🚀 Medial Secures Investment on Shark Tank India - Fueling the Future of Professional Social Networking. 🔥
✕
Login
Home
News
Messages
Startup Showcase
Trackers
Premium
Premium Content
Jobs
Notifications
Settings
Try our Valuation Calculator →
Log In
News on Medial
Walmart announces strategic pilots with India-based startups
Economic Times
·
6m ago
Medial
Walmart has initiated strategic pilots with Indian startups KBCols Sciences, GreenPod Labs, and Cropin to enhance its US supply chain and sourcing operations. These collaborations focus on innovation, enhancing product availability, reducing waste, and promoting sustainability. KBCols produces natural dyes, GreenPod extends produce freshness, and Cropin offers AI-driven crop insights. These pilots aim to improve Walmart's supply chain resilience and customer experience while supporting sustainable practices through Walmart Global Tech's Sparkubate program.
View Source
Related News
Walmart-backed Flipkart to shift base back to India from Singapore
VCCircle
·
3m ago
Medial
Walmart-backed Flipkart plans to relocate its holding company from Singapore to India, aligning its structure with core operations and preparing for a domestic IPO. This move reflects a trend where Indian startups are shifting back from overseas financial hubs like Singapore for better IPO prospects. Flipkart, originally based in Singapore since 2011, aims to follow a path similar to PhonePe, which successfully relocated to India. Walmart acquired a controlling interest in Flipkart in 2018.
View Source
Incubate Fund Asia announces third fund, rebranding
Economic Times
·
1y ago
Medial
Incubate Fund Asia, formerly known as Incubate Fund India, has announced the first close of its third fund with a target corpus of $50 million. The venture capital firm, based in Singapore, has rebranded itself to expand its focus on supporting pre-seed and seed-stage startups in India and Southeast Asia. The fund will make 20 early-stage investments and provide follow-on funding to startups showing strong growth. The third fund will have 80% of its investments originating from India, with 50% of the funding coming from Japanese individuals, corporates, and institutional investors.
View Source
BAT VC announces $100 Mn fund to back Indo-US startups
Entrackr
·
2m ago
Medial
Former X India head Manish Maheshwari’s venture capital (VC) firm, BAT VC, has made a foray into India with the announcement of a $100 Mn fund to back early-stage ventures in the country. According to BAT VC, its Fund II will focus on startups operating in both India and the US across sectors such as AI, fintech, and SaaS. The fund is co-founded by Manish Maheshwari, Aditya Mishra, and Ravi Metta, with Maheshwari leading the VC firm’s regional expansion in the country. The VC firm says that Fund II has already attracted interest from “top-tier” institutional limited partners (LPs), strategic investors, and family offices in both India and the US. BAT VC plans to invest in startups before product-market fit (PMF), de-risking the execution with active support and internal frameworks. It will help founders access customers, capital, and talent in both India and the US. The VC firm prioritizes startups that place AI at the center of their product and business model. BAT VC also eyes Indo-US dual-market startups, which raise more capital on average than single-geography peers, adding that SaaS companies with operations in both nations demonstrate 1.8X higher median revenue growth. Established in 2021, BAT VC is a cross-border VC firm that backs AI-first early-stage startups in sectors such as fintech and SaaS. The VC firm claims to help founders achieve PMF and scale globally. It has backed notable companies including StockGro, Uptiq AI, Nickelytics, Accern, and others. The New York-based VC firm launched its maiden fund in 2022, which claims to have clocked an internal rate of return (IRR) of 30% and a multiple on invested capital (MOIC) of 1.61X. It also claims that the portfolio startups in its inaugural fund have achieved an average revenue growth of 210% within 18 months.
View Source
Walmart expands supplier development programme in India, targets 1 lakh MSMEs by 2028
YourStory
·
1m ago
Medial
Walmart plans to expand its Vriddhi programme in India, aiming to include 100,000 more MSMEs by 2028. Launched in 2019, Vriddhi has already trained over 70,000 MSMEs, providing them with digital commerce access, mentorship, and strategic partnerships. The programme's partnership with Ideas to Impact Foundation will enhance MSMEs' market reach. Walmart seeks to boost its sourcing from India, contributing to its goal of $10 billion in exports by 2027, while enabling MSMEs to scale sustainably.
View Source
Walmart sources bicycles from India, partners Hero Ecotech
Economic Times
·
1y ago
Medial
Retail giant Walmart has partnered with Hero Ecotech in a strategic alliance to source bicycles from India. The first batch of India-made bicycles will be available in select Walmart stores in the US, just in time for the holiday season. This move is in line with Walmart's commitment to triple exports from India to $10 billion annually by 2027. The bicycles, carrying the Concord brand, are cruiser-style bikes designed by Hero Ecotech and made with more than 90% raw materials sourced from India.
View Source
IIMA Ventures Picks 14 Startups For Its Indore Smart City Accelerator Programme
Inc42
·
1y ago
Medial
IIMA Ventures has announced its support for 14 startups from Indore in its first cohort of the Indore Smart City Accelerator program. The program aims to coach startups in developing business models and proposals required to engage with public sector customers. It also aims to assist early-stage startups building for urban local bodies in landing pilots to validate their solutions. Three startups, Aumsat Technologies, Arc Robotics, and Pod Pitara, have been shortlisted for pilots by Indore Smart City. Additionally, Electia, a startup from the cohort, has received funding for its automated battery-swapping solution.
View Source
Air India weighs sending narrow-body A320 pilots to Vistara to fix shortage
Livemint
·
1y ago
Medial
Air India plans to send some of its narrow-body aircraft pilots to Vistara to help overcome pilot shortage. The pilots will be sent on deputation, subject to regulatory approvals. Around 30 pilots are expected to be deputed to Vistara. Currently, Air India has already deputed 24 pilots to operate Vistara's wide-body Boeing 787 planes. Vistara recently faced flight disruptions due to pilot protests against pay revisions and roster issues. The Tata Group airline is in the process of merging with Air India and owns a fleet of 70 aircraft.
View Source
GCCs step up talent upskilling to power global growth
Economic Times
·
1m ago
Medial
India-based global capability centers (GCCs) are enhancing employee upskilling to transition into strategic hubs for innovation and business strategies. Companies like Walmart, SAP, Barclays, Intuit, and Thales are investing in platforms such as learning academies, virtual reality tools, simulation, and partnerships with top universities. These efforts focus on emerging technologies like AI, data analytics, cybersecurity, and cloud computing. The objective is to drive local and global transformation by empowering employees through skill development.
View Source
Vistara airline to reduce daily operations due to pilot shortage
Livemint
·
1y ago
Medial
Vistara, owned by Tata Group, is expected to reduce its daily operations due to a shortage of pilots. Over 125 flights were canceled on 1 April after several pilots went on sick leave in protest of a pay revision ahead of the merger with Air India. The revision would result in a significant pay cut for pilots. Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan claimed the shortage was due to reaching flight duty time limits and said the roster would be revised from May onwards. Vistara is likely to scale back its network and has deployed larger aircraft on some routes to manage the crisis. Before the merger with Air India, Tata Group will have to address multiple challenges, including the concerns of Vistara pilots.
View Source
Working with suppliers to achieve target of $10B sourcing from India: Walmart CEO
YourStory
·
1m ago
Medial
Walmart aims to reach a $10 billion sourcing goal from India by 2027, focusing on categories like apparel, food, and toys. The company has made significant progress in sourcing with increased collaboration with Indian suppliers. During his India visit, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon emphasized the growth of their ecommerce platforms Flipkart and PhonePe, and highlighted Walmart Vriddhi’s role in empowering MSMEs. Walmart has sourced goods worth over $30 billion from India in the past two decades.
View Source
Trackers
Active Indian VC’s
OG Capital
Email
With a hands-on approach, OG Capital aims to invest in over 20 promising...
Accel Partners
Email
Early and growth-stage investments in disruptive technology companies with...
Blume
Email
Early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology startups in India. Focus on...
Access All Trackers
Startup Showcase Winners
June 2025
Buddy
Helping your parents when you are miles away
BiteStop
The Pit Stop Your Cravings Deserve
Bloomer
The next generation E-commerce platform
Enter Ongoing Startup Showcase
Top Users
Trending News on Medial
Download the medial app to read full posts, comements and news.
Go to Medial App
Not Now
Know everything that’s happening in the startup ecosystem, first.
Enable Notifications?
No, thanks
Count me in
