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Vinita Bhatia

The shenanigans at Byju's will hopefully put an end to the indiscriminate hiring and overspending prevalent in the edtech sector and bring the much-needed focus on profitability over glorified annualised revenue run rates

E-commerce platforms are increasingly adding vernacular content on their platforms to make online shopping more inclusive and accessible to the growing customer base from smaller towns

The strong interest in generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in India notwithstanding, Arundhati Bhattacharya added that further maturity in the market is required

Flipkart Wholesale hopes that its experiment with the fulfilment centre format in smaller Indian cities will help in pruning its costs and adding another layer to its omnichannel strategy

Raising fresh funds from LPs will be challenging for Sequoia India and SEA, now Peak XV Partners, unless it presents strong returns to the $2.85 billion fund it raised last year. This will be tough amidst a funding winter coupled with a brand spinoff that...

3 in 5 investors expect deal activities to rise in the next three years, with most stating that over 75 per cent of their funds’ allocation will be towards digital investments in the next seven years

Raghavan outlines how AWS is working on constantly lowering the cost of curiosity and experimentation for founders, with its flagship Activate programme helping start-ups build products without worrying about costs

The digital payments unicorn has its work cut out if it wants to convince investors that it is on a sustainable profitability track, which warrants its valuation

The Pune-based data assurance software provider has utilised Recur Club's platform to raise capital thrice in the last 11 months

The edtech raised $250 million from US-based investment firm Davidson Kempner, which is part of the $1 billion funding round it hopes to close this month