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Explore how Pine Labs founders Rajul Garg, Tarun Upadhyay and Lokvir Kapoor built the company from petroleum retail automation into a leading merchant payments and...
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Chai Sutta Bar: The Rs ₹3 Lakh Tea Stall That Became a 220 Crore Franchise Empire
The Story: Two friends failed the CA exam and gave up on UPSC. With Rs 3 lakh, borrowed...
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Building a Press Kit for Your Startup
Learn how to build a professional startup press kit that helps journalists, investors, and partners understand your company...
Startup Playbook
Angel Investors vs Venture Debt: Two Very Different Bets on Your Startup
Compare angel investment and venture debt to understand when to raise equity, when to borrow capital, and how...
Startup Playbook
A Day in the Life of a Venture Capitalist: What Nobody Tells You About the Job
Go behind the scenes of a venture capitalist's daily routine, from evaluating startups and supporting portfolio companies to...
Startup Playbook
Bootstrapped vs Funded: How Founders Actually Experience Both Paths
Compare the realities of building a bootstrapped startup versus a venture-backed company, from ownership and growth to fundraising...
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Angel Networks in India Every Founder Should Know
Discover the leading angel networks in India, including Indian Angel Network, LetsVenture, Mumbai Angels, Venture Catalysts, and 100X.VC,...
Startup Playbook
Average Ticket Size By Funding Stage: The 2026 Data
Explore the average startup funding ticket sizes across pre-seed, seed, Series A, and later stages in India, and...
Startup Playbook
Angel Investing vs VC Funding: What Every Founder Needs to Know Before Choosing Who to Raise From
Understand the key differences between angel investing and venture capital, from funding stages and ownership expectations to investor...
Startup Playbook
Bridge Rounds: When Running Out Of Runway Becomes A Strategy
Bridge rounds used to be a quiet signal that a startup was in trouble. Now they're one of...
Startup Playbook
Top Funded Startups This Month: What June 2026’s Biggest Rounds Are Really Telling You
Explore the biggest startup funding rounds of June 2026 and uncover the investment trends shaping AI, fintech, energy,...
Startup Playbook
Emerging Startup Hubs in India Beyond Bangalore: The Cities That Are Quietly Rewriting the Map
Discover India's fastest-growing startup hubs beyond Bengaluru, from Hyderabad and Pune to Kochi and Jaipur. Learn which cities...
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Why Is Distribution Becoming More Valuable Than Product?
Learn why distribution has become a startup's biggest competitive advantage as customer acquisition costs continue to rise. Discover...
Startup Playbook
The Startup Funding Scene in Punjab, Haryana, and North India: Honest Numbers, Real Gaps, and What Is Actually Changing
Discover how Gurugram, Noida, Chandigarh, and Punjab are emerging as key startup hubs beyond Bengaluru. Explore funding trends,...
Startup Playbook
How GST Affects Startups Financially: The Real Picture Beyond the Registration Form
Understand the GST rules every startup founder should know, from Input Tax Credit and e-invoicing to export compliance...
Startup Playbook
Make in India and Startup Funding: What the Policy Actually Did and What It Did Not
Explore how Make in India and the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme are shaping India's startup ecosystem, manufacturing,...
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How Spotify Turned Music Into Data
In 2011, Daniel Ek, Spotify's founder, realized something important. Most people did not care about owning music. They cared about...
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Zoho growth strategy: Rs 12,313 crore in revenue and 100 million users, built without a single rupee of VC funding
While the startup world chased funding rounds and unicorn valuations, Zoho quietly became the largest bootstrapped SaaS company in history....
Artificial Intelligence
Mercor founder story: How three 22-year-olds built a $10 billion AI company in two years
While the AI industry focused on which company would build the smartest model, Brendan Foody was building the company that...
Artificial Intelligence
Peak XV quick commerce bet: Why the $15.3M ZILO Series A signals India’s second wave
While Blinkit and Zepto spent five years building India's quick-commerce infrastructure, Peak XV waited. When it finally moved, it did...
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Dunzo shutdown: What went wrong and why
For years, asking someone to "Dunzo it" was simply how people in Bengaluru talked about getting something delivered. The company...
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Why Midjourney stayed profitable without VC funding
While its best-funded rival nearly collapsed, a 163-person company with zero outside capital quietly crossed $500 million in annual revenue....
B2C
Gurleen Kaur Tikku: How She Built Hareepatti into a Trusted Financial Literacy Brand
From continuing her father's legacy to becoming a leading financial educator, explore Gurleen Kaur Tikku's journey of building Hareepatti into a respected wealth advisory brand....
B2B
Sujeet Kumar: How He Built Udaan into India’s B2B Trade Backbone
Sujeet Kumar co-founded Udaan, India's leading B2B e-commerce platform, leveraging his Flipkart logistics experience to transform wholesale trade for millions of businesses. Table of Contents...
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Solinas Integrity Raises ₹52.4 Crore Series A1 to Scale Robotics Solutions Globally
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Showcaseme uses AI to transform resumes into professional, live portfolio websites in under 60 seconds, helping students, job seekers, freelancers,...
Info Edge Reports Q1 FY27 Net Profit Surge of 43% to ₹490 CrThe parent company of Naukri sees strong financial...
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What Happens After Product-Market Fit?
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How Stripe Became the Internet’s Payment Layer by Solving a Problem for Developers, Not Merchants
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Which Startup Sector Will Create India’s Next Unicorn?
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Netflix’s streaming pivot: How a free feature killed its own DVD business
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Airbnb founder story: How two guys hot-gluing cereal boxes built a travel giant
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How Scale AI Became the Most Important Company Nobody Talks About: The Hidden Infrastructure of AI Training
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