Startup News

WOW Skin is now reformulating products to blend naturals with actives, while facing challenges in offline expansion and consumer expectations.

Esops help in retention and wealth creation, but a behavioural reluctance prevents many employees from selling company stock, even when it creates dangerous concentration risk in their portfolio.

Startups spun out of IITs, research labs, and patent-heavy teams are attracting more funding as investors prioritise technical depth over execution-first founders.

India’s startups have been applying for patents at a record pace, but a lack of follow-up efforts to obtain them shows that too much of it is just a marketing tactic to project an innovative image and impress investors. Here’s what India must change to fix awry incentives.

The moves come on the back of a larger restructuring plan as Udaan looks to streamline costs, reduce burn and improve unit economics to free up more cash ahead of a potential IPO next year

From Byju’s to Zomato, India’s startups have often spent big to grow fast, but not all acquisitions deliver the promised scale or value.

This year's IIT placements see startups offering higher salaries and bonuses but struggle to attract top talent, competing with tech giants. While many firms aim for IPOs, enthusiasm for startups remains low among IIT students compared to NITs and IIITs.

Fireside Ventures has closed its fourth consumer fund at $253 million, featuring a diverse investor base split between domestic and global partners. The fund aims to support early-stage startups in India, with plans for 35-36 investments.

Deal value is on the mend as well, and that's despite lower volumes. While 2024 saw early-stage startups raise $1.5 billion across 513 deals, this year so far has seen 432 deals with companies raising a total of $1.6 billion.