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Govt Will Be Facilitator For Startups, Not Regulator: Piyush Goyal

India has the advantage of skilled talent, affordability, growing startup culture, and aspirational population, Goyal said

04 July 2023

Prateek Maheshwari (left), co-founder of PhysicsWallah with Alakh Pandey

Slumdog Superstar Rising Against Gravity

The story of Alakh Pandey, the founder of edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah, begins at a slum of Allahabad, pauses at the billion-dollar milestone and imagines an ending where every student in the country becomes its equal...

03 August 2022

5ire Raises $100 Million To Become India's 105th Unicorn

The blockchain platform's valuation stood at $1.5 billion following the Series A funding round from UK-based Sram & Mram Group

15 July 2022

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No Can Do, Zomato To EY's Lowered Valuation Following Blinkit Acquisition

The food delivery platform said that EY's initial share price valuation at Rs 70.76 was in absolute and complete compliance with all provisions of applicable laws

06 August 2022

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Successors Vs Start-Ups: Reinvention of the Scion

Today, startup founders occupy the media space the way members of legacy business families used to do earlier. But, the next gen of business houses is fighting to reclaim glory

02 August 2022

ConsCent Raises Rs 13.26 Crore In Bridge Round, To Launch 15 New Product Features

Inflection Point Ventures led the second round for the start-up that provides a pay-per-use subscription model to news and OTT platforms

12 July 2022

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Twid Raises $12 Million In Funding Round Led By Rakuten Capital

Google and ICMG Partners also participated in the Series A funding round

03 August 2022

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Startup Funding Declines 40% In April-June: PwC Report

The early-stage deals comprised more than 60 per cent of the total with an average ticket size of USD 5 million, as per the PwC India report titled, 'Startup Deals Tracker - Q2 CY22.'

10 July 2022

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05 July 2022
Cautious Investors Reserving Cash To Support Late-Stage Start-Ups

Cautious Investors Reserving Cash To Support Late-Stage Start-Ups

Founders stare down the barrel of drying funding as cautious late-stage investors display signs of wariness about leading investment rounds 


29 June 2022
Despite 'Funding Winter', Hurun Says 122 More Startups Can Become Unicorns In 4 Years

Despite 'Funding Winter', Hurun Says 122 More Startups Can Become Unicorns In 4 Years

The number of unicorns stand at 84 right now as against 51 in the year-ago period, and there are 122 others valued at over USD 200 million which can achieve...


27 June 2022
Udaan Joins The Layoff Bandwagon; Retrenches 160-180 Of Its Employees

Udaan Joins The Layoff Bandwagon; Retrenches 160-180 Of Its Employees

The B2B ecommerce startup has cited role redundancy as the reason behind the flab-cutting


13 June 2022
HSBC India To Lend $250 Million To Startups

HSBC India To Lend $250 Million To Startups

The lending will be done to high-growth, tech-led startups in the third largest startup ecosystem in the world, the lender said in a statement


10 June 2022
Mumbai Hard City To Live In, Take Efforts To Cut Cost Of Living: Startup Founders

Mumbai Hard City To Live In, Take Efforts To Cut Cost Of Living: Startup Founders

The city is losing out to others because of its lack of ability to build communities, which deters talent consisting of technologists who want to have a better...


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24 May 2022
Sustainability Startups Get A Leg-Up From Legacy Firms

Sustainability Startups Get A Leg-Up From Legacy Firms

AB InBev, Coca-Cola, Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive emphasize the need to bridge the gap between sustainable production and sustainable consumption


10 May 2022
Will Kejriwal’s Gambit Pull Startups Out Of Bangalore? 

Will Kejriwal’s Gambit Pull Startups Out Of Bangalore? 

Arvind Kejriwal wants to make Delhi the startup capital of India and the world. Can the AAP government achieve this feat? 


15 April 2022
Rapido Raises $180 Million In Funding Round Led By Swiggy

Rapido Raises $180 Million In Funding Round Led By Swiggy

The round also saw investment from TVS Motor Company, along with existing investors Westbridge, Shell Ventures and Nexus Ventures, the company said in a...


08 April 2022
Ed-tech Firm Unacademy Lays Off Hundreds Of Employees 

Ed-tech Firm Unacademy Lays Off Hundreds Of Employees 

Softbank-backed Unacademy offers a slew of educational products and services through its flagship Youtube channel.


02 April 2022
Is The Great Indian Startup Funding Party Coming To An End?

Is The Great Indian Startup Funding Party Coming To An End?

Hammered markets, increased interest rates by the Fed, unabated war – reasons enough to develop cracks in the funding ecosystem for startups


25 March 2022
Number Of Recognised Startups Increases To 65,861: Govt Informs Parliament

Number Of Recognised Startups Increases To 65,861: Govt Informs Parliament

The government had launched 'Startup India' initiative on January 16, 2016, with an aim to build a stronger ecosystem for nurturing the startup culture


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23 March 2022
Virat Kohli Invests In Startup Rage Coffee

Virat Kohli Invests In Startup Rage Coffee

The city-based startup, however, did not disclose the amount of investment made by Kohli


09 March 2022
Breaking The Glass Ceiling: These Women-Led Startups Entered Unicorn Club

Breaking The Glass Ceiling: These Women-Led Startups Entered Unicorn Club

According to a report by MSCI ESG, companies with women leadership generated a return on equity of 10.1 per cent compared to 7.4 per cent globally.


16 February 2022
Unicorn LEAD Announces ESOP Liquidation Plan Of $3 Million

Unicorn LEAD Announces ESOP Liquidation Plan Of $3 Million

The move comes at a time when LEAD is aiming for a "high growth trajectory" following the recent series E fundraise of $100 million led by WestBridge Capital...


02 February 2022
Annadata Should Also Be Urjadata: PM Modi In BJP's Aatmanirbhar Arthvyavastha Programme

Annadata Should Also Be Urjadata: PM Modi In BJP's Aatmanirbhar Arthvyavastha Programme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about Union Budget 2022, Sustainable energy, bureaucratic efficiency. startup culture and much more in his address to BJP's...


01 February 2022
Start-up Community Relishes Government's Focus In Budget 2022

Start-up Community Relishes Government's Focus In Budget 2022

From extension of tax incentives for start-ups for a year to capping tax surcharge, Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of startup-friendly initiatives in the...


13 January 2022
Lead Becomes Second Startup To Enter Unicorn Club In 2022

Lead Becomes Second Startup To Enter Unicorn Club In 2022

Lead has tied up with 5,000 schools across 500 towns/cities and expects to make an annual revenue run-rate of $80 million, serving close to 2 million students.


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