Startup Mafia 3.0: Razorpay, Cred, Meesho help spawn 200+ founders

Startup Mafia 3.0: Razorpay, Cred, Meesho help spawn 200+ founders

India’s new-generation startups are creating a fresh wave of founders, with executives from 111 firms launching over 200 new companies. Razorpay, Cred, Meesho and PhonePe lead in producing entrepreneurs. Wider investor support and Esops among others, are fuelling this ‘startup mafia 3.0’ ecosystem.

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India’s Snabbit seeks fresh funding at a $400M valuation, sources say
INVESTMENT

DPIIT Unveils Guidelines for Rs 10,000 Crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0

 E-COMMERCE

Pine Labs acquires D2C SaaS startup Shopflo for Rs 88 Cr

 E-COMMERCE

Kunal Gupta Promoted to SVP at Flipkart's Quick Commerce Arm, Minutes

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