If you raise funds aggressively, you set yourself up for a lot of expectation: Ronnie Screwvala

Serial entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala cautioned that venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) firms significantly raise their expectations once a company aggressively raises funding, subtly criticising startups that chase large-scale…

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Entrepreneurs should target cleantech from day one: Pratyush Kumar Panda

Entrepreneurs should prioritise technologies that are beneficial for the environment from day one, said Pratyush Kumar Panda, Sectoral Expert in ESG and Founder of the Basudev Panda Foundation.He emphasised that…

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Sustainability goals cannot be an afterthought for businesses anymore, say climate tech experts

Raj Mohan, Founder and Director of the Sustainable Green Initiative, has learned a thing or two in his journey of planting five crore trees across India—chief among them being that…

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Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (September 27, 2024)

Funding newsVedantu raises debt from Stride Ventures, completes acquisition of PedagogyEdtech unicorn Vedantu raised Rs 19.25 crore ($2.3 million) in debt from Stride Ventures. Additionally, it has proposed to completely…

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TIGA Investments gets CCI’s clearance to acquire stake in Dream11

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has granted nod to Singapore-based TIGA Investments' proposal to acquire a stake in Dream11's parent company Dream Sports Inc.The deal was cleared by CCI…

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We don’t want to be profitable in bursts: Swiggy’s Rohit Kapoor

IPO-bound Swiggy is prioritising sustainable long-term profitability over short-term bursts of gains, said Food Marketplace CEO Rohit Kapoor after the company’s latest filing revealed a wider loss in the first…

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India holds the key to global AI development: Amagi’s Baskar Subramanian

India has the talent pool to play a very large part in the future development of AI at much better cost efficiencies, according to Baskar Subramanian, Co-founder and CEO, Amagi…

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Swiggy’s Rohit Kapoor on gig economy and how the company takes care of delivery partners

Swiggy is among the largest and fastest employment generators in the country, said Rohit Kapoor, CEO of Food Marketplaces at the company, in a conversation with YourStory Founder and CEO…

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InMobi founder Naveen Tewari predicts a tech boom in the Indian stock market

Tech companies are set to significantly increase their presence in the Indian stock market in the coming years, predicts Naveen Tewari, Founder and CEO of InMobi.Revealing that InMobi will be…

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