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QSR Chain Nothing Before Coffee Bags $2.3 Mn To Open 150+ Outlets

India, April 16 -- Quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Nothing Before Coffee (NBC) has raised $2.3 Mn (around INR 19.7 Cr) in its pre-Series A funding round led by Prath Ventures. The round also saw ... Read More


IPO-Bound OfBusiness Snags INR 100 Cr From Cornerstone

India, April 16 -- B2B marketplace unicorn OfBusiness, which is planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in the second half of 2025, has raked in INR 100 Cr (around $11.7 Mn) from Cornerst... Read More


PB Fintech Arm Gets In-Principle Nod As Payment Aggregator

India, April 16 -- Listed insurtech company PB Fintech's wholly-owned subsidiary PB Pay has received "in-principle" approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an online payment aggreg... Read More


Gensol Founders Get SEBI's Whiplash, Gupshup Trims 500 Jobs & More

India, April 16 -- Jaggi Brothers Accused Of Using Gensol's Funds As Piggybank SEBI has barred Gensol promoters and BluSmart cofounders, Anmol and Puneet Singh Jaggi, from holding any directorial or ... Read More


Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma Surrenders 2.1 Cr ESOPs

India, April 16 -- Paytm founder, CEO and MD Vijay Shekhar Sharma has voluntarily given up 2.1 Cr unvested employee stock options (ESOPs). "Mr. Vijay Shekhar Sharma. vide letter dated April 16, 2025 ... Read More


It's Now Or Never For India's Deeptech Dreams

India, April 16 -- In the fortnight since commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal's address at the Startup Mahakumbh, we have seen a range of comments, rants, potshots and some hot takes - everyon... Read More


BluSmart Cab Services Unavailable In Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Mumbai

India, April 16 -- Troubled ride-hailing startup BluSmart seems to have suspended cab scheduling services in all the cities it operates in - Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. The startup's app is sho... Read More


Jewelbox Bags $3.2 Mn To Launch Retail Stores To Sell Lab-Grown Diamond Jewellery

India, April 16 -- D2C lab-grown diamond jewellery brand Jewelbox has raised $3.2 Mn (about INR 27 Cr) in its pre-Series A round led by V3 ventures. The round also saw participation from Atrium Angel... Read More


How Nutrabay Became An INR 100 Cr Profitable Brand With Its Lean & Frugal Playbook

India, April 16 -- "It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square." That was American baseball icon and manager Pete Rose. On the other face of the planet, the square is hit when it ... Read More


BharatPe-Backed Trillionloans Appoints Aditya Birla Group Veteran As CEO

India, April 16 -- BharatPe-backed non banking financial company (NBFC) Trillionloans has roped in industry veteran Sandeep Singh as its chief executive officer. Trillionloans said in a statement tha... Read More