The Rise of India’s Emerging Companies
Fortune India’s Next 500 event brought together companies which have shown growth in difficult times.
startup ecosystem
August 2022
June 2022
May 2022
April 2022
February 2022
December 2021
June 2021
An arbitrage at play, public markets are cheaper than private markets today
Nikhil Kamath, co-founder at Zerodha and True Beacon, says that the startup funding ecosystem is going to be difficult, at least for the next couple of years.
Layoffs grip startups as funding dries up
We’re seeing a tempering of valuations across the board - as much as 30% compared with last year in some cases, says Vani Kola, managing director at Kalaari Capital.
Funding rounds which took months close in 1-2 weeks now: Locus’ Rastogi
Today, somewhere on the lower end also, like a seed round could be a million dollars, says Locus' Nishith Rastogi.
Budget 2022: Startups, digital ecosystem gets a boost
Centre to promote thematic funds with blended finance for sunrise sectors with its share limited to 20%; these funds will be managed by private fund managers.
Indian startups plan big hiring in 2022
Most firms have allocated the bulk of the recruitment budgets to the product, tech and data science branches.
40 Under 40: The emergence of Dunzo
With Covid-19 second wave leading to lockdowns across several Indian states, the delivery of essential goods was the need of the hour. And Dunzo emerged as one of the pre-eminent options.
Social commerce: The Meesho way
Meesho pioneered social commerce in India six years ago, providing a source of income for millions of homemakers. But now competition from fellow startups and e-commerce behemoths is growing.
40 Under 40: Meet the queen of FableStreet
Ayushi Gudwani worked at McKinsey before launching FableStreet in 2016. The company raised ₹21 crore in 2019 and is now a leading player in the apparel space.
40 Under 40: Stanza Living’s big future plans
The founders of Stanza Living—a managed accommodation provider—are clearly bullish about what’s next. Here is why they figure in Fortune India's 40 Under 40 list.
