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Picture a sweltering Delhi evening: a young professional is busy preparing dinner while her golden retriever watches her with hopeful…
India’s furniture ecommerce market has moved from experimentation and execution to consolidation. The IPO pipeline reflects this change. In the…
Open any food delivery or quick commerce app today, and the final bill rarely matches the item price, thanks to…
Sunday, March 8; It’s International Women’s Day and the Indian men’s team is about to play in the T20 World…
India’s education and skilling ecosystem is at an inflexion point. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes deeply embedded in how companies…
For nearly two decades, India’s startup story has centred around three cities — Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, and Mumbai — which…
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has emerged as one of India’s most influential academic institutions, playing a significant role…
For over a decade, ecommerce has functioned as the backbone of India’s consumer internet story, repeatedly absorbing capital across market…
By the end of 2025, India’s tech startup ecosystem was operating in a far tighter capital environment. Total funding closed…
India’s M&A market may not make a resounding comeback in 2026, even as global M&A activity turned more buoyant in…
As 2025 draws to a close, the contours of India’s venture capital market look clearer than they appeared at the…
As 2025 heads into its final stretch, fintech in India finds itself at a defining moment, shaped by shifting regulations,…
The digital lending ecosystem in India spent most of 2025 learning to breathe differently. After two years of regulatory resets,…
When 2025 kicked off, we put out eight predictions for how ecommerce would move through the year. By December, the…
Back in 2018, when GenAI had yet to become the biggest buzzword in the tech industry, one of India’s major…
When Ankit Nagori launched Curefoods in 2020, the cloud kitchen market was on the verge of an inflection point. Even…
What’s in a name? Especially one that most people might not even utter. Few people think of Zomato as a…
By early 2021, India’s online grocery market had reached an inflexion point. The initial challenge, persuading consumers to buy from…
In June 2021, Tata Digital, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Tata group, acquired a majority stake in the online…
When Catamaran Ventures’ President, Deepak Padaki, recently observed that loss-making companies are seeing secondary sales at a 30–40% discount, it…
In the age of AI-GenAI, technological innovations are not mere tools. They fundamentally change the nature of how our world…
In December 2024, Jaipur-based direct-to-consumer (D2C) furniture brand WoodenStreet secured INR 354 Cr (about $43 Mn) in Series C, one…
India recently witnessed two mega-events: The Mahakumbh and the inauguration of the Ram Temple. But these were not just great…
In early 2022, enterprise HR tech startup Darwinbox raised its Series D round, joining the unicorn club. Most observers saw…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) released a consultation paper last month that could streamline co-investment strategies within…
Venture capital across the globe has never been more obsessed with artificial intelligence (AI). Consider this. Out of the total…
A couple of years ago, the leading Indian stockbroker, Zerodha, made a surprising announcement. Its investment arm, Rainmatter Capital, would…
A shift is underway in India’s venture capital sector, and we don’t mean in the way these firms are investing…
Fintechs have long been viewed as giant killers, aiming to disrupt all major components of the financial world, be it…
In 2014, Manu Chandra made what he describes as the riskiest investment decision of his life — he poured money…
In 2013, Indian organised retail was defined by large-format stores and modern trade chains. All that changed with ecommerce platforms…
By mid-2024, the Indian SaaS landscape reached a turning point. AI was no longer an edge or an innovation layer;…
Private equity (PE) in India has undergone a transformation in the past two decades, evolving from a fledgling sector into…
Did the funding headwinds finally relent in 2024, paving the path for startup growth? The previous year might not have…
Capital is the fuel to accelerate a business. But for India’s 63 Mn micro, small and medium enterprises, which accounted…
Ankit Mehta’s journey from managing college projects at IIT-Bombay to helming ideaForge Technology, one of India’s top players in the…
Fifteen years ago, IvyCap founder Vikram Gupta and his team set up a venture capital firm in Mumbai, but the…
The ecommerce logistics sector in India is witnessing a boom, given the demand for fast and efficient delivery solutions as…
Even as most large VC and PE funds in India are moving the focus away from growth stage investments, Yash…
For millions of Indians, social media and instant messaging dominate their daily lives. This is where the debates and discussions…
In December last year, Razorpay turned 10. The Bengaluru-based startup, founded by IIT graduates Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar, has…
The Indian insurtech industry is at a critical juncture with the lifting of all caps on foreign investment, but are…
For many early stage investors in India, 2024 was a post-correction year, but even then seed funding saw a 31%…
When the idea of 10-minute delivery came up first, scepticism ran high. A couple of years on, the entire logistics…
The global reach of India’s startup ecosystem has pulled in investors from all geographies. While US funds dominate the landscape,…
India’s rapid growth in the digital economy has caught the attention of many countries, including Dubai. India is expected to…