Author: Arabian Media staff

When Shirin Behzadi arrived in the United States from Iran at 17, she had no money, no family and no clear plan for the future. But she carried a belief that seemed impossible at the time.”When people asked me what I wanted to do when I grew up, I’d say, ‘I’m going to run a big company,'” she says. “If you think about it — a young girl who’s working at a gas station, has no money, doesn’t have any friends, doesn’t have parents — why would I even think that way? All I know is that it gave me…

Over 90% of Gen Zs surveyed in India believe that visual communication skills are critical to future-proofing their careers, while 69% think their companies should adopt a visual-first approach, according to a report by Canva, the visual communication and collaboration platform.Nearly 78% GenZs polled in India say encouragement to experiment with AI would improve visual workflows, Canva’s annual ‘State of Visual Communication’ report said.The research was conducted in partnership with The Harris Poll and Neuro-Insight, combining a global survey of 2,475 business leaders and Gen Z professionals across India, the US, the UK, Australia, Japan, France, Germany, and Spain.The report…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Over the years, I’ve worked with and invested in many early-stage companies.I’ve seen promising startups gain traction and scale beyond expectations. Sadly, I know too many founders fall into the same predictable traps. They make simple mistakes that stall growth or even derail their businesses entirely.It’s not incompetence or a lack of determination. Passion, drive and ambition are vital qualities for entrepreneurs. However, they can lead founders down a dangerous path if they go unchecked. If you’re building a business right now, especially your first one, I want to highlight three of…

Ola Electric on Tuesday said the inconsistencies in inventory figures flagged by its statutory auditor, BSR & Co., were a one-off incident triggered by the company linked to a restructuring its network operations in Q4 FY25. The auditor had flagged that it recorded 19 cases where the scooter count at stores and money owed by customers to Ola Electric, as per its books, did not match the company’s quarterly returns filed with banks in FY25. It had also noted that the firm did not have appropriate internal control system for the physical verification of raw materials and finished foods located…

Urban Company’s initial public offering was fully subscribed within hours of opening on Wednesday, making it one of the few recent startup listings to draw strong early demand. Retail investors led the rush, bidding for more than three times their allotted shares. The retail portion of the IPO was fully subscribed within an hour. The portions reserved for employees and non-institutional investors were also oversubscribed. By midday, investors had placed orders for 6 crore shares against 10.7 crore on offer—about 57% of the overall book. The retail tranche was subscribed 3.02 times, the employee portion 2.9 times, and the non-institutional…

Swiggy’s quick commerce arm, Instamart, has rolled out a print-on-demand offering, Instaprint, on its platform across selected areas in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi, and will be rolled out to other cities soon, YourStory has learnt. “The launch of our printout delivery service is another step toward our mission of bringing everyday essentials under one roof. We’ve all had those moments, realising late at night that we need printouts for a school project or urgently needing visa documents. Now, with Instamart, users can get their printouts delivered safely to their doorstep, right alongside their groceries, in just 10 minutes,” said Arjun…

From Apple’s launch event featuring its most-awaited iPhone Air to Urban Company’s IPO kickoff with Goldman Sachs and GIC as anchor investors, YourStory brings you today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors.Featured storiesZendesk’s Adrian Fallow unpacks tech’s impact on Indian SMBsWhen customer service software company Zendesk set foot in India with a physical office in Bengaluru in 2016, it saw the country as a natural focus area of its growth strategy. The same year, Zendesk had even made an appearance during YourStory’s TechSparks event to engage with the local startup ecosystem.With India’s small and medium businesses (SMBs) also keeping pace…

Market regulator SEBI provided flexibility to alternative investment funds to offer co-investment opportunities to investors within the AIF structure.The move, effective immediately, is aimed at making it easier for AIFs to operate.Co-investment, in AIF industry parlance, refers to the offering of the investment opportunity to the investors for additional investment in unlisted securities of an investee company, where an AIF is also making or has made the investment.Such investment opportunities are offered to investors who meet certain objective criteria, such as the size of the minimum commitment and strategic value of the investor, among others.With an objective to enhance ease…

India stands at the threshold of an unprecedented wealth creation cycle, with its economy projected to expand nearly tenfold over the next two decades. According to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the country’s economy is poised to surge from $3.7 trillion today to nearly $30-35 trillion by 2047. For investors, this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity—though one that comes with its share of risks.To help investors navigate through this era of unprecedented opportunity, Share.Market, PhonePe’s wealth management platform, has launched a podcast series that simplifies the art of investing. Each episode brings insights from seasoned professionals, offering practical guidance and…

Urban Company, a home services marketplace, has lined up marquee global and domestic funds as anchor investors ahead of its initial public offering (IPO). The Gurugram-based startup raised Rs 853.87 crore ($97 million) by allocating 82.9 million shares at Rs 103 apiece, the top of the price band, regulatory filings show. Global names including Goldman Sachs, Dragoneer Investments, Norges Bank, GIC, Nomura, Amundi Funds, Steadview Capital, and WhiteOak took part in the anchor book. About 37% of the allocation went to 13 Indian mutual funds across 29 schemes, among them SBI, HDFC, ICICI Prudential, Nippon, and UTI.The Rs 1,900 crore ($229 million)…