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Bengaluru techie left a high-paying Wipro job to help farmers. His father did not speak to him for 8 years. Today, he is running a Rs 1,500 empire and earning Rs 60 crore per monthMore than a decade ago, Shashi Kumar did the impossible - leave a lucrative job in Wipro to open a dairy business. He founded Akshayakalpa ...
Sid’s Farm raises $8.4 million to expand into new marketsSid's Farm, a direct-to-consumer dairy brand, has raised over $8.4 million in new funding. This capital will strengthen its supply chain an...
Swiggy shares slide over 2% after FSSAI issues 9 notices over consumer complaintsSwiggy shares fell over 2% on Monday, extending losses for a second session after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) ...
A bee box changed everything: Zerodha's Nithin Kamath shares the surprising farming technique that boosted yields significantlyIntroducing bee boxes on farms has dramatically boosted coconut yields by 20%, according to 13 years of data from Akshayakalpa, highlighted...
D2C food brand Anveshan eyes Rs 150-200 crore funding; valuation may more than doubleAnveshan is in advanced talks to raise Rs 150-200 crore from Vertex Ventures and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Ban...
Zerodha's Nithin Kamath names his 'best investment'. How it could lead to healthier meals on Indian platesZerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath has highlighted what he calls his “best investment” through the Rainmatter initiative, focusing on regener...
Ex-Wipro techie gives up thriving career to be farmer. Now, achieves Rs 300 crore revenue, backed by Zerodha foundersShashi Kumar, a former tech professional, co-founded Akshayakalpa Organic, a certified organic dairy enterprise in India. Leaving his 17-ye...
ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding falls 70% to $102 million this weekInvestments in startups dropped about 70% on year due to the funding squeeze, totaling $102.1 million across 26 different deals. Companies ...
Antibiotic resistance, death of bees & loss of organic carbon: Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath's green warning to the worldNithin Kamath, founder and CEO of Zerodha, has shared alarming facts about sustainability and the environment. He highlighted the dangers o...
Akshayakalpa Organic to raise $15 million in Series B funding roundAkshayakalpa plans to aggressively invest in Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad markets, expand into new geographies of Pune, Mumbai and Koc...
Investors now can't seem to get enough of fresh food startupsA huge spike in sales rev up investor interest in the booming space
ET Startup Awards 2020: Samunnati reaps rewards for tackling big challengesScale and complexity of challenges in agri-finance that firm attempts to tackle clinched them the award.
ET Startup Awards 2020: Nominees for Woman Ahead, Social EnterpriseA look at the shortlisted startups for the Woman Ahead and Social Enterprise categories for The Economic Times Startup Awards 2020.
Getting more than 15 million business users in India each month: WhatsAppGlobally, WhatsApp said it has more than 50 million people using WhatsApp Business each month. WhatsApp also said starting Thursday, it lau...
Swiggy, Zomato, other food delivery cos growing appetite for a healthier biteSwiggy and Zomato said they are doubling down on the health food segment while cloud kitchen operators such as Rebel Foods and Freshmenu ha...
Bengaluru gets health-conscious, switches to organic milk to stay fitGrowing interest in healthy living has resulted in the mushrooming of alternative milk startups in the past year.
Is the milk you are having safe? Here's what you need to knowTwo out of every three Indians drink milk adulterated with detergent, caustic soda, urea and paint.
Meet the companies bringing you fresh and unadulterated premium milkFast-growing demand has encouraged a bunch of young entrepreneurs to enter the premium milk business.
Indian dairy sector set for overhaul; to move from processors to producersAccording to Ladderup, the Indian dairy sector generated revenue of $55 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach $118 billion by 2017.
'Technopreneurs' take agriculture-related ventures to reap farm gainA new crop of professionals with expertise in technology is taking to agriculture-related ventures in India.