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Global Retail Tech Spending to Surpass $2.4 Trillion by 2026 — AI-Driven Logistics Revolution Underway.

India's D2C Sector Hits ₹3.5 Lakh Crore — Brands Pivot to Profitability Over Pure Growth.

Digital Advertising Revenue Crosses $700B Globally as Creator Economy Surges Past Traditional Media.

OTT Platforms in India Report 40% YoY Rise in Regional Language Content Consumption.

Breaking News

Global Retail Tech Spending to Surpass $2.4 Trillion by 2026 — AI-Driven Logistics Revolution Underway.

India's D2C Sector Hits ₹3.5 Lakh Crore — Brands Pivot to Profitability Over Pure Growth.

Digital Advertising Revenue Crosses $700B Globally as Creator Economy Surges Past Traditional Media.

OTT Platforms in India Report 40% YoY Rise in Regional Language Content Consumption.

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Strategy

Sebi Tightens SME IPO Norms — What It Means for Founders

New minimum application size and profitability thresholds will reshape the SME IPO pipeline in H1 2026.

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Markets

India's M&A Activity Hits 5-Year High in Q1 2026

Cross-border acquisitions and domestic consolidations have surged as corporates deploy record cash reserves.

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Markets

RBI Holds Rate — Economy Reads the Signal Differently

While the headline is stability, bond markets and retail lenders are pricing in divergent expectations for Q3.

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Funding
Mar 21, 2026 · 13 min read

ONDC Merchant Count Crosses 5 Million: The Open Commerce Shift

India's Open Network for Digital Commerce has quietly become one of the most consequential infrastructure projects in the country's e-commerce history. With 5 million active sellers — many in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities — the network is now large enough to threaten Amazon and Flipkart's last remaining moat: seller exclusivity. We examine the funding dynamics, policy levers, and the brands betting everything on open commerce.

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Market Watch

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Fintech Funding Cools as Profitability Takes Centre Stage

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Sensex Rally: Domestic Institutions Drive Third Consecutive Week of Gains

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Conglomerate Restructuring: Tata, Mahindra Move in Parallel

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Rupee at 83.4 — RBI Intervention Signals Comfort Zone

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Funding
Mar 10, 2026 · 6 min read

Deep-Tech VC Deals Cross ₹8,000 Crore in Q1 2026

Space tech, defence-tech, and semiconductor startups are attracting sovereign and strategic capital at record rates as India's deep-tech ecosystem matures.

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Strategy
Mar 7, 2026 · 9 min read

How India's Family Offices Are Quietly Becoming the New VC

Ultra-high-net-worth families managing multigenerational wealth are now writing ₹50–200 crore cheques into startups, bypassing formal VC structures entirely.

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Startups
Mar 4, 2026 · 11 min read

The Unicorn Audit: Which 2021-Era Valuations Have Held Up?

Of India's 107 unicorns minted between 2020 and 2022, fewer than a third have maintained or grown their valuation in secondary markets. A forensic look at who survived the correction.

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