Startups
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$17 million in a year: Why are investors queueing up at Dukaan?
It all started with Jockey underwear. Then the goats started bleating. And finally Nivea got into its lotion act... welcome to Dukaan, an online retail platform
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How edtech startup Eruditus entered the unicorn club
The firm rocked the edtech charts by making Ivy League education accessible and affordable to executives across the globe
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Rattle makes a loud start. What next?
Three Indian engineers are making messaging apps the interface for enterprise software. Can Rattle make its need felt loud and clear for businesses?
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How Recykal is cleaning up the mess
The Hyderabad-based company is solving India's growing trash problem by using digital technology to connect waste generators, processors and recyclers
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India's seeing a flurry of new unicorn startups. What's going on, and what's next?
Close to half of India's billion dollar-plus tech ventures—26 till mid-August—have emerged in 2021. Two dozen unicorns have emerged in just eight months. Can they keep galloping?
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Skit raises $23 million in Series B from WestBridge Capital
Fresh funds will help the AI-based voice startup build delivery and R&D capabilities as well as expand globally
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Soothe Healthcare, maker of Paree sanitary brand, raises Rs 100 crore in extended Series C round
The latest funding, led by GII, Northern Arc and Incred, swells the overall Series C kitty to Rs 230 crore in a month
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Flush with funds: Can startups revive India's economy?
When older companies started downsizing or shutting shop during the pandemic, startups continued to gain momentum. In 2021 alone, startups have raised more than $20 billion in funding
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It is a great time to be an entrepreneur: Sanjay Swamy
The managing partner at Prime Venture Partners on why startups must use money as a tool and not a weapon, and how first wave of Digital India has aligned with other factors to create a heady environment for the birth of unicorns
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Comma, Semicolon and Colon: Decoding the grammar of India's billion-dollar startup behemoths
One similarity between grammar and business is that both are defined by punctuation marks. As the recent unprecedented unicorn run of startups indicates, the magic is in knowing when and how the two go together
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Inside our unicorn special
In April 2021, in the span of just four days, India spawned six unicorns. Compare that number with just eight unicorns in the entirety of the last year. 25 unicorns have emerged in the first eight months of this year. Why is it raining unicorns in India? Can they keep galloping? Cover story author Rajiv Singh explains how the glut of money, less cash burn by startups, and digital push during the pandemic has fuelled their run