The local delivery boom as a result of the lockdown seems to be tapering off

With over $100 billion of assets under his watch, Rajeev Misra presides over undoubtedly the largest fund on the planet, managing what he calls the \"biggest collection of disruptive companies under one roof\" at Softbank Vision Funds I & II. Their collective spending power greater than the GDP of 127 countries

How women-only platforms can bridge the gender gap at the workplace

New cautious strategy may have evolved since existing investee companies such as Paytm, OYO, Ola and others continue to burn cash and struggle for profitability despite years of pumping in billions of dollars

According to a report by Bernstein, key segments like e-commerce, financial technology and education technology have grabbed investors' interest due to structural shift in consumer behaviour in wake of coronavirus pandemic

Flexing It's cofounder and CEO Chandrika Pasricha says the numbers of firms looking at hiring consultants on their platform has increased by a whopping 75% in FY20, driven largely by large corporates and enterprises clients

Major companies such as Flipkart, Paytm.com, Swiggy, Ola, Oyo Rooms, Zomato, Policybazaar, BigBasket, Delhivery, Dream11, Hike, Snapdeal, Udaan, Lenskart.com, Byju's and Urban Ladder, MobiKwik, Vedantu, Zoomcar, Quikr and many others have benefitted from Chinese investments, says CAIT 

Delhivery will continue to aggressively invest in building trucking infrastructure, says firm's CEO and co-founder Sahil Barua

With Bengaluru leading as India's unicorn capital with 8 unicorns, Gurgaon and Noida follow with 6 and 2 unicorns, respectively

Delhivery, with the said investment, is planning on increasing its fleet size and setting up trucking hubs to meet the increased demand for more organised players in the sector in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Start-ups are consolidating freight operations via digital maketplaces and using tech for better warehouse management

Due to the implementation of new FDI rule in April, any country that shares a land border with India can no longer avail of the automatic route in the FDI, but must seek government clearance over any investment proposal

TikTok ban in India: Alibaba Group has made inroads in sectors such as e-commerce, social media, fintech, logistics and more, while Tencent has its presence in e-commerce, gaming, logistics, education, fintech

From partnering with cab aggregators, food delivery platforms and third-party supply chain firms, FMCG and retail majors have gone all out to ensure that their products reach consumers. A reinvention of traditional supply chain is on the cards

As India tightens FDI norms, Chinese firms and investments may face regulatory and consumer backlash. The friction between Asian giants could be the beginning of an adversarial chapter in trade

There has been a massive uptick in the sales in grocery essentials from Tier-II and Tier-III towns as over 200 such cities are ordering the most on Paytm Mall

Taking care of employees, who have proven to be the backbone of essential services in crisis times, is good for business too

Founders and CEOs of food and logistic start-ups like BigBasket, Licious talk about challanges they face operating under a lockdown in a webinar organised by Fireside Ventures and TiE Delhi-NCR

The government's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)  is working alongside companies to develop a digital framework which will help connect local kirana shops with customers, distributors and logistics providers

Snapdeal is leveraging the traffic on its website to explore a wider array of partnerships they can strike, for instance, in categories such as content and insurance, among others