Deepinder Goyal announced that Zomato set a Guinness World Record for the largest first aid lesson at a single venue, training 4,300 delivery partners in Mumbai.
At the NEDO IIT-Delhi Japan Deep-Tech Collaboration event, NEDO Director General Takeshi Yoshida shared his plans to partner with IIT Delhi's talented students for Japanese deep-tech startups.
In a Figuring Out episode, Mohit Yadav, co-founder of Minimalist, shared how it grew to 100 crore revenue in 8 months. Mohit highlighted weak Indian laws, which some companies exploit to mislead customers.
Foxconn is building a plant near Hyderabad, Telangana, initially creating 25,000 jobs and eventually over 100,000. Starting in August, it will manufacture Apple’s AirPods.
Anirudh Ravichander, the music composer for 'Jawan' and 'Leo,' joined VS Mani & Co. as co-founder and brand ambassador. The startup aims to be the 'Haldirams of South Indian coffee and snacks.'
An Indian-origin software engineer in the US was laid off by native Indians for cheaper labour. Despite efforts to retain his job by offering to relocate, his employer prioritized cost-cutting.
Beauty workers at Urban Company protested in Bengaluru against favouring new beauticians and complained of long hours without extra pay and the risk of ID blocks.
Bengaluru, tied with Sydney at 21st, and Delhi and Mumbai at 24th and 37th respectively, feature in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2024. Chennai ranked 18th in Asia and 21-30 in emerging ecosystems.