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Orders restricted to a fraction amid lockdown, no magic moment: Nykaa CEO

CEO Falguni Nayar says in an interview to Viveat Susan Pinto that consumers continue to focus on essentials

Arjun Deshpande: The teenager who convinced Tata to invest in his startup

Deshpande, who completed his schooling from DAV Public School, Thane, was a globe trotter from a young age

Co-founder Rahul Jaimini no longer active in Swiggy, joins new start-up

He moves to career accelerator start-up Pesto Tech as its co-founder; will remain on Swiggy board

SoftBank Group sees wider loss of $8.4 billion on WeWork write-down

The Japanese company made the announcement in a statement Thursday, citing more than 1 trillion yen of non-operating losses from investments held outside of its $100 billion Vision Fund.

This start-up offers niche fintech products for middle-income households

A bootstrapped Bengaluru start-up launched by ex-VCs is re-imagining financials products for salaried families. Its fix: focus on use-cases

In a locked-down world, investment bankers ensuring the show goes on

Billion-dollar deals aplenty for right business

Supply constraints to funding woes: Health start-ups in the age of Covid-19

Several have been hit by a large-scale migration of workers which has caused labour shortage. So while demand is high, supply is the pain point

Start-ups flags concerns related to cash flow, labour in meeting with Goyal

In the meeting, the minister said the country is passing through the unprecedented crisis, and this requires prompt remedial actions.

Be prepared for the worst of Covid-19: Venture Capitalists tell start-ups

In an open letter to start-ups, these VCs pointed out that start-up founders will 'inevitably be faced with difficult decisions' on execution for the next 21-30 days

DPIIT seeks innovative solutions from startups to tackle coronavirus crisis

It also said the top solutions will be referred to the government and private stakeholders for further funding and deployment.

28,979 startups recognised by DPIIT as on March 1, says Piyush Goyal

These startups are allowed to enjoy certain tax and non-tax benefits under the Startup India programme

Darwinbox Launches the Lightest HRMS App Making it Easy and Accessible to Every Employee

Mobile apps today bring the best experiences to everyone's fingertips, however, research reports that 50.6% of mobile users uninstall apps due to the lack of space on their device's memory

Kerala ranks among India's top 5 start-up incubation hubs: CREDAI-ANAROCK

The report finds that in terms of overall start-up funding in Kerala, both 2018 and 2019 saw significant growth over the previous years.

Health-tech start-up Tricog raises $10.5 mn from Japanese, US investors

The start-up would be investing the fund to expand its product line and establish presence in Africa and Asia including India, China and Japan

Indian VC industry grows by 55% in 2019; Rs 72,0000 crore invested

The report was prepared by Bain & Company in partnership with Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (IVCA)

UP govt drafting 'Startup Policy 2020', eyeing top 3 domestic ranking

Plans to harness 9 million MSMEs base to boost start-ups

A formula for growth after the start-up stage

A new report suggests a five-part model for second-stage companies to consider if they want stable, long-term success

Zomato bolsters its ship with UberEats as Indian food-tech scouts a shore

In a tough environment, Zomato's expensive purchase shows how its strategy is different from Swiggy's as both compete to attract Softbank amid global investors' proxy food wars in India

Quikr no longer a unicorn, Swedish investor pares valuation by 45%

Scandinavian firm refers to exaggerated revenue resulting from fraudulent transactions that rocked the company

What Kerala govt is doing to attract start-up entrepreneurs to the state

The southern state is creating a holistic network for local enterprises that includes marketing support and finance om easy terms