[Funding alert] Swiggy raises $700M investment led by Invesco at a valuation of $10.7B

Foodtech unicorn Swiggy has raised $700 million in funding led by Invesco, six months after it raised $1.25 billion. Swiggy is now valued at $10.7 billion, up from its previous…

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Eight trends in entrepreneurship to look out for in 2022

Recently, headlines have been dominated by entrepreneurs, scaling heights of valuation, creating blockbuster IPOs, and achieving global recognition. While these headlines hide the innovation, excitement, struggles and headwinds thousands of…

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With over 1M classes across 13 countries, PlanetSpark aims to be a leader in communication skill segment

Started in 2016 by XLRI graduates and hostel wingmates, Kunal Malik and Maneesh Dhooper, to disrupt the unorganised private tuition sector in India, PlanetSpark sought to transform traditional KG to…

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This D2C startup is tapping tech to solve fast-fashion woes, help tailors find work

Fashion is the second largest category online after electronics,  and in an influencer-driven world of social media, we are becoming insatiable consumers of fast fashion and at the same time,…

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[Funding alert] Dental care startup Smiles.ai raises $23M in Series A investment

Healthcare startup Smiles.ai has raised $23 million in Series A funding led by Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI). The round also saw participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital India and Chiratae…

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Mobikwik expects to double revenue this fiscal, stays cautious on IPO launch

IPO-bound fintech firm MobiKwik is expecting to close the current financial year with 100 percent revenue growth, a top company official said.Mobikwik Chairperson and COO Upasana Taku said the company's…

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Edtech will continue to grow, say founders of Scaler Academy, School OS, and CollegeDekho

The pandemic may have put a spoke in the wheel of many sectors, but it charted an astronomical course for startups in the edtech space. A report by RedSeer and…

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