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Piyush Goyal Gives A "Reality Check" To Indian Startup Ecosystem

India, April 3 -- "I have a lot of nice things that I could talk to you about, but I have a slide that I want to show you that disturbed me a lot," commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said at ... Read More


TurboHire Cofounder Aman Gour's Startup FurtherAI Bags $5 Mn

India, April 3 -- TurboHire cofounder Aman Gour's latest artificial intelligence (AI) venture FurtherAI has raised $5 Mn as part of a seed funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners. The round also ... Read More


US Tariffs An Opportunity, Manufacturing Needs Big Push: Accel's Prashanth Prakash

India, April 3 -- The Indian manufacturing ecosystem needs a big push to weather the US tariff storm, according to Accel partner Prashanth Prakash. "The biggest push has to come in manufacturing and ... Read More


MobiKwik's Revenue Flywheel, Sweet Karam Coffee Nets $8 Mn & More

India, April 3 -- MobiKwik Spins The Revenue Wheel The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches and no one can understand this better than investors holding the MobiKwik stock since its listing. Afte... Read More


Exclusive: Sweet Karam Coffee Bags $8 Mn From Peak XV, Fireside Ventures

India, April 3 -- Chennai-based D2C snacking brand Sweet Karam Coffee has raised $8 Mn in its Series A funding round led by Peak XV Partners. The round also saw participation from existing investor Fi... Read More


Kissht Eyes $225 Mn IPO, To File Draft Papers By June: Report

India, April 3 -- Digital lending startup Kissht is reportedly gearing up for an initial public offering of $225 Mn (around INR 1,926 Cr). A Mint report, citing sources, said that the fintech startup... Read More


Inside MakeMyTrip's GenAI Play - How The Travel Giant Has Revamped Itself For The AI Age

India, April 3 -- Last month, Nasdaq-listed Indian travel tech giant MakeMyTrip launched a GenAI-powered feature, Collections, on its platform to make hotel and homestay discovery smarter, easier, and... Read More


India's Low Labour-Cost Advantage Under Threat Due To Tech Advancements: CEA Nageswaran

India, April 3 -- Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran has warned that India's low labour-cost advantage is under threat due to advancements in technology across developed nations. Speak... Read More


Pratilipi Bags $20 Mn Funding To Introduce Vertical Drama, Expand US Presence

India, April 3 -- Bengaluru-based self-publishing platform Pratilipi has bagged $20 Mn (around INR 171 Cr) in its Series E round, which was a mix of primary and secondary deals, led by Singapore-based... Read More


Deeptech Is The Final Frontier For Indian Startup Ecosystem: Peak XV's Rajan Anandan

India, April 3 -- VC firm Peak XV Partners' managing director Rajan Anandan has said that the deeptech sector is the "final frontier" for the Indian startup ecosystem. "We've seen an extraordinary su... Read More