Parvathi Benu
Data Journalist at The CapTable
Data Journalist @thecaptableco | Ex @businessline @newindianexpress @Morningcontext | @statedept alumna | Lymphoma Survivor
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3 days ago |
the-captable.com | Parvathi Benu
Key TakeawaysAgri-fintech is booming even as agritech funding dips, with players like Samunnati and SarvaGram raising hundreds of crores. There is a catch, however, with these businesses largely lending to agribusinesses, not farmers. Indeed, most loans bypass individual farmers, who remain reliant on banks or moneylenders. Lending to collectives or peers is safer and more scalable, say founders.
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1 week ago |
the-captable.com | Parvathi Benu
Key TakeawaysIndia’s outbound student market shrank 15% in 2024, with sharp declines across the Big 4 study destinationsStartups like Leverage Edu and AdmitKard, built on servicing this demand, now face severe revenue pressure.
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3 weeks ago |
the-captable.com | Pratap Vikram Singh |Parvathi Benu
Key Takeaways India’s Rs 1,700-crore drone sector relies heavily on Chinese components despite a 2022 import ban Policy loopholes, weak enforcement, and white-labelling have allowed companies to bypass localisation rules Allegations between major players, including IdeaForge and Garuda, reveal industry infighting and opaque practices With defence and agriculture ministries pushing for indigenisation frameworks, drone makers face mounting pressure to localise On April 17, Tej Pratap Singh, who...
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3 weeks ago |
the-captable.com | Pratap Vikram Singh |Parvathi Benu
Key Takeaways India’s Rs 1,700-crore drone sector relies heavily on Chinese components despite a 2022 import ban Policy loopholes, weak enforcement, and white-labelling have allowed companies to bypass localisation rules Allegations between major players, including IdeaForge and Garuda, reveal industry infighting and opaque practices With defence and agriculture ministries pushing for indigenisation frameworks, drone makers face mounting pressure to localise On April 17, Tej Pratap Singh, who...
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1 month ago |
the-captable.com | Parvathi Benu
April could be the beginning of the end for WayCool Foods, the agritech firm once tipped to be India’s first agritech unicorn. On April 28, the National Company Law Tribunal’s (NCLT) Chennai bench will hear three separate petitions against the company. One of these petitions has been filed by Vinod Dasari, a director in the company, while a second has been filed by agri fintech startup Kushal Finnovation Capital Pvt Ltd.
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🚨🚨🚨 VCs are now keen to fund Agri Fintechs. Owing to this, agri marketplaces are pivoting to the lending model. But Agri Fintechs thrive on lending to traders, other agritechs and warehouses - everyone except farmers @thecaptableco My story: https://t.co/9DLjfVWFzC
Wrote about the slowdown of the whole Study Abroad market in @thecaptableco last week. Here's the piece https://t.co/eolGt8jw7C
it’s gonna be a tough market for study abroad startups this year’s expected student visas for US is going to be 1/3rd of its peak in 2023 UK is in QT Canada is better not spoken about yet you hear unrealistic optimism being pumped
RT @free_thinker: All those who leaked my phone number and sent me abusive messages in response to my tweet about de-escalation, now please…
