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In India, everything is logistics
Large, valuable businesses are being built in the country, many of whom are delivering food, grocery, goods, services and even people. At their core, these two-sided marketplaces are solving for efficient logistics.
21 Jun 2025
The often overlooked suffering of employees in startup debacles
Every time a major startup goes under, it is the employees who are left jobless and waiting for dues to be cleared (if at all). Perhaps it is time founders and investors got their act together.
14 Jun 2025
BlissClub’s niche is going to be its Achilles' heel
The Elevation Capital-backed startup created a space for itself in premium women’s activewear. But growing further will take more than just funding. For starters, it could think beyond womenswear.
12 Jun 2025
The curious case of Deepak Ravindran and KiranaPro
Turns out the recent hack at the grocery delivery startup is just the latest in a string of bizarre events that do little to dim its appeal for investors.
05 Jun 2025
Five ways Zepto is deceiving you with dark patterns
The quick commerce app is testing limits on how far it can go before its users start noticing they are being manipulated and cheated.
02 Jun 2025
Coffee startups who don’t make coffee. But then who does?
Hyderabad-based CCL Products has helped most Indian coffee startups find their feet by supplying instant coffee to them. Can it do the same for itself?
25 May 2025
Protein chips and the problems of the East
It is becoming increasingly clear that the startup ecosystem is stuck with building for the top 3% of Indian society. Now consumption in even this rarefied segment is under pressure.
24 May 2025
A91 Partners looks less like a VC and more like a mid-market PE firm
The fund seems convinced that technology-led businesses in India are overvalued and not good for making big exits. Instead, what is needed to return large sums of capital are investments in mature companies with a proven track record.
10 May 2025
An intelligent person’s guide to venture capital in the Middle East
Co-founder Walid Mansour and partner Ankit Sarwahi of Middle East Venture Partners talk about the big changes in the tech investing ecosystem, their fund’s trajectory and the million-dollar question of returns.
05 May 2025
Lab-grown diamond is the latest gold rush for Indian startups
Many companies are exploring the business opportunity that synthetic diamonds offer. It sure seems like an easy business to enter, but will everyone manage to scale it?
27 Apr 2025