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Irrational exuberance over Zomato

Zomato is essentially a "concept stock" because it has neither made profits, nor has issued any guidance on ever getting to profitability, notes Shyamal Majumdar

Zomato allots shares worth Rs 4,195 cr to anchor investors ahead of IPO

Sources said the anchor book saw over 30x more demand than the shares on offer. The total interest generated was in excess of Rs 1 trillion

With Zomato's offering, fresh fundraising via IPOs set to hit 14-year high

All-time high not far away with Paytm planning fresh issue of Rs 12,000 cr

Valuing growth

Start-up listings will open up opportunities

AWS launches new prog to help early-stage startups work with public sector

AWS launched AWS Public Sector Startup Ramp in India, a new programme that is designed to help early-stage technology startups to build solutions for the public sector using its platform.

Zomato IPO a watershed moment for start-up ecosystem, say experts

The much talked about Zomato IPO is an encouraging sign for the start-up community

How startups are creating Uber-like ambulance experience during pandemic

These companies have seen 2-3x growth in the past one year as timely medical response becomes key in saving lives

Lunch with BS: Meet Marjet Andriesse, the head that wears the hat

The number of women in leadership roles in tech companies has gone up since she started out 30 years ago but it is still small, Andriesse tells Samreen Ahmad

Sam Altman wants to scan your eyeball in exchange for cryptocurrency

Among the many parts of its plan, Worldcoin has designed an orb-shaped device that wo­uld scan a person's iris to build a unique personal identifier

Edtech startup upGrad set to join unicorn club with $4-billion valuation

Eyes $400 million at 5 times current value

Short video platform Firework forays into live video commerce segment

The startup will showcase more than 15 brands across various categories offering discounts and giveaways

After incubation plan success, Maruti may pick stake in mobility start-ups

Carmaker has reaped benefits from firms that it has incubated under the accelerator programme

Top Headlines: Direct tax mop-up zooms 85%, ICICI Venture eyes start-ups

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ICICI Venture eyes digital start-ups, real estate fund of $300-400 million

The leading private equity player is re-entering the start-up space after around two decades

Ministry of Defence allocates Rs 500 cr for designing innovative products

The iDEX initiative was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2018, with the aim of fostering innovation and technology development in defence and aerospace

Start-up 'monomyths'

Book review of The Unicorn's Shadow: Combating the Dangerous Myths That Hold Back Start-Ups, Founders And Investors

Taxation of startup exits needs a revisit: 3one4 Capital's Pranav Pai

The taxation policy disincentivises Indian capital from investing in local startups in two ways

SoftBank Group may invest $700 mn in Flipkart after exiting firm in 2018

Techy conglomerate investing in Flipkart at a time when Reliance Industries and Tata are betting big on e-commerce as well.

Artha Venture Fund announces final close of Rs 220 crore debut fund

A surge of interest in Indian start-ups and the robust performance of the seed fund's early investment made AVF overshoot its target

Catch up on 5G mindset

Permit cost-less changes that build network systems and service delivery