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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
1 Sep 2025
A Made-in-India brand inspired by our coastline
💡 Bootstrapped
🙅♂️ No celebrity endorsements
💰 ₹200 crore in revenue
Any guesses? 👀
If you thought Nicobar, take a bow! 👏 Co-founder Raul Rai tells @Aish_19_Anand how they built a contemporary Indian brand with soul.
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
9 Oct 2024
"It is with a profound sense of loss that we bid farewell to Mr. Ratan Naval Tata, a truly uncommon leader whose immeasurable contributions have shaped not only the Tata Group but also the very fabric of our nation"
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
9 Oct 2024
🚨🚨 #Breaking | Veteran business leader Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Group passes away at 86.
Mr Tata passed away at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital.
Statement from the Tāta Group awaited.
@TataCompanies #RatanTata #RIPRatanTata #RestInPeaceRatanTata #BreachCandy
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
27 Sep 2024
Coming LIVE from TiE Delhi-NCR’s India Internet Day
#LIVE | Catch Shayak Mazumder, CEO & CTO of Adya, talk about how his startup is using data science & artificial intelligence (AI) to transform ONDC. He also talks about ways to explore India's digital commerce landscape through AI. #WATCH
#IndiaInternetDay #AI #ONDC #DigitalCommerce #cnbctv18digital @akhil_edit @CNBCYoungTurks @TiEDelhi
Watch here: youtube.com/live/_lgJFfjHka0
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
24 Sep 2024
General Catalyst readies up to $1 billion for India, sees inflection point in startup ecosystem
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
24 Sep 2024
📢Inside General Catalyst's New India Playbook
🎙️Catch @ShereenBhan in a chat with @neerajarora on @generalcatalyst's India investment plans following the merger with @venturehighway, going from skeptic to believer in #Zepto & more
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
23 Sep 2024
Oister Global & Tribe Capital India set up a $500 million secondaries fund
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
13 Sep 2024
📢Moneyview Turns Unicorn
➡️6th Indian startup to achieve billion-dollar valuation in 2024
➡️To acquire earned wage access platform—Jify—in a share swap deal
➡️@accelindia & @NexusVP—Jify's existing investors—allotted @mymoneyview's shares at $1.2Bn valuation
@CNBCYoungTurks @Shruti_Malhotra @akhil_edit
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
12 Sep 2024
#ChangeAgents | ~70M people have some form of disability in India. Given the urgent need for solutions that promote their independence & social participation, @TorchitLtd's assistive devices are an empowering gamechanger
#SEOY @schwabfound @BhartiaJubilant @wef @ShereenBhan @CNBCYoungTurks
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
12 Sep 2024
#ChangeAgents | Each year, ~10M students graduate from govt high schools, but <1% get into top-tier STEM programs. Here's how @AvantiFellows is enabling underprivileged students with test prep to break the cycle of poverty
#SEOY @schwabfound @BhartiaJubilant @wef @ShereenBhan @CNBCYoungTurks
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
12 Sep 2024
#ChangeAgents | India ranks 129 out of 146 countries on @wef's Global Gender Gap Index 2024 in terms of women's economic participation. Here's how @her_aspire is addressing the disparity by leveraging the power of communities
#SEOY @schwabfound @BhartiaJubilant @wef @ShereenBhan @CNBCYoungTurks
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
10 Sep 2024
📢 Devotional platform Sri Mandir’s parent
@AppsForBharat raises $18M in Series B funding led by @FundamentumVC with participation from Susquehanna Asia VC & existing investors @ElevCap, @peakxvpartners & Mirae Asset VC
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
9 Sep 2024
Indian spacetech startup Pixxel bags NASA contract
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
9 Sep 2024
#Google-backed Indian spacetech #startup #Pixxel has secured a contract from US space agency #NASA as part of a $476 million commercial small satellite data acquisition programme.
@NASA @PixxelSpace
@akhil_edit with details.
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
29 Aug 2024
#StartUpNews | IPO-bound @Swiggy ropes in @Flipkart veteran #AmiteshJha as the CEO of @SwiggyInstamart — amid an intensifying battle between quick commerce players and e-commerce giants
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
29 Aug 2024
The funding comes as the #quickcommerce unicorn prepares its balance sheet for a possible IPO in the next 18-24 months
With the fresh funding, @ZeptoNow plans to double its dark stores to 700 by March 2025 and also expand into new markets, while deepening its presence in existing ones
#Zepto @ShereenBhan @CNBCYoungTurks @Shruti_Malhotra @akhil_edit @aadit_palicha @v0hra
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
29 Aug 2024
🟠📢 @ZeptoNow raises $340M at a valuation of $5 billion — just 2 months after a $665M round at a $3.6 Bn valuation — bringing total fundraising in 2024 to over $1 Bn
@ShereenBhan @CNBCYoungTurks @Shruti_Malhotra @akhil_edit @aadit_palicha @v0hra
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
29 Aug 2024
#StartUpNews | @ZeptoNow raises $340 million at a valuation of $5 billion — just 2 months after a $665 Mn round at a $3.6 Bn valuation — bringing total fundraising in 2024 to over $1 Bn
@ShereenBhan @CNBCYoungTurks @Shruti_Malhotra @akhil_edit @aadit_palicha @v0hra
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
9 Aug 2024
🚀This startup wants to be the Tesla of Plastics!
From #musicconcerts to #Formula1 races—@polymaterialtd is making the most-attended global events sustainable with #biodegradable #plastics
CEO @n1dunne takes @Aish_19_Anand on a tour of the #startup's 'Living Lab' in Pune.
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Akhil Vishwanath retweeted
30 Jul 2024
📢 All eyes on #ParisOlympics2024—but, back in India, @iitmadras has its sights set on #Olympics 2036. At #IITMSportsTechConclave, the institute said it will incubate 300 sports tech #startups to enable Indian athletes close the gap with global frontrunners. @akhil_edit reports
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