Startups
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Niren Shah, Norwest India, and the art of slow and meaningful VC investing
In the era of spraying bullets, Niren Shah and Norwest India believe in dodging bullets when it comes to investing money in startups. Its picky and contrarian strategy has led to a lean and mean portfolio for the American VC firm in India. Will it continue?
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Reimagining the VC-founder equation: Funding winter calls for a tight-rope walk
When the ones cutting the big cheques are chastened by brutal market realities, it's time for everyone in the startup ecosystem to get into the balancing act
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From Animall to GoKwik: 11 Indian companies on the 'Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2022' list
India is ranked fifth on the list that includes companies and startups across 15 countries and territories from the Asia-Pacific region which are addressing real-world challenges
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Gameberry Labs: Rolling the dice to success
The makers of Ludo Star crossed $100 million in lifetime revenue last November. The bootstrapped company claims to be profitable from the first year of inception, and it is currently beta-testing two games in the word and board games categories
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Corporate VC is booming, but is it what your startup needs?
A guide to choosing the right corporate investment for entrepreneurs
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Founder or investor, who should be the 'keepers' of an enterprise?
Founders running crazy to achieve growth at all costs is not new to the world. But the investors in these companies are equally answerable. Here's how
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Saucy & SaaSy: Meet the Pied Piper of restaurants
A dash of pivots, a sprinkle of co-investing rivals and heavy seasoning of food and beverage players... UrbanPiper has played the right tune so far. But can the restaurant management platform now scale up its game?
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How Cropin is using AI for better, more predictable harvests
Started 12 years ago by friends Krishna Kumar and Kunal Prasad, the agri-tech venture is becoming a global powerhouse by providing granular data on the farming ecosystem
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'Our idea is to find the next Estée Lauder, Nykaa'
Beauty firms announce programme to discover new Indian beauty brands, help them grow via masterclasses, financial support and distribution
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Temasek cautious in investing in weakening global economic outlook
The investment company's India portfolio has grown smartly over past five years with investing in new-age companies
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How a multimillion-dollar ice cream startup melted down (and bounced back)
A Brooklyn-based ice cream shop was getting buzz, and Disney was pitching a brand partnership. So how did the business wind up filing for bankruptcy? A case study by Thomas Eisenmann and Lindsay N. Hyde examines the rise and fall—and recent rebound—of Ample Hills Creamery