AI startups don't enjoy SaaS-era margins: Here’s what Kalaari Capital's Harshit Kumar says founders should do insteadAI-native startups face lower gross margins than traditional SaaS due to rising inference and review costs, according to Harshit Kumar of K...
15 May, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
Oracle leaves freshers in limbo; D2C carts go coldHappy Friday! Oracle has started pulling back campus offers from top institutes, leaving students caught in the crossfire. This and more in...
15 May, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
Chanel for Chandigarh, Mango for Mangaluru: India’s luxury map shifts beyond metrosIndia's retail landscape is shifting as smaller Tier-2 cities are now attracting global brands and premium malls, outperforming larger metr...
12 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
ETtech In-depth: Amazon’s quick commerce blitz rattles Blinkit’s playbookAmazon's aggressive 10-minute delivery push is intensifying competition in India's quick commerce market, putting pressure on leader Blinki...
12 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
The Gold Standard: How a Bootstrapped Company Outlasted Every Funded Rival in India’s Goldtech BoomAugmont Enterprises has quietly established India's most comprehensive gold platform. Unlike well-funded rivals that faltered, Augmont focu...
07 May, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
White goods market set to reach Rs 5.3 lakh crore by FY30, says report; startups eye nichesIndia's consumer durables market is projected to reach Rs 5.39 lakh crore by FY30, driven by a 14% CAGR and increasing demand for smart, en...
01 May, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
Beyond sneakers: Bachi Pullela’s ‘State of Joy’ bet in the footwear spaceBachi Pullela, Founder of State of Joy, discusses his transition from global manufacturing to building a consumer-facing brand rooted in In...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
Smartphone EMI defaults rise as lenders stop remote cell blockingLoan defaults on smartphones are climbing after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) barred non-banking lenders from remotely blocking devices w...
28 Nov, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
B2B manufacturing startup CapGrid Solutions bags $5 million in new roundExisting investors Nexus Venture Partners and Axilor Ventures, as well as Sunjay Kapur and Vivek Vikram Singh of Sona Comstar also particip...
13 Feb, 2025, 10.34 AM IST
Exclusive: Thrasio eyes India entry, in talks to acquire Lifelong OnlineThe US-based company has lined up about $500 million for the Indian market
04 Oct, 2021, 03.22 PM IST
Budget 2021: What industry wantsIndia Inc wants a strong stimulus dose for the pandemic-hit economy in the upcoming budget to help it rebound from the Covid disruption
26 Jan, 2021, 10.32 AM IST
Deshpande Foundation to launch Sandbox Startups ESDM Cluster in HubballiThe new facility will benefit technology entrepreneurs in North Karnataka in the ESDM sector and put them on par with their counterparts in...
09 Jul, 2018, 07.54 PM IST
Startup Cityfurnish offers furniture, consumer durables on rentThis Gurgaon-based company offers furniture, consumer durables, fitness equipment and kitchen essentials on a monthly, quarterly and annual...
28 May, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
Intex plans Rs 60 crore investment in IoT, technology startupsThe company’s immediate focus is to hunt for IT-enabled startups in the healthcare and Internet of Things domains.
26 Jan, 2018, 07.31 AM IST
'Realty, consumer non-durable markets to be hit by currency notes ban'Prime Minister Narendra Modi last night announced demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes with effect from today.
09 Nov, 2016, 10.42 AM IST
Hiring up 15% in a month; healthcare, FMCG, auto, e-commerce sectors drive pace: TimesJobs RecruiteXSo even if you have over 15 years experience, start-ups are actively looking for you. There has been an over 100 per cent rise in jobs at s...
20 Aug, 2014, 01.17 PM IST
Internet startups post 25 per cent job growth; overall hiring up 15 per cent during July 2014Led by a spurt in hiring by internet startups which have posted a 25 per cent rise in jobs in just a month, according to RecruiteX, TimesJo...
19 Aug, 2014, 02.02 PM IST