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New Ideas in Edtech
1. Name of the Company: Augli Founded in: 2018 Founders: Anjali Tiwary, Kamal Kashyap What makes it special: It helps children in honing...

Ritwik Khator
Aug 31, 20201 min read


NEP 2020 - New Opportunities for Edtech
The National Education Policy 2020 made a big noise among the Gen Y and Z. For years we have boasted of having one of the youngest...

Ritwik Khator
Aug 31, 20203 min read


Why M&A in Edtech Makes Perfect Sense
Let us reflect on the M&A opportunities in the Edtech sector. WhiteHat Jr.’s acquisition comes amidst an economic slow down when experts...

Ritwik Khator
Aug 31, 20201 min read


White Hat Graduation
Last month we discussed how WhiteHat Jr. is disrupting the Edtech space by teaching coding to kids aged 6-14 years. This month its...

Ritwik Khator
Aug 31, 20202 min read


The Golden Era of Edtech has Just Begun
A startup comes into existence for 2 main reasons: It’s either tech capabilities that can help accomplish a task with much added...

Ritwik Khator
Aug 31, 20203 min read


In Conversation with Shreyasi Singh, CEO of Harappa Education
Ever since the Government of India has released the New Education Policy (NEP, 2020), we have been wondering how it feels like to be at...
Kartikeyan Khator
Aug 31, 20202 min read


Around the World in a Blink - July'20
ISRAEL GivingWay, an online marketplace, based out of Tel Aviv, Israel, has probably found the biggest need gap of the 21st Century –...
Kartikeyan Khator
Jul 31, 20201 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


In Conversation With Paresh Gupta
As kids grow up, they need someone to look up to. And who better than someone who’s a mentor, advisor, investor, speaker and an...
Kartikeyan Khator
Jul 31, 20201 min read


Byju’s gets Rishta for White Hat Jr.
Remember those childhood days when we would be busy typing java scripts while our parents spoon fed us? Ofcourse you don't because they...

Ritwik Khator
Jul 31, 20201 min read


M12 or Microsoft Ventures launches its first Indian Outpost in Bengaluru
With several fellow American companies taking a dip in the Indian market, it seems FOMO just hit Microsoft like none other! Earlier this...
Kartikeyan Khator
Jul 31, 20201 min read


Courage in Business Counts
In February 2014, CVS Health, a retail pharmacy chain, announced that it would stop selling any tobacco related products in all of its...
Kartikeyan Khator
Jul 31, 20202 min read


Indian fitness brand, Cult.Fit has entered the USA with a Bang!
Indian fitness brand, CULT.FIT has entered the USA with a bang, successfully grabbing about 12,000 users in their first month itself....
Kartikeyan Khator
Jul 31, 20201 min read
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