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Thursday, September 11, 2025
TopicStart up companies

Topic: Start up companies

India sees number of unicorns fall for first time since 2017, well below govt’s 100-plus claim

The ‘Global Unicorn Index 2024’ by Hurun noted that Indian entrepreneurs were creating more unicorns outside the country, and also highlighted the slowdown in start-up funding in India.

New book has hidden success stories in a brutally honest account of a failed venture

'The Biography of a Failed Venture' by Prashant Desai, published by HarperCollins, will be released on 31 August on ThePrint's SoftCover.

Cars24 to raise $350 mn from SoftBank, others, aims for IPO

The fundraising would value India’s biggest online marketplace for used automobiles at close to $2 billion. It plans to go public in 18 to 24 months.

Indian unicorns are coming of age. This is what it means for big business & retail investors

Japan's Softbank, China's Alibaba & US' Sequoia are big players in start-up space, but India doesn't have a serious venture capital sector with risk appetite.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?