Is India’s celebrated startup OfBusiness a real business?

The company is aiming for an IPO by August next year. But what exactly is this firm—a financing operation, a tech business, an overvalued minefield of round-tripping or something else entirely?

August 18, 202416 min
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Is India’s celebrated startup OfBusiness a real business?

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