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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
2023 has been a year of good outcomes for consumer brand startups. Things are only expected to get stronger in 2024.

This is the third and final part in our year-end Startup Special series for 2023. Read more about it here.
Indian consumer startups are ending the year on a high. Across the board—from personal care and food ventures to jewellery and electronics startups—the report card of 2023 has a lot to show for.
Let’s take a quick look at the highlights. This year, health foods startup Yogabar was acquired by ITC, the cigarettes-to-hotels conglomerate. In August, there was the much-celebrated exit of founder Mithun Sacheti, who sold his remaining 27% stake in CaratLane for a whopping $560 million to …
India’s grocery and food delivery platforms are increasingly displaying misleading images of food using artificial intelligence, defeating the very purpose of buying online.
Parent AceVector is headed for a public market debut next week. As much as 97% of its revenue comes from two businesses. One is already a listed entity, the other a missed opportunity.
Billionaire Mohamed Alabbar goes for the Indian Ocean archipelago, India’s PhonePe gets UAE approval, and other updates from the week.