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Group health insurance grows 20% annually while retail cover flatlines: Plum reportThe study, based on over 10,000 consultations and a survey of 350 respondents, found that 59% of employees do not have a personal health po...
Google Pay’s credit boost; Spiritual apps chant ‘AI’Happy Tuesday! Google Pay is working to launch a co-branded credit card. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Insurtech startup Plum commits Rs 200 crore to expand healthcare verticalPlum has committed Rs 200 crore to expand its healthcare vertical beyond group insurance, focusing on preventive and digital health service...
Startups, ecommerce on stronger footing to hand out better hikesIndia’s startup and ecommerce sectors are set to offer some of the highest salary hikes in 2025, averaging 9.8%. While funding challenges p...
Tokyo’s Incubate looks to take Indian solutions to Japan, Southeast Asia marketsIncubate Fund is one of the largest seed-stage funds in Japan with assets under management (AUM) of a billion dollars. The fund’s cofounder...
Gemba Capital ropes in banking expert Somak Ghosh in its advisory boardGhosh brings more than 30 years of experience across corporate and development banking, venture capital. He started his career in 1993 and ...
Gemba Capital ropes in Ranjeet Pratap Singh as consumer tech venture advisorIn his advisory role, Singh will guide Gemba Capital’s investment team in evaluating consumer tech deals and mentor portfolio companies wit...
Investment activity to surge, valuations rationalising in consumer sector: Gemba CapitalWith the recent surge in consumer spending on digital products, experiences and services, investors are already seeing green shoots of a sh...
Gemba Capital launches second fund of Rs 250 crore to invest in platform-first businesses over the next three yearsThe second fund will invest in nearly 30 early-stage platform-first businesses across three focus sectors – fintech, consumer tech and B2B ...
India Inc investing in employee benefits despite constrained budgets, rising premiums, says Plum reportA survey by Plum reveals a doubling in adoption of customizable insurance programs for employees, a 15% rise in maternity benefits, and a 1...
Startups in queue for insurance licence face stricter normsBacking of a large local investor, considerable net worth of promoter and founder are among key requirements laid down by the sector regula...
Funding winter or not, startups loosen purse strings to reward top talentGiving high increments, stock options, bonuses, global roles and accelerated promotions to ringfence people who are critical to business.
Corporate India takes special care of new mothers returning to workA host of organisations like Capgemini, EY, Titan Co and Grant Thornton Bharat are rolling out initiatives like flexible work options, empl...
Acko receives IRDAI nod to commence life insurance businessAcko is close to raising a fresh funding round of $150 million led by its existing investors valuing it at $1.5 billion, according to peopl...
New-age firms adopt pet-friendly policies to better retain talentPet insurance, telehealth services, pet adoption leaves, and wellness leaves are some of the initiatives companies have rolled out for empl...
Plum appoints Jayanth Ganapathy as director of healthcareWith increasing demand for affordable and quality healthcare, penetration of health insurance is poised to expand in the coming years. The ...
Gemba Capital marks initial close of its maiden micro-VC Fund at Rs 75 crore“ We have reached the target of Rs 75 crore and will announce the final close soon…. We want to close all the ongoing discussions and shoul...
Acko raises new funds led by General Atlantic, Multiples as valuation jumps to $1.1 billionAcko, which is the newest Indian unicorn, was last valued at around $400 million last year.
Tech’s the future for insurersUnforeseen calamities in the past few years have acted as a tailwind for insurance companies, as they seek to up their technology game eith...
What’s behind the insurtech boom?In today's ETtech Morning Dispatch: Acko raises $200 million to become India's latest startup unicorn, Govt-Twitter spat set up escalate ov...