Last fortnight, MX Player raised a $100MM, adding more firepower to fight in the fast-growing OTT market.
Is Zivame the Disruptor Getting Disrupted?
Last fortnight, Zivame raised a venture debt round as part of its $50MM financing to help get it to profitability.
What the Economy Wears
Innerwear sales are found to one of the most accurate leading indicators of the health of the economy.
Is Udaan Flipkart 2.0 or India’s Alibaba?
Last fortnight, 3 year old Udaan raised $585MM, helping the fastest Indian unicorn reaching a valuation of close to $3Bn.
Can DailyHunt Beat Facebook in India?
Last fortnight, DailyHunt was in the midst of closing its $30MM+ funding round to take it north of a $500MM valuation.
Is Ridesharing Hurting India’s Future?
Last fortnight, finance minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that millenials using Uber and Ola are the reason for the slowdown of the auto economy, resulting in many supporters and many memes.
Shuttl and Bounce, Baby
“Bhaiya, diesel ka bhaada dene jitna nahi kama raha din mein” said a cab driver to me last week.
Is CRED the Prada of Fintech?
Last fortnight, fintech upstart CRED raised $120MM, within a year of its launch.
Starting Up?
Many venture capitalists will tell you that they would rather invest in repeat founders as opposed to first-time ones.
That may strike you as surprisingly risk-averse for the risky VC business, but it is because of the trust that comes with someone who has grown a company before.
Kunal Shah, who now literally builds trust, fits perfectly into this category.
Dunzo’s Quest to Dunzo a Unicorn
Last fortnight, Dunzo was in conversations to raise $100MM, bringing it closer to Dunzo everything and become a unicorn.
BlackBuck ‘s Gallop to Be a B2B Unicorn
Last fortnight, BlackBuck reported it was planning to scale to a million drivers as it raised capital to be a unicorn.
PolicyBazaar ‘s Risky Road to Safety
Last fortnight, online insurance platform PolicyBazaar was looking to raise $300MM at a $1.5Bn valuation.
Crossroads
In 1996, Yashish Dahiya opted out of IIM Ahmedabad’s campus placements to give home tuitions.
He realised that tuitions would earn him a higher salary compared to a job for just 2 hours of work each day.
BookMyShow ‘s Eventful Unicorn Story
Last week, entertainment ticketing platform BookMyShow was looking to raise $100MM, vaulting it to a unicorn valued at $1.1Bn.