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1.4 Billion Consumers, 7.8% GDP Growth, 2 Slabs—FM Bets Big on New GST Regime to Power India’s Next Phase
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government’s new dual-slab goods and services tax (GST) structure would provide a significant boost to India’s...
Bengaluru Startup House of Zelena Raises ₹7 Crore Seed Round Led by Sprout Venture Partners, M Venture Partners; Total Funding Hits $1.2 Million
House of Zelena (HOZ), a startup focused on maternity and postpartum wear, has raised ₹7 crore in a seed round co-led by Sprout Venture...
WaterScience Secures ₹1.4 Crore from Peter Thiel-Backed Velocity; Targets 3 Million Homes, 100% YoY Growth in Non-Drinking Water Filtration
Bengaluru-based WaterScience, a direct-to-consumer brand specialising in water filtration solutions, has raised ₹1.4 crore from Velocity, the growth capital platform backed by Peter Thiel’s...
Warburg Pincus Re-enters India’s Jewellery Market, to Buy 10% in Kalyan’s Candere Amid Surge in Lifestyle Jewellery Demand
Global private equity giant Warburg Pincus is preparing a return to the Kalyan Jewellers fold, this time through a stake in its lifestyle jewellery...
Tuco Kids Raises $4 Million to Scale Sustainable Skincare for Children; RTP Global Leads Round, Fireside Doubles Down
Tuco Kids, the Bengaluru-based kids’ personal care startup catering to children between 3 and 13 years, has secured $4 million in a Series A...
Sebi Clears boAt Parent Imagine Marketing’s ₹13,000-Crore IPO; Aman Gupta and Sameer Mehta Gear Up for Second Listing Attempt
Markets regulator Sebi has cleared the public listing of Imagine Marketing Ltd, the parent company behind the boAt brand, paving the way for one...
Flipkart Buys Majority Stake in Pinkvilla, Taps 60M+ Monthly Readers to Woo Gen Z and Take on Amazon, Reliance in Content-Commerce Race
Flipkart has picked up a majority stake in Pinkvilla India, the celebrity and lifestyle content platform that has built a loyal following among Gen...
CityMall Raises ₹334 Crore as Accel Bets Big Again; GMV at ₹427 Cr, But Red Ink Touches ₹159 Cr in FY24
Gurugram-based social commerce startup CityMall is preparing to secure ₹334 crore ($38 million) in a fresh Series D round, according to regulatory filings. The...
Blue Tokai Secures $25 Million from A91, Verlinvest, Anicut; Sets Bold Target of ₹2,000 Crore Revenue in Four Years
Blue Tokai, the homegrown coffee chain that has become a symbol of India’s specialty coffee movement, has raised $25 million in fresh capital to...
India Eyes Manila’s $2.5 Billion Rice Market: Exporters Set to Woo World’s Largest Grain Importer
India is moving to secure a bigger slice of the Philippine food basket, with rice at the heart of the push. Despite being the...
House of Beauty Bets Big: Kylie to Add 50 New SKUs, ABH Revenue to Double, Max Factor Taps Tier II & III as Group...
House of Beauty (HOB), the distributor of Anastasia Beverly Hills (ABH), Kylie Cosmetics and Max Factor in India, is preparing for an ambitious run...
Nykaa Enters Ulta Beauty-Owned Space NK in the UK; Falguni Nayar’s Firm Posts ₹24 Crore Q1 Profit, Plans Middle East, US Expansion
India’s largest beauty retailer FSN E-Commerce Ventures, better known as Nykaa, has entered the global stage with the launch of Kay Beauty in the...