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Budget 2025: Gaming Startups Revive Hopes Of GST Relief

Mounting regulations and rising tax loads have been weighing heavy on online gaming, particularly in the real-money gaming (RMG) space.…

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Budget 2025: Experts Pitch For Tax Relief, Urgent Consumer Spending Revival

The cry for a boost to revive India’s consumption story turns louder as the day of the Union Budget for…

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With WWE On Its Side, Netflix Robes Up For A Smackdown

For media and entertainment giants, an area that has had a proven track record of impactfully moving the revenue needle…

23.01.2025 3

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Swiggy Scenes: A High Potential Revenue Stream Or Another Experiment?

Indian foodtech players have transitioned beyond simple food deliveries. From groceries to fast delivery of essentials, companies like Zomato and…

18.01.2025 2

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Delhi NCR Slips To Third Spot In Startup Funding With $2.3 Bn In 2024

Amid many changes in the Indian startup ecosystem, the top three startup hubs of the country in terms of funding…

07.01.2025 3

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SaaS Funding Jumps 31% YoY To $2.1 Bn In 2024 Amid AI Transition

At the outset of 2024, things appeared bleak for India’s SaaS sector. SaaS startups experienced a massive funding decline in…

06.01.2025 4

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Mumbai Surpassed Bengaluru As India’s Most Funded Startup Hub In 2024

After hitting a seven-year funding low during the extended funding winter of 2023, the Indian startup ecosystem is showing steady…

03.01.2025 5

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Despite A 14% Increase In Deals, Bengaluru Startup Funding Drops To A 9-Year Low In 2024

After hitting a historic low in 2023, the Indian startup ecosystem showed promising signs of recovery in 2024. The total…

01.01.2025 8

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Will GenAI Change The Game? Gaming Predictions For 2025

The love for gaming is evident among young Indians, especially those coming from Generation Z, but after a relatively meek…

26.12.2024 6

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Reliance-Disney Merger: What’s Happening Behind The Scenes?

One of the most talked about developments in the country’s media and entertainment industry over the last year and a…

07.11.2024 40

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How AI Is Powering The Next Wave Of Legal Innovation In India

Unlike many industries that have undergone significant digital transformation over the past decade in India, the legal sector has traditionally…

30.10.2024 2

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Can BigBasket Find Its Quick Commerce Groove?

Equipped with speed and convenience, quick commerce is expanding its dominance in the world of online shopping. Initially questioned for…

29.10.2024 6

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How Fast Fashion Boom & Premiumisation Will Supercharge India’s 2024 Festive Sales

The Indian fashion market was somewhat in a pickle in the first half of the ongoing year due to subdued…

19.10.2024 4

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Only The Fittest Will Survive In The Indian Fashion Industry: Reliance Retail’s Akhilesh Prasad

With plans to double its sales over the next three to four years, Reliance Retail, the retail arm of Reliance…

17.10.2024 2

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Festive Rush Sparks Speed War: Quick Commerce & Ecommerce Battle For Fastest Deliveries

This festive season will be all about the need for speed, as ecommerce majors have now entered the paradigm of…

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Can Edtech In India Find Its Footing Again?

The funding gold rush of 2021-2022 gave a major boost to several sectors but the Indian edtech space turned out…

07.10.2024 3

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Can Myntra Win Over Gen Z Loyalty In The Fiery Fashion Market?

With discretionary spending on the rise in India, it is Gen Z (born between 1997 and 2012) that major international…

19.09.2024 3

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Festive Season Showdown: Can Quick Commerce Dethrone Ecommerce?

A decade ago, Flipkart transformed India’s shopping landscape with the launch of its flagship Big Billion Day Sale, quickly followed…

13.09.2024 2

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The Beauty And The Brand: Decoding The $28 Bn Beauty & Personal Care Opportunity For D2C Brands

The Indian D2C beauty and personal care (BPC) space is filled to the brim with stories of brands that started…

26.08.2024 10

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Can Zomato Recreate The Blinkit Magic With District?

Two years ago, doubts of many shrouded Deepinder Goyal’s decision to acquire the struggling quick commerce startup Blinkit (Grofers earlier).…

18.08.2024 1

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How Is Netflix Rewiring Its India Business?

Netflix entered the burgeoning entertainment market of India in 2016, about the same time when the OTT boom began in…

12.08.2024 3

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Beyond Borders: Budget 2024 Looks To Uplift MSME Exports, Financing

The Union Budget 2024-25 has introduced a host of new measures aimed at bolstering the growth of micro, small, and…

23.07.2024 4

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Union Budget 2024-25: AI Startups Seek Infra Boost, Govt Collaboration Opportunities

Until two years ago, AI was not a prominent topic of discussion at the government level. However, with increasing conversations…

22.07.2024 3

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How Shein-Reliance Nexus Will Shake Up India’s Online Fashion Market

The Indian government’s ban on Chinese apps and products in 2020 saw two massive casualties. Everyone knows about TikTok, but…

20.07.2024 3

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Nine Months Of New GST Regime: What Gaming Startups Feel About Retrospective Tax Demands?

“It’s not the end of the world, as we thought a few months ago,” a top executive of an online…

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