Startups
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Girish Mathrubootham's billion-dollar dream for Freshworks
The entrepreneur is taking cue from rapid growth of Silicon Valley software startups to reach scale and velocity
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Razorpay's 'full stack' ambition
The fintech unicorn has gone beyond payments into neobanking and facilitating loans and insurance. The dream is to become the only financial platform a business will ever need
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The IPO routes for India's internet unicorns
Will Sebi's new recommendations make public listings easier for India's internet-based startups?
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Milk Mantra: Unsettling the dairy biggies with premium play
Milk Mantra has disrupted the dairy market in Odisha with its premium products. Can it find greener pastures in the rest of India?
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Tech for health: Inside the rise of Practo and its ambitious roadmap for the future
With Covid-19 becoming a tipping point for business, the startup that helps people find and consult with doctors is doubling down on expanding and deepening its tech platforms
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Can Koo be King? Perhaps with better content moderation
Koo, the new bird app on the block is supposedly India's answer to Twitter; Forbes India delves deep into the app and its content moderation policy
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From noun to verb: Can Dunzo do a Zoom?
It has raised around Rs 880 crore in six years, earned Rs 27.5 crore but lost Rs 338.4 crore. Critics may scoff, but Dunzo's backers aren't complaining, and co-founder Kabeer Biswas is chilled out. Meet the 35-year-old entrepreneur who is brutally candid about his intent, limitations, aspirations, and the compulsive need to raise more money
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Made in India: Could the popularity of homegrown apps be temporary?
The ban on Chinese apps has proven to be beneficial to Indian alternatives. But to remain competitive in the long run, experts say app makers need to fix quality concerns and ensure regular upgrades for better user experience
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How 80/20 helped Simba brew the survival keg in 2020
How fledgling beer brand Simba survived a torrid pandemic and summer last year by focusing on South India
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How PE firms are becoming bullish on startups in India
Private equity firms, which previously favoured safer IT and BPO companies in India, are increasingly willing to go after newer internet-based startups
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SaaS startups: India-born, US-focussed
Strong cloud-based enterprise software product companies are emerging in India, but are quickly moving to the US, drawn by customers, ecosystem and the IPO dream