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New-age EV makers Ola Electric and Ather Energy reported sharply contrasting Q1 performances, where the Bhavish Aggarwal-led company saw its sales plummet during the period, and Ather Energy saw demand for its vehicles surge on the back of its network expansion. Ather, which reported results on Monday, saw its revenue from operations surge 1.8X during the three months ended June 30 to Rs 644.6 crore. Meanwhile, Ola Electric had reported a 50% slump in its quarterly revenue to Rs 828 crore. Ola Electric’s decline in revenue can be traced to lower demand for its vehicles. According to the Vahan vehicle…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Companies are commonly using AI to automate repetitive tasks, generate and personalize content, identify patterns in performance and operations, among many other things — all in the name of driving efficiencies, powering more informed decisions and ultimately, accelerating business growth.It’s clear that AI is already helping companies to cut costs and save time. They’re often, though, applying AI to individual tasks across their business. It’s only when these isolated efforts are aligned in support of a broader strategy that they can unlock a greater impact.This shift — from AI as a purely…

Internet company Rediff is exploring options, including an initial public offering (IPO), to raise up to $100 million (around Rs 875 crore) to accelerate its push into enterprise-grade email, business productivity suite, and digital payments, according to sources.The company, which is majority owned by financial technology company Infibeam Avenues Ltd, is considering options such as launching an IPO, private placement, or private equity participation to raise capital, sources privy to the development said.The board of Rediff.com is currently evaluating fundraising options and is expected to finalise the structure in the coming weeks, they said. However, the IPO option has a…

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People often ask me the same question: “How do I know if franchising is the right decision for me?”As the leader of the International Franchise Association (IFA), I know some things to be true: Franchising is an incredibly powerful business model. It has opened the door for hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs as well as millions of employees. And according to IFA members, despite recent macroeconomic challenges, franchisors are seeing more interest from potential franchisees than last year.But that doesn’t mean franchising is right for everyone, or that every brand is right for you. So here’s what I (and the…

Electric vehicle maker Ather Energy is charting the next step of its expansion strategy—deeper penetration into northern states like Rajasthan, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, as well as northeastern states, CEO and Co-founder Tarun Mehta said during the company’s post-earnings call. “We believe an expansion of distribution here (North India) can drive and pay dividends for us over all of next year and present us and put us in a really good position as we get ready with new products, specifically our yield platform and our low-cost products in the coming year,” Mehta said. The Hero MotoCorp-backed company has been eyeing network expansion,…

After a string of high-impact editions in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, YourStory’s premier developer summit, DevSparks, is finally coming to Chennai!In the last 18 months, DevSparks has emerged as one of India’s most dynamic platforms for developers to deep-dive into cutting-edge topics like Generative AI, data science, cybersecurity, and more.With more than 3,700 developers a part of the growing community, the summit now heads to Tamil Nadu’s capital, a city known for its deep tech talent, thriving SaaS ecosystem, and legacy in software innovation.Chennai is India’s powerhouse for enterprise software, SaaS development, and IT services. From multinational product teams to…

From India’s fintech sector delivering its core growth engine to Mitigata fundraise, YourStory brings today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors.Featured storiesIndia’s fintechs deliver on core as credit engines warm upIn the June quarter, listed fintechs, such as Paytm, PB Fintech, and MobiKwik, turned in a mixed performance. Their core businesses—insurance for PB Fintech, payments for Mobikwik and Paytm—remained steady and predictable. But the add-on vertical everyone’s betting big on, credit, is still in a holding pattern. Today, lending isn’t the core business for them, but it’s the one probably with the biggest upside. In India, where access to credit…

Spacetech company Dhruva Spaceis preparing to launch its first commercial mission, LEAP-1, on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket in the third quarter of 2025, marking a key step in the startup’s journey.The LEAP-1 mission is based on Dhruva Space’s indigenously developed P-30 satellite platform, designed to be modular and adaptable to a range of payloads. It follows the in-orbit validation of the platform during the LEAP-TD mission, launched on ISRO’s PSLV-C58 POEM-3 in January 2024.LEAP-1 will host two distinct payloads: Akula Tech’s Nexus-01 mission, featuring an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) module, and Esper Satellites’ OTR-2 mission, which includes a hyperspectral imager for…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When he was 15 years old, Max Clarke would wake up to find blood pouring from his nose. The nosebleeds were relentless, sometimes happening multiple times a week. Doctors couldn’t diagnose it. By the time Clarke got to university, he was exhausted and still without answers.So he did something about it.He changed his diet. Started meditating. Practiced yoga. Took supplements. Focused on sleep. “I’ve never had a nosebleed since,” Max Clarke says. “Doctors were saying I needed surgery, but I knew there had to be another way.” That experience gave him a…