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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The startup came out of the collapse of the kirana tech fad and is taking on Shopify. But investors are cagey and Dukaan has a long way to go.
The two years of the pandemic were the heyday for “kirana tech” startups in India. With a pitch to bring tiny neighbourhood businesses online, the sector boomed in 2020 and Bengaluru-based Dukaan shot to the limelight with a swift entry and even swifter expansion.
Dukaan made a lot of noise when it started. Within two months of its launch, it had onboarded more than 2.7 million small business owners who were using its platform to sell their products online. It raised seed money from two big names in venture capital—Lightspeed Venture Partners and Matrix Partners. The company also saw quite …
The contrasting approaches are driven by two very different strategies. One wants to capture more markets; the other is focused on discipline and profits.
The instant house help business has become the centre of focus and investment at the home services company. But another fight may be brewing in its core business.
India’s grocery and food delivery platforms are increasingly displaying misleading images of food using artificial intelligence, defeating the very purpose of buying online.
