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growX ventures’ Deeptech Bet: Building A Playbook For Patient Capital

India’s burgeoning deeptech — spacetech, AI, semiconductor, robotics and IoT — sector is calling for more venture capital (VC) money…

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Budget 2025: Chip Makers, Designers Demand Higher Outlay, Lower Tax Load

An expansion of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, particularly a higher allocation for the sops, tops the wish list of…

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Data Privacy Day: How Far Has India Progressed In Protecting Your Information?

Had it been some six decades later, poor McKenna wouldn’t have taken such a fateful journey, but just logged into…

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The Startup Founder’s Dilemma: Success At The Cost Of Health

Don’t keep off spring, dear startup founders, even when funds freeze in winter chill. When Zerodha cofounder and chief executive…

27.01.2025 5

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How MeitY’s Draft AI Guidelines Ensure A Transparent Route Towards Accountable Innovation

India’s AI ecosystem has undergone a major shift in the last few years, especially with the advent of GenAI. The…

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Pixxel Satellites Launch: Cofounders On Choosing SpaceX Over ISRO & More

Google-backed spacetech startup Pixxel is set for the launch of the first three hyperspectral imaging satellites of its Firefly constellation…

14.01.2025 10

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Semiconductor Startups Raise Over $28 Mn In 2024; Will This Year Be Any Better?

The year 2024 was upbeat on the funding front for the Indian semiconductor space. What pushed the envelope last year…

08.01.2025 4

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Two-Wheeler EV Sales In 2024: Ola Retains Top Spot But Bajaj, TVS On The Prowl

The Indian electric vehicle (EV) industry witnessed another year of maturity in 2024. On the back of improving charging infrastructure,…

04.01.2025 1

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New-Age Tech Stocks In 2024: Bad Year For Honasa, But Who Gained The Most?

It was an eventful year for new-age tech companies on the IPO front, with 13 startups going public in 2024.…

25.12.2024 5

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Startup IPOs In 2025: Why Investors Expect A Record-Breaking Year

India’s new-age tech IPO market saw a massive upswing in 2024, driven by increased investor confidence and a favourable macroeconomic…

24.12.2024 3

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M-Cap Of 32 New-Age Tech Stocks Crosses $100 Bn Mark In 2024

The cumulative market capitalisation of 19 new-age tech stocks, which stood at $40.6 Bn at the end of 2023, zoomed…

24.12.2024 6

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The Year Of Green Hydrogen? Cleantech Predictions For India In 2025

India’s cleantech narrative witnessed some important shifts in 2024 helped by investments into solar power and electric vehicle (EV)...

24.12.2024 3

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The Era Of Agentic AI, Hyper-Personalisation & More: GenAI Predictions For 2025

By the end of 2023, the generative AI (GenAI) fever was deemed to be more than just a fad. And…

21.12.2024 2

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VCs Mint Big Returns As Startup IPOs Light Up D-Street In 2024

The year 2024 saw a flurry of initial public offerings (IPOs) of new-age tech companies, as startups brushed off the…

20.12.2024 3

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Ola Electric In 2024: Between Bhavish Aggarwal’s Dreams And The Ground Reality

“Tesla is for the West; Ola is for the rest,” declared India’s much-celebrated (often controversial) entrepreneur and the founder and…

19.12.2024 4

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Why Are Large-Scale Indian Enterprises Lagging Globally In AI Adoption?

At a time when AI adoption is on the rise around the world, India’s large-scale enterprises seem to be trailing…

05.12.2024 2

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Why Are Investors Betting on AI Skyscrapers, Not Foundational Models?

As the adoption of GenAI grows in the country, varied applications, draped as horizontal and vertical solutions, are increasingly finding…

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ideaForge CEO On Why The Company Slipped Into Losses In Q2 FY25

When ideaForge went public in July last year, the drone startup had just recovered from a loss. It posted a…

26.11.2024 5

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Unusually Long Contract Processing Expose Us To Financial Uncertainty: ideaForge CEO

When ideaForge went public in July last year, the drone startup had just recovered from a loss. It posted a…

26.11.2024 5

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Why Indian VCs Are Banking On Vertical GenAI Startups Over General-Purpose Solutions

Today, the real-world impact of GenAI is more tangible than ever. From banks, insurance companies and hospitals to content and…

21.11.2024 6

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INR 1,000 Cr Spacetech Fund To Be Operational By Q1 FY26: IN-SPACe’s Pawan Goenka

As Indian space research touches new heights, driven by the direct collaborations between the government and the private sector, the…

20.11.2024 7

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Yali Capital’s ‘Gani’ On Building A Deeptech Investment Thesis For India

As India’s deeptech story unfolds rapidly, venture capital players are evolving their models and thesis to this segment which has…

14.11.2024 4

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Why Ola Electric’s Road To Profits Is Long And Rocky

Before Ola Electric’s IPO in August this year, founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal compared the company’s growing market share to…

05.11.2024 3

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TAC Infosec CEO On The Post-Listing Acquisition Playbook, AI Opportunity

Amid the IPO frenzy of new-age tech stocks this year, none has emerged as successful as TAC Infosec. The NSE…

17.10.2024 2

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Can Swiggy Replicate Zomato’s Success On The Bourses?

The Indian startup ecosystem and public market are abuzz with anticipation of one of this year’s most awaited IPOs, Swiggy.…

10.10.2024 3

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Investors Eye A Pie As India Prepares To Lead The Global Semiconductor Revolution

Fuelled by the Indian government’s seriousness towards increasing local electronic equipment manufacturing and reducing the country’s reliance...

04.10.2024 3

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Ather Energy Vs Ola Electric: Decoding The Numbers Behind The EV Giants

Riding the IPO wave in the domestic equity market this year, Ather Energy is set to become the second electric…

14.09.2024 3

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EV Subsidies Aren’t Enough, India’s EV Future Hinges On Infrastructure: AdvantEdge’s Kunal Khattar

In the last one year, the EV sector in India has faced significant challenges on the subsidy front. The reduction…

09.09.2024 4

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Can Smartworks’ IPO Capitalise On The Growing Flexible Workspace Trend?

When coworking space rental startup WeWork filed for IPO in August 2019, the unicorn had lofty valuations ($47 Bn), funding…

30.08.2024 3

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India To Emerge As The Supplier Of Choice For Spacetech, Semiconductors: Lightspeed’s Hemant Mohapatra

India has been at the forefront of research and innovation in the space sector for decades. From Dr Vikram Sarabhai…

23.08.2024 3

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Speciale Invest’s Vishesh Rajaram On How Centre’s INR 1K Cr Fund Will Boost The Spacetech Economy

Amid an industry-wide demand for some financial support from the government for the country’s nascent spacetech ecosystem, finance minister...

24.07.2024 1

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Union Budget 2024: Now’s The Time To Broaden PLI Focus, Urges India’s Electronics Manufacturing Industry

The startup ecosystem, the wider business world, and the taxpayers are brimming with hopes about what the Narendra Modi government…

22.07.2024 4

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Decoding Warburg Backed Avanse’s Stronghold In The Student Loan Market Ahead Of Its INR 3,500 Cr IPO

With the new-age tech IPO season in its full bloom, after a lull of almost two years, Avanse Financial Services…

15.07.2024 2

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