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Reddit can make or break a startup. Many such startups in the US have faced the wrath of Redditors. But…
Pine Labs has been on the IPO trail for what feels like an eternity; it’s been a 27-year long journey…
Pine Labs has been on the IPO trail for what feels like an eternity. And now it’s finally about to…
Is Dream11’s fantasy platform hitting a wall? That’s the indication from the company’s move into WinZO and MPL (M-League) territory…
Put yourselves in the shoes of Delhivery. What do you do when quick commerce and hyperlocal deliveries become the norm…
When we think of competition in fintech, the eye usually falls on the likes of Paytm, PhonePe, CRED and the…
More than a year ago, when we unpacked Flipkart’s fintech ambitions, we never expected this new vertical to become the…
Groww’s confidential IPO filing has certainly grabbed the attention of the startup ecosystem this week, particularly after its eye-catching...
India’s quick commerce economy has a new darling. Quick fashion platforms such as Slikk, Blip, KNOT, NEWME are building up…
In August 2024, Ola Electric listed on the stock markets to much fanfare, and raised more than INR 5,500 Cr…
When MobiKwik listed last December, it was at the tail end of a cycle for startup IPOs that has not…
Food delivery giant Swiggy finds itself at a critical juncture, and it’s almost a make-or-break time for its big bet…
The theatre surrounding Apple’s manufacturing tussle between India and China got another twist this past week, courtesy of US President…
There’s supposed to be a ceasefire between India and Pakistan now, but the biggest lesson from this past week was…
Just as we were about to finalise this edition of Inc42 Markets, word broke out about a ceasefire and potential…
What’s in a name? In the case of Karishma Singh’s beauty app Kult, the name is a premonition — it…
Zomato or Eternal — what’s in a name, indeed? Even with a new name, the Deepinder Goyal-led company is dealing…
Eleven years after it was founded, Flipkart was acquired by Walmart in 2018 for a staggering $16 Bn. And as…
After months of waiting, it’s finally here. Ather Energy will be the first mainboard IPO for FY26, and the first…
What is the state of early stage AI investments in India and are investors changing the way they evaluate startups…
If there’s one consistent theme in business, it’s that everything moves in cycles. We have a funding and growth boom…
In less than three months into his second stint as the US President, Donald Trump has thrown dozens of startup…
In the fortnight since commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal’s address at the Startup Mahakumbh, we have seen a range…
At the start of the year, we knew that the IPO momentum was going to be super strong among Indian…
Ola Electric seems to be on the cusp of a transformation. And we don’t necessarily mean with the number of…
When OYO stepped out of losses and emerged into profitable territory in FY24, there was more than a healthy dose…
Paytm went through the fire soon after its listing, and now it’s MobiKwik’s turn. The Gurugram-based fintech company has seen…
Riding high at INR 617 just three months ago, the Swiggy stock has nosedived 43% from peak levels, wiping out…
Three years ago, we wrote about the 15-minute economy. At the time, quick commerce had just begun to find its…
What’s brewing at PB Fintech? That’s the question many are asking this past week after the release of a curious…
In the face of global geopolitical shifts, Indian VCs and startup investors are increasingly seeing AI and SaaS investments as…
Food delivery-turned-quick commerce giants Swiggy and Zomato have seen significant erosion in value and stock price in the past month,…
Even as the tubelights go off one by one, BYJU’S founder and CEO Byju Raveendran continues to fight the fight…
At an event before the Ola Electric IPO in August last year, the company’s founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal banked…
When CRED crossed INR 2,400 Cr in revenue last year, it finally sent a message to India’s fintech ecosystem. The…
Ola Electric, Swiggy and now PhonePe. Another IPO from Bengaluru is all set to grab the limelight, as the fintech…
When Zomato announced that it would become Eternal, it kinda flipped a switch. The group became bigger than Zomato. It’s…
For India’s private equity ecosystem, the wave of startup IPOs has unlocked new insights into the Indian market and in…
It was a week to forget for all new-age tech stocks in India, with just Honasa surviving the broad market-wide…
‘One ring to rule them all, and in the darkness, bind them’ — the situation perhaps not as morbid as…
After a spell of running with the bulls, Swiggy is grappling with bears. The stock fell below its issue price…
Ola Electric has had a rough few months, going from a post-IPO high to crashing below its listing price and…
This is the first edition of Inc42 Markets, a special Sunday newsletter that spotlights exclusive insights, deep analysis, and expert…
Remember that scene from Christopher Nolan’s Inception? One of the main characters takes another on a walk up a staircase,…
It’s been a curious past year for Paytm. Even as the fintech giant has shown improved financial performance on paper…
November 2024: it was a cool evening in Delhi, when the general partner of a Bengaluru VC firm frantically sought…
Despite showing signs of a funding revival, the Indian startup ecosystem is in a peculiar place now. Most of the…
Zomato and Swiggy walk into a bistro, ask to see the menu and the kitchen, have a ‘Snacc’ or two…
Investors expect a bullish year ahead for startup funding, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a great 2025 for venture capital…
Ather Energy is entering 2025 on the cusp of an IPO, but now India’s EV pioneer needs to get out…