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EV start-ups feel the spark of recovery, kick-start post-pandemic biz plans

Overall, the past year has forced the EV industry to think differently in terms of so­u­rcing components

Swiggy is closing $800-mn fundraising round, CEO informs employees

Falcon Edge Capital, Think Investments, Goldman Sachs are among the new investors in the food delivery platform whose valuation is nearing $5 bn

India's changing corporate landscape

We are in the early stages of an extraordinary episode of rapid scaling up of new companies

Govt sanctions over Rs 25,000 cr to 114,000 accounts under 'Stand-Up India'

Centre has sanctioned an amount of Rs 25,586 crore under the 'Stand-Up India' scheme to over 114,000 accounts up to March 23 since the inception of the scheme

GramCover plans to be one-stop shop for rural insurance needs: CEO Bhatt

The company was founded in 2017-18 by a clutch of private equity firms

A start-up survival guide

Book review of The Fail-Safe Start Up

Innovation at warp speed

Book review of The Ventilator Project

BS 1000: From listed to unlisted companies, here're the key numbers

A snapshot of the key data on Indian companies

Startup of the year: Freshworks aims to become a $1-bn company in 5 years

Freshworks has set its sights on increasing revenue to over $1bn inthe next five years as it prepares to take advantage of the vast untapped SaaS market

Fintech start-up Khatabook acquires Biz Analyst for $10 million

Khatabook will offer its customer base of over 10 million monthly active merchants an opportunity to scale up businesses

India home to 100 unicorns with a combined m-cap of $240bn: Credit Suisse

Start-ups, the note said, account for a reasonably high 6-7 per cent of new firms in India, and the ratio has risen over the past decade. India is a home to the third-largest set of unicorns globally.

Urban Company, partner create open-source ESOP framework for startups

Framework aims to guide startups and other companies on structuring terms and conditions

India's share of IPOs continues to fall relative to rest of the world

This year is set to be the third consecutive year when India's share of initial public offers (IPOs) has fallen relative to the rest of the world

Startup A-listers buy out Chinese investor Shunwei's stake in Koo

Koo has so far raised $4.1 mn in Series A funding from existing investors Accel, Kalaari Capital, Blume Ventures and 3one4 Capital.

Urban Company to onboard over 20,000 service professionals this year

marketplace Urban Company on Sunday said it aims to onboard over 20,000 professionals on its platform this year to meet the strong growth in demand for various services post the lockdown

Tech adoption across sectors; startups helping to expand markets: Report

Startups in most sectors are helping to expand markets bringing new customers into the fold, instead of disruption of existing companies

Venture debt player Trifecta Capital to set up Rs 1,500-crore fund 3

The venture debt fund launched in 2014 has so far invested in 72 companies, including nine unicorns, such as BigBasket, Rivigo, Cars24, and Urban Company

On an industrial upswing: Tamil Nadu's hunger to attract mega investment

The team was instrumental in getting up the New Industrial Policy 2021, unveiled last week, targeting investments of around Rs 10 trillion by 2025

Entrepreneurship and the pandemic

Though business for majority of entrepreneurs is yet to return to pre-Covid levels, has the country's indomitable entrepreneurial spirit gotten over the Covid bump?

Start-ups in edtech, logistics, gig economy to drive jobs in 2021: Report

90% of companies surveyed say they will be hiring at the same pace as pre-Covid period