Upstream agritech funding climbs 50%, likely to retain growth: reportUpstream in this context refers to the production side of the agri-supply chain, whereas downstream is the other end, where products are ma...
24 May, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Economic Survey 2023: agritech startups raised Rs 6,600 crore funding over last four yearsA report released last month by investment banking firm Avendus Capital pointed out that in the first nine months of 2022, agritech space s...
31 Jan, 2023, 07.32 PM IST
Agritech startups trim teams, rework business models in funding winterThe previously unreported layoffs have come after a period of two years of robust funding activity. About 63% of the total venture capital ...
17 Jan, 2023, 03.01 PM IST
FPIs urge Sebi to rethink data storage rules; SBF in custody until Feb 8At the start of November, India’s markets regulator Sebi released a discussion paper that called for regulated entities – including foreign...
14 Dec, 2022, 07.48 PM IST
New-age agritechs will potentially drive $34 billion in GMV by 2027: reportActive participation of private growth investors in the sector, as seen in consumer tech-focused companies over the last five years, will p...
14 Dec, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
Leave OTT apps out of telecom bill: Meta’s Nick Clegg; funding for e-marketplace firms to remain scarceTalking about the draft telecom bill, which has proposed bringing over-the-top (OTT) apps under the same licensing conditions as telecom se...
01 Dec, 2022, 08.06 AM IST
Agritech startup Gramophone aims to clock Rs 1,000-crore GMV in FY23Gramophone to use the capital to expand its offline retail network to 10,000 stores
05 Jul, 2022, 10.55 AM IST
Agritech startup Agrowave nets $2 million funding from Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal's family officeAgrowave said it is planning to use the funds to expand the team and scale operations to achieve a monthly gross merchandise value or GMV o...
21 Jan, 2022, 01.29 PM IST
Goodbye Grofers, hello Blinkit; Indian startups’ tax woesDeliveries in 10 to 20 minutes, unthinkable in India just a few years ago, is now a reality in many cities. For obvious reasons, grocery fi...
13 Dec, 2021, 07.24 PM IST
Facebook backlash begins; recurring payments chaos explainedPrivacy advocates and civil society groups are asking the government to rein in Facebook's algorithms and set rules for what social media c...
26 Oct, 2021, 05.05 AM IST
Agritech startup Bijak in talks to raise $35 million led by Bertelsmann IndiaThe startup also counts Omidyar Network, Omnivore Partners and Better Capital among its investors. It is part of Sequoia startup accelerato...
12 Oct, 2021, 06.03 AM IST
Agribazaar to treble headcount to 500, double footprintAgribazaar connects around 2 lakh farmers in 32 districts with around 10,000 traders and processors and over 100 farmer producer organisati...
17 Aug, 2020, 04.39 PM IST
It's springtime for India's startup financing industry and here's what made it happenSubtle but important changes are reshaping startup financing, as the action returns to a critical sector.
21 May, 2019, 10.34 AM IST
Naspers’ India appetite for food is far from done, says CEO Larry IllgWith over $2 billion invested in food delivery globally, South African media giant Naspers is only just getting warmed up in India.
02 Nov, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
Why it’ll take an Indian e-tailer 10 yrs to earn half a trillionOne of the talking points for comparison was the advertising market of both countries. India’s advertising market is $9.5 billion this year...
19 Nov, 2017, 11.21 AM IST