Spiritual apps find offline a blessingMobile applications such as Vama, Utsav and AppsForBharat, which started out by providing online puja services, are seeking to tap into the...
26 Nov, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Quick commerce reshapes festive shopping with idols, sweets, puja essentialsQuick-commerce platforms like Blinkit and Zepto are rapidly dominating festival puja essential sales, with the "spiritual commerce" segment...
03 Oct, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
AI becomes spiritual guide for customers on devotional appsSpiritual and devotional platforms like AppsForBharat, Utsav and Bhagva, along with astrology startup Vaya, are increasingly turning to art...
15 Jul, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Tata Digital shores up board; Rapido’s tasty new rideHappy Tuesday! The Tata Group has appointed two consumer-focused group CEOs to Tata Digital’s board. This and more at today’s Morning Dispa...
01 Jul, 2025, 08.05 AM IST
AppsForBharat raises $20 million in round led by Susquehanna Asia Venture CapitalNandan Nilekani’s Fundamentum, Elevation Capital and Peak XV Partner also participated in the funding for the parent company of the devotio...
01 Jul, 2025, 06.01 AM IST
Leap of faith: Spiritual apps on global quest target Indian diasporaDevotional apps like AppsForBharat, Vama.App, and Utsav expand globally, targeting the Indian diaspora with digital rituals and ecommerce. ...
23 Mar, 2025, 07.32 PM IST
Boom time for spiritual apps: Diwali set for surge in user activityOnline devotional platforms see business booming this month amid burgeoning demand for new offerings launched during Navratri.
20 Oct, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Swiggy’s IPO upsized; ET Startup Awards 2024 nomineesSwiggy is likely to increase the primary share sale size in its upcoming IPO. Details on this and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
11 Sep, 2024, 12.45 AM IST
AppsForBharat raises $18 million funding led by FundamentumSusquehanna Asia VC, and existing investors Elevation Capital, Peak XV Partners, and Mirae Asset VC also participated in the funding round ...
10 Sep, 2024, 03.02 PM IST
Ram Mandir: Ayodhya puts spiritual apps on a growth curveAhead of the Ram Mandir consecration in Ayodhya, religious and spiritual apps such as Vama, DevDham, UtsavApp, SriMandir are witnessing a m...
22 Jan, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Influencers cry foul over delayed pay at Trell; 100 more staff leave firm amid troublesAbout 100 employees of Trell have either voluntarily left or been laid off from the company over the last two months, a source familiar wit...
27 Jun, 2022, 04.17 PM IST
Investors buy Trell’s stake in AppsForBharat for $9 million as startup struggles for cashThe secondary transaction saw Mirae Asset and Middle-East based MSA Novo buy shares from Trell, amounting in all to around $9-10 million as...
05 Apr, 2022, 11.27 AM IST
Trouble-hit Trell gets a lifeline; crypto trading volumes dip amid new tax lawsTrell, which has been under a probe for financial irregularities, has sold around 10% stake in AppsForBharat to one of its existing investo...
04 Apr, 2022, 08.01 PM IST
Trell cofounder Sachan sold full stake in company last year, says no longer involvedSachan said he first diluted the majority of his equity in Trell by transferring it to the management stock options plan (Msop) in December...
21 Mar, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
Trell to lay off hundreds of employees amid probeET was the first to report about an ongoing investigation into the company's books of accounts on March 12.
15 Mar, 2022, 06.49 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Skit, Bikayi raise funds; Prosus acquires BillDeskIndia's startup ecosystem witnessed smaller funding rounds this week.
03 Sep, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
AppsForBharat raises $10 million from Elevation Capital, othersAppsForBharat, a product studio for spiritual and devotional content, will use the funding to create content intellectual property, build t...
02 Sep, 2021, 11.41 AM IST