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@1kunalbahl shared
On Jan 24, 2023
RT @SinglaAnirudh: If you’re keen to know about Pepper’s story in terms of our growth and our journey so far, this is probably the best piece of literature that puts out the tremendous work that our team has done and made happen! https://t.co/8xSQnOhmjN
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Could this Indian startup be the next Salesforce?

How Pepper Content is harnessing the power of the creator economy, market networks, and generative AI to tackle a core business problem faced by every company in the world - the need for good content

@1kunalbahl shared
On Jan 24, 2023
RT @SinglaAnirudh: If you’re keen to know about Pepper’s story in terms of our growth and our journey so far, this is probably the best piece of literature that puts out the tremendous work that our team has done and made happen! https://t.co/8xSQnOhmjN
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Could this Indian startup be the next Salesforce?

Could this Indian startup be the next Salesforce?

How Pepper Content is harnessing the power of the creator economy, market networks, and generative AI to tackle a core business problem faced by every company in the world - the need for ...

@indianweb2 shared
On Jan 25, 2023
Studio Sirah Raises $2.6 Mn in Pre-Series A Round Led by Kalaari Capital and Lumika https://t.co/oslZHKYYtd #funding #gaming https://t.co/lMcuay3rHt
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Studio Sirah Raises $2.6 Mn in Pre-Series A Round Led by Kalaari Capital and Lumikai

Studio Sirah, a next-gen game studio that builds unique Indian-themed games, announced today that it raised $2.6 million in a Pre-series A round led b

@indianweb2 shared
On Jan 25, 2023
Studio Sirah Raises $2.6 Mn in Pre-Series A Round Led by Kalaari Capital and Lumika https://t.co/oslZHKYYtd #funding #gaming https://t.co/lMcuay3rHt
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Studio Sirah Raises $2.6 Mn in Pre-Series A Round Led by Kalaari Capital and Lumikai

Studio Sirah Raises $2.6 Mn in Pre-Series A Round Led by Kalaari Capital and Lumikai

Studio Sirah, a next-gen game studio that builds unique Indian-themed games, announced today that it raised $2.6 million in a Pre-series A round led b

@ShekharGupta shared
On Jan 4, 2023
While we’ve all been instinctively fixated on Bengaluru… @S_kritika finds research showing Chennai to be India's fastest-growing startup hub… Kritika Sharma @S_kritika reports for ThePrint https://t.co/1CrNuJKhYX
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Chennai is India’s fastest-growing startup hub, says report. Pune, Hyderabad closing in

Report by Inc42 platform predicts 2023 would be about mergers & acquisitions, smaller initial public offers, more unicorns than in 2022 & the continuation of the layoff trend.

@ShekharGupta shared
On Jan 4, 2023
While we’ve all been instinctively fixated on Bengaluru… @S_kritika finds research showing Chennai to be India's fastest-growing startup hub… Kritika Sharma @S_kritika reports for ThePrint https://t.co/1CrNuJKhYX
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Chennai is India’s fastest-growing startup hub, says report. Pune, Hyderabad closing in

Chennai is India’s fastest-growing startup hub, says report. Pune, Hyderabad closing in

Report by Inc42 platform predicts 2023 would be about mergers & acquisitions, smaller initial public offers, more unicorns than in 2022 & the continuation of the layoff trend.

@samidhas shared
On Jan 27, 2023
RT @ETtech: Indian startups raised $123 mn in funding in 20 rounds this week, a whopping 94% drop from the same week last year when investments worth almost $2 billion were poured into the Indian startup ecosystem https://t.co/EmD0gRjXwK
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ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding falls over 90% this week

Out of the 20 funding rounds last week, 13 saw $17.5 million raised in seed stage funding while $80.7 million was raised in early stage across six rounds.

@samidhas shared
On Jan 27, 2023
RT @ETtech: Indian startups raised $123 mn in funding in 20 rounds this week, a whopping 94% drop from the same week last year when investments worth almost $2 billion were poured into the Indian startup ecosystem https://t.co/EmD0gRjXwK
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ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding falls over 90% this week

ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding falls over 90% this week

Out of the 20 funding rounds last week, 13 saw $17.5 million raised in seed stage funding while $80.7 million was raised in early stage across six rounds.

@indianweb2 shared
On Jan 13, 2023
Female Wellness Startup #Salad Raises $270K in Pre-Seed Round Led by @AntlerIndia https://t.co/TOiQZ8EyWr
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Female Wellness Startup Salad Raises $270K in Pre-Seed Round Led by Antler India

Females wellness startup Salad has raised $270,000 in its pre-Seed funding round led by Antler India, via the VC firm's Antler India Residency initiat

@indianweb2 shared
On Jan 13, 2023
Female Wellness Startup #Salad Raises $270K in Pre-Seed Round Led by @AntlerIndia https://t.co/TOiQZ8EyWr
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Female Wellness Startup Salad Raises $270K in Pre-Seed Round Led by Antler India

Female Wellness Startup Salad Raises $270K in Pre-Seed Round Led by Antler India

Females wellness startup Salad has raised $270,000 in its pre-Seed funding round led by Antler India, via the VC firm's Antler India Residency initiat

@ANI shared
On Jan 29, 2023
RT @ani_digital: Indian tunes based on ragas, drone show among highlights of Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/m124QGMrKy #BeatingRetreatCeremony #BeatingRetreat #vijaychowk https://t.co/PrNMJqRTMH
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Indian tunes based on ragas, drone show among highlights of Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk

Indian tunes based on Indian classical ragas and drone show are among the highlights of the Beating Retreat ceremony which is graced by President Droupadi Murmu at Vijay Chowk in the national capital on Sunday.

@ANI shared
On Jan 29, 2023
RT @ani_digital: Indian tunes based on ragas, drone show among highlights of Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/m124QGMrKy #BeatingRetreatCeremony #BeatingRetreat #vijaychowk https://t.co/PrNMJqRTMH
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Indian tunes based on ragas, drone show among highlights of Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk

Indian tunes based on ragas, drone show among highlights of Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk

Indian tunes based on Indian classical ragas and drone show are among the highlights of the Beating Retreat ceremony which is graced by President Droupadi Murmu at Vijay Chowk in the ...

@YourStoryCo shared
On Jan 19, 2023
“We jugaadus are back at it again,” #OTPless, for now at least, is focussed on building a solution for small and medium-size entrepreneurs in India, many of whom are more likely to be heavy users of WhatsApp than email on their phones. https://t.co/Q9kAaEffe8
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What Bhavik Koladiya, two other BharatPe founding members are up to at their new venture

BharatPe colleagues Bhavik Koladiya, Tanmay Sagar and Satyam Nathani worked on building the WhatsApp-linked authentication platform with unicorn ambitions.

@YourStoryCo shared
On Jan 19, 2023
“We jugaadus are back at it again,” #OTPless, for now at least, is focussed on building a solution for small and medium-size entrepreneurs in India, many of whom are more likely to be heavy users of WhatsApp than email on their phones. https://t.co/Q9kAaEffe8
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What Bhavik Koladiya, two other BharatPe founding members are up to at their new venture

What Bhavik Koladiya, two other BharatPe founding members are up to at their new venture

BharatPe colleagues Bhavik Koladiya, Tanmay Sagar and Satyam Nathani worked on building the WhatsApp-linked authentication platform with unicorn ambitions.

@buzzindelhi shared
On Jan 30, 2023
I am glad @TimDraper changed his views and is back in India, looking for Investment opportunities —> https://t.co/0YPCHFKMSa https://t.co/TL0Sa98fe0
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Fall in Indian startup valuations have created an interesting opportunity: Tim Draper

The founder of Silicon Valley VC firm Draper Associates feels global economic recovery will likely be L-shaped, with a long upward movement, like after the dotcom crash

@buzzindelhi shared
On Jan 30, 2023
I am glad @TimDraper changed his views and is back in India, looking for Investment opportunities —> https://t.co/0YPCHFKMSa https://t.co/TL0Sa98fe0
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Fall in Indian startup valuations have created an interesting opportunity: Tim Draper

Fall in Indian startup valuations have created an interesting opportunity: Tim Draper

The founder of Silicon Valley VC firm Draper Associates feels global economic recovery will likely be L-shaped, with a long upward movement, like after the dotcom crash

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