How this family business pivoted from running salons to a D2C all-natural skincare startup

In 2012, Ashima Anand and her mother Anju Anand ran a chain of four salons across Gurugram, where they had replaced branded salon products with their very own homemade protein…

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How this SaaS accelerator helps founders scale without huge upfront investments

Success breeds success, and with the likes of Zoho, Freshworks, and Zenoti setting a precedence in gaining global recognition, many homegrown SaaS providers are poised to raise the bar. Now…

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This startup is eliminating FMCG distribution problem and digitising kiranas, smaller brands

Arshad Siddiqui, Tanvi Chopra, and Shahzad Siddiqui, who held multiple senior executive roles at Rasna, realised one thing while working there - companies need people who can take the onus…

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Robo-advisor StashAway gets $25M Series D led by Sequoia Capital India – TechCrunch

Investment app StashAway has raised a $25 million Series D led by Sequoia Capital India, with participation from returning investors Eight Roads Ventures and Square Peg. After regulatory approvals for…

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Over 3,816 railway coaches available for use as Covid Care Coaches: Piyush Goyal

In a PIB release, the Indian Railways announced that over 5,601 train coaches were converted to Covid Care Centres. Presently, a total of 3,816 coaches are available for use. These…

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Twitter, FB posts removed to ‘prevent obstructions in fight against pandemic’: Govt sources

Twitter and other social media platforms have removed about 100 posts and URLs after the government asked them to remove content that was critical of the handling of the current…

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