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- India could become world's third largest cinema market by 20217 Jun 2017—forbesindia.comIndia’s entertainment and media industry is expected to grow steadily over the next four years, even as the global growth rate slows down, finds a PwC study released on Wednesday. With a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.6 percent between 2017-2021, the Indian entertainment and media industry is expected to exceed Rs 290000 crore by the end of this period. On the other hand, the global growth outlook has been lowered from a CAGR of 4.4 percent in 2016 to 4.2 percent in 2017. The global...
- Behind Sedemac Mechatronics: Meet the IITians combining academics with business smarts15 Jun 2017—forbesindia.comShashikanth Suryanarayanan, chairman, Sedemac, operates out of Mumbai and still teaches at IIT-Bombay Image: Mexy Xavier In 2004, when Manish Sharma joined IIT-Bombay for his master’s in mechanical engineering, the campus was abuzz with talk of a new professor in the department. “My senior Pushkaraj Panse informed me of Shashikanth Suryanarayanan, who was trying to get industry-sponsored projects for students,” recalls Sharma, 38. A PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, Shashi had...
- MSMEs will be indispensable stakeholders in India's journey towards a cashless economy: BCG Report20 Jun 2017—forbesindia.comImage: Shutterstock While the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes last November provided a crucial impetus to India’s journey towards a cashless economy, there are signs that adoption of digital payments, after the initial surge, may settle at a lower level. To make this shift sustainable, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are key stakeholders that need to be enabled, according to a report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) titled ‘Enabling MSMEs For A Cashless...
- Mswipe raises $31 million in Series D21 Jun 2017—forbesindia.comMobile point of sale (mPOS) solution provider Mswipe Technologies Private Limited has raised a Series D funding of $31 million from UC-RNT fund, a joint venture between Ratan Tata’s RNT Associates and the University of California. Existing investors Matrix Partners India, Falcon Edge Capital, and DSG Consumer Partners also participated in the round. The startup plans to use the funds to develop their network of merchants accepting digital payments in the country. At present, Mswipe, based in...
- Fashion ecommerce portal Fynd closes Series A with $3.4 million21 Jun 2017—forbesindia.comMumbai-based fashion ecommerce startup Fynd on Wednesday announced that it has closed its Series A round with $3.4 million (Rs 21 crore). The latest round was led by IIFL Seed Ventures, who invested $2.4 million, followed by Kae Capital, FJ Labs, Singularity Ventures, GrowX, Traxcn Labs and Hong Kong-based Axis Capital. The funds will be used to increase the customer base, strengthen technology and optimise operations and marketing strategies. Founded by Farooq Adam, Harsh Shah, and Sreeraman...
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