๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ โ ๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ and ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐๐ break down a blockbuster week in tech & startups, from TikTokโs US split to Urban Companyโs IPO frenzy โ plus, two founders redefining health & wellness for India.
๐ฐ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธโ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐
โข ๐ง๐ถ๐ธ๐ง๐ผ๐ธโ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ โ Oracle, Silver Lake & a16z take 80% control of TikTokโs US ops; ByteDance keeps 20%. A new US-only app with a separate algorithm could reshape the geopolitics of AI & media.
โข ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น โ Ex-CFO allegedly siphons โน250 cr for F&O trades, exposing governance lapses; 93% of retail traders lose money while startups rethink financial oversight.
โข ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ-๐จ๐ฝ โ Top VCs like Shailesh Lakhani, Harshjit Sethi & Ashish Dave exit Peak XV & Mirae to launch new independent funds. โNiche is the new scaleโ becomes the theme for early-stage capital.
โข ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ข โ Shares debut with a 60% premium, delivering 27โ30x returns to Accel & Elevation. Indiaโs hottest tech IPO since Nykaa reignites consumer-tech optimism.
๐๏ธ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ-๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ & ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป โ ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ (๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ) on redefining wellness beyond supplements & diagnostics, making performance science accessible, and Indiaโs place in the global longevity race.
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป โ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ผ๐ธ (๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ) on building Indiaโs first-mover clean beauty brand, balancing affordability with authenticity, and carving space in a market dominated by global giants.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ โ Indiaโs largest managed office platform.
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