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The end is near, and it’s good news

Motilal Oswal and others say the two-year exodus of capital from the country is nearly done, and interest in India is picking up once again.

Sanghamitra Kar

The end is near, and it’s good news

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Why Indian philanthropy needs a science and technology playbook

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Why Indian philanthropy needs a science and technology playbook

Backing translational science and de-risking innovation could allow philanthropy to create non-linear societal impact in India, says Social Alpha founder Manoj Kumar.

By Thimmaya Poojary

Interview

Amul just crossed Rs 1 lakh crore, and its MD says India can build another one every year

By Shivani Verma

Amul just crossed Rs 1 lakh crore, and its MD says India can build another one every year

Interview

Zoho’s fintech gambit: Building India’s new code-to-cash engine

By Sohini Mitter

Zoho’s fintech gambit: Building India’s new code-to-cash engine

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From a sprawling marketplace to a hyperlocal model: Has Udaan found its winning formula? CEO Vaibhav Gupta believes so

By Pranav Balakrishnan

From a sprawling marketplace to a hyperlocal model: Has Udaan found its winning formula? CEO Vaibhav Gupta believes so

HealthTech

From a WhatsApp group to a Rs 128-crore preventive healthcare platform: JC on FITTR’s evolution, near-bankruptcy, and revival

By Shivani Verma

From a WhatsApp group to a Rs 128-crore preventive healthcare platform: JC on FITTR’s evolution, near-bankruptcy, and revival

Why Indian philanthropy needs a science and technology playbook

Interview

Why Indian philanthropy needs a science and technology playbook

Backing translational science and de-risking innovation could allow philanthropy to create non-linear societal impact in India, says Social Alpha founder Manoj Kumar.

By Thimmaya Poojary

Amul just crossed Rs 1 lakh crore, and its MD says India can build another one every year

Interview

Amul just crossed Rs 1 lakh crore, and its MD says India can build another one every year

By Shivani Verma

Zoho’s fintech gambit: Building India’s new code-to-cash engine

Interview

Zoho’s fintech gambit: Building India’s new code-to-cash engine

By Sohini Mitter

From a sprawling marketplace to a hyperlocal model: Has Udaan found its winning formula? CEO Vaibhav Gupta believes so

Conversations

From a sprawling marketplace to a hyperlocal model: Has Udaan found its winning formula? CEO Vaibhav Gupta believes so

By Pranav Balakrishnan

From a WhatsApp group to a Rs 128-crore preventive healthcare platform: JC on FITTR’s evolution, near-bankruptcy, and revival

HealthTech

From a WhatsApp group to a Rs 128-crore preventive healthcare platform: JC on FITTR’s evolution, near-bankruptcy, and revival

By Shivani Verma

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The end is near, and it’s good news

The Crux

The end is near, and it’s good news

Motilal Oswal and others say the two-year exodus of capital from the country is nearly done, and interest in India is picking up once again.

By Sanghamitra Kar

AI in hiring: Are recruiters playing catch-up?

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Artificial Intelligence

AI in hiring: Are recruiters playing catch-up?

Shivani Verma

Bengaluru leads India's AI push, but Beijing is in another league

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Artificial Intelligence

Bengaluru leads India's AI push, but Beijing is in another league

Thimmaya Poojary

Explainer: Understanding the FDI question at the heart of Zepto's IPO

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Explainer: Understanding the FDI question at the heart of Zepto's IPO

Pranav Balakrishnan

The way forward for India in the AI race

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Artificial Intelligence

The way forward for India in the AI race

Thimmaya Poojary

Artificial Intelligence

AI in hiring: Are recruiters playing catch-up?

By Shivani Verma

AI in hiring: Are recruiters playing catch-up?

Artificial Intelligence

Bengaluru leads India's AI push, but Beijing is in another league

By Thimmaya Poojary

Bengaluru leads India's AI push, but Beijing is in another league

Quick Commerce

Explainer: Understanding the FDI question at the heart of Zepto's IPO

By Pranav Balakrishnan

Explainer: Understanding the FDI question at the heart of Zepto's IPO

Artificial Intelligence

The way forward for India in the AI race

By Thimmaya Poojary

The way forward for India in the AI race

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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

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

Alpha Wave pivots from backing tech titans to traditional firms

Investments

Alpha Wave pivots from backing tech titans to traditional firms

Nikhil Patwardhan

What budget can do for startups in a tough year

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Internet

What budget can do for startups in a tough year

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

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Org Chart: For batter or worse—iD Fresh's Musthafa is learning to get out of the way

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Org Chart: The leadership bench steering Flipkart toward its IPO

E-commerce

Org Chart: PayU India’s long game as fintech’s easy growth fades

Fintech

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Org Chart: Inside BigBasket’s C-Suite shuffles and tweaks for a quick commerce era

E-commerce

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

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

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The evolution of Indifi's digital lending DNA

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Indifi Technologies

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

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Zepto’s bid to rewrite the economics of quick commerce

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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

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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

Amazon Pay isn’t chasing UPI anymore; it’s chasing your savings

PhonePe goes to market: The UPI champion’s toughest pitch yet

Org Chart: PayU India’s long game as fintech’s easy growth fades

Everyone at India’s biggest fintech fest celebrates UPI. That’s the problem

Policy

Key vendor dilemma complicates Micron’s showcase project in Gujarat

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

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The Rs 9.3 lakh crore factor: Why the government saved Vodafone Idea

Pankaj Pawar, the quiet force powering Ambani’s $150 billion bet

India’s Rs 40,000 crore fight for a lifeline when disaster strikes

IPO-bound Jio shifts gears from a focus on volumes to monetisation

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How Chargebee changed its DNA to target enterprises

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

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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