Startups
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner: The incredible growth story of Licious
How meat and seafood brand Licious made the most of the pandemic tailwinds and now has revenue of Rs1,000 crore in its sights by March 2021. Can it get there?
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The 16-year-old who can save your home from fire
Sixteen-year-old Shiv Kampani has created a device using IoT that detects gas leaks, and alerts users and the fire brigade via SMS and calls
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HungerBox: Famished for growth
Having grown over four times in two years, HungerBox was gunning for more. Then came Covid-19. Can the institutional foodtech startup now keep the fire in its belly intact?
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From ShareChat to Amazon, Indic language support gains traction
ShareChat, widely seen as the largest Indian social media venture, has raised a fresh round of funding as well, to double down on product development and to expand the reach of its new short-video creation and sharing platform, Moj
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Startup Circle: How NavGurukul is transforming the lives of low-income youth through coding
In the recent past several startups including Byju's, Unacademy, Vedantu and Toppr have started offering coding classes in a bid to attract more students. But amidst this frenzy, one startup, NavGurukul, a Bengaluru-based NGO has been plugging away at the space since 2016 offering a one year residential programme to low-income youth to teach them software coding. They're also guaranteed a job at the end of it.
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How the Pai brothers are building a legacy beyond their father's
Through 3one4 Capital, venture capitalists Pranav and Siddarth Pai. sons of Mohandas Pai, are investing in new-age technologies, and in the process, building a wholesome pie for themselves
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Sugar daddies and babies: Inside the world of 'sugar dating' in India
An online platform called SeekingArrangement, which matches 'sugar daddies' with 'sugar babies', is finding takers in India, as older professionals and entrepreneurs seek companionship and youngsters seek financial help and guidance
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MSMEs go local, focus on value-for-money
As Covid-19 drives small businesses and startups to adopt technology solutions, small and mid-size IT players see growth by providing localised and value-for-money services
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How Singapore's Shopmatic is riding India's entrepreneurship wave
In four years, the ecommerce enabler has covered a lot of ground. From posting a modest revenue of Rs1.5 crore in 2017, Shopmatic is clocking a run-rate of Rs27 crore for March 2020
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Can Kavin Bharti Mittal save Hike?
Mittal's messaging app, Hike, had a turbulent ride over the past few years, but is now focusing on two verticals to infuse new life into the company
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Inside Cred's growth strategy
Cred founder Kunal Shah is building a community of people with good financial behaviour to help make lending easier for companies and individuals