Koushik Dutta

Healthy Snack Brand Farmley Reports 71% Revenue Growth in FY25, Boosts Profitability

Healthy Snack Brand Farmley Reports 71% Revenue Growth in FY25, Boosts Profitability

Koushik Dutta

Farmley, a Noida-based direct-to-consumer healthy snacking brand, reported robust growth in FY25 as operating revenue climbed sharply and losses narrowed, signalling progress toward a ...

Shark Tank India Boosts Culture Circle to Nearly 10x Revenue Growth in FY25

Shark Tank India Boosts Culture Circle to Nearly 10x Revenue Growth in FY25

Koushik Dutta

Luxury fashion marketplace Culture Circle reported a near tenfold jump in revenue in FY25 as it completed its first full year of operations, signalling ...

How One Instagram Post After the Ukraine War Triggered the Collapse of Oleg Tinkov’s $9 Billion Fortune

How One Instagram Post After the Ukraine War Triggered the Collapse of Oleg Tinkov’s $9 Billion Fortune

Koushik Dutta

Oleg Tinkov, the founder of one of Russia’s leading digital banks, says a single social-media post opposing the Russia–Ukraine war triggered events that cost ...

Google now allows users to change Gmail addresses without losing emails or account data

Google now allows users to change Gmail addresses without losing emails or account data

Koushik Dutta

Google has started rolling out a feature that allows users to change their @gmail.com address for an existing account without creating a new profile, ...

Honasa Co-founder Varun Alagh Buys ₹50 Crore in Shares, Increases Stake to 32.45%

Honasa Co-founder Varun Alagh Buys ₹50 Crore in Shares, Increases Stake to 32.45%

Koushik Dutta

Honasa Consumer co-founder and CEO Varun Alagh has raised his direct stake in the company through a ₹50 crore block deal, signalling renewed promoter ...

Meta to Acquire Chinese-Founded AI Startup Manus for $2–3 Billion to Boost Global AI Expansion

Meta to Acquire Chinese-Founded AI Startup Manus for $2–3 Billion to Boost Global AI Expansion

Koushik Dutta

Meta is set to acquire Manus, a Chinese‑founded artificial intelligence startup now based in Singapore, in a deal valued at roughly $2–3 billion, according ...

OneCard Revenue Rises to ₹1,878 Crore in FY25 as Firm Shrinks Losses and Tightens Costs

OneCard Revenue Rises to ₹1,878 Crore in FY25 as Firm Shrinks Losses and Tightens Costs

Koushik Dutta

OneCard reported a 32% year-on-year increase in operating revenue for FY25, reaching ₹1,878 crore, underscoring rising consumer adoption of its mobile-first credit offerings as ...

IndiaMART Files Suit in Calcutta High Court Claiming ChatGPT Excludes Its Listings From OpenAI Results

IndiaMART Files Suit in Calcutta High Court Claiming ChatGPT Excludes Its Listings From OpenAI Results

Koushik Dutta

IndiaMART has approached the Calcutta High Court alleging that OpenAI’s ChatGPT has systematically excluded the company from certain AI-generated responses, reducing its digital visibility ...

Hyderabad Footwear Startup Neeman Raises ₹35.5 Crore in Ongoing Series B Round

Hyderabad Footwear Startup Neeman Raises ₹35.5 Crore in Ongoing Series B Round

Koushik Dutta

Neeman’s, an Indian sustainable footwear brand, has raised about ₹35.5 crore through a fresh tranche of Series B funding, reflecting renewed investor confidence in ...

How ChatGPT Prompted Former Google Engineers to Close a $2 Million Business

How ChatGPT Prompted Former Google Engineers to Close a $2 Million Business

Koushik Dutta

The rise of generative AI is reshaping how tech startups are founded, scaled and pivoted. Two former Google engineers closed a profitable, $2m‑plus annual ...

IIT Guwahati–Incubated Startup Engages 2,000 Students Across 23 IITs

IIT Guwahati–Incubated Startup Engages 2,000 Students Across 23 IITs

Koushik Dutta

Nearly 2,000 students from 23 IITs took part in a live, industry‑oriented technical challenge at the Inter IIT Tech Meet, organised and sponsored by ...

Green Chocy Pvt. Ltd. Expands Franchise Model as Outlets Report Up to ₹1 Lakh Daily Revenue

Green Chocy Pvt. Ltd. Expands Franchise Model as Outlets Report Up to ₹1 Lakh Daily Revenue

Koushik Dutta

Green Chocy Pvt. Ltd., a Bhubaneswar-founded café chain, has achieved a valuation exceeding ₹2 crore within two years by building a low-capital, franchise-led model ...

India’s Forex Reserves Climb to $693.32 Billion, Nearing Record High

India’s Forex Reserves Climb to $693.32 Billion, Nearing Record High

Koushik Dutta

India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $4.37 billion to about $693.32 billion last week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reported, bringing reserves close ...

Photon Microchip Could Enable Quantum Computers With Millions of Qubits

Photon Microchip Could Enable Quantum Computers With Millions of Qubits

Koushik Dutta

Scientists have developed a photon-based microchip that provides highly precise, scalable laser control for light-driven quantum computers, potentially accelerating the transition from laboratory demonstrations ...

Oppo Reno 15 Series Could Gain Fourth Model With 7,000 mAh Battery in India

Oppo Reno 15 Series Could Gain Fourth Model With 7,000 mAh Battery in India

Koushik Dutta

OPPO is reportedly expanding its Reno 15 series for India with a possible fourth model, the Reno 15C, joining the previously teased Reno 15, ...

Blinkit Rider Completes 28 Deliveries in a Day for ₹763, Drawing Raghav Chadha’s Attention

Blinkit Rider Completes 28 Deliveries in a Day for ₹763, Drawing Raghav Chadha’s Attention

Koushik Dutta

A short video that went viral recently has reignited debate over earnings and working conditions in India’s gig economy. In the clip, a Blinkit ...

Jayshree Ullal Named Richest Indian-Origin Professional Manager on Hurun India Rich List 2025

Jayshree Ullal Named Richest Indian-Origin Professional Manager on Hurun India Rich List 2025

Koushik Dutta

Jayshree Ullal, president and chief executive of Arista Networks, has topped the Hurun India Rich List 2025, becoming the wealthiest Indian-origin professional manager. Her ...

CarDekho Group Invests $10 Million in CollegeDekho to Boost India’s Edtech Ecosystem

CarDekho Group Invests $10 Million in CollegeDekho to Boost India’s Edtech Ecosystem

Koushik Dutta

CarDekho Group has invested $10 million (about ₹90 crore) in CollegeDekho, reinforcing its commitment to the fast-growing edtech platform as it scales operations beyond ...

Startup Mintoak to Raise New Funding at ₹2,500 Crore Valuation

Startup Mintoak to Raise New Funding at ₹2,500 Crore Valuation

Koushik Dutta

Indian merchant SaaS firm Mintoak is set to raise about ₹53 crore in a fresh funding round at a post-money valuation near ₹2,500 crore, ...

Ola Electric to Receive ₹366.78 Crore PLI Incentive from Government for FY25

Ola Electric to Receive ₹366.78 Crore PLI Incentive from Government for FY25

Koushik Dutta

Ola Electric Mobility Limited has been approved for ₹366.78 crore under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and Auto Components for FY24–25, ...