Startups
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Investors call it the 'Amazon of Construction'. Meet the builders of Infra.Market, the now $2.5 billion behemoth
In its audacious bid to disrupt the fossilised real estate and constructions industry with its innovative business model, Infra.Market—the B2B online infra procurement platform—gets deeper with its retail play. Will the aggressive gambit pay off?
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Analysts, Ugly Duckling & Mr India: A peek into the rise and rise of Infra.Market
When Aaditya Sharda and Souvik Sengupta wanted to scale their bootstrapped venture in early 2019, they couldn't find takers. Finally, when venture capital came, the friends managed to save 2.5 percent stake. The Infra.Market story, though, did not get diluted
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Creative Galileo gets $2.5 million in seed round from Kalaari, others
The edtech startup is the first one to be backed by Kalaari's CXXO programme for women founders-CEOs
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Startup Fridays Ep 25: In India, a light bulb went off in my head, and I knew I wanted to invest in founders there - Brendan Rogers
Our guest this Friday was Brendan Rogers, founding partner at 2am VC, a venture capital firm in the US, which focuses on investing in Gen Z entrepreneurs in India. 2am VC, which Rogers co-founded with Hershel Mehta, has already made investments in Indian startups in sectors including fintech and health care. Rogers also co-founded Wag! Labs, a pet services startup that attracted investors including SoftBank. Rogers spoke about the energy among young entrepreneurs in the country, and how 2am VC could help
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Meesho raises $570 million, valuation soars to $4.9 billion
Fidelity and B Capital lead funding in the Facebook-backed venture, which has more than doubled its valuation in five months
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Freshworks and a fledgling product nation: The best is yet to come
The SaaS company's IPO has inspired a generation of entrepreneurs in India, some of whom will likely build enduring global businesses. A peek into our cover story
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The charge of the great Indian SaaS brigade
Freshworks's Nasdaq IPO brings global credibility to the India-to-Silicon-Valley playbook and, sooner or later, a $100-billion-market-cap company will emerge from the Indian SaaS ecosystem
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Unacademy, Udaan, CRED dominate latest LinkedIn Top Startups India list
The list is made up of Indian startups that have acquired growth, talent, and investment amid challenging times, and indicates where Indians want to work
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Freshworks, Indian SaaS poster child, ends first day on a high after Nasdaq listing
The company increased its listing price on strong demand and raised over $1 billion from its IPO. With the strong share price performance on day one, its market value is close to $15 billion
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Nuts and bolts of GoMechanic's 'why' and 'why not'
How car service and workshop brand GoMechanic cracked the unorganised garage market with its asset-light model and direct sourcing of spares
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Horn OK, Please: How PumPumPum got a headstart in the used-car leasing business
The startup is making the most of the pandemic and demand for personal mobility. The challenge, though, is to stay put as it's a long drive ahead