How this Dell Foundation-backed startup used WhatsApp to deliver learning to 10M rural stud

Jairaj Bhattacharya dipped his toes in the education sector back in 2009. As a project officer at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, he was leading a cross-country team that was tasked with…

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This VC fund has backed startups that just have plans on paper, and continues to spot early trends

After nine years of reading the market trends and backing entrepreneurs, many of whom approach them with plans just on paper, India Quotient, the homegrown early-stage venture capital (VC) fund…

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How fintech startup PhonePe navigated COVID-19 and set itself up for the post-pandemic world

A year ago, getting poked in the ribcage by people trying to board a Mumbai local during rush hour was the only danger standing in a throng of hundreds posed.…

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DPIIT to hold meetings with industry, trader bodies on FDI in ecommerce

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) will hold a host of meetings with industry and trader associations this month on issues pertaining to foreign direct investment…

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