Riya Agarwal explores where creators meet commerce and content meets growth at Hobo.Video. She decodes the power of UGC and digital branding. At FoundLanes, she tracks new business ideas, founder stories, Startup Case studies and India’s startup pulse. Basically? If it’s trending, scaling, or disrupting, she’s writing it.
She dives deep into what’s working and why in the creator economy. Her lens is sharp, her curiosity sharper. When she’s not writing, she’s probably bingeing YouTube ad breakdowns or decoding the next D2C wave.
Physis Capital isn’t just another VC fund rolling out press releases with fancy numbers—it’s a real-time play at building India’s next generation of tech-first disruptors. Spearheaded by the folks behind…
Zepto, a breakout player in India’s breakneck quick-commerce race, has chosen to hit pause on its IPO dreams — not out of caution, but out of conviction. Instead of chasing…
Honasa Consumer Limited—home to Mamaearth, The Derma Co., and BBlunt—has tapped Yatish Bhargava as Chief Business Officer, effective June 17. This isn’t a routine paperwork shuffle; it’s a tactical shot…
WestBridge Capital just dropped a fresh $30 million into Spinny, the Gurugram-based startup shaking up India’s used-car scene. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill funding update—it’s a big, bold signal that Spinny’s…
Meesho, the Bengaluru-grown maverick of social commerce, is just about done packing its legal bags and shifting base from Delaware back to Indian soil. This so-called “reverse flipping” may sound…
Polygon just shook the blockchain hornet’s nest. In a move that feels like both a chess masterstroke and a long-awaited inevitability, Sandeep Nailwal—who helped sketch Polygon’s DNA—has officially taken charge…
Brace yourselves, digital shoppers: Delhi’s policy-makers are itching to tweak the “free” in India’s favourite payment rail. Word on the street is that an MDR fee will soon stalk UPI…
At last, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given its stamp of approval to Jio BlackRock Investment Advisers Pvt Ltd (JBIAPL), officially recognizing it as a registered…
Bengaluru-based fintech startup Refyne just pulled off a crucial capital boost, raising INR 35 crore through a debt funding round by issuing 3,500 Series A debentures at INR 1 lakh…
PowerUp Money raises $7.1 million in fresh capital, spearheaded by big names like Accel and Blume Ventures. But don’t mistake this for your average fintech startup hustle. This company is…