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2025 For Urban Company: New Verticals, New Realities, New Pressures

India, Dec. 24 -- After a journey of nearly a decade, Urban Company expanded its wings beyond services to enter the products space sometime around 2022 and 2023. This initial push towards diversificat... Read More


Is Quick Commerce Set To Enter Its Most Competitive Phase In 2026?

India, Dec. 23 -- If 2024 still had a few naysayers believing that the quick commerce wave wouldn't last, the past 12 months have proven them wrong. It was no longer about whether consumers would adop... Read More


Why 2026 Won't Be An Easy Meal For Food Delivery Platforms

India, Dec. 21 -- 2025 was not the brightest year for food delivery giants in India. Amid macroeconomic pressures and soft consumer spending, food delivery platforms saw tepid revenue growth. The indu... Read More


Controversies That Created Storms In The Indian Startup Ecosystem In 2025

India, Dec. 16 -- Taking cues from some of the most dramatic conundrums, meltdowns and discords of the recent past, Inc42's 2025 Year In Review would be incomplete if it skipped the commotion that has... Read More


India's AI Adoption Wave: Journey From Hype To Habit In 2025

India, Dec. 15 -- In 2024, even non-tech companies began exploring AI, with generative tools flooding the market. But in 2025, AI moved from plan to reality in Indian organisations. The question shift... Read More


Pine Labs' New Mantra: Forget PoS; Software Is The Future

India, Dec. 8 -- As it announced its first quarterly results after listing, fintech giant Pine Labs began its earnings call with a presentation on its new payments and currency management products. Th... Read More


Gaming In 2026: What's In Store In The Post-RMG Era

India, Dec. 8 -- One could say that 2025 marked the final act of the real money gaming saga with a bitter ending for startups. The RMG story started turning sour in 2023, when the first online gaming ... Read More


Lenskart's Year Of Big Wins

India, Dec. 7 -- Editor's Note: As we bid adieu to 2025, for the next few weeks, The Outline by Inc42 will look back at the hits and misses of India's top tech startups and trends this year. Here's t... Read More


Fractal IPO: Turning Point For Indian Deeptech Or More AI Hype?

India, Dec. 1 -- It's been billed as India's first AI IPO. Fractal, a veteran in the Indian tech landscape, is all set for its public listing. Over the last 18 months, the Indian ecosystem has seen d... Read More


The Rise And The Reality Check: Groww's Post-IPO Story

India, Nov. 24 -- One of the most-watched startup IPOs finally hit the markets earlier this month when fintech major Groww made a strong listing, going live at INR 114 on the BSE, representing a 14% p... Read More