AI SaaS Startup Superbot Announces 300% Increase in Talent Pool This Fiscal

Targeting Team size of 200+ by March 2023

SuperBot an intelligent, AI-powered voice agent SaaS start-up, has announced increasing its manpower by around 300 percent. The company currently boasts a strength of 55 and targets to take this number up to 200 by the end of fiscal 22-23. In the current times when the attrition rate at Indian companies is expected to increase (19%), new-age companies widening their horizons for talent comes as a cheer to many.

Further to the hiring drive, the company looks at onboarding 20% of the new recruits for senior level, and the rest of the profiles will be with the ratio of 50% for mid-level and 30% for entry-level positions.

The hiring will be conducted across departments including Marketing & Sales, Operations, Tech, Customer Success and HR Operations. Most of the fresh recruits will be based out of its headquarter Gurugram location.

“We are expanding and wish to add fresh talent to our workforce which will bring new skill sets to the table. We understand that the market is very challenging for talented professionals right now, and this might actually be an opportunity to acquire skilled manpower which will strengthen the company’s backbone for a longer run,” said Mr Sarvagya Mishra, co-founder and director of SuperBot (PinnacleWorks).

The brand has maintained an employee-first approach since its very inception. Having an open culture policy brand is giving liberty to their employees to explore the profiles they can expertise in. Along with flexible timings and leave policies, regular appreciations and acknowledgements have been driving workplace culture. SuperBot team follows the reverse feedback mechanism as well, so that everyone gets the chance to share what they feel should be changed or added to make it the best place to work in the industry.

SuperBot has been leading the market of AI-powered voice agent tech as an enabler for multiple industries like Education, BFSI, Healthcare etc.

About SuperBot by PinnacleWorks

SuperBot is an intelligent, AI-powered voice agent SaaS company under the PinnacleWorks which was established in the year 2012. The brand has always focused on bringing a revolution in the tech industry. Following its vision of Always Evolving, PinnacleWorks launched SuperBot in the year 2018, when the concept of an AI-Powered chat agent was new to the Indian Market. It transformed the communication process for 100+ organizations & helped them connect with their users 24x7 over various media including WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. 

SuperBot, a voice-based communication agent, is capable of catering to 1M+ inbound/outbound calls a day. With the launch of SuperBot-Voice Agent, the mission stays the same and i.e to revolutionize calling and make businesses use machines for doing the hard work while the humans invest their time in doing the smart work only

Y-combinator Backed Edtech Start-up Skill-Lync to Hire 3000 Employees in 3 Months, Aims to Expand Its Footprints in Global Market

• The opportunities are available across departments like operations, tech development, marketing and programme, along with sales which will remain predominant
• The company, with its several interdisciplinary and job-oriented courses, aims to fill the ever-increasing gap between what industries expect and what engineering students learn on campus

Skill-Lync, the leading engineering education start-up, announces a massive hiring spree of over 3,000 employees by February 2022 to fuel and support its next phase of growth. The development will work towards strengthening its workforce across its markets in India and abroad, keeping in mind the high demand for Indian engineers. Intending to drive its goals, the hiring includes young talent in a variety of areas including sales, marketing and operations departments respectively.

Nikhil Mittal, Head of Growth Skill-Lync, said, “As Skill-Lync expands its global footprint, we plan to scale-up our appointments across various functions for skilled professionals in the sales, marketing and data science departments. With over 40+ Masters and 100+ individual courses, we have significantly seen a high demand for our engineering courses and expect this to continue as EdTech is now becoming an essential service. Looking at the necessity of the industry, the need of the hour is to constantly have skilled engineering professionals. Skill-Lync understands this demand and offers courses in core-engineering education space in fields such as Electric Vehicle Design, Embedded Systems, Autonomous Vehicles and aspire to deeply root industry-pertinent skills with engineers across industry. Up till now, there have been approximately 13000 students and over 6000 active students on the platform with over 2 million enquiries. We will continue to expand and aim at empowering a whole new generation of upskilled professionals.”

In 2021, Skill Lync witnessed an increase of 5X in revenue starting January 2021. There has been a surge in the demand for EV, OEM startups & suppliers and is expected to provide 10 million jobs by the end of FY30. Skill-Lync has five specialized courses for various skills required by the industry such as Mechanical engineering, medical engineering, Electrical engineering, Civil engineering, Hybrid Engineering and Aerospace engineering. The startup has collaborated with 800+ Industry experts for creating their existing course content and has full-time people with extensive experience in the industry (with the likes of Bosch, Cummins, ABB, Samsung and Accenture, etc.) to provide the students a world-class learning experience. Additionally in August 2021, Skill-Lync had also raised $17.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Iron Pillar with participation from Y Combinator and Better Capital. Binny Bansal (Co-founder of Flipkart), Sai Krishnamurthy (ex-Flipkart; Co-founder of Xto10X) and Rashmi Kwatra (Founder of Sixteenth Street Capital) joined as new investors.

Skill Lync has revolutionized engineering education by bridging the skill gap between students and the industry. Followed by curating coursework in partnership with industry experts and ensuring a balance between practical exposure and fundamental theories. It allows students to work on practical projects with the aid of industry-oriented computational software/tools like ANSYS, MathWorks, Converge, GT-Suite and many more.

About Skill-Lync

Skill-Lync was launched in April 2018 by Suryanarayanan P (CEO) and Sarangarajan V (CTO) to address the lack of quality and application-based learning in the Indian undergraduate engineering education system. It is currently focused on providing students with two different models, available both online and offline:

• 8-12 month Master courses focused on providing in-depth industry relevant technical knowledge to students along with a strong portfolio of projects that are aimed to help them get relevant jobs
• 6-Month programs at physical Skill-Centers, where the students are provided with access to hands-on practical experience, and are equipped with industry relevant skills from the experts
• Additional information on Skill-Lync is available at https://skill-lync.com

5.7 Lakh Jobs Reported By 50,000 + Startups

52,391 entities recognized as startups.

More than 5.7 lakh jobs have been reported by such start ups.

As per Industry estimates, there are 53 unicorns currently in India, with a tentative valuation of Rs. 1.4 lakh crore.

Indian startup ecosystem is widely recognized as the 3rd largest startup ecosystem. As of 14th , July 2021 total 52,391 entities are recognized as startups by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and as of 14th July 2021, more than 5.7 lakh jobs have been reported by more than 50,000 startups.

As per Industry estimates, there are 53 unicorns currently in India, with a tentative valuation of Rs. 1.4 lakh crore. Valuation of a company is a market driven exercise and the data of individual companies is not maintained by DPIIT.

The Startup India initiative is a flagship initiative of Government of India which aims to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and Startups in the country. A 19-point Startup India Action Plan was launched in January 2016 which paved the way for the introduction of a number of policy initiatives to build a strong, conducive, growth-oriented environment for Indian startups. Hon’ble Prime Minister unveiled Startup India:

The Way Ahead at 5 years celebration of Startup India on 16th January 2021 which includes actionable plans for promotion of ease of doing business for startups, greater role of technology in executing various reforms, building capacities of stakeholders and enabling a digital Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri SomParkash, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

B2B Fintech Firm Signzy Fast Tracks Hiring to Cater to Demand Rise in the wake of COVID-19

Set To add close to 70 new employees to strengthen its Technology team

Leading B2B fintech startup Signzy today said that it will be hiring close to 70 employees over the next six months to cater to the growing demand for its services, in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Signzy, which works with over ninety leading banks and financial institutions in India, is looking to primarily strengthen its technology team with the new hires, besides adding to its marketing and business development functions.

Ankit Ratan, co-founder of Signzy says, “The ongoing pandemic has driven an extraordinary pace of digital transformation for the banking and financial services sector.  In the last four months, the demand for digitalised workflow solutions, including video-KYC, has gone near universal among the BFSI players. Naturally, we have to scale up our team strength in order to meet this demand.”

Signzy offers an AI powered RPA platform for financial services and has added 35 new employees since March to meet the growing demand for its solutions. The company is actively seeking candidates for roles like Backend Engineer, Full Stack Engineer, Product Manager, Frontend Developer, SDET 2, Product Marketing Manager, Engineering Manager and many more.

Some key roles that Signzy is hiring for are: 

Backend Engineer: The candidate will be responsible for producing robust production ready codes and maintenance services. Providing tech and infrastructure for marketing campaigns, creating CRUD APIs for front-end business systems, creating developer friendly service APIs & backend SDKs, and user end products on top of the core technologies are key for this role.

Full Stack Engineer: A candidate who is tech savvy and is passionate about creating solutions using technology. Creating user-end products with top core technologies, the candidate will be responsible to achieve Signzy’s vision and build a responsive and elegant mobile/desktop web UIs. The candidate will also expand and scale the backend infrastructure to global scale. Ability to lead a team, a creative mind to develop and present new features would be necessary traits.

Engineering Manager: Another critical position available is that of Engineering Manager, who will be responsible for mapping business objectives to an optimum engineering structure, including correct estimation of resource allocation. The candidate will work closely with the internal stakeholders to analyse and assess projects. A good leader, spokesperson for the team playing an integral role in key technical, product and hiring decisions.

Product Sales - B2B Sales / Enterprise Sales / SaaS- A competitive and trustworthy candidate to help Signzy build business activities. The candidate is a sales professional responsible for discovering and pursuing new sales prospects, negotiating deals and maintaining customer satisfaction. The candidate must be a go getter who possesses excellent communication skills and feels comfortable reaching out to potential customers to demonstrate Signzy solutions. Ultimately, he/she will help Signzy exceed business expectations and contribute to the company's rapid and sustainable growth. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to forge a career in India’s fastest growing sector.

Apart from a competitive work environment, Signzy offers its employees a flexible and employee friendly work culture. The startup works with an alluring list of clients, including four of the largest banks in India like SBI, ICICI Bank and more. Globally, Signzy has a strong partnership with MasterCard and offices in New York and Dubai to serve customers in the multiple geographies.

About Signzy

Signzy is an AI powered RPA platform for financial services. No matter how complex your workflow or operational complexity, Signzy is able to completely automate your back-operations decision-making process into a real-time API. This is possible due to a combination of Nebula — Our no code AI model builder and our Fintech API Marketplace of over 200+ APIs. Today we work with over 90+ FIs globally including the 4 largest banks in India and a Top 3 acquiring Bank in the US. Globally we have a strong partnership with MasterCard and offices in New York and Dubai to serve our customers in the 2 geographies. Our Product team of 120+ people is building a global AI product out of Bangalore.

Visit www.signzy.com for more information about us.

AI-Powered Startup CloudSEK is Changing the Campus Recruitment Game With Its Unique Hiring Strategy

Meet Mayank Satnalika. Just like any other engineering student in his first year, he was focussed more on finding the right friends than he was on his books. Unlike most Indian engineering students, however, Mayank was studying IT engineering because he actually wanted to. He’d always been fascinated by computer science and knew that’s where he wanted to pursue a career.

Luckily for Mayank, he got a life-changing opportunity at the end of his first year at VIT. He was hired by AI-powered digital risk management startup CloudSek as part of their “Earn While You Learn” program.

As part of this program, CloudSek offers a summer internship to a cohort of college students every year. You might be thinking, what’s so special about that, most companies offer student internships. But CloudSek doesn’t stop there. It gives these candidates the opportunity to continue working for them remotely even after the internship is over and they’re back in college. Not only that, the students are actually paid a generous monthly stipend of Rs. 25000 while they work remotely with CloudSek. And once they graduate, they end up getting a full-time offer to work with the startup.

What former students have loved most about the program is the fact that it focuses on enabling learning. So students have a fair bit of freedom in deciding what kind of projects they want to do. As Mayank says, “What I loved most was the freedom to work on any problem or research you find interesting. My team lead always encouraged me to try out unconventional approaches to solving problems. In fact, I often ended up reading and implementing the latest research papers to solve important issues. To be honest, as an intern, this kind of learning opportunity was absolutely exhilarating."

Yet another interesting thing about the program is that it focusses more on your ability than on your degree. CloudSek has an initial screening that tests the students’ technical skills, followed by a soft skills-based round. As Rahul Sasi, Founder -  CTO, CloudSek says, “Given that we invest a lot of time and resources in the students who are part of the program, the application process is fairly rigorous. At the same time, we make sure that the only criteria for a student to make it is their innate ability, rather than their educational background or past experience.”

Finally, unlike a lot of remote projects that end up exploiting college students, CloudSek’s program ensures that students earn a generous stipend while working from campus. It relieves the burden of their education loans while simultaneously allowing them to build real-world tech skills, something their peers simply don’t have access to.

After the phenomenal success of their first cohort, CloudSek is once again hiring students to be part of the program this year. The startup is looking at hiring five students with extraordinary potential and the ability to pick up skills quickly. Rahul says, “Many outsiders were sceptical when we first launched the program. They thought we were wasting our time and resources by investing so much in college students. However, the kind of phenomenal hires we’ve had through this program has convinced us that this can be a great hiring model for the tech industry as a whole, especially for high-growth startups like ours. Using the lessons from our previous cohorts, we are looking to make the program even bigger and better this year.”

E-Grocer Grofers Hires 5000 Employees to Cater Increasing Demand

Online grocery retailer Grofers has hired 5000 employees in its warehousing and front-end operations to cater growing demand, a top official said o Wednesday.

The online grocery startup is also planning to expand its footprints in the tier-II cities next year and will later evaluate whether the retailer will go into the territories of Jammu and Kashmir, the company official said.

"We are growing strong and have added 5,000 employees in the warehousing and front-end operations, ahead of our second Grand Orange Bag Days (GOBD) sale from August 10 to 18," Grofers founder Saurabh Kumar told PTI. They will mostly be engaged in 15 new warehouses and help increasing its delivery staff strength, he said.

"We are also planning to expand in the tier-II cities next year and then territories of Jammu and Kashmir will be evaluated," Kumar said.

Grofers hired around 400 women employees keeping the demand for GOBD, a customer acquisition strategy, in mind, he said adding the retailer has all-women warehouses in Bangalore and will have such storehouses soon in Gurgaon before extending it to Kolkata.

At present, the company has 45 warehouses to feed 16 cities across the country.

"During the first edition of the GOBD sale in January this year, the company had acquired 2.5 lakh new consumers to online grocery shopping. It sold 1.81 crore items worth Rs 207.5 crore," Kumar said.

He said the retailer is expecting to acquire 3 lakh new customers in the upcoming sale. Grofers was pursuing profitability by consolidating its operations and focusing on doubling its sales to Rs 5,000 crore in the fiscal 2019-20. PTI BSM BDC

How Tech Startups can Help You Make Extra Income upto $100 this Weekend

There’s nothing worse than being in a financial bind. Feeling trapped and fearing that you won’t be able to pay your bills is a tough situation to be in. While we all strive to make wise financial decisions, the fact is that life happens. Unexpected expenses are often unavoidable, but sadly we’re left dealing with the hardship they bring.

The good news is that these days, there are all sorts of things you can do to make some cash. If you need money now, don’t worry! We’ve got you covered. Here are three side hustles that can make you $100 in a single weekend.

1. Drive for Uber or Lyft

If you own a car and are licensed and insured, becoming a rideshare driver is a great option to make some quick cash. Uber and Lyft are two of the most popular rideshare apps. No matter where you live, chances are that people use these services in order to head out and get back home safely.

To become an Uber driver, you must:

• Be at least 21


• Have a 4-door vehicle that's 10 years old or newer


• Be licensed to drive in the U.S. for at least a year


• Have in-state auto insurance


• Be able to pass a background check

Lyft driver qualifications are about the same. The one difference is that your vehicle must pass an inspection, which includes mechanical and cosmetic condition.

What’s nice about becoming an Uber or Lyft driver is that you’re in complete control over when, how often, and how long you work. This is helpful if you already have a full-time job or other obligations that take up time in your daily schedule.

As a driver, you can expect to make anywhere from $15-$35 per hour. Your hourly wage depends on how many trips you complete and how much tip money riders give you. To maximize your time behind the wheel, try working nights and weekends. This is when drivers tend to make the most money.

2. Deliver Food

Not a fan of having dozens of strangers in your car on any given day? We totally get it! If you aren’t too into transporting people, how does transporting food sound? Just as there are tons of rideshare apps, there are also plenty of food delivery apps. Companies like GrubHub, Uber Eats, and DoorDash are always hiring drivers to join their team. As a food delivery driver you aren’t confined to a set schedule or work hours like the traditional position. Instead, you have complete control over your work schedule.

Working as a delivery partner also has less stringent qualifications. For example, you only have to be 19 years old and you only have to have a year of license history. However, there are added qualifications, such as the ability to lift up to 30 pounds.

If you don’t mind delivering food, you may also want to consider grocery delivery companies like Shipt and Instacart. This is another side-gig that only requires a car and a license.

Working as a food delivery partner, you can expect to make anywhere from $15-$40 an hour. You get paid for each trip you complete on top of any tips from customers. Work a few hours during the weekend, and you’ll have made $100 in no time!

3. Sell Things

Another option to make money that doesn’t involve your car is simply selling things. If you’re like most people, you’ve got plenty of unused items sitting around in your home. As the old saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. There are many different online marketplaces for selling clothes, old electronics, household items, and other products.

Some of the best online marketplaces include:

• Amazon Marketplace


• eBay


• OfferUp


• Craigslist

When selling items, be sure to take clear pictures of each item that’s for sale. You’ll also want to provide detailed descriptions that thoroughly explain what the item is and its condition.

Last but not least, ensure your items are properly priced. Overpricing or underpricing items can result in no sales, or you may sell yourself short and not reach your goal of making $100. Always conduct research and look at what similar items are selling for before pricing and listing yours.

Conclusion

Making $100 in a weekend seems impossible, but thanks to apps and the internet, it’s far from being outside of the bounds of possibility. If you work enough hours and pick the right side-hustle, you can easily end up with an extra $100 in your pocket.

25 Most Attractive Startups to Work for in India, According to LinkedIn

The world’s largest professional network, LinkedIn, has announced the 2018 LinkedIn Top Startups List for India.

The annual ranking is informed by the billions of actions taken by more than 50+ million professionals on LinkedIn in India, revealing the 25 most-wanted startups by professionals.

It's fuelled by proprietary LinkedIn data including employment growth, engagement, job interest, and attraction of top talent combined with an editorial lens.

1. OYO (Gurgaon)

With a global headcount of 4,700, OYO is on an expansion spree. Headquartered in Gurugram, the 5-year-old hospitality startup is already India’s largest hotel network with more than 100,000 rooms in 230 cities (compared to Marriott’s 23,000 and Taj Hotels’ 17,000). Over the last nine months, the budget hotel brand has ventured into Malaysia, China and the UK.

2. Cure.Fit (Bengaluru)

Wellness start-up Cure.Fit has four offerings: no-equipment gyms, health food, primary care, plus yoga and meditation centers. The company raised $120 million from existing investors and acquired premium gym chain Fitness First in a deal worth $30 million to $35 million.

3. dunzo.in (Bengaluru)

Bengaluru-based Dunzo has the distinction of being Google's first direct startup investment in India and is fast becoming a verb in Bengaluru. With a global headcount of 160, users of the concierge services venture are “dunzoing” everything from buying groceries to picking up laundry and arranging last-minute gifts.

4. Rivigo (Gurgaon)

Gurugram-based Rivigo attained near-unicorn status recently when it raised $50 million at a valuation of $945 million. Why are investors betting on the logistics services firm? With a global headcount of 3,700. the company is a unique driver relay model that reduces turnaround time, marquee clients such as Maruti Suzuki, ITC and Marks & Spencer, and a freight e-marketplace that's already India's biggest.

5. Digit Insurance (Bengaluru)

Bengaluru-based online general insurer says that 87 percent of its claims are approved in 24 hours. With a global headcount of 630, Digit believes in simplifying processes: every insurance product is explained to customers in a 2-page document. Billionaire Prem Watsa's Fairfax Holdings recently put $44 million more in the two-year-old startup.

6. LBB - Little Black Book (Delhi)

Delhi-based Little Black Book (or LBB) started as a Tumblr blog with an initial investment of Rs 80,000 before it morphed into an online platform for cultural goings-on. With a global headcount of 80, its recommendations span everything from food and fashion to theatre and shopping across eight cities. Presently, the company is busy scaling up its curated marketplace for local products and events.

7. Republic World (Mumbai)

With a global headcount of 400, Arnab Goswami's Republic TV has ruled viewership ratings in the English news genre since its launch in May 2017, but bigger rival Times Now seems to be clawing its way back. Mumbai-based Republic was successful in monetising eyeballs and went on to clock Rs 155 crore in revenue for FY18. But the channel is often accused of having a pro-establishment stance and being over-dependent on Goswami.

8. The Minimalist (Mumbai)

A bootstrapped design agency, The Minimalist started as a Facebook page for witty content. With a global headcount of 60, Mumbai-based startup works with clients such as Saint-Gobain, Bharti Airtel, Berkshire Hathaway, Coca-Cola and Abbott. The last fiscal year was a watershed moment for The Minimalist, one in which its revenue and headcount doubled.

9. Razorpay (Bengaluru)

Online payment solutions provider, Razorpay, now services more than 100,000 businesses, including names such as Bharti Airtel, IRCTC and Goibibo. With a global headcount of 230, the company is clocking a monthly growth of 35% and it bagged $20 million in a Series B funding round led by Tiger Global and Y Combinator earlier this year.

10. Nineleaps (Bengaluru)

Bengaluru-based Nineleaps accelerates product development for other startups by providing web and mobile application services. With a global headcount of 200, it's expanding into new markets such as Singapore and Indonesia and diversifying into data science, blockchain and other emerging fields.

11. Innov8 Coworking (Delhi)

New Delhi-based Innov8 says it’s in the business of building entrepreneurs. With a global headcount of 75, the Y-Combinator-backed coworking venture has 13 centres across the country. This year, Innov8 aspires to add 100 employees and treble its seat count to 12,000.

12. Schbang (Mumbai)

Schbang is a digital solution agency that also dabbles in original content. With a global headcount of 240, it counts marquee names — Ashok Leyland, Hot Wheels, Amazon Fashion, and RAW Pressery — as clients. Schbang wants to be India’s first agency export and plans to open an international office next year.

13. Acko General Insurance (Mumbai)

InsurTech startup Acko raised $30 million even before its launch and went on to bag $12 million from Amazon exactly a year later. With a global headcount of 115, the digital insurance firm solves everyday pain points with solutions such as in-trip covers for Ola users and screen protection for devices. Its biggest draw? Personalised policies based on user behaviour.

14. Treebo Hotels (Bengaluru)

With a global headcount of 795, Bengaluru-based Treebo scorched its way to 9,000 rooms in three years. The budget hotel chain’s headcount grew by 18% over the past year but it laid off a tenth of the workforce in July, shortly after the data window for this list closed. Bigger rival OYO’s strong investor backing, rapid growth and its rekindled partnership with travel site MakeMyTrip are hurting Treebo, media reports suggest. Treebo did not respond to a LinkedIn survey.

15. InCred (Gurgaon)

Mumbai-based InCred offers personal, education and home loans as well as credit to small and medium-sized businesses. With a global headcount of 1,000, the firm counts former Deutsche Bank co-CEO Anshu Jain as a backer and has secured the banking regulator’s nod for launching wholesale lending operations.

16. Jumbotail (Bengaluru)

Bengaluru-based Jumbotail is a B2B e-marketplace that connects neighbourhood stores with their suppliers. With a global headcount of 125, the Kalaari Capital-backed startup also provides shopfront delivery of groceries and arranges working capital credit for store owners through its lending partners.

17. Zapr Media Labs (Bengaluru)

With a global headcount of 110, Bengaluru-based Zapr Media analyses TV viewership data to provide actionable insights to broadcasters, advertisers and media agencies. To date, the media-tech startup has raised $13 million from Star India, Flipkart, Saavn and Micromax, among others.

18. BrowserStack (Mumbai)

After being bootstrapped for 7 years, Mumbai-based BrowserStack hit the headlines for the largest ever Series A funding round – $50 million, led by Accel Partners. With a global headcount of 165, as many as 2 million developers and more than 25,000 paying customers — including Disney, Tesco, and Facebook — use its mobile app and web-testing platform.

19. Udaan.com (Bengaluru)

Founded by three former Flipkart executives, Bengaluru-based Udaan.com is an online B2B marketplace for food, clothing and electronics. With a global headcount of 401, the company became the first Indian startup to bag unicorn status and expanded its reach to more than 500 cities.

20. SigTuple (Bengaluru)

With a global headcount of 120, Bengaluru-based SigTuple applies robotics and AI to make medical screening tests more accurate. Its offerings include smart hematology analyser Shonit and AI100, a low-cost device that digitises pathology slides. The team has applied for 19 patents in the US and India.

21. UpGrad.com (Mumbai)

With a global headcount of 390, Mumbai-based online educator UpGrad offers industry-relevant courses in subjects such as digital marketing, data science and product management. Co-founded by media magnate Ronnie Screwvala, the startup claims to have empowered more than 300 career transitions in the last year and has earmarked ?200 crore for expansion in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

22. InterviewBit (Pune)

With a global headcount of 45, InterviewBit is a preparation site for tech jobs. Pune-based self-funded startup also sources pre-screened technical talent for coveted employers such as Facebook, Amazon, Uber and Flipkart.

23. Shuttl (Gurgaon)

With a global headcount of 300, Shuttl is a bus aggregation startup, which recently raised $11 million from Amazon, Dentsu Ventures and existing investors including Sequoia Capital. The company clocks 45,000 daily rides in five cities. It aims to expand to two new cities by the end of the year, even as experts feel achieving healthy unit economics remains a challenge.

24. Meesho (Bengaluru)

With a global headcount of 225, Bengaluru-based reseller marketplace Meesho uses social media platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook to connect sellers directly with suppliers. In June, the Y Combinator-backed firm raised $11.5 million in Series B funding from Sequoia India and a bunch of existing investors.

25. Exadatum Software Services (Pune)

With a global headcount of 70, Exadatum positions itself as a one-stop shop for everything Big Data. Pune-based company offerings make Big Data implementation faster, cheaper and standardised for Fortune 500 clients, the two-year-old venture says. Exadatum’s next target — developing products and rendering services in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Source - CNBCTV18

Data Scientists and Front-End Developers are Highest Paid Roles in Startups

If you don’t have a Data Scientist in your team already then either your organization is in Banana Republic or will end up dead soon. And, if your team has quite a few front-end developers -- the ones who do HTML & CSS, then its time to envy with them and question yourself that why didn't you picked up these skill years ago when graduating from college. Here's why it all matters now --

Data scientists and front-end developers were the roles that received the maximum remuneration increases in startups in 2017. Both received an average salary increase of about 25% last year, compared to the year before, according to data shared by Bengaluru-based recruitment firm Belong.

India saw internet revolution in late 90s and early Indian internet companies that have been around for some years have gathered massive consumer data and now they plan to start mining it to their advantage, and thus they need data scientist, analytics professionals for same. Data scientists are responsible for using computing systems to collect, analyse and interpret large amounts of information to identify ways to help a business improve operations and gain a competitive edge over rivals.

The Belong study, which looked at the top 40 startups and at those with three to five years of experience, said the annual salary of data scientists rose to Rs 25-29 lakh last year. Last year, a report from Bangaluru-based Simplilearn.com predicted that demand for data scientisit will grow in 2017.

Another reason for increase in compensation of data scientists is that the average tenure of a data scientist in a company is just two years.Every time they move to a new job, they get a hike.

Front-end development is the practice of producing HTML, CSS and JavaScript for a website or mobile application so that a user can see and interact with them directly. While web design is the way a website looks, front-end development is how that design actually gets implemented online. Front-end developers are responsible for everything a visitor to a site sees, clicks, or uses to input or retrieve information, and need to be both creative and tech-savvy.

Front-end developers now earn Rs 18 lakh to Rs 22 lakh per annum. In 2014, they were earning Rs 10-13 lakh.

A major reason for upraise of fron-end developers' compensation is the rise of cloud infrastructure by companies like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, and growing competition in same which in turn prompting every company to strengthen the front-ends of their web and mobile apps. In 2013 and 2014, cloud infrastructure was in nascent stage. Now the job description of a front-end developer has also changed dramatically. They take care of everything from managing the website to ensuring the company is protected against hacks, explains Rishabh Kaul, co-founder at Belong.

Mobile developers and UX designers are also among those who received 15-20% increases in compensation last year. A UX designer is the highest paid role in technology startups, with such employees taking home Rs 28 lakh to Rs 32 lakh per annum. Startups are trying to contain these UX designer costs by employing freelancers, who work for multiple companies.

Beside these two roles, another important role is Product managers, who are responsible for the strategy, road map, and feature definition of a product. This role saw a 20% increase in compensation to about Rs 24 lakh in 2017. Python developers have seen a 20% compounded annual growth rate in compensation since 2014, and last year earned around Rs 20 lakh per annum.

Roles in cyber security, including security architect and chief information security officers, also received handsome increases.

Interestingly, many of these highly compensated employees are self-trained, which means they didn't went through any course/ training from institutes or colleges but practiced on their own over the time.

The above development was first reported in Times of India.

Also, according to a 2017 India Jobs study, data science is the fastest-growing field in India. As every company turns into a technology company, organizations in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare and retail are all looking to strengthen their data teams. India is emerging as one of the world’s largest data science capitals, with companies like Mercedes-Benz, Walmart, PayPal and AIG setting up data science centers in the country. Research from the Everest Group shows that India holds between 35 percent and 50 percent of the global analytics services market.

Moreover, Glassdoor in 2016 reported that the number one job in America was a data scientist. The demand for data science is increasing so quickly, it is predicted that by 2018 there will be a 50% gap in supply of data scientists versus demand.

In India, every big firms and startups are considering the role of data scientists as most important role next to CEO or COO which is quite evident from hiring spree of these companies. Recently, India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel appointed former NASA executive Santanu Bhattacharya as Chief Data Scientist to accelerate efforts around emerging technologies.

Ola, Indian unicorn startup, also appointed Dr. Badri Raghavan as its Chief Data Scientist. Bhadri is an ex-IBM Research employee and a seasoned data scientist with over 20 years of extensive domain experience. Fashion marketplace Voonik also hired a Chief Data Scientist from Silicon Valley - Himmat Singh Padode.

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Data Scientists and Front-End Developers are Highest Paid Roles in Startups

If you don’t have a Data Scientist in your team already then either your organization is in Banana Republic or will end up dead soon. And, if your team has quite a few front-end developers -- the ones who do HTML & CSS, then its time to envy with them and question yourself that why didn't you picked up these skill years ago when graduating from college. Here's why it all matters now --

Data scientists and front-end developers were the roles that received the maximum remuneration increases in startups in 2017. Both received an average salary increase of about 25% last year, compared to the year before, according to data shared by Bengaluru-based recruitment firm Belong.

India saw internet revolution in late 90s and early Indian internet companies that have been around for some years have gathered massive consumer data and now they plan to start mining it to their advantage, and thus they need data scientist, analytics professionals for same. Data scientists are responsible for using computing systems to collect, analyse and interpret large amounts of information to identify ways to help a business improve operations and gain a competitive edge over rivals.

The Belong study, which looked at the top 40 startups and at those with three to five years of experience, said the annual salary of data scientists rose to Rs 25-29 lakh last year. Last year, a report from Bangaluru-based Simplilearn.com predicted that demand for data scientisit will grow in 2017.

Another reason for increase in compensation of data scientists is that the average tenure of a data scientist in a company is just two years.Every time they move to a new job, they get a hike.

Front-end development is the practice of producing HTML, CSS and JavaScript for a website or mobile application so that a user can see and interact with them directly. While web design is the way a website looks, front-end development is how that design actually gets implemented online. Front-end developers are responsible for everything a visitor to a site sees, clicks, or uses to input or retrieve information, and need to be both creative and tech-savvy.

Front-end developers now earn Rs 18 lakh to Rs 22 lakh per annum. In 2014, they were earning Rs 10-13 lakh.

A major reason for upraise of fron-end developers' compensation is the rise of cloud infrastructure by companies like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, and growing competition in same which in turn prompting every company to strengthen the front-ends of their web and mobile apps. In 2013 and 2014, cloud infrastructure was in nascent stage. Now the job description of a front-end developer has also changed dramatically. They take care of everything from managing the website to ensuring the company is protected against hacks, explains Rishabh Kaul, co-founder at Belong.

Mobile developers and UX designers are also among those who received 15-20% increases in compensation last year. A UX designer is the highest paid role in technology startups, with such employees taking home Rs 28 lakh to Rs 32 lakh per annum. Startups are trying to contain these UX designer costs by employing freelancers, who work for multiple companies.

Beside these two roles, another important role is Product managers, who are responsible for the strategy, road map, and feature definition of a product. This role saw a 20% increase in compensation to about Rs 24 lakh in 2017. Python developers have seen a 20% compounded annual growth rate in compensation since 2014, and last year earned around Rs 20 lakh per annum.

Roles in cyber security, including security architect and chief information security officers, also received handsome increases.

Interestingly, many of these highly compensated employees are self-trained, which means they didn't went through any course/ training from institutes or colleges but practiced on their own over the time.

The above development was first reported in Times of India.

Also, according to a 2017 India Jobs study, data science is the fastest-growing field in India. As every company turns into a technology company, organizations in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare and retail are all looking to strengthen their data teams. India is emerging as one of the world’s largest data science capitals, with companies like Mercedes-Benz, Walmart, PayPal and AIG setting up data science centers in the country. Research from the Everest Group shows that India holds between 35 percent and 50 percent of the global analytics services market.

Moreover, Glassdoor in 2016 reported that the number one job in America was a data scientist. The demand for data science is increasing so quickly, it is predicted that by 2018 there will be a 50% gap in supply of data scientists versus demand.

In India, every big firms and startups are considering the role of data scientists as most important role next to CEO or COO which is quite evident from hiring spree of these companies. Recently, India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel appointed former NASA executive Santanu Bhattacharya as Chief Data Scientist to accelerate efforts around emerging technologies.

Ola, Indian unicorn startup, also appointed Dr. Badri Raghavan as its Chief Data Scientist. Bhadri is an ex-IBM Research employee and a seasoned data scientist with over 20 years of extensive domain experience. Fashion marketplace Voonik also hired a Chief Data Scientist from Silicon Valley - Himmat Singh Padode.

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Indians Are Largest In The World To Desire For Startup Jobs

This recent startup revolution that has taken over is not a global phenomenon, it is just restricted to the boundaries of a few nations, India being one of them. The startups have made their presence felt in our nation in a way that our youth today is swayed towards them more than well-established firms and companies. They would rather work for a promising startup than at an established company. This is probably because startups give more freedom and the work is more challenging in comparison to a company where no matter what you have to stick to the norms. This startup bug is not just restricted to the young generation, it has percolated its way through to the older generations and into politics as well.

Infosys, India's top consulting firm, recently commissioned a survey of young adults in nine major economies around the world and found a striking different opinions among different countries.

According to the surveys, the zeal to work in a startup is just restricted to a few countries of the likes of India, France, Brazil and a few others. Interest is highest in India, Brazil and France and is lowest in Australia. The US ranks close to the global average, at less than 10%, even though highly successful startups such as Facebook, Uber and AirBnb have attracted multi-billion-dollar valuations, while turning their founders into global celebrities.

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Worldwide only 8% of young adults prefer startups, rest 26% would still prefer a stable job at an established firm. The respondents still crave stability and job security of a prestigious company more than the dynamic and progressive working environment of a startup. That being said, in India, China, South Africa and Brazil, 26% of the respondents said that their ideal company would be one with about 250 employees. Also other than US and Germany, people preferred to start a business of their own rather than working for a small company. These are some figures giving us a peek into the mindset of the young generation of our world today.

India's PM, Mr. Narendra Modi, has recently launched the "Startup India, Standup India" program aimed at promoting startups and helping this startup ecosystem develop in our nation. Startups have swept all of us off are feet and is slowly spreading in the Indian society.

Indians Are Largest In The World To Desire For Startup Jobs

This recent startup revolution that has taken over is not a global phenomenon, it is just restricted to the boundaries of a few nations, India being one of them. The startups have made their presence felt in our nation in a way that our youth today is swayed towards them more than well-established firms and companies. They would rather work for a promising startup than at an established company. This is probably because startups give more freedom and the work is more challenging in comparison to a company where no matter what you have to stick to the norms. This startup bug is not just restricted to the young generation, it has percolated its way through to the older generations and into politics as well.

Infosys, India's top consulting firm, recently commissioned a survey of young adults in nine major economies around the world and found a striking different opinions among different countries.

According to the surveys, the zeal to work in a startup is just restricted to a few countries of the likes of India, France, Brazil and a few others. Interest is highest in India, Brazil and France and is lowest in Australia. The US ranks close to the global average, at less than 10%, even though highly successful startups such as Facebook, Uber and AirBnb have attracted multi-billion-dollar valuations, while turning their founders into global celebrities.

[caption id="attachment_103249" align="aligncenter" width="700"] source: Infosys[/caption]

Worldwide only 8% of young adults prefer startups, rest 26% would still prefer a stable job at an established firm. The respondents still crave stability and job security of a prestigious company more than the dynamic and progressive working environment of a startup. That being said, in India, China, South Africa and Brazil, 26% of the respondents said that their ideal company would be one with about 250 employees. Also other than US and Germany, people preferred to start a business of their own rather than working for a small company. These are some figures giving us a peek into the mindset of the young generation of our world today.

India's PM, Mr. Narendra Modi, has recently launched the "Startup India, Standup India" program aimed at promoting startups and helping this startup ecosystem develop in our nation. Startups have swept all of us off are feet and is slowly spreading in the Indian society.

5 Things To Consider Before Accepting A Startup Job

"Start-ups are going to be the Engines of Growth for 2015. The entrepreneurial spirit, backed by strong education, ample capital and economic policy support is going to be the engine that drives India into it’s next growth cycle." says Vivek Madhukar, COO, TimesJobs.com.

In 2015, a large number of young professionals are going to decline lucrative corporate jobs to venture out into making their own dreams a reality. With a vision of the future, seven figure salaries are being turned down, for a stake in a start-up and the chance to make a difference.

In 2014, nearly 55 per cent organizations witnessed candidates changing jobs to work in startups, according to a TimesJobs.com study. However, it’s not easy for a candidate to evaluate a startup offer. Infact, accepting an offer from a startup is one of the most difficult decisions for any candidate, especially when he/she is already employed with an established brand or corporate house. So, how do you decide whether to take the plunge or not?

TimesJobs conducted a series of "High-tea" sessions with Industry leaders, and answered such questions. Here, we bring some valuable expert insights from the sessions -

1. Money matters: Remember that compensation is directly related to what value-add you bring to the start-up. “Startups have increasingly become competitive pay masters compared to established large companies. But expectation from the role would also be high” explains Anand Subramanian, director-communications and lead-internal communications & employee engagement, Ola Cabs.

Specific to the offer, while comparing salary structure and benefits, be sure to factor in ESOPs (employee stock ownership plan) and possibilities of gaining ESOPs with tenures when deciding on a startup job offer.

While it is true that early stage startups might not be able to match the benefits given by big corporates, well-funded and successful startups can do so!

2. Culture talk: A start-up is not a corporate set-up, look for your peer-group and culture at the start-up work space to ensure that you are able to fit-in and be productive. Since the company is in the early growth phase, be ready for stretched work hours. If possible, try meeting the people you are going to be working with. They could well be the make or break decision point!

3. Accepting change: Be open to change. While large companies have intense detailing in terms of organisation structure and processes, in a startup it is likely that you might be the one putting these in place! That’s a lot of responsibility. “Domain knowledge and prioritising work sensibly will help you sail through the long work hours,” advised Saurabh Nigam, VP-HR, Snapdeal.com.

4. Being accountable: Ownership and owning-up are important. Taking accountability for what you are expected to deliver, at times even deliver what is not expected! In larger organizations, there could be a peak and a trough in the case of most businesses and this is because they have been fairly established. “Be ready to give it all you have if you are choosing a startup over a large company. The industry is constantly looking for people who are passionate and have fire in their belly,” said Upasana Nath, chief recruitment officer, Zomato.

5. Factor-in risks: Risks are greater in start-ups, so do your research on company, use websites such as JobBuzz.in to assess relative strengths and weaknesses across the industry. Don’t be afraid of seeming intrusive, after all it’s your career! “Don’t be hesitant to ask questions about revenue, profitability, competition and other such things during the interview process. And, always have a Plan B in place, in case the stint at the startup fails.” summarizes Vivek Madhukar, COO, TimesJobs.com

Jobs in startups are increasingly attractive for candidates. While they offer great opportunities, there are pitfalls too. Before you consider taking that offer from a startup, ensure it is the right call.