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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicIndian startups

Topic: Indian startups

Indian start-ups delusional about their economic aspects? Need of a research oriented ecosystem

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

‘Observe, Absorb, and Adapt,’ advises Hiren Panchal, co-founder of Litmus Branding, in his lecture at IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre

Hiren Panchal is a multifaceted creative professional with over 25 years of experience in advertising and branding. He covered aspects of 'Devising Digital Marketing Strategies for Start-ups' in his lecture.

India’s start-ups are on fire, but unicorns can’t automatically spur growth

Economic miracles only happen when globally competitive firms tap into external demand.

Classic idea with funky touch — this hostel start-up has big plans to boost ‘backpacker culture’

Backpacker hostel brand goSTOPS is planning to expand from 2,500 beds in 32 hostels currently, to 10,000 beds in 100 hostels by June 2023, with an eye on Gen-Z travellers.

Indian start-ups have laid off 23,000 people since 2020. But here’s why there’s still hope

A crowd-source database shows that at least half the layoffs — over 11,000 — happened in 2022 alone. But data shows that hiring intent has begun to look up. 

Offering access to high-end gizmos, these spaces in Bengaluru are helping startups make in India

'Makerspaces' give entrepreneurs the equipment and know-how to create their own product prototypes at affordable rates, rather than relying on vendors in countries like China.

Byju’s global expansion: EdTech pioneer eyes Chegg or 2U, weighs US acquisition

India's most valuable startup has lined up conditional debt commitments of more than $1 billion to finance the acquisition, but it's possible no deal will materialise.

In Meerut, ‘startup culture’ means hard-to-get loans, low demand, misplaced hope

The government is pushing for ‘entrepreneurship’ in small towns and villages through subsidised loans. Here is how the result looks so far in one Uttar Pradesh district.

India gets its 100th unicorn startup as neobank Open crosses billion-dollar valuation

‘India has hit a century in style,’ says Union Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal; industry bodies call this an inspiring moment for the startup ecosystem.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.