With 15 Indian startup funding deals in 2021, Tiger Global takes a big leap of faith

If 2019 saw the return of American hedge fund Tiger Global in the Indian startup ecosystem after a three-year lull, then 2021 appears set to cement its position once again…

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[Funding alert] Abu Dhabi Investment Authority picks up minority stake in MobiKwik for $20M

The UAE's sovereign wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has picked up a minority stake in the IPO-bound digital payments player MobiKwik for nearly $20 million (about Rs 150 crore),…

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Affle breaks media silence to comment on acquisition of OSLabs by PhonePe

In a press statement, digital advertising firm Affle said it was breaking its restraint on its no spokesperson policy, especially around the PhonePe-OSLabs acquisition matter, to place the truth of…

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[India MSME Summit 2021] Empowerment, ecommerce, excellence – 40 quotes on the key role and transformation of the MSME sector

Launched in 2014, StoryBites is a weekly feature from YourStory, featuring notable quotable quotes in our articles of this past week. This special compilation of quotes focuses on the key…

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The man who built products at Stripe, Twitter, Google, and Yahoo reveals how to find the elusive product-market fit

Product-market fit is an elusive concept for most startups out there, but Shreyas Doshi has achieved it for incumbents like Google, Twitter, and Stripe repeatedly. His secret is simple: make sure…

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This Kolkata-based social commerce startup wants to disrupt live shopping in small towns

Computer engineer Rajanya Guha saw her mother, a boutique owner, struggle to operate her business amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. “She had been running her business since I was a kid, and…

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