Indian startups

ShopClues was founded by husband-wife duo Sandeep Aggarwal and Radhika Aggarwal (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

How ShopClues collapsed from a promising unicorn to an also-ran

3 min read . 04 Nov 2019

(L-R) Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO of Byju’s; Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of Oyo; Kunal Bahl, co-founder and CEO of Snapdeal; Sachin Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart

Indian promoters claw back control

9 min read . 22 Oct 2019

After the investment, the restaurant chain is valued at $120 million ( ₹860 crore), up 187% from the ₹300 crore valuation it had garnered in a funding round last year.

Tiger Global leads funding in Wow! Momo Foods, valuing it at $120 million

2 min read . 19 Sep 2019

The year 2018 saw a 108% growth in funding in Indian start-ups, as per an industry report published by NASSCOM. (Digpu)

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Access to seed funding set to get easier for Indian start-ups

2 min read . 14 Aug 2019

For the six months ended 30 June, seed, or very early, and Series A investments collectively climbed 23% to $505 million (AFP )

Early-stage investments surge 23% to $505 million in January-June

1 min read . 02 Jul 2019

Around 50 Chinese entrepreneurs have launched internet companies in India in the past one year, inspired by success stories of NewsDog, Shein and TikTok. (Mint)

Chinese entrepreneurs ride India internet consumer wave

4 min read . 24 Apr 2019

With Lee Fixel gone and the Indian startup ecosystem entering a phase of consolidation, it remains to be seen who will fuel its next phase of growth. (Mint)

Lee Fixel: A constant in India’s big startup moments

3 min read . 19 Mar 2019

Finding funding is no sign of your startup’s success. (iStock)

Opinion | Startups need to stop looking at funding as ultimate badge of honour

3 min read . 13 Mar 2019

Indian startups raise $38.3 bn funding in 2018: Report

1 min read . 03 Jan 2019

Quinn Li, senior V-P and global head of Qualcomm Ventures.

Qualcomm AI fund to back Indian healthcare, mobility-tech startups

2 min read . 29 Dec 2018

Binny Bansal’s resignation comes months after he wanted to originally leave Flipkart. Photo: PTI

What next for Binny Bansal after Flipkart?

5 min read . 15 Nov 2018

(From left) Zainab Bawa, Nandidi Vishwanath, Srinivas Katta, Meena Ganesh and Lakshmi Pratury. Photo: Jithendra M/Mint

The #MeToo wake-up call for Indian startups

9 min read . 15 Nov 2018

After the sale of Flipkart-Walmart deal in May and Sachin Bansal’s exit, IndiaTech had lost direction, but it’s now back with a new CEO in Rameesh Kailasam. Photo:

Ready with plan to lobby for Indian startups: IndiaTech CEO

1 min read . 25 Oct 2018

Ola founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal.

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Flipkart’s Sachin Bansal and Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal: Cut from the same cloth

3 min read . 22 Oct 2018

David Bohigian, executive vice-president at Opic.

Opic looking to invest in late-stage Indian start-ups

2 min read . 08 Oct 2018

Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal. Oyo is the fifth Indian start-up to join the unicorn club this year. Photo: Bloomberg

E-commerce makes way for other sectors in Indian unicorn list

2 min read . 02 Oct 2018

Indian language internet users will drive the next phase of internet adoption in India and will be more than 2.5 times of English internet user base by 2021, say analysts. Photo: iStockphoto

Regional languages give Indian startups a voice of their own

2 min read . 24 Sep 2018

The Flipkart group company includes entities like Jabong, Myntra, EKart and PhonePe. Photo: Mint

Startups follow in Flipkart’s footsteps to boost valuation

2 min read . 05 Sep 2018

Things came to a head for Koramangala last August-September when heavy rains caused serious flooding in the suburb. Photo: Jithendra M./Mint

Why startups are exiting Bengaluru’s Koramangala

9 min read . 03 Sep 2018

Rajesh Sehgal, managing partner at Equanimity Investments.

Equanimity’s Rajesh Sehgal wants Indian startups to ‘just be original’

1 min read . 29 Aug 2018