Bismah Malik

Inc42 Staff

I am a business journalist focused on the evolving digital economy landscape of India, the unicorn story and the upstarts. Previous stints with Business Today, New Indian Express

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Decoding The Cosmic Rise Of Indian Spiritual Tech Startups

11th November, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: BYJU’S Sacks 600 Employees From Content, Marketing Teams In Ongoing Restructuring Exercise
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EXCLUSIVE: BYJU’S Sacks 600 Employees From Content, Marketing Teams In Ongoing R...

9th November, 2023
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Groww Vs Zerodha: Taking Stock Of The Investment Tech Giants

7th November, 2023
Unacademy’s Graphy Acquires Scenes To Strengthen Creator Offerings
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Exclusive: Unacademy’s Graphy Cuts 20-30% Jobs To Focus On Offline Ops

26th October, 2023
Can BYJU’S Save Itself Under The New CEO’s Watch?
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Rethinking BYJU’S: Can The New CEO Resurrect The Struggling Giant?

19th October, 2023
The Rise Of Celebrity CEOs — Two Sides Of The 'Shark Tank India' Stardom Coin
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The Rise Of Celebrity CEOs — Two Sides Of The ‘Shark Tank India’ Stardom Coin...

13th October, 2023
InsuranceDekho Inches Closer To Clinching Unicorn Tag With $60 Mn Funding
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InsuranceDekho Inches Closer To Clinching Unicorn Tag With $60 Mn Funding

11th October, 2023
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Exclusive: ONDC’s Fintech Fiesta — Loans, Insurance, Mutual Funds To Go Live Soo...

27th September, 2023
PE/VCs Are Sitting On over $60-70 Bn Dry Powder But Waiting For Right Opportunities: 3one4 Capital’s Siddarth Pai
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PE/VCs Are Sitting On Over $60 Bn Dry Powder But Waiting For Right Opportunities...

25th September, 2023
Despite Hurdles, EV Registrations In India Up 700% Since 2020
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Exclusive: EV Infra Provider Bolt.Earth In Talks To Raise $20 Mn, Eyes $100 Mn V...

25th September, 2023
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Edtech’s Collateral Damage: Why Indian Education Loan Startups Need A Quick Over...

22nd September, 2023
Amazon India Rejigs The Great Indian Festival Sale Date To Coincide With Flipkart’s
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Festive Season: Ecommerce Sales To Touch INR 90K Cr Mark This Year

15th September, 2023
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On The Brink: Small Indian Gaming Startups Mull Sale Amid 28% GST Chaos

4th September, 2023
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What Funding Winter! Have Set Eyes On 100 Startups This Year: 100X.VC’s Ninad Ka...

26th August, 2023
How Edtech Skill-Lync Pushed Students Into A Debt Trap With False Promises
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How Edtech Skill-Lync Pushed Students Into A Debt Trap With False Promises

19th August, 2023
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It’s Time For Fintech To Look Beyond Lending And Build A Niche: Xponentia Capita...

5th August, 2023
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How Former Zynga India Head Silently Shut His Startup After Slashing 150 Jobs

18th July, 2023
Perverse Incentives, Like Valuations, Make Founders Do Stupid Things: Omnivore’s Mark Kahn
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Perverse Incentives, Like Valuations, Make Founders Do Stupid Things: Omnivore’s...

4th July, 2023
Committed And Ghosted: Why Young Founders Are Losing Faith In Shark Tank India?
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Committed And Ghosted: Why Young Founders Are Losing Faith In Shark Tank India?

23rd June, 2023
BYJU’S Layoffs: Employee Unions Invoke Labour Laws, Prepare For A Legal Fight
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Forceful Resignations At BYJU’S? After Associates, Senior Managers Being Asked T...

22nd June, 2023
What Broke ZestMoney – How India's BNPL Poster Child Lost Its Zest
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What Broke ZestMoney – How India’s BNPL Poster Child Lost Its Zest

8th June, 2023
ONDC CEO Koshy On The Network's Fintech Foray & Discount Dilemma
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ONDC Set To Venture Into Fintech Services, Discounts Won’t Suddenly Disappear: C...

5th June, 2023
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Can ONDC Outpace Blinkit, Dunzo, Zepto In The Grocery Delivery Space?

25th May, 2023
ONDC’s Secret Sauce: Why Zomato-Backed magicpin Is The Silent Winner
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ONDC’s Secret Sauce: Why Zomato-Backed magicpin Is The Silent Winner

15th May, 2023
Swiggy Zomato Killer In The Making? Can ONDC End The Foodtech Duopoly?
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Swiggy-Zomato Killer In The Making? Can ONDC End The Foodtech Duopoly?

4th May, 2023
Big Techs' India Layoffs: Is The Worst Over Yet?
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Big Techs’ India Layoffs: Is The Worst Over Yet?

25th April, 2023
Ankiti Bose Resigns From Zilingo Board Amid Management Buyout
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Former Zilingo CEO Ankiti Bose Files $100 Mn Defamation Suit Against Mahesh Murt...

22nd April, 2023
Exclusive: Google-Backed NoBroker To Become The First Proptech Platform To Onboard ONDC
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Exclusive: Google-Backed NoBroker To Become The First Proptech Platform To Onboa...

20th April, 2023
OYO To Report Maiden Profitable Quarter In Q2, FY23 Loss Declines
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OYO Wants To Upgrade To Premium, But Does It Have Enough Gunpowder?

14th April, 2023
Startup Stories

How InsuranceDekho Mirrored LIC’s Agent Network Playbook To Disrupt India’s Non-...

6th April, 2023
IPL Frenzy? Ashneer Grover’s CrickPe Claims 10 Lakh Downloads Within A Month Of Launch
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Exclusive: Inside Ashneer Grover’s Third Unicorn – CrickPe’s Funding & Future, I...

27th March, 2023
A Weekend Of Terror: How Indian Startup Founders Endured The SVB Collapse
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A Weekend Of Terror: How Indian Startup Founders Endured The SVB Collapse

20th March, 2023
Google-Backed ShareChat Eye $50 Mn Funding, Might Face 55% Valuation Drop
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Dud Acquisitions, User Attrition & Founder Exits: How Google-Backed ShareChat Is...

10th March, 2023
Exclusive: Fittr Lays Off 11% Workforce After Slipping Into Losses in FY22
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Exclusive: Fittr Lays Off 11% Workforce After Slipping Into Losses in FY22

2nd March, 2023
Cashfree Payments Sacks 120 Employees In Organisational ‘Restructuring’
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SBI-Backed Cashfree Acquires Zecpe For $10 Mn To Enhance D2C Checkout Capabiliti...

28th February, 2023
ShareChat Shuts Down Live Commerce Biz; Firm Calls It A Temporary Scale Down
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Exclusive: ShareChat Shuts Down Live Commerce Biz; Firm Calls It A Temporary Sca...

15th February, 2023
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The Indian Fintech Sector Looks More Lucrative With Regulations: QED Investors’ ...

13th February, 2023
Fintechs In Trouble Again: MeitY’s Crackdown On Digital Lending Apps Causes Chaos, Panic Among Stakeholders
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Fintechs In Trouble Again: MeitY’s Crackdown On Digital Lending Apps Causes Chao...

8th February, 2023
How Blitzscaling Doomed Some Of The Most Promising Indian startups?
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How Blitzscaling Doomed Some Of The Most Promising Indian Startups?

6th February, 2023
#Budget4Startups? The Ghost Of Angel Tax Comes Back To Haunt Startups
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#Budget4Startups? The Ghost Of Angel Tax Comes Back To Haunt Startups

1st February, 2023
Microsoft India Begins First Round Of Layoffs, To Cut R&D Jobs In Bengaluru, Hyderabad
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Microsoft India Begins First Round Of Layoffs, To Cut R&D Jobs In Bengaluru, Hyd...

21st January, 2023
Exclusive: SaaS Startup Exotel Lays Off 142 Employees After Revision In PIP Policy
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Exclusive: SaaS Startup Exotel Lays Off 80 Employees

17th January, 2023
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The Ugly Truth Of Startup Layoffs: How Employees Paid The Price Of Growth At All...

16th January, 2023
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Amazon’s $250 Mn Venture Fund Expands Focus To Invest In EV, Gaming, Fintech Sta...

13th January, 2023
After Edtech Vertical, Amazon To Now Shut Food Delivery Business In India
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Amazon’s Layoffs In India Likely To Impact HR, Tech, Prime Verticals

6th January, 2023
As BharatPe's Employees Scramble Amidst Uncertainty, CEO Urges To Trust Board
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Exclusive: BharatPe CEO Suhail Sameer Steps Down Amid Fintech Firm’s INR 5K Cr L...

3rd January, 2023
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Twitter’s Tumultuous Year: Will Elon Musk’s Plan Work In India?

21st December, 2022
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Indian Startups Feel The Chill As Star Investors Shy Away From Mega Deals In 202...

12th December, 2022
Xiaomi Planning To Sell Its Stakes In Indian Startups
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Chinese Tech Giant Xiaomi Planning To Sell Its Stakes In Indian Startups

29th November, 2022
Profitability Remains Elusive For Amazon India Despite Over $6.5 Bn Investment: Bernstein
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India A ‘High Priority’ Market: Amazon Told Employees Days Before Layoffs Announ...

18th November, 2022
BYJU’S Layoffs: Employee Unions Invoke Labour Laws, Prepare For A Legal Fight
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BYJU’S Layoffs: Employee Unions Cite Labour Law Violations, Prepare For A Legal ...

14th November, 2022
Twitter May Shutdown 3 Offices In India, Likely To Retain Control Centre
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Twitter May Shutdown 3 Offices In India, Likely To Retain Control Centre

10th November, 2022
Spacetech Startup Agnikul Raises Pre-Series A Funding Led By Pi Ventures
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Exclusive: Agnikul Raises $20 Mn Funding From Rocketship.vc, Valuation Zooms 5X ...

7th November, 2022
“Many Saw It Coming” — Former Twitter India News Chief Raheel Khursheed On The Layoffs
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“Many Saw It Coming” — Former Twitter India News Chief Raheel Khursheed On The L...

5th November, 2022
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Why Dunzo’s ONDC Foray Has Miffed Some Sellers In Bengaluru?

2nd November, 2022
Meet Targets Or Quit! BYJU’S New Sales Policy Spooks Thousands Of Employees
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Meet Targets Or Quit! BYJU’S New Sales Policy Spooks Thousands Of Employees

28th October, 2022
Focused On Customers, Not Competitors — Amazon India B2B Head On Rising Competition From Reliance & Flipkart
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Focused On Customers, Not Competitors — Amazon India B2B Head On Increasing Riva...

12th October, 2022
Swiggy’s Dineout Runs Into Trouble, NRAI Asks Restaurants To Log Out Of The App
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Swiggy’s Dineout Runs Into Trouble, NRAI Asks Restaurants To Log Out Of The App

8th October, 2022
Festive Season Sale 2022: Meesho Beats Amazon In Order Volume; Flipkart At Top
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Festive Season Sale 2022: Meesho Beats Amazon In Order Volume; Flipkart At Top

6th October, 2022
What Killed PayU & BillDesk’s $4.7 Bn Deal?
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What Killed PayU & BillDesk’s $4.7 Bn Deal?

4th October, 2022
Amazon Vs Flipkart: How The Ecommerce Giants Are Preparing For Festive Season
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Amazon, Flipkart Festive Sales: Why Average User Spend Is Lower This Year

30th September, 2022
Amazon India Rejigs The Great Indian Festival Sale Date To Coincide With Flipkart’s
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Festive Season: Ecommerce Sales Up 1.3X To INR 24,500 Cr, Average User Spending ...

27th September, 2022
DeHaat May Become India’s First Agritech Unicorn, In Talks To Raise $100 Mn
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Exclusive: DeHaat May Become India’s First Agritech Unicorn, In Talks To Raise $...

24th September, 2022
Multiple Deadlines Missed, Yet No Sight Of BYJU'S FY22 Financials
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Will BYJU’S Massive Losses Lead To Its First Down Round?

16th September, 2022
How ‘The New Shop’ Plans To Take On Quick-Commerce Startups & Giants Like Reliance
Startup Stories

How ‘The New Shop’ Plans To Take On Quick-Commerce Startups & Giants Like Relian...

13th September, 2022
Koo Removed 2,654 Posts Including 190 Spam Content in August
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[Updated] Exclusive: Tiger Global-Backed Koo Lays Off 5% Workforce

31st August, 2022
Ola Looks To Cut Out-Of-Court Deal With Leased Car Drivers To End Legal Mess
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Exclusive: Ola Looks To Cut Out-Of-Court Deal With Leased Car Drivers To End Leg...

18th August, 2022
WazirX Vs Binance Spat – The End Of $92 Mn WRX Token?
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WazirX Vs Binance Spat – Will This Wipe Out WRX Token’s $92 Mn Market Cap?...

13th August, 2022
Ola
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The Cars Are Gone: Behind Ola’s Legal Battle With Drivers Over Alleged Cheating,...

11th August, 2022
ED Probe & Ownership Dispute May Lead To WazirX’s Suspension
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ED Probe & Ownership Dispute May Lead To WazirX’s Suspension

6th August, 2022
Coaching Centers Likely To Approach PMO
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Exclusive: Coaching Centers Likely To Approach PMO, Ministries Over Anti-Competi...

28th July, 2022
CAIT's Ecommerce Platform To Open For Buyers In Aug, May Join ONDC By Year End
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CAIT’s Ecommerce Platform To Open For Buyers In Aug, May Join ONDC By Year End...

25th July, 2022
PCI Seeks RBI’s Views On Loans, Savings Account, Debit Card Offerings By Fintechs
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Exclusive: PCI Seeks RBI’s Views On Loans, Savings Account, Debit Card Offerings...

20th July, 2022
We Aren't Here To Challenge Amazon, Flipkart: ONDC CBO Shireesh Joshi
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We Aren’t Here To Challenge Amazon, Flipkart: ONDC CBO Shireesh Joshi

18th July, 2022
Can Slice Shaky Business Model Survive RBI's PPI Notification
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Slice’s Existential Threat — Can Fintech Unicorn’s Shaky Business Model Survive ...

14th July, 2022
Spacetech Startup Agnikul Raises Pre-Series A Funding Led By Pi Ventures
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Exclusive: Agnikul In Talks To Raise $40 Mn In The Largest Spacetech Funding Rou...

12th July, 2022
Amidst Its Battle With Unacademy, Allen Sues Former Teachers For Breach Of Service Agreement
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Exclusive: Amidst Its Battle With Unacademy, Allen Sues Former Teachers For Brea...

6th July, 2022
Unacademy Seeks Police Protection For Teachers After Warning From Kota-Based Allen
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Inside The Unacademy Vs Allen Battle Over Kota’s Celebrity Teachers

29th June, 2022
Recommerce Startup Cashify Raises $90 Mn, Valuation Soars To $250 Mn
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Recommerce Startup Cashify Raises $90 Mn, Valuation Soars To $250 Mn

23rd June, 2022
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Amazon’s Cloudtail Is Dead – Is It Enough To Boost Indian Sellers?

21st June, 2022
100 Employees Resign From Zilingo
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Exclusive: Zilingo Board To Meet On Monday, Company Liquidation Likely To Follow...

16th June, 2022
FreshToHome Funding
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Exclusive: FreshToHome In Talks To Raise Around $100 Mn, Eyes Unicorn Valuation

15th June, 2022
Unacademy Seeks Police Protection For Teachers After Warning From Kota-Based Allen
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Teacher Wars: Unacademy Seeks Police Protection For Teachers After Kota-Based Al...

10th June, 2022
OYO Likely To List Around Diwali; May Reduce IPO Size To $800 Mn
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Exclusive: OYO Likely To List Around Diwali; May Reduce IPO Size To $800 Mn

9th June, 2022
Koo CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna
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We Wouldn’t Ban People From Our Platform Like Twitter Does: Koo CEO Aprameya Rad...

4th June, 2022