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The Making Of A Lending Tech Unicorn

Last week, India got its 128th unicorn, as KreditBee entered the coveted club. The fintech startup raised $280 Mn in…

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AI Is India’s Hottest Bet, But Why Are Investors Holding Back?

From a futuristic idea to crafting narratives now, AI has come a long way in a very short span of…

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What’s Driving Startup Investors’ Shift Towards Domestic LPs?

Amid an increasingly volatile macroeconomic situation and geopolitical uncertainty, Indian venture investors are leaning towards domestic capital as...

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Inside Q1 2026’s Mega Deal Drought: War, LP Shift & Growth Capital Gap

The second quarter of 2026 has begun on a strong note for the Indian startup ecosystem, with KreditBee raising $280…

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Era Of AI Superapps: So Close, Yet So Far

AI companies are quickly moving beyond being simple platforms to becoming AI superapps. A case in point is OpenAI, which…

08.04.2026 5

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Meha a

Long Game Begins For Furniture Ecommerce

India’s furniture ecommerce market has moved from experimentation and execution to consolidation. The IPO pipeline reflects this change. In the…

07.04.2026 10

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The AI Effect Or Just A Cover: What’s Behind Big Tech Layoffs This Year?

AI was supposed to change how we work, boosting efficiency and giving a fillip to human expertise. Instead, something unsettling…

07.04.2026 10

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Crisis At Kult: Unpaid Employees, Missing Funds, And Blurred Chain Of Command

It was May 2025 when we last came across Kult, and the company’s narrative of starting afresh after leaving hundreds…

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Blinkit Checks In At Mumbai Airport

Most frequent travellers will relate to this: you get your boarding pass, clear security checks at the airport, and finally…

05.04.2026 20

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Bismah Malik

Why MakeMyTrip Became A Short-Seller Target

A short-seller report sent MakeMyTrip’s stock to its lowest point in a year. The question at the centre of the…

05.04.2026 20

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Top Anchor Investors Powering Indian New-Age Tech IPOs

Startup IPOs, which were once a rather uncommon phenomenon, have been driving the narrative in the world’s third largest startup…

03.04.2026 20

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Palak Sharma

LPG Crisis Triggers Another Exodus Of India’s Gig And Manufacturing Workers

Six years ago, flyovers across India witnessed streams of migrant and gig workers walking miles to reach home. It was…

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Palak Sharma

Vibe Coding Boom Leaves Security Backdoors Open

Just a few days ago, a major software supply chain attack hit Axios, an important programming library used in millions…

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Shraddha Goled

Inside Dream Sports’ Fantasy To Fintech Leap

Nearly eight months after the Government of India’s sweeping crackdown on real money gaming (RMG) dismantled a multi-billion-dollar industry, the…

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Debarghya Sil

Healthcare’s AI Test

Healthcare AI is almost always framed as a promise — sharper diagnostics, faster decisions, better outcomes. In India, that promise…

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Ankush Das

NODWIN Eyes $100 Mn Pre-IPO Round For Its Next Act

With its IPO on the line, NODWIN Gaming is going beyond gaming and esports. The company is looking to transition…

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Gargi Sarkar

India’s Convenience Economy Is Getting Expensive

Open any food delivery or quick commerce app today, and the final bill rarely matches the item price, thanks to…

31.03.2026 10

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Meha Agarwal

Power Vacuum: ‘Kitchen Tech’ Startups Step Up To Fill India’s LPG Gap

India’s kitchens rarely change overnight. For decades, the LPG cylinder has been more than just a utility, it has been…

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Fino In Freefall, And A Race Against The Clock

The year began with a bang for Fino Payments Bank when the Reserve Bank of India cleared Rishi Gupta’s reappointment…

30.03.2026 10

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Lokesh Choudhary

The Control Layer Of AI: Why Agentic AI Stacks Are The Next Big Thing

During the recently concluded NVIDIA GTC 2026 event, the chip giant announced NeMoClaw. Built on OpenClaw, the blockbuster agentic AI…

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Shraddha Goled

Meesho Bets Big On Voice Commerce; Will India Respond?

Somewhere in the bustling market of a tier II town, a woman walks into a fabric store. She points to…

29.03.2026 20

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Bismah Malik

IPL 2026: The AI-Led Second-Screen Economy Takes Off

As India gears up for yet another high-octane season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), all eyes will be on…

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Fintech Startups To Watch: 5 Indian Fintech Startups That Caught Our Eye In March

India processed over 228 Bn UPI transactions in 2025, with a total value nearing ₹300 Lakh Cr, surpassing the combined…

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Lokesh Choudhary

OpenAI Pulls The Plug On Sora: What This Means for AI Video

OpenAI’s experiment to turn AI video generation into a social product has come to an unexpectedly swift end. In a…

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Ankush Das

Platform Fee Dependency: How Long Can Swiggy, Zomato Flex Their Pricing Power?

Earlier this week, Bengaluru-based food delivery giant Swiggy increased its platform fees by approximately 17% to ₹17.58 (after taxes). The…

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Debarghya Sil

Food Delivery Is Expensive, And Rapido Wants It Fixed

After catering to select pockets of Bengaluru since June last year, Rapido formally announced the launch of Ownly, its standalone…

25.03.2026 30

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Bismah Malik

India’s Defence AI Reality Check

There’s little denying that India’s defence tech moment is here. Thanks to VCs loosening their purse strings, a focus on…

25.03.2026 30

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Ankush Das

Boxed In: The War Shock For D2C

For D2C startups, the impact of ongoing geopolitical conflicts is no longer confined to global headlines. It is now hitting…

24.03.2026 20

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Gargi Sarkar

Amid India’s GCC Boom, Uber Takes The Corporate Transport Lane

Every evening, hatchbacks and tempo travellers throng the Outer Ring Road of Bengaluru, a city that more than a million…

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Gaurav Bagur

PhonePe Slams The Brakes On The IPO Cavalcade

Since the beginning of the year, India has been gearing up for one of its busiest years in the public…

23.03.2026 20

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Gargi Sarkar

The Making Of A $500Mn SaaS Powerhouse: Inside Wingify’s Merger With AB Tasty

India’s $14 Bn software-as-a-service (SaaS) market received a dramatic thrust in the last decade with the emergence of unicorns like…

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Late To Quick Commerce, Can Flipkart Hit A Home Run?

Flipkart has started aligning itself for the country’s most anticipated new-age tech IPO listing. Its reverse flip to India is…

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Razorpay’s Biggest Bet: From Payments To Becoming The AI Brain For India’s Small Businesses

Razorpay’s CEO Harshil Mathur has AI agents walking him through his day’s calendar, reading out the most important stories of…

20.03.2026 10

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Gargi s

Amazon Prime Video’s Next Decade In India: The Focus Turns To IPs

Amazon Prime Video is on the cusp of its 10-year anniversary in India. And this journey has more or less…

19.03.2026 20

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Lokesh c

Inside India’s $155 Bn Semiconductor Opportunity

The world is entering an era of supply chain anxiety. Two geopolitical fault lines, both capable of fracturing the global…

19.03.2026 20

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Bismah m

Inside FinSight Ventures’ Bet On A Pricey Yet Durable Indian Fintech Market

When FinSight Ventures’ lead India investments, Pavel Gurianov, relocated to Bengaluru from Russia in 2014 ,his mission was clear: to…

19.03.2026 10

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Debarghya s

Why India’s Edtech Sector Looks Like A Two-Horse Race

India’s edtech sector is undergoing a quiet but decisive consolidation phase. Last week, Unacademy cofounder Gaurav Munjal announced on X…

18.03.2026 10

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Ankush Das

The Agentic Workspace Layer Unfolds

Enterprise AI is moving beyond assistive use cases, with agents increasingly expected to plan, coordinate, and carry out complex workflows…

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Shraddha g

Chasing The Scent Of India’s Next D2C Breakout

For a moment, forget fintech meltdowns and edtech reinventions. Ignore quick-commerce platforms racing to deliver dal-rice in 10 minutes and…

17.03.2026 20

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The War Stress Test For The Listed New-Age Tech Giants

Geopolitical shocks rarely stay confined to the geopolitical theatre. They eventually seep into commodity markets, supply chains, consumer sentiment...

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CRED Tosses Its Hat In The PA Ring

Adding another feather to its hat, CRED has secured the RBI’s approval to operate as a payments aggregator (PA). With…

15.03.2026 20

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Akshit p

War Hits Global Data Centres: Cloud Resilience, India’s Role In Focus

Earlier this month, amid the major conflict between the US-Israel combine and Iran in the Middle East, Amazon’s cloud services…

15.03.2026 10

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Snabbit Says The Discount Game Is Almost Over; The Hard Part Comes Next

After quick commerce, if there is one industry that has been under the radar of investors for cash burn, it…

13.03.2026 20

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Bismah Malik

Can Zivame Sway India’s $7 Bn Lingerie Market Once Again In The Era Of New-Age Brands?

In the early 2010s, lingerie shopping in India barely existed as a recognised, organised, and marketed product segment or a…

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Gargi Sarkar

Sarvam AI’s Open Source Bet Faces Early Adoption Hurdles

When Sarvam AI announced that it was open-sourcing its Sarvam 30B and Sarvam 105B models, it framed the move as…

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Ankush Das

Talent Reboot: Building India’s Next-Gen AI Workforce

Despite having the world’s highest AI skill penetration rate, India continues to face a widening gap between what the economy…

11.03.2026 20

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Ankush Das

Beyond Adoption: AI-Driven Outcomes Become Internal Benchmark For Indian IT Giants

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is doubling down on AI which also includes how its own employees use this technology. In an…

11.03.2026 20

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Shraddha Goled

Inside slice’s Bet To Fix A Broken Bank

When slice completed its merger with the troubled North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB) on October 27, 2024, amid RBI’s…

10.03.2026 20

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Bismah Malik

Quick Commerce & India’s Micro Festival Boom

Sunday, March 8; It’s International Women’s Day and the Indian men’s team is about to play in the T20 World…

10.03.2026 30

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Meha Agarwal

The New Garage: OpenClaw And India’s DIY AI Agent Boom

A new class of AI users is emerging not inside corporate labs, but in home offices and weekend experiments. At…

09.03.2026 20

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