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A royal family’s billion-dollar bet on Indian startups—without a winner

A royal family’s billion-dollar bet on Indian startups—without a winner

VC firm Lightrock used the Liechtenstein dynasty’s fortune to prop up Waycool, Pharmeasy, and Dunzo. Then it slid into irrelevance

30.03.2026 10

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The Ken’s Journalism Leadership Programme 2026

We are seeking curious, self-driven, and ambitious graduates who want to kick-start their journalism careers in a vibrant, dynamic, AI-resilient...

14.03.2026 40

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How Softbank-backed Emergent is scripting a vibe-coding playbook by taking on AI giants

06.02.2026 10

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Should Phonepe be worth more than Paytm’s $7.9B?

26.01.2026 30

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Groww’s Esop blowback: is what’s good for employees awful for investors?

19.01.2026 20

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The Ken’s most gifted stories of 2025: What readers shared, and why it mattered

26.12.2025 10

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A $500 million fintech takes a risky swing at a $135 billion NRI money stream

24.12.2025 10

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Why Airtel Payments Bank sees its #1 future tied to being your #2

24.11.2025 8

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Indian tech companies are spawning an ‘ambitionless’ generation

24.10.2025 10

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Can Girish Mathrubootham spot the next Girish Mathrubootham?

18.09.2025 10

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Cashfree, Razorpay, and peers’ Rs 60,000 crore problem as India bans real-money gaming

25.08.2025 10

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Lenskart to Bluestone: why startup founders headed for IPOs suddenly love being ‘promoters’

18.08.2025 10

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Peak XV’s post-Sequoia reinvention comes at a price

23.07.2025 10

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Whitehat Jr taught Karan Bajaj a few lessons. Now he’s testing them on cancer

17.06.2025 10

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What happens when Indian unicorns go shopping for AI tools?

26.05.2025 10

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Juspay’s battle with Razorpay-Phonepe has no safe side. Just ask its investors and merchants

30.04.2025 20

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