Enterprise
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Cognizant founder to PE: Inside Francisco D'Souza's new innings
After helping build Cognizant into one of the world's most valuable IT services giants from scratch, Francisco D'Souza is now switching gears with a global PE fund to back tomorrow's winners in the same sector
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How Mensa turbo charges the growth of small, digital-first brands—Startup Circle
Mensa is a rare breed of startup. It raced to unicorn status in just six months and it's profitable. Founded by former Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan in May 2021, the startup snaps up small, digital-first brands and then upgrades their product development, marketing or supply chain management using tech-based tools. In this episode of Startup Circle, Varsha Meghani of Forbes India catches up with Narayanan to find out how Mensa is different from Thrasio, the US-based company that pioneered the concept, competition in the space and plans for the future
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Claim and Acclaim: Can Kenko move the needle with its unique healthcare model?
The health tech startup is changing the lopsided mediclaim narrative in India by looking beyond hospitalisation—and focussing on OPD expenses including doctor visits, medicines and more
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Exclusive: Avendus Capital acquires Spark Capital's institutional equities business for an undisclosed amount
The transaction, which comes at a time when a host of digital and new economy companies are taking the IPO route, will help KKR-backed Avendus to get into the institutional equities business and capital markets
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Cow? Buffalo? Goat? No, it's oat Milk
A plant-based alternative dairy brand is trying to make a splash with oat milk. Can Alt Co find its milky way?
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Quick commerce: I don't understand the difference between 10 and 20 minutes - Dunzo's Kabeer Biswas
The co-founder of Dunzo on the future of quick commerce and the need to charge a delivery fee
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Samosa Party and its QSR gambit
Amit Nanwani and Diksha Pande used only one ingredient to make a brand out of a humble samosa: Passion. How big can the party be?
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Meet all the 42 unicorns born in 2021, the highest ever for any year
Indian startups, from fintech, edtech, healthtech and even proptech, are becoming favourites of investors at home and across the world. Here's a quick lowdown of all the 42 unicorns that were born in India in 2021
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Cars24 raises $400 million, valuation soars to $3.3 billion
Over the last twelve months, the online platform for used vehicles has mopped up over a billion dollars in funding and has tripled its valuation
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Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia's latest venture is ShowReel. Will it click?
After selling Hotmail to Microsoft for $400 million more than 20 years ago, Bhatia has been on a quest for his next big venture
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Welcome to Motel California: Bert Muller, Burrito, and India
Bert Mueller has been living his American dream by selling Mexican cuisine in India for close to a decade. Post-pandemic, California Burrito is set to clock its best numbers. Find out how Mueller built his Taco stand in India