Category: Startups
India’s desi gaming startups tap culture and storytelling to break China’s grip on toy and board game market
Can a political strategy board game, that too inspired by a documentary on Arvind Kejriwal, be fun? Shrestha Saha found it indeed could be at…
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $122 million this week, down 5% on-year
Startups raised around $122 million in the week ending May 22, down 5% from the $129 million secured during the same period last year, according…
ETtech Explainer: How Swiggy’s failed bid to become an Indian firm matters for Instamart
Food and grocery delivery company Swiggy’s failure to secure shareholder approval for changing its articles of association has delayed a governance reset that was meant…
Swiggy fails to secure requisite shareholder approval for altering AoA to become Indian-owned entity
Swiggy on Thursday said it has not secured the shareholder approval needed to amend its Articles of Association, a step it required to help qualify…
Crypto exchange Blockchain.com confidentially files for IPO
Synopsis A major cryptocurrency exchange has taken a significant step towards going public. The company has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the…
Healthtech unicorn Innovaccer acquires CaduceusHealth amid AI push
Silicon Valley-based healthtech unicorn Innovaccer has acquired 29-year-old billing firm CaduceusHealth, marking its fifth acquisition in two years. The deal will bring 4,000 US healthcare…
Honasa Consumer Q4 profit rises to Rs 69.4 crore, declares dividend of Rs 3 per share
Mamaearth parent Honasa Consumer’s net profit rose 177.6% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 69.4 crore in this March quarter from Rs 25 crore a year ago….
Karnataka invites fresh applications under startup grant program
Karnataka’s IT/BT department on Wednesday opened fresh applications under its flagship startup support program Elevate, the department said in a statement. The program offers a…
Lenskart to step up AI push in FY27, targets scale-up in eye tests, automation
Eyewear retailer Lenskart said artificial intelligence will be central to its FY27 growth strategy, as the company looks to shift from being a consumer-tech company…
CCI okays Blackstone, other investors’ proposal to acquire stake in AI firm Neysa Networks
Fair trade regulator CCI on Wednesday approved a proposal of Blackstone-backed PE funds and other investors to acquire a stake in AI acceleration cloud provider…