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Spotlight: Quikr remains in quicksand after failing to monetise its string of acquisitions
Online classifieds platform Quikr, one of the earliest tech unicorns in the country once used to boast a larger-than-life scale ......
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Ola gets a breather after sharp valuation cut ahead of planned IPO
An Ola investor that last year slashed the Indian company’s valuation to a level seen nearly a decade ago has ......
Consumer
Verlinvest's venture capital arm V3 eyes stake in local kitchenware startup
V3 Ventures, the venture capital arm of Belgian investment company Verlinvest and a backer of several homegrown direct-to-consumer brands, is ......
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Stakeboat-backed tech platform strikes first acquisition
A technology investment platform created by mid-market private equity firm Stakeboat Capital to make acquisitions in engineering design and niche ......
Consumer
Peak XV-backed Skillmatics to increase focus on domestic sales amid tailwinds
Direct-to-consumer brand Skillmatics, which manufactures and retails educational games for children, is gearing up to boost its Indian story as ......
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How India's top-funded startups curbed cash burn as VC funding slowed
India’s top-funded startups reduced their average monthly cash burn rate in the financial year ended March 2023, as they reined ......
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Indian startups' income from VC cash lying in bank deposits, mutual funds jumps again
India’s top technology startups generated high non-operating revenue for the second year in a row during the 12 months through ......
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India's top-funded tech startups reined in FY23 losses as revenue growth slowed
India's top-funded technology startups, which went overboard with expenses to attract talent and customers in 2021-22 thanks to record venture ......
Consumer
Spotlight: Snacks maker Happilo's loss widens as multiple hurdles dampen growth
Healthy snacks maker Happilo International Pvt. Ltd, which counts domestic institutional investors like Motilal Oswal Alternatives and A91 Partners among ......
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Separating fact from fiction: how many unicorns does India really have?
Last week, Perfios, a startup offering software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, entered the much-coveted unicorn club after raising $80 million from late-stage ......