Banking on affordable beauty, this Ludhiana startup is pitching against cosmetics giants

Beauty and cosmetics businesses remain largely immune from macroeconomic challenges, riding the ‘lipstick effect’ where consumers spend on small indulgences even during economic downturns. This is especially true for India…

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How ShoprSmart.com is championing the cause of helping small box retailers thrive

While large retailers often gain the attention of bigger brands and easily maintain online visibility; it's the small-box retailers that lag behind in many cases. However, the pandemic was proof…

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Startup news and updates: daily roundup (December 1, 2022)

Payments firm IppoPay acquires fintech player Roamsoft TechnologiesIppoPay Technologies, a payments infrastructure company, said that it has acquired Roamsoft Technologies, a fintech IT products and services company located in Tamil…

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Startup news and updates: daily roundup (December 1, 2022)

Payments firm IppoPay acquires fintech player Roamsoft TechnologiesIppoPay Technologies, a payments infrastructure company, said that it has acquired Roamsoft Technologies, a fintech IT products and services company located in Tamil…

Continue ReadingStartup news and updates: daily roundup (December 1, 2022)

Bumpy year for listed unicorns PolicyBazaar, Paytm, Zomato, Nykaa, down Rs 2 lakh crore cumulatively

The 500 most valuable companies in India are worth a total of Rs 226 lakh crore ($2.7 trillion), according to the second edition of the ‘2022 Burgundy Private Hurun India…

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Fintech startup Novo raises additional $35M in Series B from GGV Capital

Novo, a fintech platform catering to small businesses, raised additional funding of $35 million in its Series B round from GGV Capital, which has joined as a strategic investor. This…

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EU threatens Elon Musk-led Twitter with a ban for their new ‘content moderation’ policy- Technology News, FP

Mehul Reuben DasDec 01, 2022 18:06:32 ISTThe European Union may ban Twitter across the continent if Elon Musk and his team continue to ignore content moderation on the platform. Elon…

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