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Online luxury fashion marketplace Zapyle raises bridge funding
Bangalore-based luxury fashion platform Zapyle has raised an undisclosed amount in a bridge round of funding from its existing investors, ......
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Why our startups stutter even as Indians-led enterprise firms scorch Silicon Valley
Shutdowns. Funding crunch. Falling valuations. Firings. By pretty much any metric, India's consumer internet companies have been going through a ......
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Govt must remove barriers to encourage Dalit entrepreneurs: Ravi Narra
Ravi Kumar Narra, president, Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, South India, shares his optimism surrounding......
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Banks do not want to finance Dalit entrepreneurs: 20th March's Avichal Dhiwar
In a one-on-one with VCCircle, Avichal Dhiwar, promoter of Pune-based manufacturer of packaged drinking water, 20th March Ventures...
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People look at the quality of your work and not your caste: Kamani Tube's Kalpana Saroj
In an exclusive chat with VCCircle, Kalpana Saroj, chairperson of Mumbai-based Kamani Tube Ltd, a manufacturer of copper tubes...
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Hyperlocal delivery startup Genie to shut down
Chennai-based hyperlocal delivery startup Genie Solutions Pvt. Ltd will shut operations from April after it failed to raise funds.“We have ......
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Does Swiggy really need $50 mn more to fight Foodpanda and Zomato?
Online food ordering startup Swiggy.com is said to be in talks to raise at least $50 million (around Rs 325 ......
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Do startups really nurture women leaders?
A senior colleague once asked me, “Why do women always steer discussions towards equality? If women want to take up ......
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Online lingerie retailer Zivame's founder Richa Kar steps down as CEO
Richa Kar, CEO of online lingerie retailer Zivame—which is run by Bangalore-based Actoserba Active Wholesale Pvt. Ltd—has stepped down.A company ......
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GST on track as finance minister Jaitley tables four bills in Parliament
India's finance minister Arun Jaitley paved the way for landmark tax reforms on Monday, introducing four bills on the goods ......