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The MCC loophole: How it grew into a Rs 3,000 crore problem

The MCC loophole: How it grew into a Rs 3,000 crore problem

09 Jun 2026, 17:47 PM

The story behind ICICI Bank's interchange recovery effort starts with merchant category codes and the economics they shape.

SIDBI Fund of Funds: Professional, pricey, and playing favourites?

SIDBI Fund of Funds: Professional, pricey, and playing favourites?

26 May 2026, 00:22 AM

Ten years after the launch of SIDBI's Fund of Funds, it is time to examine how the institution evolved alongside India's startup ecosystem.

Boat IPO: A second shot amid management shake-up, flat revenues, eager to exit investor

Boat IPO: A second shot amid management shake-up, flat revenues, eager to exit investor

26 Nov 2025, 15:42 PM

In this deep-dive, we look at the time when consumer electronics company Boat had filed the DRHP in 2022 and the point where it may have peaked before it began to slide.

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  2. Atom XVII launches Rs 75 crore fund to back emerging consumer startups

  3. Turtlemint cuts OFS size; IPO opens on June 19

  4. UPI in May: Broker, digital gold transaction value fall

  5. Razorpay confidentially files for IPO
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. SpaceX to acquire AI coding startup Cursor in $60 billion deal

  2. ContraVault AI raises pre-Series A funding led by Chiratae Ventures

  3. YourNest closes Rs 400 crore continuation fund

  4. Sarvam AI enters unicorn club with $234 million funding led by HCLTech

  5. AutoVRse secures $2.4 million from Singularity AMC, Lumikai
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IPO Tales

  1. Turtlemint IPO: Behind its 8x revenue jump, an internal deal does the heavy lifting

  2. Shiprocket IPO: A profitable core, costly emerging bets

  3. Fractal IPO: A bountiful harvest for PE investors, now comes the real AI test

  4. Boat IPO: A second shot amid management shake-up, flat revenues, eager to exit investor
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Money & Machines

  1. Money & Machines: MobiKwik's Third Lending Act; The Entry-Level Squeeze

  2. Money & Machines: RBI's quiet signals; Tamil Nadu's AI act

  3. Money & Machines: One on 1Pay; Gen Z goes AI-First

  4. Money & Machines: Project UPI Meta is back; A case for industrial AI
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PE/VC Tales

  1. Zetwerk-backer Kae Capital sees more exits in next 12 months, says AI startup valuations high

  2. Micro VCs: Fueling India's startup pipeline or distorting it?

  3. Inside the fintech and financial services bets of Peak XV, Accel, Elevation

  4. Enterprise bets pay off as Arali Ventures eyes ‘larger’ third fund
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