How a colleague’s job loss amid COVID-19 led this entrepreneur to found a startup focused on financial wellness

When the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many people lost their jobs and their sources of income due to the nationwide lockdown. And one of Gaurav Kumar’s ex-colleagues…

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Women’s social network Peanut launches microfund StartHER to invest in pre-seed stage startups – TechCrunch

Peanut, the maker of a social networking app for women, is entering into the investing space with today’s launch of a microfund called StartHER. As the name implies, the new fund…

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Swiggy COO Vivek Sunder to step down, founder Sriharsha Majety to take over the role

Vivek Sunder, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of foodtech unicorn Swiggy, will be leaving the company after working in this role for three years, with founder Sriharsha Majety taking over…

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Pietra raises $15M from Founders Fund to help creators launch their own product lines – TechCrunch

In the white-hot creator economy space, startups are increasingly looking to build paint-by-numbers platforms to help budding creators more easily execute on what were once seemingly insurmountable business challenges. The…

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