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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…
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…
Flipkart revamps Shopsy to take on Meesho & Bazaar
Quick commerce platforms may have intensified the competition in India’s largest cities, but they do not yet match Flipkart’s reach across smaller markets, said its…
Meesho to infuse up to Rs 100 crore in lending arm MPPL
E-commerce firm Meesho on Wednesday said its board has approved an investment of up to Rs 100 crore in its subsidiary Meesho Payments Private Limited…
Valuation reset drives mutual fund inflows into listed new-age firms amid FPI selloff
Falling share prices of new-age companies in the quarter to March, tracking weaker macroeconomic indicators, pushed mutual funds to step up buying and raise their…
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,…
I never wanted to be a VC: Harshita Arora on why she joined YC as its youngest general partner
Harshita Arora, a 24-year-old from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, made history by becoming the youngest general partner at well-known Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator (YC) earlier…
Razorpay plans confidential IPO filing soon; targets $600-700 million raise at $5-6 billion valuation
Fintech unicorn Razorpay is preparing to confidentially file for an initial public offering (IPO) within the next few weeks, according to multiple people familiar with…
“We can be India’s own Amazon in next 4-5 years”: Zepto’s Aadit Palicha at YC Startup School
IPO-bound Zepto’s cofounder & CEO Aadit Palicha said that the quick commerce startup has the potential to become India’s homegrown Amazon while speaking at the…
India has strong pipeline of ideas, keen to back local founders: Y Combinator’s Ankit Gupta
In an exclusive interview ahead of Y Combinator’s Startup School India 2026 event, Ankit Gupta, the accelerator’s general partner, said the firm remains keen on…