Indian entrepreneurs

News and Trends

India's Growing Entrepreneur Era: 31% Students Aim to Launch Their Own Ventures Within 5 Years

India is currently home to nearly 116 unicorns, with the number projected to reach 280 by 2030

News and Trends

Camlin Visionary Subhash Dandekar Passes Away at 86

His passing has left an indelible mark on countless childhoods across the country

Growing a Business

India is the Perfect Location for International Expansion. Here are 5 Things to Consider When Expanding to India

Entering the Indian market brought several discoveries about the business landscape there — some of them unexpected.

Thought Leaders

How Feeling Excluded as a Child Drove this Entrepreneur to Start Her Own Company

Amanda Ealla's own childhood experiences of feeling like she didn't belong drove her to start ISH Dolls. Here are three lessons she's picked up on the journey of starting her own business.

Thought Leaders

Learning to Embrace Her Culture Led This Entrepreneur to Found a Jewelry Brand Loved by Celebrities

The three most important lessons Rekha Brar has learned while building Blossom Box.

Entrepreneurs

India's 5 Most Valued Startups of 2021: Valuation, Funding, Industry

On World Entrepreneurs' Day 2021, let's take a look at India's most valued startups that have managed to shine despite an overall slump in the market.

News and Trends

From Devita Saraf, The Only Woman, To Ritesh Agarwal,The Youngest; Here's India's Wealthiest Self-made Entrepreneurs Under 40

The total valuation of all the entrepreneurs mentioned in the IIFL Wealth Hurun India 40 & Under Self-Made Rich List 2020 is INR 44,900 crore which is a staggering 59 per cent increase from last year

Lifestyle

Netflix's Bad Boy Billionaires India Highlights Corruption, Greed and Downfall of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Others

Want to be on top by hook or by crook? Made for every entrepreneur, the investigative docuseries brings forward the biggest scams, crime, corruption, fraud that brought down the empire of India's most infamous entrepreneurs

News and Trends

[Funding Alert] Enterprise Fintech Start-Up Recko Raises $6 Million Series A Round

The new funds will be used in developing the product further, hiring and expanding presence outside India.

News and Trends

[Funding Alert] Godrej Invests In Solar Tech Start-Up ZunRoof's Series A Round

With the new funds, the Delhi-based company said it hopes to resolve the affordability problem that exists with solar rooftops in India.

News and Trends

[Funding Alert] Doorstep Car Service Provider Pitstop Raises Series A Round

The Bengaluru-based company aims to create a pan India network of large format garages that offer a one-stop hyperlocal solution for all car ownership and maintenance needs.

Finance

This Indian Start-Up Wants To Bring More Customers To the Digital Payments Landscape

Bengaluru-based Cashfree has grown steadily over the last few years and with profitability on its side, expects payments volumes on its platform to triple by the end of the calendar year.

News and Trends

[Funding Alert] Sequoia, YC Back Payments App For Youth In $4.7 Mln Round

Founded by recent IIT Roorkee graduates Kush Taneja and Sambhav Jain, FamPay said it will use the funds to build a quality engineering team to develop its technology and grow faster.

Social Media

This Social Commerce Start-Up Is Creating a New Way To Shop For Bharat

Jaipur-based DealShare is a platform that runs on an idea similar to China's Pinduoduo-bringing together the best deals on several products to those in the middle- and low-income segment.

News and Trends

[Funding Alert] Samsung Venture Leads $3 Mln Round In Sourav Ganguly-backed Flickstree

The new funds would be used to create and aggregate more content as they look to solidify their presence in India as well as expand to certain international markets, on board advertisers, hire more talent and develop their technology further.