India’s newest unicorn is going global after building a booming business out of exam preparation

Think and Learn, which owns the Byju’s Learning App, says popular YouTube teachers have been roped in to help develop the international product.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Apr 18, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Bengaluru is slipping down the global startup hub rankings

A report by Startup Genome lists India’s Silicon Valley as 20th in the global startup ecosystem ranking, down five positions from 2015.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Mar 26, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Two years on, Modi’s Startup India plan is still starting up

A recent poll of over 33,000 startups showed that few entrepreneurs have actually gained anything from the Indian government’s Startup India initiative.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Dec 21, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Quikr is cracking India’s online classifieds market by building many smaller Quikrs

Co-founder Pranay Chulet expects all verticals of the company to become profitable over the next six quarters.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Dec 07, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Indian start-ups have a way to raise funds without losing control of their firms

After a decade of selling equity to raise funds, entrepreneurs need to start adding debt to the mix.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Nov 23, 2017 · 07:30 pm

India’s smaller towns are the new it destination for startups

Driven largely by incubators and tech parks, startup ecosystems are mushrooming in tier 2 and tier 3 towns.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Nov 16, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Breaking out: How India’s startup ecosystem is expanding beyond online retailers and cabs

Business-to-business companies now account for around 40% of all startups.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Nov 05, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Cash crunch during weddings, holidays, or car purchase? This app has middle-class India covered

MoneyTap offers credit lines at rates lower than credit cards and documentation is minimal.

Nupur Anand, qz.com

· Aug 07, 2017 · 09:30 pm

A virtual start-up incubator in the US is helping India’s engineers and budding entrepreneurs

The majority of Collaborizm’s registered users are Indian.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Jul 17, 2017 · 07:30 pm

As GST opens up Indian highways, a former McKinsey consultant is ready to profit by the truckload

Deepak Garg’s transportation startup Rivigo is partly inspired by a model that Indian Railways has deployed for years.

Devjyot Ghoshal, qz.com

· Jul 12, 2017 · 07:30 pm

These startups are out to save Indian women from the horrors of public toilets

Sanitiser sprays, funnel contraptions are gaining popularity in a country where 60% of the population does not have access to toilets.

Suneera Tandon, qz.com

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Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Jul 10, 2017 · 07:30 pm

In India’s crowded startup scene, it’s getting harder to raise money for new ventures

The volume of initial angel and seed investments halved in the first quarter of 2017 compared to last year.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· May 04, 2017 · 09:30 pm