has plagued retailers for decades. The company, which has been operating in stealth mode since its founding in 2012, has developed a 3D-based platform that enables its customers to rapidly create and manage photorealistic, interactive digital […]

Outward Inc. Introduces Transformative Visual Merchandising Platform for Retailers

24 Jan, 2017 in Press Release tagged banking / digital / digital technologies / digitization / Outward / personalization / Transformative by mydigitalstatrup

In this section, we feature the Startup of the Week. Explore your city through a new lens with Urban Trippie In large cities like Bangalore, people spend nearly two hours in commuting to and back from work, leaving little time to plan leisure activities or to explore the city. Urban […]

Startup of the Week : Urban Trippie

23 Jan, 2017 in Articles / StartupofWeek tagged App / application / bootstrap / digital / founders / Funding / interview / profiled / Startup / urbanTrippie by mydigitalstatrup

Here is a roundup of startup news from the week past 8 healthcare startup and investor trends at JPM17 from inverting business models to second order companies – Last week’s 35th annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference in San Francisco was packed with thousands of healthcare investors, analysts, large multinational healthcare […]