Ecommerce adoption in Tier II set to surge as 60% consumers boost festive online budgets: Meesho report

More than 60% of shoppers on ecommerce marketplace Meeshointend to increase their online shopping budgets, indicating a growing trend of ecommerce adoption in Tier II cities. The company's report, “E-commerce Festive…

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InMobi bags $100M from MARS Growth Capital to fuel AI-based acquisitions

Consumer technology company InMobihas secured $100 million debt financing from Mars Growth Capital, a joint venture between MUFG and Liquidity Group. The raised funds will be utilised to fuel the Singapore-based…

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MiniMax: The Chinese AI video generator rival to Sora

The competition for text-to-video AI tools is getting heated! With various platforms releasing their versions. Recently, Kling AI, an AI-powered Chinese video generator became viral for creating visually realistic clips.…

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Uber Black is back: Uber reintroduces upscale category starting with Mumbai

Ride-hailing app Uber has announced the return of its upscale 'Uber Black' category in India, starting with Mumbai.The move is a step towards addressing the growing preference of Indian customers…

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Kerala brothers turn agri-waste into Rs 3 crore startup

In the heart of Kerala, two entrepreneur brothers, Rohan and Rishabh Suri, are spearheading a remarkable movement to transform agricultural waste into eco-friendly disposable tableware. Their company, Qudrat, is more…

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Mariwala-backed Sharrp Ventures partners with Re Sustainability for plastic circularity initiative

Hair oil brand Parachute’s plastic bottle packaging from its previous avatar sold in tin cans changed the way branded coconut oil was sold in India back in the 1980s and…

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No spray and pray: Focused bets underline Good Capital’s startup investment philosophy

New Delhi-based micro venture capital (VC) firm Good Capital believes fewer investments with high conviction in an entrepreneur’s idea is a better strategy rather than sprinkling capital all over the…

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