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In Indian VC landscape, capital outpaces opportunity
The country’s top VC funds are flush with new fundraises. They must now find opportunities to invest, but that’s easier said than done.
15 Mar 2026
What Pronto’s $25-million fundraise isn’t telling us
The 10-minute house help startup has generated plenty of buzz. But its funding, valuation and founder dilution details suggest a complicated future.
12 Mar 2026
Why Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto can’t deliver food in 10 minutes
With Swiggy joining the list of companies shutting down their ultra-fast food delivery services, we look at what’s plaguing the 10-minute food delivery sector. And whether there’s any hope at all for those trying.
01 Mar 2026
FirstCry’s Mideast conundrum
The Indian mother and baby products retailer has been slow to grow in the two largest markets of the Gulf. What gives?
25 Feb 2026
Inside the math of instant help startups
Millions of VC dollars are being splurged to service the last-minute needs of Indians—little revenue, increasing cash burn and far too many variables. At what point does it all come together?
17 Feb 2026
VC-funded startups are tempting women to join the instant house help business. Can it last?
In India’s instant house help sector, dominated by Snabbit, Pronto and Urban Company, domestic workers have nothing to lose and everything to gain. At least, for the time being.
12 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
Eternal’s leap of faith: exit Goyal, enter Dhindsa
Deepinder Goyal’s handing of Eternal’s reins to Albinder Dhindsa raises uncomfortable questions about timing, risk and whether shareholders are being asked to trust yet another reassuring narrative.
21 Jan 2026
BellaVita’s success has opened the floodgates to cheap fragrance brands
In less than five years, BellaVita has become one of the biggest fragrance brands in India. This has given several others confidence to follow the same playbook and sell cheap perfumes disguised as luxury.
19 Jan 2026
Why SoftBank has shunned India
For one of the world’s largest and shrewdest investors to entirely skip putting money in the country is a sign of how quickly the nature of the Indian startup ecosystem has changed.
15 Jan 2026