India’s journey to finding a life partner has not disappeared. Instead, it has moved to the phone screen. Earlier, families relied on relatives, community networks, and newspaper classifieds. Today, however, discovery begins with a swipe, a profile, or a compatibility score. And yet, although the medium has changed, the intent has largely remained the same….
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A comprehensive analysis of 39 startups founded by former Razorpay employees How Razorpay Became a Founder Factory Razorpay has emerged as more than just a fintech unicorn, it has become a breeding ground for operator-led founders. Over the past few years, early employees and operators have spun out to create their own ventures, collectively forming…
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🌐 Indian Luggage & Travel Accessories Industry The Indian luggage market, with brands like Mokobara and Nasher Miles, is shifting from legacy, price-driven products to design-led lifestyle and value-focused mass-market travel solutions. Key growth drivers include: Market Data & Trends: 🏢 Company Origins & Brand Positioning Mokobara Nasher Miles 📊 Distribution & Go-To-Market Metric Mokobara…
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Company Overview Founded in 2000, Fractal Analytics is a global AI, data science, and decision intelligence company enabling Fortune 500 enterprises to operationalize analytics at scale. With deep capabilities across machine learning, cloud-native engineering, MLOps, and advanced statistics, Fractal sits at the intersection of strategy, data, and execution. The company serves marquee clients across the…
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Introduction: A Rare IPO Wealth-Creation Story When an IPO hits the market, headlines usually focus on valuation, listing gains, and subscription numbers. However, the real story often lies deeper, in how early investors entered, scaled, partially exited, and still retained meaningful upside. The Aye Finance IPO OFS is one such case. Investors in Aye Finance…
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Startup momentum rarely pauses. Instead, it compounds. And this week, that compounding effect is visible in numbers, sectors, and the diversity of founders building across India. Between Jan 30 and Feb 05, 2026, Indian startups collectively raised ₹1,306 Cr across 18 deals. More importantly, the top 5 Deals alone account for over 87% of the…
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Sometimes, startup ecosystems don’t expand loudly. Instead, they expand quietly, through people. People who work at one high-intensity company learn how scale really works, understand hiring, product velocity, execution pressure, and then, over time, step out to build companies of their own. That is exactly what has happened with Unacademy. And when we map the…
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Introduction The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group, has played a quiet yet influential role in India’s capital market journey. Unlike traditional venture or private equity investors chasing hyper-growth, IFC’s mandate strikes a balance between development impact and sustainable financial returns. As several IFC-backed companies transitioned from private ownership…
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Introduction January 2026 has opened strongly for India’s private markets. Despite global macro uncertainty, capital continues to flow into mobility, fintech infrastructure, housing finance, healthcare, and logistics tech. The month’s top deals highlight a clear investor preference for scalable platforms solving real economy problems, from clean transportation to embedded payments and affordable housing finance. This…
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Introduction India’s unlisted corporate sector entered 2026 with sustained momentum in institutional borrowing. January witnessed sizeable debt raises across financial services, power, infrastructure, and construction, underscoring continued lender confidence in asset-backed and cash-generating private companies. As public market volatility persists and equity fundraising remains selective, debt has emerged as a key growth and refinancing tool…
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