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From Intracity To An INR 2,800 Cr Pan-India Business


What was the vision behind Uber? Its marquee founder, Travis Kalanick, once said the concept was a “cross between lifestyle and logistics”. Little did he know that three IITians — Pranav Goel, Vikas Chaudhary and Uttam Digga — would actually ‘uberise’ logistics and set up Porter to serve the on-demand, hyperlocal supply chain.

The year was 2014, when quick commerce was unheard of, and ecommerce giants like Flipkart, Myntra or Snapdeal did not promise time-bound deliveries at scale (read: 24-48 hour windows). But the seeds of change…



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SUMMARY Alongside disclosing its financial performance for Q2 FY26, logistics major Delhivery announced its plans to foray into the fintech segment today Its board has considered and approved the incorporation of a new wholly owned subsidiary (WOS) Delhivery Financial Services with an initial investment of INR 12 Cr The dedicated fintech vertical would enable Delhivery to provide access to credit, payment, FASTag aggregator, fuel cards and insurance solutions for its partners — truckers, fleet owners, riders, and MSMEs

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SUMMARY The company had reported a profit of INR 10.2 Cr in the year-ago quarter and INR 91.1 Cr PAT in Q1 FY26 Operating revenue grew 17% YoY and 12% QoQ to INR 2,559.3 Cr Total expenses zoomed 18% YoY to INR 2,708.1 Cr Logistics major Delhivery slipped into red in Q2 FY26, reporting a net loss of INR 50.5 Cr compared to a profit of INR 10.2 Cr in the year-ago quarter, as the integration of Ecom Express impacted the bottom line. The company had reported a profit of INR 91.1 Cr in preceding Q1 FY26.  Operating revenue grew… Source link

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SUMMARY Shadowfax plans to raise up to INR 2,000 Cr ($225 Mn), split evenly between a fresh issue and an offer-for-sale component via IPO More than half of the proceeds will be channelled into network expansion, with around INR 562 Cr earmarked for building infrastructure and leasing new first and last-mile centres Quick commerce is where our business growth is. Still nascent, we were able to scale this offering to 50 Lakh orders per day: Shadowfax CEO Flipkart-backed ShadowFax is positioning itself to become the country’s… Source link