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Zac Laval

An explorer of the ambiguous and the uncertain, Zac is driven by technology's role in shaping the future.

Funding / Startups

Health content startup myUpchar secures Rs 2 crore to improve access to health care

Zac Laval Posted On October 10, 2017

Delhi-based startup myUpchar has secured Rs 2 crore in funding, adding to a recent string of funding for health content startups within India.

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News / Tech

Mutually assured construction: India and Estonia to advance trade and cybersecurity

Zac Laval Posted On September 30, 2017

According to a report by The Economic Times, Estonia is open to assisting India in regard to cybersecurity.

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News / Startups / Tech

Meet the 6 startups in NetApp’s 1st Indian ‘Excellerator’

Zac Laval Posted On September 27, 2017

NetApp, a multinational data storage and management company, has announced the six startups that will be participating in its first accelerator program in India.

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Featured / News

India ‘should promote equal participation of women in the economy’: govt report

Zac Laval Posted On September 25, 2017

Women entrepreneurs are a main focus of the government with a number of new initiatives and funding opportunities aimed at increasing women’s roles within national and global business environments.

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In Depth

Could weak cybersecurity derail India’s fintech momentum?

Zac Laval Posted On September 14, 2017

Since the Indian government’s call for demonetization late last year, the country has seen a sharp spike in digital transactions and the opportunity for startups operating in the fintech sector has burst open.

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Funding / News / Startups

DIPP amendment makes startups eligible for 80% rebate on patent filing

Zac Laval Posted On September 9, 2017

In its most recent move to nurture growth in the startup environment, India’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has added a new amendment to its Patent Rules 2003 that broadens the criteria to meet the definition of “startup” […]

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Uncategorized

CreditVidya secures $5 million: A testament to India’s unique fintech opportunity

Zac Laval Posted On September 8, 2017

Mumbai-based alternative credit assessment company, CreditVidya, has raised $5 million in Series-B funding from Matrix Partners and Kalaari Capital. The announcement brings their fundraising total to $11 million over the last two years. CreditVidya is a part of the country’s […]

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News

India-Japan cooperation strengthens India’s commitment to cybersecurity

Zac Laval Posted On August 19, 2017

In a press release today, India’s Ministry of External Affairs announced that the country has reaffirmed its commitment to cooperate with Japan.

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Startups

How a Delhi fintech startup is tackling the liquidity problem for historically overlooked borrowers

Zac Laval Posted On August 15, 2017

Microfinance startup RedCarpet is determined to solve college students’ liquidity crisis by providing small loans based on an AI-determined creditworthiness. After the Indian government’s demonetization announcement last year the country faced a sharp liquidity crisis that was met with widespread […]

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Funding / News

India’s purported ‘investment caste’ and what it means for crowdfunding

Zac Laval Posted On August 12, 2017

In his new book, Failing to Succeed: The Story of India’s First E-Commerce Company, K. Vaitheeswaran discusses the failure of his former business, and compares the Indian startup ecosystem to the country’s caste system.

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