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Lite Updates 2 min read

Former IT Manager Exits 9-Year Corporate Career to Drive Auto Rickshaw for ₹60,000 Monthly Income

The financial and operational reality behind earning ₹60,000 a month as an auto-rickshaw operator requires netting roughly ₹2,000 in daily take-home earnings. In Tier-1 metropolitan hubs, the rise of open-network protoco…

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Lite Updates 2 min read

Blackstone Chairman Stephen Schwarzman Celebrates RCB’s IPL Win Following $1.78 Billion Consortium Acquisition

Historically, IPL teams were viewed as billionaire vanity projects or corporate marketing extensions, as seen during Diageo's ownership where the team sat outside its core alcohol business. However, Blackstone’s entry si…

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Lite Updates 2 min read

JW Marriott Appoints Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Global Brand Ambassador to Drive Premium Hospitality Visibility

The strategic underwriting behind choosing a prominent Indian celebrity for a global ambassador role directly mirrors evolving macroeconomic reality. India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing source markets for int…

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Funding 3 min read

TrueFan AI Raises $10 Million in Series A Round Led by Baring PE India and Z3Partners to Scale Enterprise Video Automation

The core business driver for TrueFan AI is the staggering economic delta between traditional video production and software-driven asset generation. Conventional corporate video marketing involves continuous cycles of hir…

05
Policy 2 min read

L&T Signs Rs 18,600 Crore MoU With Tamil Nadu to Create 8,200 Direct Jobs

For L&T, Tamil Nadu is not unfamiliar territory. The conglomerate has long-standing operational and infrastructure ties with the state across engineering, construction, and defence manufacturing. An investment of this sc…

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Funding 2 min read

The Sweet Change Raises Rs 1.7 Crore in Pre-Seed Funding Led by Rebalance to Scale Sugar Alternatives Portfolio

The driving thesis behind The Sweet Change's early commercial traction centers on product formulation and strong unit economics. Traditional sugar substitutes available in the Indian consumer space frequently rely on hea…

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Funding 3 min read

FirstClub Raises $55 Million in Series B Round Led by Peak XV Partners and Sofina to Expand Product Categories and Supply Chain

FirstClub differentiates itself from the hyper-competitive quick commerce sector by deliberately avoiding the sub-10-minute delivery race, choosing instead to index on product quality and consumer trust via a 30-minute f…

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Funding 2 min read

Phab Raises $4 Million in Pre-Series A Funding Co-Led by OTP Ventures and Chona Family Office

The core thesis supporting Phab's market traction is the normalization of protein consumption for mainstream Indian consumers, shifting the category away from gym-goers and toward everyday wellness. Traditionally, high-p…

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Founders 3 min read

98 Fahren: The Gurugram Startup Building Cooling Vests for India's Outdoor Workforce

Vikkas didn't come from a hardware or textile background. He'd worked in international media, moved into commodity exports in Mumbai, and eventually co-owned a Dutch-based apparel company that worked on functional clothi…

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SaaS & Tech 2 min read

Anthropic Brings Mythos AI to India, Expands Access to 150 Organisations Across 15 Countries

Mythos exists in a different category from Anthropic's publicly available models. The model has been kept off general release precisely because of the sensitivity of its cybersecurity capabilities — tools powerful enough…

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