Mayank Tewari

Father | Investor | 2x founder | Love reading

[Nitin Sharma @nitinsharma1]

INAMO: A KEY ENABLER OF Q-COMM

Congrats team Inamo. Been great to see this from Day Zero, and now great to see @Primevp_in join the journey.

QCom in India went from horizontals (v1)
➡️ verticals (v2) for products (and now the same playing out for services). But what’s the future?

🔨🪏 Inamo is one of the best infrastructure (picks and shovels) play for the burgeoning quick commerce space in India. And how no one better in the country, than Sumit & Rupesh to build this, with their deep experience across Dunzo, ApnaKlub, Ninjakart, Ola, etc.

💡v3 of quick commerce will also be about shared infra, as every serious player in commerce (legacy brand or a new D2C or a marketplace) now needs to offer hyperlocal, quick commerce capabilities.

🧗‍♂️ This is extremely non-trivial: management and profitable scale up of a dark store network at a micro-market level + logistics to guarantee a great customer experience.

https://t.co/hcc3liTZg1

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[Inc42 @Inc42]

🚨Inc42 Exclusive🚨

Quick commerce enablement startup Inamo is raising ₹50 Cr (about $5.4 Mn) in what seems to be its Series A funding round. 👇

The startup has been working on this round since the end of last year, sources told Inc42. According to Inamo’s regulatory filings, the round is being led by Five SB Limited. It will also see participation from existing investors Shastra VC, Antler, and Gemba Capital.

The funding round comes almost five months after the startup raised $3 Mn to expand its dark store network.

Founded by ex-Dunzo VP Sumit Anand and ex-ApnaKlub product head Rupesh Thakare in 2024, Inamo helps businesses set up, scale and optimise dark store operations by offering dark store management solutions, fleet for last-mile deliveries, among other services.

🔗Read the full article here- https://t.co/d4XnYgkAOA

#news #Inc42 #Exclusive #quickcommerce #ecommerce #funding #commerce #retail #tech

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[Antler India @AntlerIndia]

Every day, thousands of fleet and passenger vehicles vehicles move people across cities — to offices, airports, hospitals, and back home.

The boom of shared mobility came with one BIG question. How do you ensure safety at this scale?

This is the story of @CautioTech and @theankitacharya

- Built 7 dashcam iterations.
- Built a 24/7 command center.
- Monitor Millions of Kms daily.
- And save lives.

Not just tracking journeys — but bringing accountability to mobility.

We're proud to be part of their journey. @nitinsharma1 @GowriShankarNag @telljeeves @dravishakatoch @jasnoorgill @raghavgoyal97

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[Antler India @AntlerIndia]

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[Antler India @AntlerIndia]

Tomorrow was never more exciting. Stay tuned.

[Mayank Tewari @mkt_not]

An elected representative advertising the fulfilment of his duty! I just hope the hoardings were not funded by public money 😟 #Bengaluru

[Mayank Tewari @mkt_not]

IVF is only the tip of the iceberg. I sincerely wish there is a crackdown on hospitals and nursing homes in India. Gender determination, illegal abortions etc are rampant and highly profitable for hospitals.

Feels sad to see a 910 gender ratio and a declining trend at that!!

[Mayank Tewari @mkt_not]

"Who is John Galt?"

What a classic! Feels amazing reading it again after 20 years. A rare book that has remained relevant across decades!

[Mayank Tewari @mkt_not]

@kaffindia I have shared it across all your channels over the last 3 months!! Sent you a DM too.

[Mayank Tewari @mkt_not]

@kaffindia After 3 months of following up with your team, we decided to innovate!! Local chulha over Kaff premium chulha.
Pathetic service for a multi-national. Your service team doesn't have burner replacements available!!

[Accel in India @AccelIndia]

In the latest on the Atoms Spotlight series, we have Tushar Srivastava, @mkt_not, and Prerit Srivastava explain how they built @SkepsOfficial and what went on behind the scenes. Read.

https://t.co/LmSmyUrh3P

[Skeps @SkepsOfficial]

We are excited to announce that @SkepsOfficial has partnered with @fnbo and @exl_service to offer flexible financing options at the point of sale.
Read more about the partnership here.
https://t.co/ys3vGLbVtg

[Mayank Tewari @mkt_not]

The Great Influenza (5/5) - The eerie similarities b/w 1918 pandemic and today! 100+ years apart, the only thing different is the count of fatalities. Crumbling infra, incompetence of authorities and ever changing narrative! All so familiar! Excellent @johnmbarry @PenguinBooks

[Mayank Tewari @mkt_not]

"Par Bitcoin liya kya"! Indian crypto apps advertising as if it's grocery! Very dangerous. Only a footnote for a disclosure. Buyers should be very cautious

[Mayank Tewari @mkt_not]

After 3 failed Airpods (mic dead in 3 mths, mic dead in 9 mths, poor fit), finally switching to better brands. Similar feedback from my network. Convinced it's a lifestyle product and neither sturdy nor reliable for regular use! Never again! @Apple

[Mayank Tewari @mkt_not]

Gambling vs "Game of Skill" - Rake of 2-10% on the pot at Indian poker websites. A strong incentive to deal cards in a certain pattern, leading to a higher pot size! Don't think hands dealt are exactly random. Probability calculations out of the window! closer to gambling?

[Mayank Tewari @mkt_not]

Atomic Habits (3/5) - James' effort to put a structure around best practices aside, I found myself shuttling between "Oh! I do that already" and "Oh! I should do this" throughout the book. Good effort but I found every page to be a new piece of advice, making it a difficult read!

[Mayank Tewari @mkt_not]

@pappe_it_is Haha message karta hoon :)

[Mayank Tewari @mkt_not]

Bottle of Lies - a brilliant investigative book on Generic medicines! Makes you start looking for the manufacturer when buying your meds. India needs a serious regulatory overhaul in drug mfg. Excellent @KatherineEban