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Jio Moment In AI Race? OpenAI, Perplexity, Google Unleash Discounts War In India

India, Aug. 25 -- When OpenAI rolled out its lowest pricing model for ChatGPT in India at INR 399 a month, it seemed like a seminal moment for the country's evolving AI landscape. ChatGPT Go, accordi... Read More


Inside Mamaearth's Reset: After Losses & Leadership Churn, Can The Alaghs Rebuild?

India, Aug. 21 -- It wasn't easy for Honasa founders Varun and Ghazal Alagh as shareholders fired on all cylinders when the Mamaearth's parent sank into losses by the middle of FY25 after tasting prof... Read More


Has Flipkart's Ekart Missed The Quick Commerce Bus?

India, Aug. 16 -- In a telling sign of how Flipkart has dropped the logistics ball, the company's fashion marketplace Myntra is turning to Shadowfax and Delhivery instead of the company-owned Ekart fo... Read More


BharatPe's Merchant-First Playbook Brings FY25 Turnaround; But What's Next?

India, Aug. 11 -- In early 2024, when listed fintech giants and unlisted startups were shaken by RBI's crackdown on unsecured lending, BharatPe went into "silent mode". On Friday, the company announc... Read More


BharatPe Merchant-First Playbook Brings FY25 Turnaround; But What's Next?

India, Aug. 11 -- In early 2024, when listed fintech giants and unlisted startups were shaken by RBI's crackdown on unsecured lending, BharatPe went into "silent mode". On Friday, the company announc... Read More


Eye On Global Horizons, Can Lenskart Win On Affordability Card?

India, Aug. 7 -- Lenskart sees itself as the largest eyewear retailer in India in terms of revenue, even with a meagre 4-6% of the market in its command. The observation comes from the draft IPO paper... Read More


ONDC, Restaurants Ride Rapido In Food Delivery Race With Swiggy, Zomato

India, Aug. 4 -- The sizzler is back on the table - steamy hot and tantalising - much like India's $55 Bn food delivery market that's just rolled into the second course of a raging discount war. From... Read More


Decoding Google's AI Push For Its $3.7 Bn Indian Ads Empire

India, July 28 -- Indian quick commerce unicotn Zepto launched high-quality video ads from static images using Google's Veo 2 AI model for video creation. It took Zepto just a few hours for the softwa... Read More


From Shutdown Scare to INR 500 Cr Scale: How Akshayakalpa Rekindled Its Dairy Dream

India, July 22 -- At least six times they decided to down the shutter - only to revert and retry. Nine years on, with revenues comfortably on track to exceed INR 500 Cr, they don't cry over spilled mi... Read More


The Race To Be The Next Zerodha: Why Fintech Startups Are Rushing Towards Stock Broking

India, July 17 -- There was a common refrain in Indian fintech a few years ago: "As a fintech startup, you eventually pivot to lending because that is how one makes money." All that has changed now. ... Read More