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“Influencers Aren’t Founders”: Bombay Shaving Company CEO Takes a Swipe at Social Media-Driven Startups
Shantanu Deshpande, founder and CEO of Bombay Shaving Company, didn’t hold back in a recent LinkedIn post that’s now stirring up conversation across India’s...
BluSmart Faces Major Shake-Up: Eversource Capital Eyes Acquisition as Founders Anmol & Puneet Jaggi Face SEBI Heat Over Gensol Scandal
Eversource Capital is looking to take control of BluSmart, the electric cab-hailing startup currently reeling from a corporate meltdown tied to its founders’ alleged...
25 Million Sq. Ft. of Retail Coming to India’s Tier 2 and 3 Cities: DLF, Texvalley, Rohan, and More Lead the Next Wave of...
As shoppers across India lean harder into experience-first retail, real estate developers are racing to keep up—especially in the fast-growing tier 2 and 3...
Biryani Blues Moves HQ to Premium Sohna Road Office in Gurugram, Eyes Aggressive Expansion with 68 Outlets and 2.5 Million Annual Customers
Biryani Blues, a homegrown quick service restaurant brand, has moved its headquarters to a new, upscale office on Gurugram’s Sohna Road—marking a big milestone...
Leadership Overhaul and Fleet Restructuring: How BluSmart’s ₹315 Crore Deal and Key Executive Exits Shape its Future
BluSmart Mobility is in the midst of a significant overhaul to stabilize its finances, which has resulted in several key executive departures. CEO Anirudh...
Aman Gupta of boAt Calls Out BluSmart’s Fraud Scandal, Warns Founders to Prioritize Ethics Over Rapid Growth
Aman Gupta, co-founder of boAt and a familiar face from Shark Tank India, has weighed in on the BluSmart controversy, calling it a cautionary...
Good Monk Raises $2M Pre-Series A Led by RPSG Capital Ventures to Revolutionize Daily Nutrition in India
Good Monk, a young Bengaluru-based nutrition startup, has raised $2 million in pre-Series A funding, with RPSG Capital Ventures leading the round. Existing investors...
Delhivery’s Bold ₹1,407 Cr Power Move: Snapping Up Ecom Express at an 80% Discount, Now Awaits CCI Nod
A few weeks after Delhivery made headlines with its plan to acquire nearly all of Ecom Express for ₹1,407 crore, the two logistics players...
From the Brink of Collapse to $200M ARR: How Aadit Palicha Steered Zepto’s Ad Business Through Chaos
Zepto’s cofounder and CEO Aadit Palicha recently shared that the company’s advertising division has seen an explosive rise, scaling its annualised revenue run-rate (ARR)...
5 Reasons Healthy QSRs Haven’t Worked in India And What Founders & Investors Need to Rethink
Inspired by Dilip Kumar’s insightful LinkedIn postThere’s a massive opportunity waiting to be tapped—building a scalable, healthy QSR (quick service restaurant) in India. With...
Justdial Clocks Rs 157.6 Cr Profit in Q4, Up 36% YoY Mobile Traffic Dominates, Listings Surge Past 4.8 Cr
Justdial closed the last quarter of FY25 with solid numbers across the board, posting a net profit of Rs 157.6 crore, a 36% jump...
Zomato-Blinkit Parent Eternal Moves to Cap Foreign Ownership at 49.5% Amid Government’s Push for Local Control
Eternal, the parent company of Zomato and Blinkit, is planning to draw a line in the sand when it comes to foreign ownership. In...