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Boba Bhai FY26 Revenue Jumps 1.5X YoY To ₹70 Cr
Quick service restaurant (QSR) brand Boba Bhai saw its net revenue surge 145% to around ₹70 Cr in FY26 from ₹28 Cr in the previous fiscal year, founder Dhruv Kohli told Inc42.
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The D2C Math Is Breaking: West Asia War Forces Brands Into Repricing Mode
In the last few years, the world has adapted to new waves of uncertainty. From Covid to various economic slowdowns to the recent West Asia crisis, every time global supply chains were disrupted, a new reality had to set in. Same goes for the D2C and new-age retail brands today.
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Beyond Instant: India’s Coffee Awakening
Every few years, the coffee market transitions towards a new trend or niche in the search of finding the next big thing.
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How Fraganote Is Building A ₹100 Cr Accessible-Premium Perfume Brand
India is in the mood to splurge.
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Why Swiggy Failed The Shareholder Litmus Test
In October last year, Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety called Instamart’s shift to an inventory-led model an eventuality. That conviction, it seems, has hit a hurdle.
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Can India’s Ride-Hailing Economy Survive The Fuel Shock?
The prolonged crude oil crisis due to the US-Iran war is raising bigger questions for Uber, Rapido, Ola Cabs and India’s ride-hailing industry.
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New-Age Tech Stocks See Mixed Week; Kissht, Honasa Among Top Gainers
Investor sentiment towards new-age tech stocks remained mixed this week amid the ongoing Q4 earnings season and geopolitical tensions.
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Can Cashfree’s SME And Cross-Border Bets Solve Its Profitability Puzzle?
The past two years have seen a rush for payments licences in India. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has handed out payment aggregator (PA) and payment gateway (PG) authorisations in rapid succession to a host of companies.
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Exclusive: Gabit Nets ₹36 Cr To Expand Wearables, Nutrition & Skincare Play
Wearable healthtech startup Gabit has raised around ₹36.2 Cr (about $3.7 Mn) in a fresh funding round from a clutch of angel investors, including Deepak Gupta, Arnab Basu, Manav Gupta, Vilas Dhar, among others.
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Flipkart Drives Walmart’s Ecommerce, Advertising Growth In Q1 FY27
Flipkart and its quick commerce arm Flipkart Minutes featured in Walmart’s Q1 FY27 earnings commentary as the global retail giant shed light on the platform’s rapid delivery expansion in India.
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Zepto To Float ₹11,000 Cr IPO By July: Report
Quick commerce platform Zepto reportedly plans to float its ₹11,000 Cr ($1.1 Bn) initial public offering (IPO) within the next two months. Sources told news agency PTI that the unicorn is eyeing a listing on the bourses before July 31.
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Swiggy’s Inventory Pivot Plan Stalls After Failed Vote
Shareholders have shot down foodtech major Swiggy’s bid to become an Indian-owned and controlled company (IOCC). The foodtech giant failed to secure the necessary votes to amend its articles of association (AoAs) and rejig its board nomination framework.
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Deepinder Goyal’s Temple Picks Zetwerk, Ethereal Machines For Manufacturing: Report
Shortly after shipping out its first 100 introductory products, Deepinder Goyal’s new wearable venture Temple is said to have roped in Zetwerk and Ethereal Machines as contract manufacturers to scale production.
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Haryana’s New Aggregator Rules: What It Means For Delivery And Ride-Hailing Platforms?
What began as a draft notification published in the Haryana Government Gazette in December last year has now become a law.
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The Race Between 7 Brew and Dutch Bros is Officially On
There aren’t any visible signs the QSR beverage space is cooling. Rather, it’s become a race to grab sites, adjust menus, and leverage what’s become one of the more-attractive margin and demographic opportunities in recent memory, especially as inflation narrows restaurant usage.
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DevX Swings Back To The Black, Reports ₹8 Cr Profit In Q4
Coworking space provider DevX (Dev Accelerator)’s net profit for the quarter ended March 2025 (Q4 FY26) stood at ₹8 Cr, nearly 4X of ₹2.11 Cr PAT registered in the year-ago period. The company managed to get back into the black after incurring a loss of ₹1 Cr in Q3.
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Groww Promoters Sell Stake Worth ₹270 Cr
Stock broking firm Groww’s promoters have offloaded shares worth around ₹270 Cr over the past one week, according to disclosures filed with the exchanges.
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