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Why PhysicsWallah Is Going Back To School

Is India’s test prep market hitting a ceiling in terms of growth? That’s the soft signal from PhysicsWallah after its…

09.02.2026 3

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Beyond Screens: Why Nazara Is Doubling Down On Offline Gaming

India’s gaming boom has largely unfolded on mobile screens and livestream platforms. Now, gaming major Nazara Technologies is betting that…

06.02.2026 10

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Why India Is Central To Anthropic’s Enterprise AI Plans

Over a decade ago, tech giants such as Meta, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft turned towards India to tap into its…

02.02.2026 2

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Budget 2026 Brings AVGC In Focus, But Execution Risks Loom

It seems that the government wants to push India’s animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) sector further into the…

01.02.2026 1

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Why The PhonePe IPO Looks Nothing Like Paytm’s

PhonePe is no longer just India’s UPI giant—it’s becoming a full-stack financial ecosystem. After a string of high-profile IPOs last…

26.01.2026 10

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Beyond Broking: How Asset Management Can Be Groww’s Biggest Strategic Bet Yet

Groww has never been shy about its ambition of becoming more than a broking app. Its latest deal with State…

22.01.2026 10

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What’s Keeping VCs From Backing India’s Homegrown Semiconductor Ambitions?

On this day a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Startup India initiative to nurture innovation, promote entrepreneurship,…

16.01.2026 10

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Why India’s Smartphone Security Push Is Ringing Alarm Bells

Over a month ago, the Indian government mandated that every new phone sold in the country would come preloaded with…

15.01.2026 10

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Raids, Arrests And Crisis: The Unravelling Of WinZO

2025 has been nothing short of a judgement year for India’s real-money gaming (RMG) industry. With sweeping regulatory changes coming…

13.01.2026 9

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Rebel Foods In 2025: Cloud Kitchen Giant Simmers Down Before IPO Push

Rebel Foods found itself in strange territory this year — having to play catch-up. It was catching up with quick…

30.12.2025 10

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2025 For Urban Company: New Verticals, New Realities, New Pressures

After a journey of nearly a decade, Urban Company expanded its wings beyond services to enter the products space sometime…

24.12.2025 8

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Is Quick Commerce Set To Enter Its Most Competitive Phase In 2026?

If 2024 still had a few naysayers believing that the quick commerce wave wouldn’t last, the past 12 months have…

23.12.2025 8

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Why 2026 Won’t Be An Easy Meal For Food Delivery Platforms

2025 was not the brightest year for food delivery giants in India. Amid macroeconomic pressures and soft consumer spending, food…

21.12.2025 10

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Controversies That Created Storms In The Indian Startup Ecosystem In 2025

Taking cues from some of the most dramatic conundrums, meltdowns and discords of the recent past, Inc42’s 2025 Year In…

16.12.2025 20

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India’s AI Adoption Wave: Journey From Hype To Habit In 2025

In 2024, even non-tech companies began exploring AI, with generative tools flooding the market. But in 2025, AI moved from…

15.12.2025 10

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Gaming In 2026: What’s In Store In The Post-RMG Era

One could say that 2025 marked the final act of the real money gaming saga with a bitter ending for…

08.12.2025 10

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Pine Labs’ New Mantra: Forget PoS; Software Is The Future

As it announced its first quarterly results after listing, fintech giant Pine Labs began its earnings call with a presentation…

08.12.2025 10

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Lenskart’s Year Of Big Wins

Editor’s Note:  As we bid adieu to 2025, for the next few weeks, The Outline by Inc42 will look back…

07.12.2025 10

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Fractal IPO: Turning Point For Indian Deeptech Or More AI Hype?

It’s been billed as India’s first AI IPO. Fractal, a veteran in the Indian tech landscape, is all set for…

01.12.2025 10

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The Rise And The Reality Check: Groww’s Post-IPO Story

One of the most-watched startup IPOs finally hit the markets earlier this month when fintech major Groww made a strong…

24.11.2025 10

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Nazara 2.0: The Rebuild After A Quarter In The Red

Nazara is recovering from one of the most bruising quarters in its history. The Mumbai-based listed gaming major reported a…

20.11.2025 8

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Figma’s Big Bet: Dropping Anchor In ‘Inevitable’ India

It’s impossible for any tech company to overlook a 5 Mn-strong talent pool fed by more than 1.5 Mn engineering…

15.11.2025 10

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India’s Digital Gold Rush Gets Regulatory Reality Check

It would be an understatement to say that gold has had a remarkable year as an investment. After soaring over…

12.11.2025 6

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What’s Stopping Ajio From Living Out Reliance Retail’s Digital Dream

Reliance Retail didn’t have yet another ecommerce experiment in mind when it rolled out Ajio. Instead, it wanted to make…

11.11.2025 10

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From Hype To Discipline: How India’s Markets Are Maturing Across Startups And Stocks

The market is in the midst of a consolidation. But, Ankit Mandholia, of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, believes that…

09.11.2025 7

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Eternal’s District Is Still Searching For Its Footing

A year after Eternal (formerly Zomato) acquired Paytm Insider for a staggering INR 2,048 Cr, at roughly 6–7X of the…

06.11.2025 10

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Can Groww Justify Its Valuation In A Crowded IPO Season?

India’s public markets were buzzing in October, with 14 IPOs hitting D-Street and collectively raising over INR 46,000 Cr. The…

03.11.2025 8

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In Consumer-Tech, Real-Money Gaming Biggies Look For A Game-Changer

The curtains have come down on real-money gaming, but even before the dust could settle on India’s multi-billion-dollar RMG turf,…

01.11.2025 10

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Eternal’s Zomato Conundrum

Eternal is torn between Zomato and Blinkit. As soon as one stabilises the other one hits a snag. And as…

20.10.2025 40

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Behind The Scenes: How A New Breed Of Startups Is Powering India’s Quick Commerce Boom

Who does not want to take advantage of the great Indian quick commerce movement? What started with Blinkit, Zepto, and…

16.10.2025 8

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How High Can Udaan Fly? A Look Into Its Blueprint For Revival

Business-to-business ecommerce unicorn Udaan has flown into rough weather with its growth engine sputtering and revenues going flat.   Once hailed…

14.10.2025 9

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Beyond iPhone: Apple’s Omnichannel Retail Push In India Is Paying Off

May 2023: A month after visiting India to open the tech giant’s first store in the country, Apple CEO Tim…

09.10.2025 5

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How Myntra Became A Profit Machine

Flipkart may be busy putting its house in order ahead of its 2026 public market debut, but sister company Myntra…

05.10.2025 30

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BigBasket Goes Bland: Can Tata Digital Spice It Up?

Troubles seem to be far from over for Tata Digital-run BigBasket.  Once the poster child of India’s online grocery delivery…

30.09.2025 10

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Groww, PhonePe, PhysicsWallah And A New Era Of Startup IPOs

Do you hear whispers on Urban Company resonating down Dalal Street? It’s been two weeks since it went listed at…

29.09.2025 8

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Amazon’s Quick Commerce Gamble Faces Festive Season Litmus Test

For more than a decade, India’s ecommerce giants Amazon and Flipkart have battled it out every festive season with their…

25.09.2025 10

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Another Brick In The CRED Wall

Let’s just agree — creating a super app that does it all isn’t a shiny new concept. In fact, the…

21.09.2025 40

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Urban Company’s Moment Of Truth Is Here

Amid this cacophony of startup IPOs, all eyes are on Urban Company’ public listing, which has grabbed the spotlight not…

15.09.2025 10

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Swiggy, Zomato & The GST 2.0 Squeeze

Following the 56th GST Council meeting on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, people began debating what’s getting cheaper and what’s set…

07.09.2025 10

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Leap India IPO: Flat Profit To Create Dilemma For Investors?

Banking on the Indian startup IPO frenzy, logistics tech provider Leap India has now set sail for D-Street. The 2013-founded…

04.09.2025 10

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Is It Time Swiggy, Zomato Rethink The Platform Fee Push?

There’s nothing new in platform fees so far as the Indian food delivery story goes. Some 18 months and an…

03.09.2025 6

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Reliance’s Jio-Sized AI Leap

Nearly a decade ago, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) initiated its digital transformation, pivoting from its legacy oil and gas business…

31.08.2025 30

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The Great Reset: Will RMG’s Fallen Founders Rise Again?

The month of August has been nothing short of dreadful for the entire real-money gaming (RMG) sector, which collapsed in…

30.08.2025 10

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RMG Ban Widens The Divide Between India’s Gaming Startups

In the hours after India’s President Droupadi Murmu granted assent to the ‘Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025’…

27.08.2025 10

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Into India’s Gaming Wasteland

This past week, the government dropped a bombshell on the Indian startup ecosystem — the ‘Promotion and Regulation of Online…

24.08.2025 10

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No Longer Under Nazara’s Wing, Can Nodwin Gaming Level Up?

When Nazara bought 55% stake in Nodwin Gaming back in 2018, it was a risky bet that esports would one…

21.08.2025 10

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Bluestone’s Sparkle Fades In Bleak Jewellery Market

BlueStone’s IPO did not set the market on fire like some other recent startup listings, but that’s no surprise.  Despite…

18.08.2025 10

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Nazara’s High-Stakes IP Gamble Pays Off In Q1

Over the past few years, Nazara Technologies has had an aggressive run of acquisitions, especially in gaming IPs. While analysts…

14.08.2025 7

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Not Just Parcels, Delhivery Delivers Profits, 5 Quarters And Counting

Delhivery is proving to be one of the rare listed startups to have its profitability and growth marching in lockstep.…

05.08.2025 7

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MobiKwik On Shaky Grounds After Weak Q1 

The frenzy over India’s startup IPOs could be back in fashion, but for several of the new entrants to the…

03.08.2025 10

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