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Kharge added that regular engagement between industry and policymakers is critical for keeping regulations current.

Rising Bharat Summit 2025: “Not an innovation? Go try it”: Rajan Anandan hails India’s 10-minute delivery feat

Anandan highlighted that innovation is not just about groundbreaking technology but solving real-world problems at scale.

Build 10X better products with 90% fewer humans; $15 mn is the new Series A: Peak XV's Rajan Anandan

Peak XV's Anandan also noted that with AI taking center stage, deal sizes are increasing, especially in the early and seed stages.

Indian founders with reasonable level of profitability right now should explore IPO: Peak XV’s Rajan Anandan

Anandan also discussed about how the current 'AI' focussed startup ecosystem in the US is different from India

Rajan Anandan, not Sam Altman, holds the answer to his question

Until a culture of risk-reward equation — which OpenAI CEO Sam Altman probably referred to when quizzed by former Google CEO and angel investor Rajan Anandan — percolates into the Indian startup ecosystem, breakthrough ideas will continue to remain underfunded.

Sam Altman calls India building ChatGPT-like tool 'hopeless'. Tech Mahindra CEO says 'challenge accepted'

Sam Altman was asked by former Vice President of Google in India and current venture capitalist Rajan Anandan whether India can build an artificial intelligence tool such as ChatGPT.

Large number of Indian unicorns will become profitable in next 24 months: Sequoia's Rajan Anandan

High single-digit EBITDA will be required for startups planning initial public offerings, says Sequoia India Managing Director Rajan Anandan

Big 4 auditors need to double down on diligence to net willful fraudsters, says Sequoia Capital’s Rajan Anandan

Sequoia Capital’s Rajan Anandan stated that the ecosystem should focus on startups much earlier in terms of governance practices that need to be put in place.

IVCA appoints Sequoia Capital’s Rajan Anandan as chair of VC Council

IVCA announced new VC Council for 2022-24, Trifecta Capital's co-founder and managing partner Rahul Khanna will be the co-chair

Google launches start-up school, targets 10,000 non-metro entrepreneurs

The programme will focus on finding 10,000 start-ups beyond the metros, in tier 2 and tier 3 cities, and is aiming to onboard them by December.

The Shah pulls back: Kunal Shah is a more cautious angel investor after last year’s frenzy

Shah’s investments have dropped sharply in 2022 with the overall funding to India’s startup ecosystem, which is currently the world’s third-largest, slowing amid a correction in global financial markets. According to data shared by data analytics firm Tracxn Technologies, Shah has closed only 26 rounds so far this year.

Is startup funding boom here to stay? Get your answers live on Moneycontrol Masterclass today at 6 pm

What's driving the funding boom?  ​Are the valuations justified? What should founders keep in mind during these times? Rajan Anandan, Radhika Gupta, Nithin Kamath and Vidit Aatrey will answer these questions and more on Moneycontrol Masterclass. Stay tuned

Google bets on artificial intelligence to tackle floods, diseases

Earlier this year, Google had partnered with India's Ministry of Water Resources on a pilot for flood warning based on AI and ML.

Delhi based fintech startup Cardback shuts down owing to fund crunch

CardBack was one of the first such fintech product in the space in India which recommended the best credit card to pay for a particular service or product.

Google's Rajan Anandan invests in women health tracker startup

Bengaluru-based women's health tracker startup Maya has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Rajan Anandan, Google Vice-President Southeast Asia and India.

Got tremendous response to Google For India: Rajan Anandan

Google‘s WiFi services are now present at 52 railway stations, Rajan Anandan, VP, Southeast Asia and India, Google, told CNBC-TV18. He added that Google‘s Internet-enabling initiative is now present in 25,000 Indian villages and has trained over a million women.

STARTUP CORNER: Razorpay queues up for a berth on the UPI bus

The payment gateway solution startup is in talks with its 50-plus partner banks for enabling transactions with the government's newly-launched Unified Payments Interface.

Google aims to take net users in India to 1 bn-mark

Tech giant Google today said it has set a target of taking the number the of Indians using Internet to a whopping one billion-mark.

Digital payments to contribute 15% to India's GDP by 2020:Google

The digital payments industry is at an inflection point, thanks to increasing smartphone penetration and the entry of non-banking institutions offering payments services.

50% of India's net users to make online payments by 2020: report

India will leapfrog from traditional payments to digital payments to have the most advanced digital payments ecosystem by 2020, says Rajan Anandan, Vice-president, India and Southeast Asia, Google. Digital payments business to hit $500-billion mark by 2020, according to Google-Boston Consulting Group report.

Vandana Luthra invests in NDTV's Smartcooky

Smartcooky's other investors include Rajan Anandan (Vice President and MD of Google South East Asia and India) and Pramod Bhasin(Former President and CEO of Genpact), among others.

Dr Rajashree Krishnaswamy, Founder & CEO, Catalyze Center for Learning, wins Rising Digital Star Award - 2015 Digital Women Awards

Dr Rajashree Krishnaswamy, Founder & CEO, Catalyze Center for Learning wins the Rising Digital Star Award for leadership which was presented to ...

India has world's 3rd largest base of tech startups: Google

Highlighting the boom in India's tech sector in recent years, Google India head Rajan Anandan said a connected India with access to the web will empower Indians further, helping businesses grow and create growth for the Indian economy.

SHEROES.IN Raises Funds from Quintillion Media, 500 Startups

SHEROES.in – a jobs and career community for women has raised an angel round from Raghav Bahl & Ritu Kapur led Quintillion Media ...

Google expected to soon launch a $50 Android smartphone

According to a Financial Times report, the company is going to unveil a new plan for Android One in the next few weeks.