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Quick commerce sector to grow 75-85% in 2025, reach $5 billion GMV

The monthly transacting users in the sector increased by over 40 per cent in 2024 and the average monthly orders per customer rose from 4.4 in 2021 to 6 in 2024

Qcom platform Swiggy Instamart to deliver Crocs footwear in 10 minutes

Initially, customers will be able to order the footwear across major cities, including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Gurugram

Sustainability Summit: Swiggy to drive all-electric fleet by 2030

On an annual basis, the company aims to reduce perishable waste in direct operations by 25 per cent and decrease adverse incidents by 10 per cent

Edtech firm Simplilearn plans to relaunch fresher upskilling vertical

The Blackstone-backed firm had shut down its study abroad and fresher upskilling verticals in 2024 as they failed to generate the expected outcomes

Women-led tech startups' funding drops 25% in 2024, says Tracxn report

India ranks third globally after US and UK in funding raised by women-led tech startups

Women-led technology startups struggle to overcome funding winter

Women VCs, including Jahagirdar and Chaturvedi, believe that more women investors can make the fundraising process less intimidating for women founders

India to have its own GPUs in next 3-4 years, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

The India AI Mission was launched with an initial target of 10,000 GPUs. It was approved in March last year with an outlay of ₹10,738 crore

Quantum technology has risks of strategic blind spots: NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog announced the launch of Frontier Tech Hub which will accelerate India's transition into a frontier tech nation

Women entrepreneurs face uphill task in startup world amid funding winter

Even as the entrepreneurial ecosystem continues to grow, the number of startups with at least one woman founder has been on the decline since at least 2020

Fintech dominates India's startup funding this year, shows Tracxn data

In terms of deal volume, consumer startups saw the highest number of funding rounds (92), ahead of high-tech (70) and retail (61)

PhysicsWallah to offer AI-powered NEET, JEE courses in five local languages

Announced at Vishwas Diwas, PW's annual flagship event, Project Bharat aims to bridge language barriers, especially in rural and non-Hindi/English-speaking regions of the country

Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha counters Zomato's Deepinder Goyal on qcom cash burn

Goyal's statement is verifiably untrue, and it will be clear when we publicly file our financial statements, Palicha added

BS Manthan: Funding winter, unicorn status not growth barrier, say startups

Speaking at the second edition of BS Manthan in New Delhi on Friday, industry leaders asserted that innovation, resilience, and sustainable business models matter more than capital influx

Maha Kumbh 2025: ONDC-backed Waayu delivers over 110K mahaprasad orders

As Maha Kumbh 2025 draws to a close, Waayu plans to continue delivering Mahaprasad throughout the year

Food aggregator major Swiggy allots over 864K shares under ESOP scheme

With the share price of Swiggy closing at Rs 354.3 per share, the total value of the newly allocated shares would be around Rs 30 crore

Green Frontier Capital to invest Rs 100 cr in climate-tech firms this year

Founder Sandiip Bhammer says the climate tech-focused VC firm only invests in companies that address three 'D's: decarbonisation, digitisation, and disruption

Amazon delivers 410 mn items via same, next-day services in 2024

The preferred categories for same-day or next-day deliveries include fruits and vegetables, snacks and desserts, beauty products, mobile phones, home decor, and fashion, Amazon said

Inside India's quick commerce boom: Earnings, growth & gig workforce trends

While the industry promises rapid employment growth, questions remain about the sustainability of gig jobs, benefits, and long-term viability

Zepto Cafe reaches 100,000 daily orders, nears $100 mn GMV run-rate

Despite being a newer player, the current scale of Zepto Cafe is more than 10% of the size of some of the leading QSR chains in India

Enhancing efficiency, customer experience: Why companies adopt AI

The flagship survey report was unveiled at the AI India Global Exhibition and Summit