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Context is everything.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The undoing of Zilingo, the comeback of Rahul Yadav, all things Byju’s and more.
Editor's note: It has been a year of reckoning for Indian startups. The transition from a market of abundant capital and high valuations to one with a severe liquidity crunch has been hard. This entire year was enveloped in the news about layoffs, cost-cutting, strategy overhauls and shutting down verticals. In the process, accusations of fraud and financial irregularities became a common affair. All year, we have followed the startup world closely and persistently reported on developments across sectors. Before we bid this year goodbye, we have five standout stories shortlisted from our tech coverage in 2022—from the unravelling of an edtech giant and a fashion startup to the comeback of a colourful startup founder to medical negligence and false promises to gig economy workers. How Sequoia’s Shailendra Singh pushed out Zilingo’s Ankiti Bose The undoing of Zilingo is the startup story of the year. The Singaporean fashion e-commerce company unravelled within a matter of weeks when founder and CEO Ankiti Bose was suspended and then terminated amid allegations of financial irregularities. But the Zilingo story went way beyond the official statements …
The online storytelling company is betting that content will be the most sought-after commodity as scores of platforms jump on the microdrama bandwagon. But success will hinge on whether it has a good enough story to draw the audience.
SEBI has lowered the bar for loss-making startups to list. In that context, a company like Zepto redefines the meaning of risk in public market investing.
The 15-year-old company has bought one brand after another in the hope of growing fast. That plan has fallen flat on its face, but there’s no stopping Wingreens.
