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Topic: start-ups

Why India’s Unicorn population hit a peak & dropped off in 2022

An October report says number of unicorn start-ups fell from 105 to 84. Inflated valuations, rise in M&As & fresh IPOs next year can result in even more of them losing tag of unicorn.

Team Leadzen Attends India FinTech Forum 2022

One of Asia’s most prestigious fintech events, IFTA welcomes entrepreneur and companies from across the globe who are positively impacting financial technology. 

Everyone loves an Indian start-up success story. Not too many know that 2,000 failed last year

Larger players dig in, leaving little room for their smaller counterparts to survive. But strengthening rupee capital base for startup funding could be a way out of this.

Bihar’s start-up king Dilkhush Kumar is bringing ‘Rodbez’ revolution to small towns

Dilkhush Kumar’s Uber-like ride-share app Rodbez has been downloaded by 50,000 people in last four months. IIT, IIM graduates work for him.

Edtech start-ups funding down 50% in Q2 2022 from Q1, report says. Insiders blame ‘bad phase’

Funding in the Indian start-up ecosystem also tanked by 40 per cent from USD 11.3 billion in the first quarter to settle at USD 6.8 billion in the second quarter.

Where do founders of 100 Indian unicorns come from? IIT Delhi tops list, IIMs nurtured many too

More than 50% of founders of start-ups worth over $1 billion are IIT graduates. IIT Delhi conducive to start-ups thanks to networking & academic support, says alumni alumni association ex-chief.

Start-ups, IPOs flourish despite COVID, but excess liquidity is double-edged sword

A market-ready idea, partnering with the right investors and aligning goals with them are the bedrocks of success for start-ups.

India lacks ‘sincere engagement’ for start-up culture to thrive, experts say at tech summit

At Global Technology Summit 2021, organised by MEA & Carnegie India, panelists spoke about the future of India’s digital transformation.

Start-up investments in India fell by 81% in March 2020 compared to 2019, UNDP survey says

Report prepared by UNDP in India in collaboration with Niti Aayog says 85% young entrepreneurs saw negative impact on their business in 2020 thanks to Covid.

Away from Covid mess, there’s another side to the India story. And it’s cause for hope

Amid the pandemic that has gripped the country, India is in need of good news, or at least something else to think about. This might help.

On Camera

10 years of the Commercial Courts Act—has the law delivered on its promise?

More than 60 per cent of the suits remain pending after two years of having been filed, and this proportion is agnostic to whether the suit is a commercial or ordinary suit.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.