Indus OS raises funds from JSW Ventures, VenturEast

Indus OS raises funds from JSW Ventures, VenturEast

Indus OS, a startup which has created a regional operating system, today said it has raised an undisclosed amount from new investors JSW Ventures and VenturEast in recently-concluded financing round. Omidyar Network, an existing investor, has also participated in the latest round. “The amount which has been raised will be used for product development and…

ShapeShift raises $10.4 million to grow its cryptocurrency exchange platform eustan

ShapeShift raises $10.4 million to grow its Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform

ShapeShift a cryptocurrency exchange platform that converts between blockchain-based tokens, has raised $10.4 million in a series A round led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from Lakestar, FundersClub, Blockchain Capital, Pantera Capital, and Access Venture Partners. Founded out of Switzerland in 2014, ShapeShift is a simple concept — it allows any person or non-person…

Global Business Leaders need to Think Beyond Quarterly Numbers, says Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

ET GBS 2017: Global Business Leaders need to Think Beyond Quarterly Numbers, Says Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

The showstopper on the power-packed inaugural evening of The Economic Times Global Business Summit was a mystic who’s popular for his pragmatic views on modern-day problems. An entire hall of corporate honchos listened in rapt attention as Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev doled out advice on the role corporates must take on. In his 30 -minute address,…

Foreign Investors to the Rescue as Inflows help fund India Deficit

Foreign Investors to the Rescue as Inflows help fund India Deficit

Economists are betting that India has seen the back of the impact of its unprecedented cash ban, prompting foreigners to pour in investment that’s crucial to help bridge a widening current account deficit. Deutsche Bank AG estimates that foreign direct investment touched $37.4 billion April-January, on track to exceed the previous fiscal year’s about $45…

Is the IT industry poised to be the next victim of global employment slump Eustan Ventures

Is the IT industry Poised to be the Next Victim of Global Employment Slump?

For over a decade, the information technology sector has been the largest contributor in white collar jobs in the country. But that’s all set to change. With a sluggish global economy and the looming threat of automation, the pace of job creation is already beginning to slow down in India’s $143 billion information technology that…