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Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. A survey by the Chartered Management Institute discovered that seven in 10 managers are taking their questions to an AI service before asking a superior. As an entrepreneur, you often don’t even have the option to ask another person your questions. That means it’s more important than ever to get comfortable with artificial intelligence.If you’ve been looking for a convenient way to learn…

Quick commerce platform Blinkit has partnered with eyewear retailer Lenskart to deliver powered glasses in under 10 minutes across select cities.According to Blinkit founder and CEO Albinder Dhindsa’s post on X, customers will be able to order glasses directly from the app by choosing their power from a dropdown menu (ranging from -0.25 to -1.5) and selecting their preferred colour. The service does not require a prescription. “New on Blinkit: get Lenskart powered glasses delivered in 10 minutes! No prescription needed. Simply open the Blinkit app, select your power from the dropdown (-0.25, -0.5, -0.75, -1.0, -1.5), pick your favourite colour, and…

Goldiam International, known as a diamond jewellery exporter, has raised Rs 202 crore through a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) to accelerate its retail push into lab-grown diamonds.The placement, advised by Monarch Networth Capital, drew participation from marquee domestic and global investors, including Morgan Stanley. The fundraising marks the largest institutional bet so far on India’s lab-grown diamond (LGD) retail sector, and nearly doubles the scale of recent venture-backed deals in the space.The fresh capital will fuel the expansion of ORIGEM, Goldiam’s consumer-facing LGD jewellery brand, with plans to roll out 70-90 stores nationwide in the next 18-24 months. ORIGEM, which…

Elon Musk’s X has reached a tentative settlement with former employees of the company, then known as Twitter, who’d sued for $500 million in severance pay.The parties disclosed the deal in a Wednesday court filing asking for a scheduled September 17 hearing in the case to be postponed. The San Francisco federal appeals court on Thursday agreed to postpone the hearing so that both sides could finalise the settlement agreement.The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. The proposed class action lawsuit by former Twitter employees Courtney McMillan and Ronald Cooper, who said the company failed to pay them and…

Japan International Cooperative Agency (JICA), Japan’s governmental agency for official development assistance, on Friday said it has invested $40 million into Aavishkaar Capital’s ‘Global Supply Chain Support Fund’. The fund will support enterprises across Asia and Africa that develop supply chain solutions in emerging markets. Aavishkaar Capital will manage the fund and will provide credits to private companies operating in Africa, India, and other emerging parts of Asia. These companies are involved in a variety of international business supply chains, including those in agriculture, food processing, and manufacturing. JICA’s commitment will aim to support small and medium-sized enterprises whose businesses…

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) on Friday said it raised $405 million to invest in Vertelo, a fleet electrification solutions provider in India. Vertelo was launched in April 2024 by MAM Green Investment, a division of the global infrastructure asset management firm that actively invests in renewable energy and green infrastructure projects. The funding includes $205 million from institutional investors and $200 million in concessional capital from its anchor investor, Green Climate Fund (GCF). Concessional capital refers to investments based on more favourable terms than the market would normally offer. It is often referred to as “patient capital” and is made to…

Many companies, particularly startups and MSMEs, struggle with delayed hiring and limited in–house expertise. Interview panels are frequently unavailable, technical evaluations are often inadequate, and it can take more than 40 days to fill a single position.Enter Bengaluru-based startup InCruiter founded in 2018 by CEO Anil Agarwal and CFO Ritu Mathran. The name InCruiter is a portmanteau that combines ‘interviewer’ and ‘recruiter’.After identifying inefficiencies in the interview process, in November 2018, InCruiter launched its first product, Interview as a Service (IaaS), connecting businesses with vetted expert interviewers. By April 2019, the company had signed its first client, a US-based aerospace…

Requirement leads to innovation, and this is the aspect that has led to the comprehensive transformation of global financial models. The world has relied heavily on traditional assets like gold for a significant time. However, decentralised finance (DeFi) has forced modern investors to truly diversify their portfolios. The public release of bitcoin is being considered a watershed moment in the history of wealth creation, and as things stand, gold and bitcoin have essentially beaten almost all assets out there in terms of comprehensive wealth.In the last decade, gold and bitcoin have faced stark competition from numerous asset categories, including the world’s…

Hello,The Online Gaming Bill is already shaking up India’s $3.8 billion gaming industry.Fantasy sports platform Dream11 is reportedly preparing to shut down its real-money gaming arm after the Bill was passed in both houses of the Parliament. Its parent Dream Sports has also begun suspending offerings, pausing all ‘Pay to Play’ fantasy sports contests.Core businesses of companies, including Zupee, My11Circle, WinZO, Games24x7, and Mobile Premier League, are expected to take a heavy blow.On the Bill, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the harmful effects of online money games had necessitated the need for strong action, and assured the proposed legislation will…

In the past, most interactions with animals in India were limited to feeding strays or keeping guard dogs outside. Today, they’re welcomed indoors as beloved family members—a change shaped by smaller families and young people living alone wanting companionship.In India, 66% of Gen Z and millennial pet parents say their pets are the most important part of their lives, according to a 2024 Mars Petcare survey. Today, pet parenting goes beyond just buying mass-market food or vet visits, and is more social, taking their furry friends to cafes and malls.In response, many places have started labelling themselves as “pet-friendly.” But…