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Debarghya Sil

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Ola Electric In 2025: How A Market Leader Ran Out Of Spark

If there is one indicator to sum up Ola Electric’s year so far, it would be its share price, which…

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Ola Electric’s Plan B

When a hero product begins to wobble, the founder’s first instinct is almost always the same: pull the pivot lever.…

30.11.2025 10

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Deepinder Goyal’s Temple And India’s Longevity Rush

Longevity is the new frontier, and Indian founders are obsessing over it.  Take Eternal founder Deepinder Goyal, for instance, whose…

23.11.2025 8

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Tracing Capillary Tech’s Blueprint To D-Street

Bengaluru-based SaaS startup Capillary Technologies is all decked up to make its stock market debut by the end of this…

19.11.2025 10

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Has CarTrade Found Its Missing Piece?

Last week, the Indian automotive sector woke up to what might be one of the most significant M&As in the…

16.11.2025 9

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Ather Outruns Ola Electric; Can It Keep Its Throttle Steady?

Two months ago, after assessing Ather Energy’s Q1 FY26 results, we predicted that the EV maker would soon catch up…

12.11.2025 5

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Is PhysicsWallah Ready To Step Up?

It’s been a blockbuster week for startup IPOs. Lenskart and Groww wrapped up their public listings, together pulling in nearly…

09.11.2025 10

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Why Quick Commerce Is Central To Shadowfax’s Post-IPO Vision

Flipkart-backed Shadowfax is positioning itself to become the country’s second new-age logistics tech company, after Delhivery, to go public. The…

04.11.2025 30

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Has boAt Found Its Rhythm Again?

When boAt first floated its IPO plans in September 2021, it was aiming to raise close to INR 3,500 Cr.…

02.11.2025 8

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Early Mover Zing Abandons Quick Food Delivery, Looks To Pivot To Grocery

Quick launch, quick shutdown. It’s been something of a theme in 2025 so far. Whether it is flash-in-the-pan AI startups…

30.10.2025 10

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From Burn To Break-Even: Meesho Shows Signs Of Turnaround

Just a few years ago, the idea of Meesho, an ecommerce marketplace targeting India’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities,…

27.10.2025 10

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Zepto’s Expansion Dilemma

Something seems amiss at Zepto. In a matter of days, the quick commerce giant went from raising a massive $450…

26.10.2025 3

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Mapping Tata 1mg’s Journey From Classifieds To A Full-Stack Healthcare Ecosystem

Tata 1mg is shifting gears to become a full-stack healthcare service provider to offer everything from diagnostic services to e-consultations…

11.10.2025 3

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Rentomojo Took Almost A Decade To Find Its Mojo; What’s Next?

The great Indian new-age tech IPO queue is growing as we speak, and the newest entrant to add gravity to…

08.10.2025 5

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Ankit Maheshwari: Serial Founder At The Centre Of Alleged Fraud, Data Theft

The Delhi International Airport is said to have stood witness to the dramatic detention of a serial startup founder last…

04.10.2025 20

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Can PhysicsWallah Fix Its Teacher Problem?

Even as Alakh Pandey-led PhysicsWallah readies itself to become the first edtech startup to go public, there’s one potential challenge…

29.09.2025 10

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Inside Pepperfry’s Descent: What Drove Furniture Marketplace To A Distress Sale

A major development shook India’s new-age furniture marketplace last week. Once hailed as the poster child of online furniture retail,…

27.09.2025 10

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Did Swiggy Hive Off Instamart To Help In Inventory Pivot, Fund Raise?

Swiggy’s double move to hive off its quick commerce vertical Instamart into a step-down subsidiary and exit mobility startup Rapido…

25.09.2025 10

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Can PhysicsWallah Break The Indian Edtech Jinx With A Blockbuster IPO?

PhysicsWallah (PW) has refiled its draft IPO papers with the market regulator SEBI, setting the stage for a massive INR…

11.09.2025 10

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GST Reforms: Booster Shot For D2C Startups, New-Age Brands?

India’s biggest overhaul of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) since the 2017 rollout has reset the playing field for…

06.09.2025 5

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Can FanCode Fill Dream11’s RMG Revenue Vacuum?

Last week, India’s $12 Bn real money gaming (RMG) industry was dismantled overnight after a ban on many formats of…

29.08.2025 8

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Can India’s Real Money Gaming Startups Fight Off Potential Ban?

The online real money gaming industry in India is once again at a flash point. And this time its very…

21.08.2025 10

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Zepto’s IPO Crawl

Last week, Zepto grabbed headlines again, but this time for reasons that could shape its future. First, it raised INR…

17.08.2025 20

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Four Levers That Lifted Nykaa’s Beauty Biz In Q1

“Nykaa’s strong growth momentum continues with this quarter with GMV coming 26% YoY growth and GMV at INR 4,182 Cr.”…

13.08.2025 20

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PhysicsWallah’s IPO Test: Can PW Rewrite The Edtech Story?

India’s edtech sector is reeling from a brutal reality check, but Alakh Pandey-led PhysicsWallah is looking to change the tune…

09.08.2025 20

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Ather Energy Is Closing In On Ola Electric’s Tail

About a month ago, Ather Energy’s cofounder Tarun Mehta remarked that sales volume alone wouldn’t drive profitability, but product innovation…

07.08.2025 10

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Has Swiggy Instamart Come Out Of The Food Delivery Shadow?

Food delivery giant Swiggy’s ambition to become the one-stop platform for urban convenience is undeniable, but when it comes to…

04.08.2025 10

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Blinkit Vs Instamart: The Gap Keeps Growing

Swiggy underwent a UI-UX change last month, giving its app a new look. While the fresh design gave Swiggy a…

01.08.2025 6

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From Burn To Break-Even: Vedantu Plugged Leaks But Will The Revival Last?

The frost is beginning to thaw, and Vedantu has hit the ground running, yet again. “We aren’t here for a…

29.07.2025 10

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How Refocussing On Payments Biz Helped Paytm Turn Profitable

A year ago, delivering quarterly profit seemed like a distant dream for Paytm. Hit by the RBI’s crackdown on the…

22.07.2025 10

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Eternal Is Now More Blinkit Than Zomato

Earlier this year, when Zomato changed its name to Eternal, a lot of eyebrows were raised. It signified a shift…

21.07.2025 3

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Lenskart Adds Smart Glasses To Its Cart: Next Growth Arc Or Risky Bet?

“We have the super power to do things which we could not have imagined earlier,” Lenskart founder Peyush Bansal said…

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From Mattress To Everything: Analysing Wakefit’s INR 1,000 Cr Furniture Biz

India’s mattress industry, which is usually not in the spotlight, finds itself in a strange new place in 2025. Almost…

04.07.2025 10

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Urban Company’s Product-Led Makeover: Can It Outgrow Its Services DNA?

Urban Company’s transformation from the services-first to a product-services mix is more or less complete. Just as the Gurugram-based company…

03.07.2025 10

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Reliance-Backed Altigreen’s EV Three-Wheeler Dreams Hit A Wall

Yet another EV startup is close to pulling its shutters down. Bengaluru-based three-wheeler EV manufacturer Altigreen has halted its manufacturing…

24.06.2025 20

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FY25 Financial Tracker: Tracking The Financial Performance Of Indian Startups

The Indian startup ecosystem has witnessed a massive transformation in its operational ethos and strategic priorities over the past few…

15.06.2025 3

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Sex, Subscribers & Censorship: How Ullu Gained An Edge In India’s Legal Grey Zone

“Sex sells! The old cliché never turned old really, and if you are in this business, you will earn money.…

22.05.2025 10

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Cracking Pincode, PhonePe’s Second Innings In Quick Commerce

If groceries can reach your doorstep in 10 minutes, why can’t drugs? PhonePe harped on this argument when it piloted…

10.05.2025 10

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Jumbotail-Solv Deal: Zero Profits, 2X Valuation Jump, Questions Galore

“This is not true, we are not acquiring or merging with Solv,” Jumbotail cofounder and CEO Karthik Venkateswaran told Inc42…

22.04.2025 6

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What Triggered Ecom Express’ $165 Mn Fire Sale To Delhivery?

Last week, the Indian startup ecosystem witnessed a different kind of distress sale. Typically speaking, such deals involve companies going…

12.04.2025 20

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How BluSmart’s Closest Ally Became Its Biggest Risk

“In 10 years, everyone in India should be able to get a BluSmart EV cab within 5 minutes.” This is…

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From AI To D2C? Behind The Strange Pivot By Aakash Anand’s Unikon.ai

How much of AI is hype? The question has been going around for a few years now. At least, in…

17.03.2025 10

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Founder Salaries Tracker FY24: How Much Did Startup Founders Earn?

A total of 54 founders of 30 Indian new-age tech companies took home INR 291.5 Cr in cumulative annual salary…

06.03.2025 20

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Inside QuickiES: Rebel Foods’ 15-Min Gamble Against Zomato, Swiggy

“With due respect [to Zomato and Swiggy], who play a vital role, their strength lies in logistics irrespective of what…

27.02.2025 10

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Indian Startup FY24 Financials Tracker: Tracking The Financial Performance Of Top Startups

The world’s third largest startup ecosystem has been in the midst of a raging funding winter for a couple of…

17.02.2025 10

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What Lies Ahead For Swiggy Instamart After Tepid Q3?

You have to spend money to make money, goes a popular saying and Swiggy seems to be swearing by it. …

17.02.2025 20

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Good Glamm Group’s Bad Formula

Like the classic novel Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, there are two sides to the Good Glamm…

05.02.2025 10

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Zepto’s 2024, Delivered In 10 Minutes

“We are trying yaar. I know some people don’t believe in us and they have some cynical idea about what…

23.12.2024 10

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Can boAt Return To Its Old Glory?

“Once a startup reaches a certain level of success, it becomes necessary to invest in R&D and be on your…

27.11.2024 4

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The People Taking PhonePe From UPI App To Super App

When was the last time you saw a private company releasing a tell-all annual report? But PhonePe is not an…

01.11.2024 3

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