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Kerala founded fintech startup raises $100m from global firms

 A fintech startup backed by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has raised $100 million investment from major global firms, including Internet giant Google, taking the total sum raised so far by the firm to $137 million. Open, a neo-banking platform for SMEs, netted this huge investment, amounting to more than Rs 753 crore, in a Series C financing to accelerate its future …

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Technopark based startup to democratize the AI & ML capabilities to small businesses with their new platform.

A technopark based startup company – IVA to democratize the power complex technologies like Artificial intelligence , machine learning & deep learning to common small to medium business users with their new platform named datacivet. their vision is to help the small businesses to rapidly make, operate and innovate to solve complex business problems and accelerate the discovery of new …

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Google selects KSUM’s Koco Games for 2021 Accelerator program

Google has selected Koco Games for its distinguished ‘Indie Games Accelerator 2021’, thus qualifying the company supported by Kerala Startup Mission to compete at the annual global program. Koco Games, which is a three-year-old Kochi-based independent game developer and publisher, is one of just two Indian startups selected for the accelerator program slated to be conducted across four months from …

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Kerala startups buck trend; two firms raise Rs 36 cr in August 2021

Unfazed by the pandemic situation sweeping across the globe, Kerala’s startup ecosystem has remained vibrant with two startups mentored by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) raising Rs 36 crore from top-notch funders in the month of August alone.  Startup Clootrack, a real-time customer experience analytics platform, raised Rs 30 crore ($4 million) through Series A funding, while agritech startup Farmers Fresh Zone raised Rs …

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Techie film maker Baburaj Asariya’s “Mr and Mrs “is getting Viral

Techie film maker Baburaj Asariya came with a family entertainer video” Mr and Mrs “Under his own production house Collective Frames. With a fresh concept filled with comic elements,his new web series turns out to be a success in making the audience laugh and cherish. The webseries released is already gathering positive reports. The plot revolves around a family and …

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Dental SaaS startup CareStack is expanding operations

TechnoparkToday.com>> Thiruvananthapuram and Florida based dental SaaS (Software as a Service) startup CareStack is expanding its operations in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Pune. The company plans to add 400 employees in engineering and professional services teams by year-end, out of which 200 will be freshers.  CareStack, which currently functions from Technopark Phase 3 in Thiruvananthapuram, is expanding to two more office …

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Matrimore: Technopark-based social start up launched

TechnoparkToday.com>> Kerala Startup Mission CEO Mr. Tapan Rayaguru officiated the launch of Matrimore, a Thiruvananthapuram – Technopark based startup company, today. The launch was held in the presence of YourStory Founder and CEO Ms. Shraddha Sharma.Matrimore aims to bring all service, product and tour packages related to wedding events under one roof, with more than 100 service providers already registered …

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FutureMug’s virtual drive makes recruitment a reality at the time of pandemic

futuremug hiring platform

At a time when recruitment was hit hard by the pandemic, emergence of a new platform has rekindled hopes of hundreds of job aspirants in Kerala. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, a virtual campus drive, offered by talent acquisition startup FutureMug, drew a record participation of over 1500 students from 25 colleges across Kerala. FutureMug hosted the virtual drive where major …

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How Deloitte gamed their way to training excellence

Gamification Article Series – II Whether you are spearheading a well-established organization or a brand new startup, one thing you cannot afford to ignore is providing your workforce with the best possible training you can. After all, it’s the scaffold that will help your business grow and remain competitive. But, a steady rise in remote work and a decentralized workforce …

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Gamification – The new ‘Mantra’ for the Corporate World

Dr. Manu Melwin Joy A recent study conducted by the American Psychology Association reveals that at least 50% of those who were surveyed said that they did not feel their efforts were valued or rewarded and would therefore look for a new job this year.  The fact that the majority of these samples were employees from most sought-after companies, made …

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Techie Sreehari Narayanan releases his first cover song during Onam.

Sreehari Narayanan has been an active participant in the cultural circle of Technopark since 2005.Right from his younger days he has shown remarkable interest and passion for music .This love for music was the driving force behind his association with NATANA -the cultural club of Technopark. He played his part as one of the coordinators of various cultural events conducted …

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Adventures of an Indian Techie – a satire comedy by Nipun Varma

Adventures of an Indian Techie by Nipun Varma

Adventures of an Indian Techie”- a satire comedy capturing the everyday adventures of the techie community. All techies are not technologists- says Nipun Varma in his debut book “Adventures of an Indian Techie”. The author classifies techies into two categories; the real techies- who eat, sleep and breathe technology and the trickster techies who are just ‘talk’-nologists, the ones who …

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Huddle Kerala 2019: Kerala to host Asia’s largest tech startup conclave

huddle kerala 2019

Huddle Kerala, a startup ecosystem congregation, will be held at Kovalam, Trivandrum , from September 27 to 28, 2019 offering a unique platform for startups to showcase their products before a wide array of technology and industry leaders from around the world.‘Huddle Kerala 2019, ’to be organized by the Kerala Startup Mission in association with Internet and Mobile Association of …

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KSUM to organise funding sessions for early-stage startups

Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has floated a platform for the early-stage startups to gain funds by facilitating them to present their ideas before investors, in three venues across the state from August 7 to 9.  The sessions, “Venture capital for startups 101”, will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode. Only 10 selected startups from each venue will get the …

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How to increase your productivity at work?

More and more work and limited time, multi tasking, many distractions in between, unexpected events… people are getting frustrated and pressurizing at work than anytime before. How to sort it out? It is all about managing your time, than putting more extra hours and burn out yourself. check out these strategies at work Limit the time on tasks : Measure …

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Stay focused, learn to resist impulses: Tech expert to startups

TechnoparkToday.com: Instead ofdabbling hands in more than one area, startups should focus on improving their products, and learn to resist temptations arising from the temporal benefits in the market, said Founder and Chairman of IBS Software Group Mr VK Mathews on Wednesday. VK Mathews “You should also focus on unorganized sector and take a particular region. Primarily, you should create a revenue …

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Kerala can become another Israel in startup ecosystem: IT expert Sajan Pillai

Sajan Pillai

Former UST Global CEO to launch venture fund to scale up Kerala startups Riding on a robust entrepreneurial culture in the country, Kerala has the potential to become another Israel, a country having the third most powerful startup ecosystem in the world, Mr. Sajan Pillai, former CEO of IT major UST Global, said here on Monday, even as he offered …

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B-HUB, Kerala’s Biggest Co-working and Co-learning Space, is Expanding to Major Cities in South India in FY’20

b-hub coworking and colearning space trivandrum

B-HUB, Kerala’s biggest co-working space provider and India’s one-of-its-kind co-learning, self-learning and talent bridge platform, is expanding to Kannur, Kozhikode (Calicut), Kochi, Bengaluru (Bangalore), Chennai, Coimbatore and Hyderabad in this financial year, apart from setting up a second B-HUB in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) near Technopark (Kazhakoottam). This expansion will exponentially help the entrepreneurial and knowledge ecosystem in these cities. B-HUB brings …

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