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Nitesh Kumar

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Covers development across startup and venture capital verticals.

Latest Articles By Nitesh Kumar

100X.VC's Playbook Helping Giants Bet On Startups Via Corporate Venture Capital Route

CVC has the potential to become a significant alternative funding source for startups in the years to come. CVC offers not only patient capital but also a strong distribution network, market reach and access to a large potential customer base

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Ankur Bansal, Co-founder, BlackSoil
BlackSoil Invests $49 Mn Across 11 Deals In Q4FY24

In Q4FY24, fintech accounted for 37 per cent of its total investments, followed by SaaS/ Deeptech/ IoT at 18 per cent.

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Rajeev Ranka and Nao Murakami, Incubate Fund Asia
Exclusive: Incubate Fund Asia Likely To Close Its Third Fund by June

Incubate has been an early investor in startups such as Yulu, Captain Fresh, Shopkirana, Nimble, Plum, Gourmet Garden and BuyEazzy

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Rajeev Ranka and Nao Murakami, Incubate Fund Asia
Exclusive: Incubate Fund Asia Likely To Close Its Third Fund by June

Incubate has been an early investor in startups such as Yulu, Captain Fresh, Shopkirana, Nimble, Plum, Gourmet Garden and BuyEazzy

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D2C Conclave 2024
India’s Top D2C Disruptors

Recognising the vital role D2C brands play in consumer lives and shopping habits, BW Disrupt and BW Marketing World, in association with BW Businessworld, hosted the second edition of the D2C Conclave 2024

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Gender Equity: Unfinished Business For Startups

Startups can pave a new path to gender equity. Female founders led to increased participation of women in their organisations

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What It Takes To Make An Inclusive And User-centric Financial Future?

To include users beyond metro cities, seamless KYC integration is vital. Key stakeholders and innovators need to improve centralised KYC infrastructure to allow smooth and secure identity transfer across different entities

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Wearable-tech: Why Investors Shy Away?

Home-grown startups in technology wearables are a growing breed, but are still not the darlings of the investor community. A close look at an industry segment that saw sales grow by 34 per cent in the 2023 calendar year

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FM Sitharaman's Shortest Budget Speech Did Not Have Much For EV Sector

Stakeholders remain optimistic that the government will act on most of the demands after Loksabha election, irrespective of who is in power

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Budget 2024: FM's Solar Rooftop Plan Likely To Create Room For Entrepreneurship

With Solarisation scheme households will save up to Rs 15,000 to Rs 18,000 annually and sell the surplus to distribution agencies, says Sitharaman

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