The A-Z of Tech and Startups: A 2024 guide from Moneycontrol

While Zomato became India's first venture backed startup to enter the BSE Sensex, Swiggy made a successful debut at the bourses.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—not just for the holiday cheer but because our much-awaited year-end guide is back for the third time! Presenting the 2024 A-Z Guide from the Moneycontrol Technology and Startup team, your go-to resource for everything that was buzzing in the new economy this year.

While 2023 ended on a sombre note, wracked by news of funding winter, cost cuts and layoffs, things started looking up in 2024. Even as startups focused on bring costs down and turning a profit, funding made a comeback in the private sector and over a dozen new age firms hit the public markets.

While Zomato became India's first venture backed startup to enter the BSE Sensex, Swiggy made a successful debut at the bourses. Quick commerce turned red hot, with Zepto raising over a billion dollars this year, even as the OG e-commerce giants Flipkart and Amazon entered the fray.

As we prepare to ring in 2025, here's a handy glossary of names, themes and trends that became part of our vocabulary in 2024.