Unofficial Sources

According to reports, two of India's biggest and most popular startups are set to go public. Flipkart, the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant, and Zomato—one half of India's foodtech duopoly—are aiming to raise billions of dollars from the public markets. In this episode, we answer two questions: fundraise after fundraise, how are valuations calculated? And for Flipkart and Zomato, are these valuations justified or will public market investors give them a reality check? In the second segment, a panel of The Ken’s journalists discuss the week’s juiciest and most important stories from the past week—TATA's plans to acquire Bigbasket, r/wallstreetbets, and the Competition Commission's investigation into Amazon Originally reported by Seetharaman G and Sunny Sabharwal. Hosted by Anushka Chhikara and Olina Banerji. Music and editing by Sameer Rahat from Baqsa Studios. Avail our exclusive podcast offer: https://the-ken.com/podcastoffer/ We'd love to hear from you! Reach out to us at podcast@the-ken.com Visit our website: https://the-ken.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheKenWeb Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheKenWeb

Show Notes

According to reports, two of India's biggest and most popular startups are set to go public. Flipkart, the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant, and Zomato—one half of India's foodtech duopoly—are aiming to raise billions of dollars from the public markets. In this episode, we answer two questions: fundraise after fundraise, how are valuations calculated? And for Flipkart and Zomato, are these valuations justified or will public market investors give them a reality check?

In the second segment, a panel of The Ken’s journalists discuss the week’s juiciest and most important stories from the past week—TATA's plans to acquire Bigbasket, r/wallstreetbets, and the Competition Commission's investigation into Amazon

Originally reported by Seetharaman G and Sunny Sabharwal. Hosted by Anushka Chhikara and Olina Banerji. Music and editing by Sameer Rahat from Baqsa Studios.

Avail our exclusive podcast offer: https://the-ken.com/podcastoffer/

We'd love to hear from you!

Reach out to us at podcast@the-ken.com

Visit our website: https://the-ken.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheKenWeb

Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheKenWeb

What is Unofficial Sources?

Each fortnight we take India’s most significant business and tech stories and strip away complexity, spin and PR and add unbiased analysis, simplicity and wit. The result is business stories and conversations that are both fun and insightful. Told by the trusted and experienced writers and editors of The Ken, India’s first and leading subscribers-only business publication, and hosted by Anushka and Olina.