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Explained: Why tax is a dilemma for start-up founders in India

After the abolition of the dividend distribution tax, the taxability of salaries and dividends in the hands of a founder of a bootstrapped start-up will be broadly similar, says Ritesh Kumar, IndusLaw

Pepperfry to join unicorn club soon, to launch IPO after booking profit

Online furniture company Pepperfry would be in the unicorn club by the time its initial public offer hits the market, a top official of the company said on Monday.

Edtech startup Testbook now has 1.8 million paid users, 18 mn subscribers

Edtech startup Testbook on Monday said it has crossed over 1.8 mn paid users from the total of 18 mn registered users on its platform

Covid-19 second wave: Global start-ups reach out with healthtech solutions

Developed economies like the US and the UK have been using central repositories for decades

Space plane start-up promises one-hour rides to anywhere on Earth

Venus Aerospace Corp., a startup pursuing a hypersonic space plane, is aiming to ferry people from Los Angeles to Tokyo in about an hour

Opinion divided on SPAC-tacular route for foreign listing of start-ups

The country's first big-ticket SPAC listing of ReNew Power is already underway, with investors being brought in, and is expected to be listed sometime in the early third quarter of this year

Covid-19 impact: Many startups, MSMEs stare at closure, says survey

Startups and MSMEs have been in the race for survival, especially since the onset of the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020

IIM-A, BITS grads launch $1 mn fund to support & invest in student startups

Abhishek Sethi and Prateek Behera, graduates from IIM-A and BITS Pilani, respectively, have launched $1 million fund to support and invest in startups founded by college students

Rules to judge leaders by

Book review of The CEO Test: Master the Challenges that Make or Break All Leaders

Best of BS Opinion: Going viral on vaccines, another data breach & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

The unicorn boom: Shareholder issues

Entrepreneurs must think through their choices on their listing venue, shareholder base, and valuations

PE funds ready cash, scout for bulk-buying social e-commerce start-ups

Customers get large discounts and the platform enjoys the benefits of scale and lower costs

Rationalising regulation

Sebi's proposals are in line with changing investor landscape

Start-ups listing: Sebi reduces holding period for pre-issue capital

With an aim to boost listing of start-ups, markets regulator Sebi has notified a slew of relaxations to norms

Of dubious products & cautionary warnings

Are "dubious" new categories and "shady" new brands, financed and funded by avaricious investors trying to change the contours of the Indian marketplace forever?

Best of BS Opinion: Rise of risk capital, Covid-19 vaccination, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Softbank Group to invest $450 million in Swiggy at $5.5 billion value

Second funding for food delivery startup in as many weeks

Rise of risk capital

Private funding is bridging a crucial gap

The myth and magic of unicorns

According to US-based analytics platform CB Insights' database, out of a total of 642 unicorns around the world, India has 29 as of April 2021

6 start-ups join unicorn club this week; 150 likely by 2025, say experts

The pandemic is expected to accelerate big-ticket venture capital, private equity as well as consolidation related deals in unicorns and soonicorns in the country