Tag: lenskart
Young, loss-making startups keep OFS portion lean as investor scrutiny grows
Young, loss-making startups preparing for initial public offerings (IPOs) are increasingly keeping the fresh issue component large to fund their growth plans as investors grow…
Startup investors cash out nearly Rs 18,000 crore after IPO lock-ins end
Top global investors, including SoftBank and KKR, have sold shares worth nearly Rs 18,000 crore in new-age companies, such as Groww and Lenskart, that went…
SoftBank books 7x returns as Lenskart emerges top India bet
SoftBank has clocked about 7x returns from a partial stake sale in Lenskart, making the eyewear retailer one of the Japanese investor’s strongest shows in…
Lenskart shares fall 2% on Softbank’s Rs 2,873-crore stake sale; draws Goldman, Fidelity, others
Shares of Lenskart Solutions fell over 2% to their day’s low of Rs 505 on the BSE on Thursday after SoftBank affiliate SVF II Lightbulb…
Listed new-age companies use AI to tune their daily ops engine
Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving into everyday operating functions of India’s listed new-age companies, with latest earnings disclosures from Nykaa, Lenskart, Delhivery and Meesho showing…
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…
The IPO afterlife for unicorns: How mutual funds are doubling down on next-gen leaders
In a decisive show of conviction, domestic fund managers sharply increased their holdings across a clutch of newly listed new-age companies in the March quarter,…
Consumer company CTOs want engineers who can think, not just code
As new-age companies push to become AI-first, chief technology officers (CTOs) are rethinking how they hire senior engineers and what role they play at firms…
India AI Impact Summit: How startups showcased solutions built across healthcare, education, enterprise and more
The India AI Impact Summit saw startups showcase artificial intelligence (AI) applications spanning healthcare, manufacturing, education, fintech and more. Some of these products are already…
Mutual funds adopt India Inc’s next gen companies with open arms
Domestic mutual funds held shares worth Rs 1.77 lakh crore in about two dozen new-age companies at the end of 2025, nearly double compared with…