Unique Startup Stories (13/20)
₹3,000 Cr funding, 13 acquisitions, and mere ₹50 Cr revenue!
Meet Quikr, a free online marketplace that allows users to sell, buy, rent, and discover anything.
ABOUT IT
It was founded in Bengaluru in 2008
by Jiby Tho
The person who developed Bitcoin, pseudonymously known as Satoshi Nakamoto's white paper on Bitcoin from 2008.
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News & updates • 1m
2008 is Back?
'Like 2008 all over again':
Zerodha's Nithin Kamath fears retail exit of panic selling erupts
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Chamarti Sreekar
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Mukesh Ambani- India’s richest man, made a 2000% profit on an investment made during the 2008 global crisis 📈
He bought Asian Paints shares worth ₹500 crore in 2008, which have now grown to a massive ₹10,000 crore — excluding any gains from dividen
I have been from the shipping sector since 2008, and I have strong experience in this industry. I need financial support around 6 CR for my new project.
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Chamarti Sreekar
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Walmart's first brand refresh since 2008 just dropped
A bold and daring new direction
➟ Connected billing data from utilities with bank mandates, creating a seamless payment process.
➟ Turned profitable by 2008, focusing on sustainable growth over rapid expansion.
➟ Partnered with 25 of India's largest banks and numerous utility com
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Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 1m
In 2008, Airbnb tried raising $150K at a $1.5M valuation. But a VC rejected them because “the market is too small”.
Today, Airbnb is worth $80 billion.
The greatest founders expand their market.
The most overrated coffee Starbucks went from shutting down 600 stores in 2008 to closing 30Billion dollars in sales in 2024
From the beginning Starbucks was always a coffee bean retailer but Howard who joined the company as a director was impressed
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Neeraj Murmu
entrepreneur || deep... • 6m
DO YOU KNOW
Zomato was initially called "Foodiebay" when it was founded in 2008. The name was later changed to Zomato in 2010 to make it more unique and globally appealing.
Does the brand name affect businesses?