Northern Tribune

Punjabi singer-cum angel investor, Sukhbir in discussion  with CA Sahil Makkar, Founder and CEO, Punjab Angels Network at 'Transform 7.0' in Chandigarh  Chandigarh:   In what can be termed as a major boost to the startup ecosystem of the region, famous Punjabi singer-cum angel investor, Sukhbir as a co-investor has funded a  startup at 'Transform 7.0', organized by Punjab Angels Network, an organization working towards creating a startup ecosystem in Punjab.  Realtime Angel Fund, Punjab Angels Network, and Sukhbir together have invested a whopping Rs 1.25 crore as 'funding' to a Mumbai startup ReDesyn. A cheque of Rs 1.25 crore was handed over to ReDesyn. Notably, this is the first time that investors from the Punjab region have infused such a big amount into a startup company.  CA Sahil Makkar, Founder and CEO of Punjab Angels Network said, “In the last decade we have witnessed a paradigm shift in India’s startup industry and Punjab is now being s...

Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner Deepti Uppal, IAS, inaugurated Punjab 's first NAFED Bazaar store in the city. The outlet has been set up by India 's largest and most premier central government owned agricultural conglomerate - National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) in association with Seedstart Retail. NAFED Bazaar's operations will be taken care of by a young and dynamic woman entrepreneur - London based NRI Gurbani Mehta, who’s startup Seedstart Retail is NAFED's channel partner for Punjab . The inaugural event was virtually attended by Sanjeev Kumar Chaddha, IFS, MD (NAFED) and K. Siva Prasad, IAS, Principal Secretary of Transport and Local Self Government, Punjab .   “It is heartening indeed that NAFED and Seedstart Retail have come together to initiate NAFED Bazaars to help farmers enhance their incomes, as the chain of middlemen will be drastically reduced under this model. Through this outlet, job opportunities for locals wil...