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Physics Wallah’s entry into the perilous education business should set alarm bells ringing
Co-founders Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari made Physics Wallah the company it is today by keeping their focus on the digital media, test-prep business. With fresh funds at its disposal after the IPO, it is making the mistake of believing it is an education company.
10 Feb 2026
Delhivery is struggling to deliver more for investors
Online retailers are increasingly realizing that they can manage their own shipments. Where does that leave India’s leading logistics company, which owes much of its growth to the country’s e-commerce sector?
08 Feb 2026
A changing country: inside India’s instant house help moment
Snabbit, Pronto and Insta Help are pulling in users with speed and low prices. We begin by asking the most basic question: who is this service really for?
05 Feb 2026
Disagreement over money sparks another churn at Peak XV Partners
Peak XV Partners is in a pickle. The loss of much of its senior India leadership has thrown up a familiar venture capital conundrum: how do firms reward and retain top performers in a business where a few big wins end up carrying the entire fund?
03 Feb 2026
Swiggy sounds the alarm bells on quick commerce
Amid an irrational competition brewing in India’s quick-commerce sector, the food and grocery delivery company seems to be taking a far more conservative approach compared to its peers, despite having Rs 16,000 crore in the bank.
29 Jan 2026
How Dubai’s PRYPCO is riding the real estate high
Co-founder Essa Ibrahim talks about the idea behind the proptech, its ongoing momentum and the popular tokenization pilot with the Dubai Land Department.
28 Jan 2026
Mysterious other income lifts Pine Labs’s middling performance
The payments firm had a ‘record’ quarter without making any significant headway in its businesses.
28 Jan 2026
PhonePe’s transition from payments to a financial services company is incomplete
The company’s IPO plans come amid weak numbers, slow growth of new platforms, challenges in its core payments business and a rather dull stock market.
26 Jan 2026
Can Temu gain ground in the UAE?
The relatively new online marketplace seems to be doubling on its UAE momentum. We take a look at what is at stake.
25 Jan 2026
Eternal, startups and playing the long game
In a country beset with problems, there is always something better to do. How about your duty to your shareholders first? Separately, Urban Company’s latest quarterly results show fatigue
24 Jan 2026