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Oct 30, 2024 | 
startuptalky.com | Rishabh Rathi |Apoorva Bajj |Pratiksha Bajikar |Nitin Konde
The All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF) reports that over 2 lakh local "kirana" (general) stores have closed in the last 12 months as customers increasingly use fast delivery services like Blinkit and Zepto. According to various reports, the AICPDF blames these closures on the fast commerce industry's explosive growth and the economic downturn.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
startuptalky.com | Pratiksha Bajikar |Apoorva Bajj |Rishi Mundra |Nitin Konde
In the early 1990s, when the internet was just an infant and mobile phones were not smart, V.S.S Mani envisioned creating digital yellow pages to connect people and local businesses with just one phone call. In 1996, Mani sowed the seeds of his idea in the bustling streets of urban chaos in Mumbai and launched ‘Justdial.’ He aimed to simplify the cumbersome task of finding local businesses in a printed directory.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
startuptalky.com | Nitin Konde |Akshat Hawelia |Apoorva Bajj |Pratiksha Bajikar
Corporate gifting has become an important tool for building relationships, expressing gratitude, and improving brand image in the fast-paced world of business. Whether it's for employees, clients, or partners, the right gift can make a lasting impression. Companies that specialize in corporate gifts have increased dramatically in India, a country with a long history of gift-giving and a rapidly expanding corporate sector.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
startuptalky.com | Akshat Hawelia |Apoorva Bajj |Pratiksha Bajikar |Rishi Mundra
A new venture capital fund with a target size of INR 250 crore has been established by LC Nueva Investment Partners, a collaboration between Lighthouse Canton in Singapore and Nueva Capital in Delhi. With a greenshoe option of INR 100 crore, the new LC Nueva Momentum Fund would aim to reach a target size of INR 150 crore. The VC fund will concentrate on making investments in ten to fifteen businesses that are in the Series A and B funding stages.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
startuptalky.com | Nitin Konde |Apoorva Bajj |Pratiksha Bajikar |Rishi Mundra
Leading edtech firm Adda247, supported by Google, has announced that it has acquired PrepInsta, a premier placement preparation site. Adda247 wants to increase its presence in employment education programs in the public and private sectors, and this acquisition will help it achieve that goal. The deal's financial details are still unknown.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
startuptalky.com | Pratiksha Bajikar |Apoorva Bajj |Rishi Mundra |Anik Banerjee
The media and entertainment industry's future appears to be in the AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics) sector. Films like PS1 and Kalki, along with Baahubali and RRR, have introduced a fresh approach to depicting historical and fantasy themes in Indian cinema. India now has the second-largest anime fandom in the world, and the FICCI-EY 2024 report projects that country will account for 60% of the increase in anime interest over the next several years.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
startuptalky.com | Nitin Konde |Apoorva Bajj |Pratiksha Bajikar
The 'Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana' was initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' initiative. In the post offices, numerous accounts of daughters up to the age of ten years have been opened. Additionally, in many villages, accounts of all eligible daughters have been opened, and they have been declared as complete Sukanya Samriddhi Gram.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
startuptalky.com | Apoorva Bajj |Nitin Konde |Pratiksha Bajikar
Motel 6, a motel business in the United States, was recently acquired by OYO from Blackstone Real Estate for a price of $525 million. As a consequence of this, the Indian hotel aggregator would acquire almost 1400 properties located around the United States. It was announced on September 20, 2024, that Oravel Stays Ltd, the parent company of OYO, had acquired G6 Hospitality LLC, the parent company of the Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
startuptalky.com | Nitin Konde |Apoorva Bajj |Sarika Anand |Pratiksha Bajikar
After ChatGPT, the AI market had a boom! For content platforms, AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity are serving as pet robots. If your client has a tech-related website, you can ask ChatGPT: "Give me link magnet ideas for my website in the technology niche." The AI will then suggest relevant, potentially high-value topics. In the changing world of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), combining Artificial Intelligence (AI) with link building has made it easy.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
startuptalky.com | Nitin Konde |Apoorva Bajj |Sarika Anand |Pratiksha Bajikar
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The advent of digital identities, secure payment methods, and online transactions has had a profound impact on India's government and the provision of public services in the last several years. Thanks to these advancements, India is now at the forefront of citizen-centric digital solutions, and its digital ecosystem is booming in many different areas, such as retail, healthcare, education, and finance.
