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The overlooked barriers to India’s next ecommerce boom cycle

India has more online shoppers than almost any country but China. Quick commerce is its big win, but in the other two global waves reshaping ecommerce, it’s falling behind peers like Brazil and Indonesia.

Pranav Balakrishnan

Pranav Balakrishnan

The overlooked barriers to India’s next ecommerce boom cycle

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Sangeet Paul Choudary on why AI's real power lies in reimagining systems, not replacing tasks

Best-selling author and business advisor Sangeet Paul Choudary argues that businesses are missing AI's real impact by focusing on intelligence benchmarks rather than system transformation.

By Sriram Srinivasan

Interview

Naveen Tewari’s boldest bet yet: How Glance AI is turning selfies into style statements

By Sohini Mitter

Interview

Bricks, clicks, and quick commerce: Prashant Tandon breaks down Tata 1mg’s integrated healthcare playbook

By Shivani Verma

Interview

Pocket FM’s AI disruption from audio to comics, through the CEO’s eyes

By Sohini Mitter

Venture Capital

Prosus’ Ashutosh Sharma on Swiggy’s IPO, Byju’s implosion, and Prosus’ gameplan in India

By Nikhil Patwardhan

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Interview

Sangeet Paul Choudary on why AI's real power lies in reimagining systems, not replacing tasks

Best-selling author and business advisor Sangeet Paul Choudary argues that businesses are missing AI's real impact by focusing on intelligence benchmarks rather than system transformation.

By Sriram Srinivasan

Naveen Tewari’s boldest bet yet: How Glance AI is turning selfies into style statements

Interview

Naveen Tewari’s boldest bet yet: How Glance AI is turning selfies into style statements

By Sohini Mitter

Bricks, clicks, and quick commerce: Prashant Tandon breaks down Tata 1mg’s integrated healthcare playbook

Interview

Bricks, clicks, and quick commerce: Prashant Tandon breaks down Tata 1mg’s integrated healthcare playbook

By Shivani Verma

Pocket FM’s AI disruption from audio to comics, through the CEO’s eyes

Interview

Pocket FM’s AI disruption from audio to comics, through the CEO’s eyes

By Sohini Mitter

Prosus’ Ashutosh Sharma on Swiggy’s IPO, Byju’s implosion, and Prosus’ gameplan in India

Venture Capital

Prosus’ Ashutosh Sharma on Swiggy’s IPO, Byju’s implosion, and Prosus’ gameplan in India

By Nikhil Patwardhan

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The Crux

No pitches, just smashes: Bertelsmann India Investments wants to put health first

At the 7th Bertelsmann Badminton Championship, founders and VCs traded boardrooms for smashes, knockouts, camaraderie, and well-being

By Shivani Verma

Tamil Nadu sounds alarm as US tariffs threaten jobs, textile exports

The Crux

Tamil Nadu sounds alarm as US tariffs threaten jobs, textile exports

Parvathi Benu

Parvathi Benu

Big gaming cos have more than just cash at play

Gaming

Big gaming cos have more than just cash at play

Sai Keerthi

Sai Keerthi

Gopal Vittal’s high-stakes cloud play for Airtel

Telecom

Gopal Vittal’s high-stakes cloud play for Airtel

Pratap Vikram Singh

Pratap Vikram Singh

Why Swiggy Instamart is banking on Maxxsaver to fix its course

Quick Commerce

Why Swiggy Instamart is banking on Maxxsaver to fix its course

Pranav Balakrishnan

Pranav Balakrishnan

The Crux

Tamil Nadu sounds alarm as US tariffs threaten jobs, textile exports

By Parvathi Benu

Tamil Nadu sounds alarm as US tariffs threaten jobs, textile exports

Gaming

Big gaming cos have more than just cash at play

By Sai Keerthi

Big gaming cos have more than just cash at play

Telecom

Gopal Vittal’s high-stakes cloud play for Airtel

By Pratap Vikram Singh

Gopal Vittal’s high-stakes cloud play for Airtel

Quick Commerce

Why Swiggy Instamart is banking on Maxxsaver to fix its course

By Pranav Balakrishnan

Why Swiggy Instamart is banking on Maxxsaver to fix its course

Startups

Track India's startups from seed to growth.

Policy

Patent pending: Why Indian startups aren't racing to protect IP

While India celebrated a record year of patent approvals in 2023, a severe shortage of patent agents and examiners, coupled with lengthy processing times and weak enforcement, continues to hold back the country's intellectual property ambitions.

Parvathi Benu

Patent pending: Why Indian startups aren't racing to protect IP

Patent pending: Why Indian startups aren't racing to protect IP

Policy

Patent pending: Why Indian startups aren't racing to protect IP

While India celebrated a record year of patent approvals in 2023, a severe shortage of patent agents and examiners, coupled with lengthy processing times and weak enforcement, continues to hold back the country's intellectual property ambitions.

Parvathi Benu

The long wait for India's first $100-billion startup success

Investments

The long wait for India's first $100-billion startup success

Nikhil Patwardhan

Nikhil Patwardhan

Size no bar: Why smaller startups are making a beeline for public markets

Investments

Size no bar: Why smaller startups are making a beeline for public markets

Nikhil Patwardhan

Nikhil Patwardhan

Alpha Wave pivots from backing tech titans to traditional firms

Investments

Alpha Wave pivots from backing tech titans to traditional firms

Nikhil Patwardhan

Nikhil Patwardhan

What budget can do for startups in a tough year

Internet

What budget can do for startups in a tough year

Aprajita Sharma

Aprajita Sharma

The long wait for India's first $100-billion startup success

Investments

The long wait for India's first $100-billion startup success

By Nikhil Patwardhan

Size no bar: Why smaller startups are making a beeline for public markets

Investments

Size no bar: Why smaller startups are making a beeline for public markets

By Nikhil Patwardhan

Alpha Wave pivots from backing tech titans to traditional firms

Investments

Alpha Wave pivots from backing tech titans to traditional firms

By Nikhil Patwardhan

What budget can do for startups in a tough year

Internet

What budget can do for startups in a tough year

By Aprajita Sharma

Org Charts

Spotlighting leaders shaping India's top tech firms.

Stability and Innovation: How Uber balances local ambitions with global priorities

Mobility

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Inside Cashfree’s C-suite: New hires and rejigs after securing key RBI licences

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Cashfree Payments

The evolution of Indifi's digital lending DNA

Financial Services

Indifi Technologies

The hands steering Shiprocket's evolution from shipping platform to e-commerce enabler

E-commerce

Shiprocket

How Chargebee changed its DNA to target enterprises

SaaS

Chargebee

How BluSmart’s team went from 2 members to 300

Mobility

BluSmart

CoinDCX is counting on Indian talent to build global products

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CoinDCX

How execs, entrepreneurs form Dream Sports’ top order

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IRCTC boards the fintech express, eyeing a bigger retail and e-commerce play

Frame by frame: Reading the finer details in Lenskart’s DRHP

With storefronts in the fulfillment mix, fashion brands speed up deliveries

Kirana startups are finding their mojo again, and not without reason

Quick Commerce

Why Swiggy Instamart is banking on Maxxsaver to fix its course

This time it's serious: How kiranas are fighting back

Retail media shifts: How quick commerce is disrupting traditional digital advertising

For many D2C brands, Zepto is proving to be more mirage than promised land

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On the right track: why ride-hailing apps are betting big on multimodal transport

India's ethanol transition explained: The science, the concerns, and the road ahead

India’s e-challan dilemma: 75% of traffic fines remain unpaid despite digitisation

Did BluSmart and Gensol’s downfall begin in the boardroom?

OTT

From Gandi Baat to Kyunki 2.0: Balaji dumps risqué for respectable amid OTT content reset

Can STAGE break the mould of hyperlocal OTT platforms in India?

Amazon MX Player wants to shake up India’s free OTT market, but can it challenge YouTube?

Disney+ Hotstar’s Coldplay fever: Is live music the next big frontier for Indian OTTs?

Fintech

From cleanup to comeback: Why investors are backing Paytm again

Why Razorpay must show there’s life beyond payments

CBDC corridors: How India can redefine global trade with fintech at the helm

Inside Walmart’s push for a $15bn PhonePe IPO

Policy

The Rs 23-lakh Golden Visa may not be real, but the crisis it exposes is

Data settles the debate: IIT Delhi leads in both unicorn numbers and startup jobs

India's rising innovation ranking masks critical R&D collaboration gap

With Rs 1,00,000 crore revenue lost to 80C, is the old tax regime on its way out?

Telecom

Gopal Vittal’s high-stakes cloud play for Airtel

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How bitter rivals Jio and Airtel are teaming up against common threats

JioAds vs Big Tech: A David vs Goliath battle in adtech

SaaS

The next SaaS frontier: AI agents and the automation of human labour

Decoding Petpooja's unconventional rise in restaurant tech

How Chargebee changed its DNA to target enterprises

Do AI or DieTo AI or not: Indian SaaS startups' conundrum

EdTech

As the study abroad slowdown worsens, India’s edtech exporters are scrambling

Unacademy is down, Byju’s is out, so who’s winning India’s education race?

The curious case of Byju’s second rights issue

Byju’s gives up all office spaces in India amid worsening liquidity crisis