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Purplle’s extended fundraise; VCs increased scrutinyVenture capitalists are taking a hard look at early-stage startups before signing off on follow-on funding. This and more in today’s ETtech...
Reverse flips get on the fast-track; quick comm's Diwali playThe government has eased the approval process for startups looking to shift their base back to India. Details on this and more in today’s E...
Top startup and tech stories this weekWelcome to a brand new edition of ETtech Unwrapped – our weekend newsletter packed with the most important stories that we covered this wee...
Karnataka losing out in manufacturing race; CXO churn in startupsNew-age companies are choosing to set up manufacturing facilities in neighboring states like Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, bypassing Karnatak...
Zepto’s mega financing; shareholder battle at Kenko HealthHappy Wednesday! Zepto is holding talks with investment fund DST Global and venture capital firm Lightspeed for funding. Details on this an...
Regulatory scrutiny may queer the pitch for insurtech; and other top startup & tech stories this weekMultiple people in the know have told me that the insurance regulator is not comfortable with the typical corporate structures of startups,...
Big-ticket funding deals in focus; Good Glamm's JV with Serena WilliamsIndustry executives view this as a notable uptick after the prolonged downturn in funding for technology ventures in India since 2021. Whil...
Sula Vineyards shares plunge 8% on block deal reportSula Vineyards shares dropped 8% as Verlinvest reportedly offloaded shares in a block deal. The vine maker is based in Nashik. Kotak Mahind...
Tatas eye bigger play in electronics, semicon manufacturing; Matrix closes largest India fund at $550 millionAhead of its possible foray into the semiconductor space, Tata Group is scouting land near its electronics manufacturing facility in Tamil ...
India gets a Purplle unicorn; some techies in demand despite layoffsPurplle, which sells beauty and personal care products online, is the latest Indian tech startup to join the unicorn club and the second th...
Sugar Cosmetics parent acquires ENN Beauty“With ENN, we will enter the skincare category and we expect it to grow exponentially over the next 12-24 months,” says Vineeta Singh, cofo...
Amazon Vs Future Retail: Kishore Biyani-led company asks court to declare Singapore arbitration illegal
Nykaa competitor Purplle plans to go for IPO in about 4 years from nowPurplle's competitor Nykaa launched an IPO comprising a fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 630 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 41,9...
Adani buys minority stake in Cleartrip; the Meta transformation of FacebookAs the travel and hospitality industry is witnessing a post-pandemic revival, the Adani Group today announced that it is acquiring a signif...
Govt's plan to bypass encryptionIn today's ETtech Morning Dispatch newsletter: The government wants WhatsApp to assign an alpha-numeric hash to every message sent through ...
Juicy Chemistry raises $6.3 million in Series A funding roundJuicy Chemistry, which competes with Nykaa, Plum and Purplle in India’s online personal care products space, plans to use the funding from ...
Paytm - the hottest startup of 2020: Wizikey reportInterestingly, as per the The Hottest Startups of 2020 report, all the top ten startups on the list are unicorns, namely Paytm, Dream11, Zo...