Indian #startup landscape Is evolving steadily: #hyperlocal services to #deeptech, #B2C to #B2B, #Tier1 cities to beyond, #software to #semicon...#unicorns growing, #exits happening... As #startup forum chair of #vlsid2020, organized a #panel...On "opportunities and challenges of semicon startup in India"...moderated impactfully by Ravi Gururaj. On the conf sideline, caught up with Jaswinder Ahuja (MD, Cadence) [...]
#OpenInnovation has always been augmenting #Samsung's Inhouse solutions. The 2019 interview in #StartupCentral with #ETNow captured: our #investment paradigm in #India, first set of companies, identification process... #Startups enquiring through startup.connect@samsung.com or #linkedin message, will surely get a quick start from the video. Further investments are reported in subsequent stories like: https://lnkd.in/fqtC7VG https://lnkd.in/fbJxJei Engage with [...]
We, a team of senior executives from different companies in #India, visited #Israel to understand #startup ecosystem for #RnD engagement. Thanks to #Zinnov. Start-up Nation Center (#SNC) is building the bridge to Israeli #Innovation by strengthening linkage of innovators, investors, academicians and govt. South of Salame (#SOSA) is one more such center and is currently [...]
#Samsung's purposeful #technology based on #consumer needs...Here is an initiative of our #Samsung #RnD -Delhi team...On #Partner day, engagement with many #startups...in space of #AI, #VR, #DigitalAppliances...cowork with select startup continues... https://news.samsung.com/in/up-up-and-away-samsung-celebrates-partners-day-with-start-ups LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drdescitechlab_up-up-and-away-samsung-celebrates-partners-activity-6581010500832849920-kMWA
Last quarter, we shared about #SamsungVenture's #investment initiative for #startups in #India. Since then, many of you have been engaged with us across different axes. Queries addressed in this #FinancialExpress interview: How does it fit to #Samsung's India story?...Focus areas...what do we look for...how does startup benefit? Read below or shorter e-version: https://lnkd.in/faS_Gva If your [...]
A salute to #startups in #India for their formidable journey! Thanks to 200+ online and print #media for covering #Samsung initiative of startup investment. We talk about first set of #investment from #SamsungVenture...how different from others...focal themes...why now...from now-to-next... Rakesh Deshmukh Ganesh Gopalan Avinash Gautam Snehal Deshpande Anil Viswas Ayatiraj * Samsung Newsroom: https://lnkd.in/frdXVzv * [...]
Smart India #Hackathon 2019 a successful one held in March...touted as world's largest hackathon...by Govt-public-private inst participation...36 hours...1 lakh+ students from 3000+ institutes across India. #Samsung India's support for #deeptech #innovation. 100-150 teams participated in each of our problems: * How can you recognize human activity using event based sensor for IoT applications? * How [...]
50+ #startups recently attended '#MakeforIndia with #Samsung' event. The startups, covering different domains, interacted with Samsung India Leadership about their products and solutions. In my inaugural talk, I highlighted multiple ways (Apps-to-embedded solution, biz partnership-to-social drive) of startup engagement with us. Dipesh Shah explained lucidly our Make for India initiatives with specific examples that were [...]
At hashtag#Samsung, we strive to encourage young innovative minds. Whether hashtag#TechnologySourcing, hashtag#B2BPartnerships, or hashtag#AppEcosystem, many hashtag#startups are engaged with us. However, this global 'employee volunteer program' (hashtag#EVP) has been unique where Korean employees mentored 20 early-stage Indian startups, first remotely and then being in India during their vacations. As a jury member, it was my [...]
Samsung NEXT's First Investment in India! AI-driven diet-n-exercise coaching app from market leader #HealthifyMe. Indian startup ecosystem is gradually maturing and Samsung R&D India is already serving as a conduit for sourcing deep-tech solutions. Investment from #Samsung #NEXT enhances this value chain further! #DrDeLeadership LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drdescitechlab_healthifyme-receives-investment-from-samsung-activity-6369883017913212928-7NV0