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2023 Gutsy Startup Predictions
1 Agritech Unicorn – Despite the looming funding winter, Agritech startups raised over $500 Million in 2022, which is 3 times of the...

Ritwik Khator
Feb 5, 20233 min read


Quick Commerce in India- A Deep Dive
Here’s a quirky sunday past time you could try- make a list of all the things that you surprisingly fail to do in under 15 minutes. We’ll...

Ritwik Khator
Jun 21, 20229 min read


Spoils of the Pandemic
History is witness that some of the Greatest Organizations were born at the time of the greatest adversities. As we turn the corner on...

Ritwik Khator
Apr 16, 20224 min read


Run down for the month - Mar'22
New beginnings: Pixxel, the Bengaluru based space tech startup that engages in satellite-based earth imaging solution launched its 1st...

Kartikeyan Khator
Apr 16, 20222 min read


Effects of Startup Replication
It is a common belief that Indian startups are born out of mere replication of startups that have witnessed good demand or raised huge...

Kartikeyan Khator
Apr 14, 20226 min read


Rundown for the Month - July'21
Here are the top stories that made the news in July'21 in India's Startup Ecosystem: Byju’s travels to the US, again – The Indian edtech...

Kartikeyan Khator
Aug 1, 20212 min read


Startup IPO Frenzy
Did you notice that there's a sudden wave of Indian Startups going for an IPO this year? There's Zomato, Paytm, Flipkart, Policybazaar...

Kartikeyan Khator
Jun 30, 20211 min read


Decoding Amazon
Back in 1997 when a reporter asked Jeff Bezos about his motivation for starting Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos famously said, “I came across a...

Ritwik Khator
Jun 30, 20215 min read


Rundown for the Month - June'21
Here are the top stories that made the news in June'21 in India's Startup Ecosystem: More Unicorns - BrowserStack becomes the seventh...

Ritwik Khator
Jun 30, 20212 min read


Do you have an appetite for Zomato's IPO?
Food bearing, discounts lading, Zomato dressed in red-and-white like a Santa Clause has not only been a darling for its customers but...

Ritwik Khator
May 31, 20214 min read


What numbers are considered sane in the Startup World?
Ratio analysis is important. That’s what our school accounts teacher told us and that’s what the financial expert at cnbc tells us. It’s...

Ritwik Khator
May 30, 20214 min read


Swiggy vs. Zomato
After having done high-level deep diving into the idle capacity, idle fund, break-even, supply chain, advertisement costs, investments &...

Ritwik Khator
Jul 31, 20202 min read


Socially Responsible - Swiggy or Zomato?
The Unicorns’ efforts of creating a sustainable business will remain incomplete until their work also reflects a socially acceptable...

Ritwik Khator
Jul 31, 20202 min read


Investments & Acquisitions by Swiggy, Zomato
SWIGGY Kint.io: Acqui-hired founders to enhance its artificial intelligence capabilities Maverix: Maverix sells ready-to-eat and...

Ritwik Khator
Jul 31, 20201 min read


Idle Fund Analysis of Swiggy & Zomato
A peak into the FY’19 Financials revealed massive volume of idle funds lying in both the companies (see below). Turns out, the problem of...

Ritwik Khator
Jul 31, 20202 min read


Can Swiggy & Zomato Break-Even
Swiggy reported a total of ₹1594 Crores of delivery cost in FY19. This boils down to per order delivery cost of ₹36 at 60% activity level...

Ritwik Khator
Jul 31, 20201 min read


The Big Fat Advertisement Cost of Swiggy & Zomato
The marketing cost/revenue ratio of both the companies is rising. This means that technically the product offering is still in the...

Ritwik Khator
Jul 31, 20201 min read


Swiggy & Zomato - Idle Capacity Analysis
If we consider the ideal time of delivery to be an even 30 minutes and another 30 minutes of switching orders (on the higher side), it...

Ritwik Khator
Jul 31, 20201 min read


Supply Chain Analysis of India's Food Delivery Segment
The supply chain of the food industry has been changing since time immemorial. Indian food and beverage industry is poised to touch $46...

Ritwik Khator
Jul 31, 20203 min read


Food Delivery Segment hustles amidst the pandemic
Back in January’20, when the foreigner UberEats got acquired by the indigenous Zomato, we all allowed ourselves a smirk. UberEats’...

Ritwik Khator
Apr 30, 20203 min read
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