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YourStory: the story of our bold new India. Follow @YSEcosystem, @TheCaptableCo, @YourStory_LIFE, @herstoryYS, @_SocialStory for more.

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Joined July 2008

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.@Dream11 parent company Dream Sports is shutting down its financial services app Dream Money, marking a setback for one of the company’s diversification bets after the real-money gaming ban disrupted its core business. The app had been part of Dream Sports’ push into
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A week after former CBO Hari Kumar resigned, @Swiggy @instamart_it has appointed Gautam Swaroop as its new Chief Business Officer. Swaroop, who previously led OYO's international business, will oversee customer growth, category management, brand partnerships and business
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.@Merck has inaugurated its Global Capability Centre in Electronic City, Bengaluru, bringing about 3,300 professionals together under one 17,000-square-metre campus. The facility unifies the company’s India technology and services operations and is designed to speed up innovation
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Private equity firm Ananta Capital has acquired a majority stake in D2C personal care startup Phitku in a ₹100 crore deal, valuing the 14-month-old company at around ₹200 crore. Founded in 2025 by Sumit Marda, Neha Marda and Rahul Dokania, Phitku sells alum-based deodorants
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Chennai-based @AgnikulCosmos has partnered with Finnish SAR satellite company @iceye_global to develop, launch and operate radar Earth observation satellites from India, strengthening the country's private space capabilities. The partnership combines ICEYE's satellite technology
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Jun 30
Prism, the parent company of @oyorooms, has filed updated draft papers with SEBI for a ₹6,650 crore IPO, comprising entirely a fresh issue with no offer-for-sale (OFS), meaning existing investors, including SoftBank, Ritesh Agarwal, Microsoft, Airbnb, Lightspeed and Peak XV,
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.@WhatsApp is letting users reserve usernames ahead of its wider rollout later this year, giving people a chance to claim their preferred handle early. The feature is designed to let users connect without sharing phone numbers, adding another layer of privacy to the app.
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Jun 30
Bharat Taxi, the cooperative-led, driver-owned ride-hailing platform, has launched in Gujarat and is set to expand to more than 500 cities and towns across India within two years, Union Minister Amit Shah said. The rollout will cover major cities like Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow,
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.@Swiggy, @ZeptoNow, @urbancompany_UC, Valmo, Eternal and IAMAI have moved the Karnataka High Court, challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025. The companies argue the state law conflicts with the
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.@zerodha has applied to @SEBI_India for a Category-I merchant banking licence, marking its planned entry into investment banking beyond its core broking business. The application was filed in April and is currently under process, according to SEBI’s latest update. If approved,
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Jun 27
After 11 years at @Uber_India, Prabhjeet Singh has stepped down as the ride-hailing giant's India head and will join @OpenAI as its Managing Director for India in September. As OpenAI's senior-most leader in the country, Singh will oversee consumer growth, enterprise adoption,
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Jun 26
For a decade, India's biggest challenge wasn't ideas. It was turning those ideas into an actual online business. At #MSMESparks2026, Giedrius Zakaitis, CEO of @Hostinger, closed Day 4 with a no-code, no-developer playbook for Indian MSMEs ready to go digital. He opened with a
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At #MSMESparks 2026 Grand Finale, Lavanya Nalli, Chairperson, Nalli Group of Companies, gave a masterclass on how a nearly 100‑year‑old family business stays relevant. For her, the core never changes: deep respect for the customer and an unwavering focus on product quality. She
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