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Strikes in the Gulf changing rules behind India’s big-money bets
India Private Equity Investment 2026: Geopolitical risks now shape private equity deal considerations in India. Investors increasingly focus on resilience and supply-chain stability for investments. Capital deployment concentrates on manufacturing and financial services sectors. Export-oriented businesses still attract interest despite US tariff uncertainties. India remains an attractive destination due to its market scale and policy support.
Zepto’s cash burn; Razorpay grants Esops
Zepto’s moves in the high-stakes quick commerce sector will determine how the sector evolves. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
ETSA 2024 | Zomato’s top ranks needed a spring clean after IPO highs: Deepinder Goyal
Zomato cofounder and CEO Deepinder Goyal spoke with ET’s Samidha Sharma in a fireside chat at the Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) and talked about the food and grocery delivery company’s journey from listing at $7.6 billion to hitting a $29-billion market cap.
Koo’s valuation to double in new funding round
Desi Twitter alternative is finalising a $15-$20 million round largely led by existing investors.
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Cars24 takes the slow lane; Bookmyshow backs D2C marketplace
Cars24 plans to cut its cash burn in half and halt its overseas plans, having already sacked around 700 employees
Bookmyshow backs D2C marketplace startup, to list it on platform
The startup - housed under Preebee Lifestyle Pvt Ltd — will rely on BMS’ large user base to source traffic to the marketplace, according to sources aware of the matter.
BookMyShow sees business fast approaching pre-Covid levels
Ashish Hemrajani, founder of the Mumbai-headquartered company, told ET that with the economy opening up, BookMyShow has turned Ebdita (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation) positive.
Avendus Capital looks to treble asset management biz AUM to $3 billion by 2024
Its management, led by co-founder and vice-chairman Ranu Vohra, has set a target of taking it to over $3 billion (over Rs 22,000 crore) over the next four-five years and to ensure that half of the incremental growth comes from overseas.
What's keeping women from landing tech jobs? Lack of hands-on experience, confidence
More women than men have the knowledge but still lack the practical experience needed to execute it.
ETYL 2019 Jury's out: Top CEOs to choose future leaders
After three rounds of rigorous tests, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by one among ET’s panel of top India Inc CEOs.
These two companies have hugely influenced India’s internet design ethos
Two internet companies — Cleartrip & Housing — have had an outsized influence on India’s consumer tech space.
Ola, Flipkart making sure they are not beholden to a single investor. Here's why
Seasoned entrepreneurs and industry watchers say it is crucial to have two strategic investors, with each balancing the influence and reach of the other.
Smart bosses: Rana Kapoor and Vijay Shekhar Sharma swear by their smartphones!
Corporate India’s luminaries show the stuff it takes to stay ahead in the game.
Paytm sees its next billion in travel and movie ticketing businesses
Paytm’s phone recharge, utility bill payment and online retail arms are billion-dollar businesses already, in terms of annualised revenue.
Current wallet solutions are not good enough: Kunal Shah, FreeCharge
Consumers are being penalized for making digital payments in the name of convenience charges, which goes against the spirit of Digital India, says Kunal Shah.
Job-discovery and online interviewing portal ePoise launched an app, enabling taking interviews on a mobile phone
Bengaluru-based HR startup ePoise has launched an app that allows them to take job interviews on their mobile phones.
MobiKwik aims to process $5 billion transactions in next 2 years
Bullish on increasing user base, mobile payment solution provider MobiKwik aims to process transactions worth $5 billion in the next two years.
Startup mantras from entrepreneurs like NR Narayana Murthy, Richard Branson, Kunal Bahl and others
According to research firm PrivCo, VC funding in startups has more than tripled, from $1.06 billion in 2013 to $3.86 billion in 2014.
Indian startups will see more late-stage growth capital: Accel
Sameer Gandhi sees more opportunities for late-stage, growth capital investments in India on the back of an evolving startup ecosystem.
Why Olacabs boss doesn't own a car
Traffic is a deterrent to car ownership in India, says Bhavish Aggarwal, as he talks valuation - and competition with Uber.
Startups like InMobi, Myntra, Flipkart and others recruit, retain staff with Harley-Davdisons, Volkswagens
At Myntra, employees are given the opportunity to ask for training programmes that may not be relevant to their jobs and the company foots half the bill.
India's start-up bubble: Deluge of ideas won't guarantee success; funding remains constrained
Mumbai Angels and Indian Angel Network have members who run spices, chemicals and cement firms, who have the cash but not the experience.
Social networking sites are not a threat to conventional websites: Anupam Mittal, founder & CEO, People Group
Social networking websites function like an online community of internet users and are not a threat for People Group.
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