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Saturday, July 19, 2025
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DNA test can help you pick right career, claims startup. ‘Unscientific, devastating’, slam experts

Astrology and psychometric tests are also part of the 'future-charting' package by Genleap, which says some educational institutes have expressed interest in the test.

Opportunities galore in India for investors, FM Sitharaman tells global business leaders

Addressing global business leaders at a roundtable organised by FICCI & US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, Sitharaman also talked about fintech & role of tech in financial sector.

India’s used car website Cars24 raises $450 mn from SoftBank, Tencent, others

The round values Cars24 at $1.84 billion, almost doubling from the end of last year. It’s starting conversations about an IPO and aims to go public in 18 to 24 months.

Entrepreneur Chiranjiv Patel’s podcast is an excellent roadmap for youth-run startups

The podcast is a good place to learn everything about running startups — and building the leader along with the team above all.

‘Not typical young startup founders’ — BillDesk trio reap $500 mn each selling stakes

M.N. Srinivasu, Ajay Kaushal and Karthik Ganapathy are selling their payment gateway firm BillDesk to Prosus NV for $4.7 billion.

Khatabook, bookkeeping app for kirana stores, raises $100 million from Tribe, Moore

An Indian fintech startup, Khatabook in 2019 launched a mobile app version of handwritten ledgers that owners of tiny businesses traditionally use to keep track of daily accounts.

Mindtickle, funded by Softbank, is the latest unicorn in India’s fast growing tech industry

Mindtickle, based in Pune and San Francisco, hit a valuation of $1.2 billion. It provides what it calls sales readiness technology that companies can customise with their own content and data.

Electric scooters are becoming a rage and Bengaluru’s Ather has quietly raced ahead

Nearly three years since it launched its first scooter in 2018, Ather Energy’s revenues have increased from Rs 11.7 crore in FY19 to Rs 48.8 crore in FY20.   

Zomato IPO pushes CEO Deepinder Goyal closer to India’s $1 billion club

Zomato IPO is a triumph not just for 36-year-old Deepinder Goyal, but also scores of Indian entrepreneurs. With the 66% stock jump, Goyal is now worth $650 million, based on his 4.7% stake.

Will Zomato deliver? IPO listing today will be barometer for India’s unprofitable unicorns

Zomato has generated a seldom-seen frenzy among the investment community. Investors will now get a taste of the food delivery giant when it debuts today after a $1.3 billion IPO.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.