Top news of the week: 09.03.2023.
Here’s why startup hub Bengaluru is the world’s second-slowest city
The city’s road network, spanning 14,000 km (of which major road networks comprise less than 20 percent), had a total vehicle population of 1.08 crore until February this year.
India’s diversity necessitates diverse solutions, says Aadhaar's Pramod Varma
“We are 1.4 billion people, so we are pretty diverse. Such diversity necessitates diversity of solutioning as well. The enormous amount of startup and entrepreneurial energy needs to build ...
Q&A: Anup Kaphle on Rest of World, three years in
<p>When it comes to technology coverage, many media outlets spend the bulk of their time paying attention to what happens in the United States, with occasional articles about what’s ...
Women's Day: How to bridge the gender gap in start-ups and VC
A bevy of new-age gender-focussed funds and women entrepreneur-friendly programmes is seeking to correct the gender imbalance in the male-dominated world of venture finance and start-ups - ...
SoftBank CEO plans India visit
In today’s Tech3 newsletter, SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son likely to visit India; Lending-focused startups corner a third of funding this year
IT services sector job openings drop 33% in Feb
In today’s Tech3 newsletter, job openings in IT services sector drop; Pramod Varma's Indian digital public infra pitch to startups
Why are India’s commissary cloud kitchens failing? Premium
Restaurants adapt to the closure of major players’ infrastructure-as-a-service operations by establishing independent cloud kitchens or partnering with alternative platforms
Lending-focused startups corner a third of funding this year as pure tech deals dry up
Firms with lending as one of their key offerings have raised close to $850 million in the first two months of 2023, with PhonePe garnering half of the amount.