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Inshorts' Azhar Iqubal launches new venture Fenado AI — a no-code app, website building platform
Economic Times
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6m ago
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Inshorts cofounder Azhar Iqubal has launched Fenado AI, a platform that enables app and website creation without coding knowledge. With Manish Singh Bisht as co-founder, Fenado AI offers end-to-end tech solutions, allowing businesses to specify preferences via chat. The startup aims to democratize tech access, empowering entrepreneurs without tech expertise. Growing rapidly, it plans to assist 10,000 startups globally by 2025. Fenado AI already has over 200 paying customers across the US, Europe, and India. “Now anyone can build an app, website with zero coding knowledge. Fenado AI is your tech team now,” said Azhar Iqubal, co-founder and CEO of Fenado AI. “For decades, many entrepreneurs with brilliant ideas have been held back by a lack of access to affordable and skilled tech talent. Fenado AI changes that and democratizes this segment, by putting the power of creation into the hands of entrepreneurs to build their solutions for the world, without worrying about the complexities of coding and building a tech team. This is about leveling the playing field for startups who don't have prior tech knowledge,” he added. Highlighting the platform’s robust capabilities, Manish Singh Bisht, co-founder and CTO of Fenado AI, said, “AI has proven to be more efficient than 99% of humans in the field of coding. And with this advancement, we at Fenado AI want people to build world-class apps and websites with the help of AI. It ensures the tools are scalable and reliable, with continuous support—crucial for startups navigating their growth journeys. Fenado AI saves time, offers end-to-end tech support and removes the challenges of finding tech talent.” Azhar Iqubal’s entrepreneurial journey has been nothing short of remarkable. Inshorts, which he co-founded in 2013, has become one of India’s most popular news apps, attracting investments worth USD 170 million over the last decade. With Fenado AI, Azhar aims to redefine how AI supports new businesses.
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Inshorts Co-founder Azhar Iqubal launches Fenado AI for users with no coding experience
Inshorts
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6m ago
Medial
Inshorts Co-founder Azhar Iqubal has launched Fenado AI, a platform that helps users with zero coding experience to build apps and websites within minutes, with former Inshorts technology head Manish Singh Bisht. "Fenado...puts power of creation into hands of entrepreneurs," Iqubal said. "Fenado saves time, offers end-to-end tech support and removes challenges of finding tech talent," Bisht said.
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Zing, a 10-minute food delivery app, launches in Gurugram
Inshorts
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7m ago
Medial
Zing, an app that delivers freshly prepared food in 10 minutes using AI-driven demand forecasting, has launched in Gurugram. Founded by Tarun Arora, former COO of Inshorts, and Rachit Sahi, the app is backed by Inshorts Co-founder and Shark Tank India judge Azhar Iqubal. "Zing delivered 600 orders in November alone...This number could more than double in December," said Arora.
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Azhar Iqubal invests ₹1.2 crore in anti-stain clothing startup Turms on Shark Tank
ABPLive
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1y ago
Medial
Inshorts Co-founder Azhar Iqubal invested ₹1.2 crore for a 4% stake in anti-stain clothing startup Turms on his debut as a judge on Shark Tank India Season 3. Azhar clinched the deal by demanding no royalty. "Your products are very interesting," said Azhar to Turms Founder Surender S Rajpurohit, who displayed 30-days no-wash denim, 7-days no-smell socks and anti-stain shirts.
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Inshorts Startup Story - Business Model, Revenue Model, Competitors and more
StartupTalky
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1y ago
Medial
Inshorts, a digital journalism platform, is positioned for significant growth in India's expanding digital newspaper and magazine market, with revenues projected to reach INR 1,079 million by 2024. Co-founded by Azhar Iqubal, Deepit Purkayastha, and Anunay Arunav in 2015, Inshorts pioneered concise news summaries tailored to individual preferences. The company's mission is to provide seamless access to personalized and concise informative content globally. Inshorts' revenue model relies on user engagement and cleverly placed advertisements within its user-friendly app. The company, which has raised $164.9 million in funding, also acquired Betaglide in 2015 and has diversified its offerings with the Public app. Despite financial challenges, Inshorts aims for sustained growth and impact by expanding its news services, reaching diverse language markets, and exploring global diversification. Click on "Source" button for a comprehensive study on Inshorts.
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Inshorts founder to join Shark Tank for season 3
Business Bytes
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1y ago
Medial
Azhar Iqubal, the CEO and co-founder of Inshorts and Public, has transformed from running a simple Facebook page to becoming a prominent figure in India's entrepreneurial landscape. Inshorts, valued at Rs 3700 crore, offers concise news summaries, revolutionizing news consumption. Public, India's largest location-based social network with over 50 million users, emphasizes localized connections. As a shark on "Shark Tank India," Iqubal brings his unique insights and experiences to guide aspiring entrepreneurs, inspiring the next generation of business leaders in India.
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Azhar Iqubal joins Shark Tank, says 'Mom received more calls in 24 hours than in last 10 years'
News 18
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1y ago
Medial
Inshorts Co-founder Azhar Iqubal, who's joining Shark Tank India panel, told ETimes, "For past 10 years, people in my village in Bihar were unaware of my work." He added they discovered his work after Shark Tank's promo went live. Azhar said his mother received more calls in 24 hours than in the last 10 years with wishes after the promo.
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Rejig At Inshorts: Azhar Iqubal Becomes Chairman
Inc42
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1y ago
Medial
Inshorts, the news aggregator platform, has announced a major reshuffle in its leadership team. Co-founder Azhar Iqubal will transition from the CEO role to become the company's Chairman. Cofounder Deepit Purkayastha has been promoted to the position of CEO. Inshorts summarises news articles across various topics within 60 words. The company has raised over $100 million in funding and competes with other news aggregators like DailyHunt. However, it reported a net loss of INR 310 crore in the FY23 financial year, with a modest revenue increase of 9%.
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InsShorts Azhar Iqubal steps down from CEO role; cofounder Deepit Purkayastha to take over
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Azhar Iqubal, the co-founder and CEO of online news aggregator InShorts, is transitioning to the position of chairman, while co-founder Deepit Purkayastha will take over as the new CEO. InShorts, founded in 2013, provides daily news highlights in 60 words across various categories. The company's losses widened in FY23, but it raised $60 million in funding in July 2021. This management rejig follows a trend of startups making organizational changes, with other companies like MyGate, Third Wave Coffee, Epigamia, and Porter also experiencing leadership transitions.
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Shark Tank India 3's latest addition: Edelweiss MF CEO Radhika Gupta
Livemint
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1y ago
Medial
Radhika Gupta, Managing Director and CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund, has joined the judge's panel for the third season of "Shark Tank India." Radhika Gupta, along with other new "Sharks" including Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal and Inshorts CEO Azhar Iqubal, will evaluate pitches from entrepreneurs seeking investment. "Shark Tank India" is the Indian adaptation of the American show "Shark Tank," where entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of investors who decide whether to invest in their ventures. The third season will be streamed on the OTT platform Sony Liv.
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upGrad’s Ronnie Screwvala, & 2 Others Join Shark Tank India
Inc42
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1y ago
Medial
Ronnie Screwvala, cofounder of upGrad, Radhika Gupta, CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund, and Varun Dua, founder of Acko, have joined as new sharks for the third season of Shark Tank India. The season, currently in production, will also feature Ritesh Agarwal from OYO, Deepinder Goyal from Zomato, and Azhar Iqubal from Inshorts as sharks. The total number of sharks for this season is now 12. Other returning sharks include Aman Gupta from boAt, Anupam Mittal from Shaadi.com, Vineet Singh from SUGAR, Peyush Bansal from Lenskart, and Amit Jain from CarDekho.
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