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waste-to-green-energy facility at Harohalli Industrial Estate

50 tonnes in, 1 tonne out: Bengaluru startup turns city garbage into green energy amid LPG crisis

June 14, 2026 9:23 pm

The Harohalli joint venture facility of Carbon Masters converts 50 tonnes of Bengaluru city waste to one tonne of biogas every day.

64-year-old intern joins Mumbai start-up; founder says ‘best decision we’ve made’

June 13, 2026 3:11 pm

The video featured moments of the intern interacting with younger colleagues, participating in discussions, and sharing insights with the team.

Phani Sama, co founder Kakatiya Sandbox. (Credits: Phani Sama/ Image enhanced using ChatGPT)

Culture is key to building rural innovation ecosystems: Phani Sama, co-founder, Kakatiya Sandbox

May 18, 2026 8:43 am

In a conversation with indianexpress.com, Phani discusses the vision behind the Kakatiya Sandbox, rural innovation, growing an innovation culture in rural India

Y Combinator Startup School India Bengaluru

Harvard-educated entrepreneur meets security guard building a startup at Bengaluru event: ‘India is truly cracked’

April 21, 2026 4:59 pm

At Y Combinator’s Startup School India event in Bengaluru, attended by entrepreneurs and YC partners, an interaction between Ankit Gupta and a security guard drew attention.

Y Combinator brings ‘Startup School India’ to Bengaluru: Founders and investors gather at Electronic City

April 18, 2026 4:03 pm

Founded in the US in 2005, Y Combinator selects four batches of startups each year, offering benefits such as investments of $500,000.

Gurgaon founder fires employee over Whatsapp, faces backlash on ‘no notice period’ policy: 'Next day I personally texted the employee'

April 11, 2026 10:01 am

Speaking to indianexpress.com, Nikhil Rana explained the reasoning behind the sudden termination and how startup environments function differently from corporate setups.

Intern ditches Rs 25,000 stipend for Rs 5,000 at Bengaluru startup, skips Sunday offs; internet divided

March 13, 2026 11:57 am

Ritesh’s decision came into the spotlight after the co-founder of Bengaluru-based startup Matiks shared his journey on X and LinkedIn, triggering conversations about ambition, mentorship, and startup work culture.

Delhi startup founders gift car to employee

'I’m shaking': Delhi startup founders gift SUV to first employee for his ‘loyalty’; internet calls it ‘real appreciation’

January 14, 2026 11:53 am

In a viral video, Siddhant Sabharwal, the co-founder of Bluorng, is heard reflecting on the highs and lows of working together and the constant presence of his first employee, Rahul Ojha, through it all.

The 90-minute talks must have a minimum participation of 100 students and must be targeted towards undergraduates, postgraduates, and research scholars, besides interested faculty members. Founders invited for the programmes should preferably be associated with incubators, startups, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), or innovation ecosystems. (Express Photo)

SPPU to fund ‘startup talks’ in colleges; institutes to get up to Rs 14,000 to invite young entrepreneurs for lectures

January 06, 2026 2:09 pm

The SPPU initiative will provide for two interactive talks by young founders, focusing on their entrepreneurial journeys. The 90-minute sessions must have a minimum participation of 100 students.

Quintrans was founded in 2021, but it was really born much earlier in conversations (Express)

Pune Inc | 'It feels like validation': $750K pre-seed funding for a company started by 4 fresh-out-of-college engineers

December 23, 2025 3:28 pm

Quintrans was founded in 2021, but the idea was conceived during conversations between four students, the current founders of the firm, during their college days at MIT-WPU Pune.