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There’s much more than froth and frolic behind a microbrewery’s success

According to Statista, the beer market is estimated to touch $3,758 million in 2018 and grow to $4,564 million by 2020 → Read More

Paytm Money enters mutual funds domain with SIPs starting at just Rs 100

It has partnered with 25 asset management companies to offer direct plans of mutual funds. → Read More

How sports taught the founder of Drunken Monkey the art of team building

Launched in 2016, the smoothie bar has pan-India presence with 50 outlets. Reddy plans to extend the chain into 150 outlets by the end of 2019 both in India and overseas → Read More

Investors welcome BSE's new platform for startups

The platform which is expected to go live on July 9th will facilitate the listing of companies across sectors such as IT, ITES, biotechnology and life sciences, 3D printing, space technology and commerce, AI, big data, robotics, and others. → Read More

Goibibo to phase out current customer rewards program GoContacts

In an email send to its customers on Monday, the company said post-July 1st, the customers will no longer be earning Rs 50 reward amount → Read More

SaleBhai co-founder talks about challenges of an IPO for a 3-yr-old startup

While complying SaleBhai with the laws, he said that it took them 3-4 months to comply with laws. → Read More

Vijay Shekhar Sharma and VC investor Shailesh Vickram Singh launch $150 million green fund

The fund aims to build an ecosystem for reducing pollution by partnering with academia, R&D labs, mentors, professionals and venture funds across the country → Read More

Budget 2018: Yeh Dil Maange More, say startups as only 74 'startups' can avail tax sops

The government has till now recognized 6,096 companies in India as startups. But only 74 of these startups have been approved for availing tax benefits, as of January, 2018. → Read More

After integrating Freecharge, Flipkart's PhonePe plans to open up platform for all

The company is currently in talks with several businesses with high-frequency transactions in sectors such as food delivery, ticketing, entertainment for exclusive partnerships over the next six months. → Read More

Budget 2018: Eateries demand input tax credit as they hike meal prices

Multiple food startups are suggesting the government to re- introduce the input tax credit even as they want an increase in GST. → Read More

Things entrepreneurs should know before pitching to an investor

Many startups do not anticipate the capital investments and they waste money on every round. → Read More

Air Pollution: This Delhi startup founded by IITians converts diesel smoke to printer ink

The trio started the company in the year 2015 while studying at their alma mater. → Read More

Bitcoin Euphoria: How Blockchain can impact real estate & banking

Blockchain is technology of tomorrow; Bitcoin euphoria may not last a few years. However, it is essential that entrepreneurs should begin to adopt and build on the new technology. → Read More

Opinion: Five lessons from the life of Zara’s founder Amancio Ortega

Extreme hardship, hunger, deprivation and even fear creates a drive and urge in people to succeed beyond their ultimate imagination, says the author... → Read More

Opinion: How digitization has changed the Indian online shopper

In a short span of ten years, India’s e-commerce growth has seen interesting days, where in addition to entrepreneurs, consumers have also evolved... → Read More

Pitch Right! Startups to pitch investors in a real elevator in Mumbai

The program will a 13-episode web series wherein 13 founders, selected through an application-based process, will be put in a in real-elevator with Sanjay Mehta, a prominent angel investor. → Read More

Want a 5-star stay? Here are 3 startups making luxury stays affordable

These startups are offering luxury stays in India at a price of a budget hotel…. → Read More

How a Delhi startup is helping kids in Chhapra adopt digital learning

Founded in 2012, the startup provides trained teachers to schools in India’s small towns to teach students with digital curriculum → Read More

Restaurant chains to hike meal prices by 10% even as GST declines

Restaurant chains say that without an input tax credit (ITC), the move to reduce GST rate from 18% to 12% will increase the final bill for customers.... → Read More

Big Billion Battle: How companies like Google, Amazon and Alibaba are fighting for the fin-tech pie in India

When a company like Apple - which launched Apple Pay globally back in 2014 - decides to now make an entry into India's digital payments space one understands how big the stakes are → Read More