NEWS AND EVENTS
2020
DECEMBER 2020
December 29. BusinessWorld: Gramophone announces a new fundraise. Link.
December 15. YourStory: Bitespeed raises seed financing led by Whiteboard. Link.
December 15. YourStory: Upekkha launches a rolling fund for Value SaaS startups. Link.
December 12. Fortune: Feature on OnJuno, the new neobank with the most powerful savings account. Link.
December 10. American Banker: OnJuno, the challenger neobank entices immigrants with high yields. Link.
December 9. World Economic Forum: Nitin contributed to the WEF report on interoperability between blockchain and legacy systems. Link.
December 8. LiveMint: Feature on the emergence of coding edtech platforms like StayQrious. Link.
December 7. TechCircle: Kutumb raises pre Series A led by Sequoia Surge. Link.
December 5. Lumos Labs: Podcast episode for Asia Innovation Summit, featuring Nitin. Link.
December 2. BFA Global: How startups like KarmaLife are helping gig workers cope with Covid19. Link.
NOVEMBER 2020
November 24. Outlook: Interview with Tauseef Khan (Gramophone) on how the startup empowers farmers. Link.
November 18. Economic Times: Clinikk raises pre Series A financing. Link.
November 14. Femina: Feature on Basis, the finance app for women. Link.
November 13. AngelList Radio: Podcast episode featuring Nitin. Link.
November 4. Economic Times: Opinion piece by Vaidee (Param.Network) on blockchain-enabled e-invoicing. Link.
November 4. MoneyControl: Interview with Hena Mehta (Basis) on increasing women participation in financial markets. Link.
OCTOBER 2020
October 25. LiveMint: Coverage of Clinikk’s unique subscription approach to primary care. Link.
October 16. Our blog on our recent investment in “edtech 2.0” with StayQrious. Link.
October 15. E27: Persistence raises $3.7M to bridge DeFi and traditional finance. Link.
October 14. Economic Times: Springworks launches a “one stop package for employee wellness”, incl. Clinikk offerings. Link.
October 11. The Hans India: Coverage of Clinikk’s work to raise awareness around online mental wellness support. Link.
October 8. Terra.do announces its second cohort for professionals interested in climate change careers. Link.
October 6. Inc42: Coverage of TheBetterHome’s rapid growth to reach 1Cr in monthly subscription revenue. Link.
October 2. LiveMint: Gramophone, Upekkha and Testbook featured in a list of startups embodying Gandhian ideals. Link.
October 1. Molecule blogs about the search for longevity therapeutics. Link.
October 1. OnJuno introduces a neobank for US customers (currently in beta mode)
SEPTEMBER 2020
September 30. YourStory: Coverage of StayQrious’ $2M seed round. Link.
September 30. BusinessWorld: StayQrious comes out of stealth with $2M in seed funding. Link.
September 24. Times of India: Coverage of the healthy SaaS market, incl. Upekkha’s 2.5X jump in applications. Link.
September 22. Outlook India: TheBetterHome ropes in Dia Mirza as a brand ambassador. Link.
September 21. The Statesman: Chingari crosses 30 million downloads. Link.
September 20. VCPreneur Podcast: Episode with Nitin on first principles investing and deep tech. Link | Apple | Spotify.
September 14. Entrepreneur India: Coverage of Gramophone’s work in increasing farm yields by 40%. Link.
September 13. Petcare Innovation: Wagr featured in the Nestle Purina Petcare opportunity map. Link.
September 13. The New Indian Express: Param among top 8 startups in the TBlock accelerator cohort. Link.
September 3. YourStory: Coverage of Springworks’ efforts around employee engagement in the post-Covid era. Link.
AUGUST 2020
August 26. YourStory: Feature on Niki’s conversational AI product roadmap. Link.
August 26. Longevity Technology: Interview with Tyler Golato (Molecule) on drug discovery challenges. Link.
August 25. XOKind blogs about its revolutionary approach to how recommendations work. Link.
August 21. Business Today: Coverage of TheBetterHome’s momentum. 45 million litres of ocean contamination prevented. Link.
August 19. CNBC: Chingari receives investment from Brian Norgard (Tinder CPO), Fabrice Grinda (OLX founder). Link.
August 19. YourStory: Klub announces a partnership with Meesho. Link.
August 18. Entrackr: Repute announces seed investment. Link.
August 10. Economic Times: Chingari raises $1.3M in seed investment. Link.
August 9. EdTechReview: Terra.do raises $1.4M to start the world’s first online climate school. Link.
JULY 2020
July 30. Entrepreneur India: Nitin on the consequences of the India-China tensions on startup funding. Link.
July 29. LiveMint: Feature on Springworks’ gamification of employee engagement. Link.
July 26. LiveMint: Feature on Vyapar’s impact on thousands of small businesses. Link.
July 25. T-Hub: Nitin to speak at the TBlock (Blockchain District) Accelerator’s demo day. Link.
July 23. Economic Times: Coverage of Niki’s tremendous business growth during the lockdowns. Link.
July 15. ET Prime: Nitin on TCS’s announcement of Quartz, a business unit focused on digital assets. Link.
JUNE 2020
June 30. Outlook India: The Better India to build India’s leading sustainability-focused DTC brand. Link.
June 26. YourStory: Feature on Gramophone’s work to increase crop yield for 500,000 farmers. Link.
June 23. CNBC TV18: Feature on Gramophone’s work during the lockdown. Link.
June 17. Times of India: Feature on SpringWorks’ “back to work” initiative. Link.
June 10. Entrepreneur India: Nitin to speak on deeptech at the 2020 Tech & Innovation Summit. Link.
June 10. Draper Startup House: Nitin to speak on fundraising in a post-Covid world. Link.
June 8. Klub, innovative revenue-based financing platform, backed by Sequoia Surge, goes live in alpha
June 6. Sunday Guardian Live: Coverage of Basis’s work to enhance financial well-being for women. Link.
MAY 2020
May 30. Women of AI: YinYin Liu (co-founder of XOKind) will be a keynote speaker at the 2020 AI summit. Link.
May 24. LiveMint: Coverage of how Upekkha’s tribe of SaaS founders is supporting each other. Link.
May 22. The Hindu: Param Network selected for T-Hub’s fintech accelerator. Link.
May 16. Gramophone: Blog about how Gramophone is supporting farmers despite the lockdowns. Link.
May 12. TechCrunch: Coverage of SharesPost-Forge merger ($160M deal). Link.
May 12. Yahoo Finance: Forge Global merger with SharesPost creates a powerhouse. Link.
APRIL 2020
April 30. Rest of World: Nitin on the declining value of average engineering degrees in India. Link.
April 25. Business Insider: David Chaum’s Elixxir raises $10M in an initial sale of the xx coin. Link.
April 22. YourStory: Feature story on Clinikk’s work to make quality healthcare affordable. Link.
April 16. CoinTelegraph: Mudrex introduces a new product. Link.
April 11. Inc42: Param covered as part of startups helping address Covid19. Link.
April 4. YourStory: Juno’s new cross-border play, and the $3M seed round. Link.
April 2. The Block: Brave browser crosses 4 million daily active users. Link.
April 1. Times of India: Clinikk partners with Govt. of Goa to offer telemedicine during Covid19. Link.
MARCH 2020
March 24. TechCrunch: Brave partners with Binance. Link.
March 18. Financial Express: Clinikk launches India’s first coronavirus insurance plan. Link.
March 12. The Economic Times: Nitin on startups serving the gig economy. Link.
March 10. Fast Company: Niki.ai part of Fast Company’s India’s Most Innovative Companies 2020 list. Link.
March 6. Outlier Ventures blog: Joel on how the landscape in India changes. Link.
March 6. ET Prime: Nitin on what the Supreme Court decision means for startups. Link.
March 5. TechCrunch: Nitin on the Supreme Court judgment ruling against the RBI. Link.
March 5. The Economic Times: Nitin on the landmark Supreme Court decision. Link.
March 5. Inc42: Nitin on emergence of neobanks. Link.
FEBRUARY 2020
Feb 27. Entrackr: Springworks launches Whatsapp-based verification tools. Link.
Feb 23. YourStory: Feature story on Fynd (acquired by Reliance Jio). Link.
Feb 3. United News: Third Wave Coffee plans to open 10 new stores in Hyderabad. Link.
JANUARY 2020
Jan 27. Business Wire: SharesPost expands access to the SharesPost 100 fund. Link.
Jan 20. Govt. of India NITI Aayog: National strategy for blockchain published, with contributions from our team. Link.
Jan 20. Molecule launches Catalyst to fund new therapeutic breakthroughs using blockchain. Link.
Jan 14. YourStory: Fintech startup Klub announces funding led by Sequoia Surge. Link.
2019
DECEMBER 2019
Dec 31. The Economic Times: Nitin on predictions for 2020. Link.
Dec 17. The Better India: How Clinikk supports healthcare and insurance for 200,000 workers. Link.
Dec 11. San Diego Union Tribune: Co-founder of Nervana (acq. by Intel for $400M) launches XOKind, with marquee seed funding. Link.
Dec 6. Global VC Summit: Nitin spoke on a panel on deep tech investing. Link.
NOVEMBER 2019
Nov 21. The Economic Times: Nitin on Binance’s acquisition of WazirX. Link.
Nov 13. The Economic Times: Niki plans $30M fundraise, targets $100M run rate. Link.
Nov 5. ET Prime: Nitin on Mudrex’s incredible journey to YC. Link.
Nov 4. YourStory: Feature story on the mission behind Clinikk. Link.
OCTOBER 2019
Oct 30. Inc42: Feature on how Param Network solves the e-invoicing problem. Link.
Oct 28. Financial Express: Wingman raises $2.2M. Link.
Oct 26. Decrypt: Molecule partners with University of Totonto to crowdfund psychedelic studies. Link.
Oct 9. The Economic Times: Juno raises a seed round led by Sequoia Surge & Polychain. Link.
Oct 9. Hindustan Times: New blockchain CoE, citing Incrypt report. Link.
Oct 7. YourStory: Feature story on Param Network. Link.
Oct 3. World Economic Forum: Nitin spoke at the WEF India Economic Summit. Link.
SEPTEMBER 2019
Sept 13. YourStory: Feature story on Gramophone. Link.
Sept 10. Coindesk: Blockstack’s regulated offering raises $23M. Link.
Sept 6. Bank of America Merrill Lynch podcast: Nitin interviewed on the topic of blockchain.
Sept 3. Yahoo Finance: Numerai’s prediction marketplace Erasure arrives on Ethereum. Link.
Sept 3. YourStory: Why IndiaMart invested $5M in Vyapar. Link.
Sept 3. Times of India: Vyapar raises $5M in Series A. Link.
AUGUST 2019
Aug 24. The Week: Nitin in a feature story on the emerging blockchain ecosystem. Link.
Aug 17. YourStory: Feature story on Third Wave Coffee Roasters. Link.
Aug 13. ET Prime: Nitin on closure of Koinex. Link.
Aug 6. VCCircle: Gramophone raises $3.5M in Series A. Link.
Aug 4. TechCrunch: Reliance acquires Google-backed Fynd. Link.
Aug 4. LiveMint: Feature story on how Upekkha ties its fortunes to SaaS startups. Link.
JULY 2019
July 30. ET Prime: Nitin on why India stands to lose globally if crypto is banned. Link.
July 30. LiveMint: Pocket Aces raises $15M from Sequoia, others. Link.
July 23. Business Standard: Nitin on the ramifications of a proposed crypto ban. Link.
July 23. YourStory: Feature story on Vyapar. Link.
July 10. Wall Street Journal: Blockstack achieves SEC approval for the first regulated token offering. Link.
July 5. CoinTelegraph: Ocean to help launch used car data marketplace in Singapore. Link.
July 5. The Economic Times: Nitin on blockchain, crypto and India's budget. Link.
July 2. Sovrin on why SSI can be a trillion dollar opportunity. Link.
July 2. The Economic Times: Nitin on the aftermath of Koinex shutdown. Link.
JUNE 2019
June 26. The Ken: Nitin on Libra vs. UPI. Link.
June 25. The Economic Times: Hindi users help Niki.ai grow 300x. Link.
June 21. The Economic Times: Nitin on whether Libra will force a rethink in India. Link.
June 20. Evernym on the launch of Connect.Me, the first Sovrin based wallet. Link.
June 19. Bitcoin News: Launch of Mudrex's strategy marketplace. Link.
June 19. The Economic Times: Nitin on the upcoming launch of Facebook Libra. Link.
June 15. Mudrex on the launch of strategy marketplace. Link.
June 12. The Economic Times: Nitin on the rumored crypto ban in India. Link.
June 4. The Economic Times: Coverage of the Swiss Blockchain Policy Tour. Nitin and Vaidee (Founder, Param) were invited to be part of the official delegation from India, and visited the Swiss ecosystem across Zurich, Zug and Bern. Link.
MAY 2019
May 31. CNN Money: Coverage of the Swiss Blockchain Policy Tour. Nitin and Vaidee (Founder, Param) were invited to be part of the official delegation from India, and visited the Swiss ecosystem across Zurich, Zug and Bern. Link.
May 17. Evernym news: Sovrin named best SSI project at Europe's premier identity event. Link.
May 16. The Economic Times: Nitin on the RBI's fintech sandbox. Link.
May 13. The Economic Times: Nitin on the launch of Facebook’s stablecoin. Link.
APRIL 2019
April 15. ComputerWorld: Sovrin's Hyperledger Indy distributed ledger goes live. Link.
April 3. Fetch.AI on opening of the US office and new collaborations at Yale University. Link.
MARCH 2019
March 30. Crypto News: Nitin spoke at the Blockchained India Town Hall. Link.
March 27. Sovrin: Launch of an alliance to create the world's leading destination for SSI education. Link.
March 25. Govt. of India NITI Fintech Conclave: Nitin spoke at India’s largest fintech stakeholder gathering. Link.
March 21. Coindesk: Numerai raises $11MM from VC firms Placeholder and Paradigm. Link.
March 20. Forbes: Coverage of Elixxir and Facebook's announcements concerning data privacy. Link.
March 19. Money 2020: Nitin to participate in the Asia conference in Singapore. Link.
March 19. Sovrin: Network is ready for digital credential issuers. Link.
March 14. Seeking Alpha: Springworks user surge reaching 40,000 users. Link.
March 13. Ocean Protocol: Plans for a borderless data sharing platform. Link.
March 13. NASSCOM: Release of the 2019 India blockchain report, incl. contributions from the FP team. Link.
March 12. Yahoo Singapore, e27: Mudrex's story to becoming the first Indian blockchain startup selected by Y Combinator. Link.
March 11. YourStory: Nitin on the enterprise blockchain vs. crypto divide. Link.
March 6. Nuo (Juno) emerges as a top 10 decentralized finance app globally. Link.
FEBRUARY 2019
Feb 26. CoinTelegraph: Fetch.ai raises $6MM in 10 seconds on Binance Launchpad. Link.
Feb 22. Forbes: Coverage of how YC backed Mudrex enables non-coders to trade. Link.
Feb 21. Coindesk: Ocean to be the first offering on CoinList. Link.
Feb 20. Forbes: Binance's selection of Fetch.ai for its Launchpad program. Link.
Feb 16. Rediff: Incrypt’s work cited by NDA, one of India's leading law firms. Link.
JANUARY 2019
Jan 30. Business Standard: TheBetterIndia to foray into e-commerce. Link.
Jan 30. VCCircle: Elevar and TPG Rise Fund lead Series A in TheBetterIndia. Link.
Jan 16. Springworks on the tremendous growth and learnings from 2018. Link.
Jan 7. The Guardian: Fetch as an example of a project against the big-tech data grab. Link.
2018
DECEMBER 2018
Dec 28: Disruptor Daily podcast: How blockchain and XCHNG will bring attribution to mobile apps. Link.
Dec 2: NDA (one of India’s top law firms) on blockchain policy, citing Incrypt’s work. Link.
NOVEMBER 2018
Nov 26. Sovrin on welcoming four new founding stewards. Link.
Nov 8. The Third Web podcast: Nitin, Sumukh, Cathy on the Indian startup and blockchain scene. Link.
Nov 6. LiveMint: Op-ed piece published in India's leading business daily. Link.
Nov 4. Business Standard Hindi edition: Nitin on Incrypt’s work in growing a blockchain ecosystem. Link.
OCTOBER 2018
Oct 31. LetsIgnite Cross-Border Investor Summit: Nitin invited to speak. Link.
Oct 25. NASSCOM Product Conclave: Nitin spoke at India's largest product conference. Link. Link.
Oct 24. E27: Nitin on challenges for Indian startups expanding into China. Link.
Oct 23. Elixxir announces fundraise from global investors. Link.
Oct 12. The Ken: Nitin on the closure of Zebpay. Link.
Oct 11. The Economic Times: Nitin on the issues in the ICO market. Link.
Oct 10. Indo-Swiss Blockchain Forum: Nitin spoke at the Swiss Consulate.
Oct 7. BEG: Incrypt supported Dorahacks India hackathon by China’s largest hackathon platform. Link.
Oct 6. YourStory: Coverage of the TechSparks panel on blockchain, moderated by Nitin. Link.
Oct 6. TechSparks: Nitin spoke at India's largest startup conference. Link.
Oct 1. E27: Incrypt contributed insights on Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Link.
SEPTEMBER 2018
Sept 26. YourStory: Nitin on WalMart’s blockchain plans. Link.
Sept 24. YourStory: India's largest tech publication covers the Incrypt report on blockchain policy. Link.
Sept 19. The Wall Street Journal: Coverage of Elixxir, David Chaum’s new project. Link.
Sept 18. Business Line: Nitin on the pros and cons of ICOs. Link.
Sept 10. YourStory: Facebook Live with Shradha Sharma, founder of YourStory. Link.
Sept 7. TechCrunch: Nuo (Juno) the only Indian blockchain startup picked by Consensys’ inaugural accelerator cohort. Link.
Sept 7. Gartner: Evernym (Sovrin) named as one of the "cool vendors in blockchain technology". Link.
Sept 6. The Ken: Nitin on what makes fantasy sports platforms globally attractive. Link.
AUGUST 2018
Aug 29. The HinduBusinessLine: Nitin on the rise of ICOs. Link.
Aug 28. FactorDaily: Sumukh on issues with government blockchain projects. Link.
Aug 13. DFinity meetup: With Arthur Falls from DFinity, one of the world's premier blockchain projects. Link. Link.
Aug 12. ETHIndia: Organized panel on "UX for Blockchain" at Asia's largest Ethereum hackathon. Link.
Aug 12. ETHIndia: Nitin part of the judging panel for Asia's largest Ethereum hackathon. Link.
Aug 6. EE Times: Coverage of our work as part of India blockchain overview. Link.
Aug 4. IBC: Nitin spoke at the International Blockchain Congress. Link.
Aug 3. CryptoKanoon: Nitin on the investor perspective, on the sidelines of IBC. Link.
JULY 2018
July 24. ETTech: Pocket Aces becomes the first independent Indian studio to produce a show for Netflix. Link.
July 18. The Economic Times: Coverage of our work in studying impact of regulation on blockchain developers. Link.
July 18. VCCircle: Coverage of our work in studying impact of regulation on blockchain developers. Link.
July 18. Entrackr: Coverage of Incrypt's report on India's crypto regulation. Link.
July 10. Incrypt will work with ETHIndia to organize Asia's biggest Ethereum hackathon in August.
July 10. Sovrin news: After IBM and Cisco, Workday (world's leading enterprise platform for finance and HR) joins as a founding steward. Link.
July 9. Dinner with Dr. Phil Windley, Chairman of the Sovrin Foundation and ex CIO for the State of Utah joined us for a dinner with the Incrypt community. Link.
JUNE 2018
June 11. Fetch.ai (from the team behind DeepMind, acq by Google) raises $15 million to further develop world’s first smart ledger. Link.
June 5. Swiss Consulate: Nitin and Joel at a roundtable on the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystems.
MAY 2018
May 14. E27: Springrole raises $1.3M via private placement preceding pre-sale. Link.
May 6. Times of India: Nitin on new lending platforms in fintech. Link.
May 5. National Law School (NLS): Nitin spoke at Consilience 2018, the annual conference of the premier law school in India. Link.
May 4. Longhash: Nitin on regulation of blockchain in India. Link.
APRIL 2018
April 30. Crypto Valley Zug: Sumukh attended the Crypto Explorers program in Switzerland. Link.
April 24. Factor Daily: Nitin and Sumukh on the impact of regulation on blockchain entrepreneurs. Link.
April 17. Incrypt hosted a deep dive session on regulation with select community members
April 16. RBI regulation: Incrypt shared plans for a public consultation towards a position paper on regulation of crypto and blockchain in India, following the Reserve Bank of India’s latest announcement.
April 7. Crypto News: Coverage of Incrypt's April event at Microsoft Accelerator. Link.
April 6. The Economic Times: Nitin on the RBI’s move to curb any support for crypto businesses. Link.
MARCH 2018
March 29. MoneyControl: Fynd raises Series C led by Google. Link.
March 28. The Economist: Fetch.ai highlighted in a feature on the new data economy. Link.
March 28. E27: Nitin on potential of an Uber-Ola deal in the on-demand taxi space. Link.
March 23. The Economic Times: Nitin on how VCs are treading the crypto world. Link.
March 23. HasGeek: Incrypt was a partner in hosting Zooko Wilcox's (ZCash founder) public lecture. Link.
March 7. The Nieman Lab: Feature story on TheBetterIndia. Link.
March 3. YourStory: Gramophone raises $1M in pre Series A. Link.
March 1. The Economic Times: Nitin on the emergence of crypto hedge funds. Link.
FEBRUARY 2018
Feb 24. The Economic Times: Nitin on ICOs and the need to be careful. Link.
Feb 15. Govt of Karnataka Blockchain Conclave: Nitin spoke on crypto, fintech and new economics. Link.
Feb 15. Analytics India: Coverage of the Govt of Karnataka Blockchain Conclave. Link.
Feb 10. CIIE, IIM-Ahmedabad: Nitin spoke as part of a blockchain event
Feb 8. 50p Conference: Nitin spoke on ICOs. Link.
Feb 5. The Ken: Nitin on rise of enterprise blockchain. Link.
JANUARY 2018
Jan 21. GoK hackathon: Nitin and Sumukh served as mentors/jury. Link.
Jan 16. Crypto News: Coverage of the #IncryptBLR event. Link. Link.
Jan 13. Divum NPD meetup: Nitin spoke on protocols and alternatives Bitcoin. Link.
2017
Dec 21. NUMA: Nitin spoke at the “Startup Window” event at the French accelerator. Link.
Dec 15. USC-Axilor Lecture Series: Nitin delivered a lecture on blockchain. Link.
Dec 12. Tech in Asia: Feature story on Upekkha’s unique accelerator model. Link.
Dec 7. LiveMint: Nitin on risks of Bitcoin investing. Link.
Dec 1. VCCircle: Nitin on Tiger Global’s sale of Ola shares. Link.
Nov 30. Economic Times Blockchain Conclave: Nitin spoke on what blockchain means for investors. Link.
Oct 10. Blockchain Vizag: Nitin spoke at India's largest blockchain conference of the year. Link.
Oct 9. E27: Nitin on slowdown in new startup creation. Link.
Oct 1. Techstars: Sumukh organises blockchain hackathon at the Startup Weekend. Link.
Sept 28. E27: Nitin’s interview on ICOs and impact on traditional VC (Part 2 of 2). Link.
Sept 18. E27: Nitin’s interview on blockchain and crypto basics (Part 1 of 2). Link.
Aug 23. Factor Daily: Sumukh on altcoins and exchanges in India. Link.
Aug 14. E27: Nitin on the e-commerce wars in India. Link.
Aug 11. Times of India: Nitin on Flipkart’s latest Softbank financing. Link.
May 31. Coindesk: Basic Attention Token raises $35M in 30 seconds. Link.