This ex-banker’s agri-fintech startup has disbursed loans worth Rs 6,000 Cr to 4M farmers

Veteran banker Anilkumar SG’s initiation into rural finance happened in 2007, when he joined IFMR Trust, and was tasked with developing a micro-finance solution known as Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services…

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[Startup Bharat] Ahmedabad-based Magenta BI aims to help Indian SMEs in their digitisation journey

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are starting to contribute significantly to the Indian economy. However, these businesses face innumerable challenges, especially on the digital front. While working for iBall, Vikalp…

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[Product Roadmap] RailRestro adopted a Swiggy-like model to provide fresh, hygienic meals during train journey

Manish Chandra and his wife, Suman Priya, love to travel. However, travelling by train often spotlighted a problem that existed across India: the unavailability of quality food.  This led them…

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Despite seeing a slump, home interior startup Livspace stood strong and grew its business during the pandemic

It’s a whole new world now! The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we think about several things, including how we view the inside of our homes. With people being…

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African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B – TechCrunch

The proliferation of fintech services across Africa remains in full swing as investors remain bullish about the opportunities that abound in the sector. Today we behold another unicorn: African payments…

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Former head of the World Resources Institute has a new role leading Bezos’ $10 billion Earth Fund – TC

The $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund has a new chief executive and it’s Andrew Steer, the former head of the World Resources Institute — an organization that Bezos described as…

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