Larry Page and Google are today names which are synonymous with not just success, but with immense success rates. While Page may have pushed Google towards becoming one of the most indisputable search engines in the world, his story started off in quite a different way.
The Beginning
Back in the day, when Page was but a 22 year old man, a sudden idea rendered him sleepless. Realising sleep wasn’t going to be his friend that night, Page spent the entire night studying the different links on the World Wide Web and by the time morning broke, he began to read information in a brand new way. However, even though he had all his eggs in a row, Page was still a novice in the world of inventions. This was when he ran into Sergey Brin, a man he sparred with constantly during the early days of their friendship.
The two grew so close through the years because of their shared ideas, they started working on the multiple links Page had amassed during his sleepless night and finally, Eureka struck! The different links he saw from what he downloaded became the basis for an algorithm, PageRank, which would later be used to create his first search engine, BackRub. However, despite BackRub having a unique concept, the brand name just refused to stick and a few years later, Page renamed BackRub to Google.com in September 1997.
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The Google Journey
The concept of the unique search engine was accepted immediately. Because the platform was becoming such a success, Brin and Page had no option but to spend all their free time on the developing the website. So much so that they even thought of selling the website during its initial phases!
The first version of Google went live in the year 1996 and originally, the website was hosted on a Stanford website, google.stanford.edu. Unfortunately, the initial Google website took so much space, it occupied more than half of Stanford’s bandwidth! Created with Page’s basic knowledge of HTML, the new platform of Google was visually appealing and extremely pleasing. Not only did it make the website really quick, it also helped in making the website extremely user friendly.
This propelled Google to the top instantly and with over 1 billion URLs by the year 2000, Google was quickly becoming the most popular search engine in the world. The biggest power move for Google happened when Google announced its restructuring under a new company called Alphabet Inc. With the number of employees growing at a drastic number, Page thought some restructuring was needed within the team.
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However, through all the changes and everything that could have gone wrong, Larry Page and Sergey Brin’s Google is now at the top. Single handedly revolutionizing the way the search engine system worked, Page’s and Brin’s brainchild was all set to bring information to people in the fastest way possible! Furthermore, with the evolution of technology and the increasing presence of digital marketing in everyday, people needed a search engine like Google to help them push forward.
Through the years, Page kept losing the bigger picture of what Google stood for and even with all the things going right for the company, he just wasn’t happy. It was only after he hired a man to take over the role of CEO that Page could finally settle into a role on his own. Today, Google is the most widely used search engine and with all the effort Page and Brin put into the website, the journey is quite a tale.
MobiKwik is venturing into the stock broking sector with the launch of its subsidiary, MobiKwik Securities Broking Private Limited (MSBPL), following approval from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on March 3, 2025. This move aims to diversify MobiKwik’s offerings beyond its core digital payments services and compete with established players like Zerodha and Groww.
MSBPL will provide a range of brokerage services, including trading in shares, securities, commodities, and derivatives. The subsidiary has an initial capital of Rs 1 lakh, with plans for an additional Rs 2 crore investment to support its operations.
As MobiKwik enters this competitive market, it brings a substantial user base of 172 million and a merchant network of 5 million. Despite recent financial challenges, including a reported loss of Rs 55.2 crore in Q3 FY25, the company aims to leverage its existing infrastructure and user engagement to capture a share of the growing investment technology market, projected to reach $74 billion by 2030.
This strategic expansion aligns with MobiKwik’s broader goals of enhancing its financial service
Nazara Technologies has sold its entire 71.54% stake in Sports Unity Private Limited, the company behind the multiplayer quiz game ‘Qunami’, for INR 7.15 lakh. This divestment, effective March 25, 2025, signifies a strategic shift for Nazara, which had previously acquired a controlling interest in Sports Unity in 2019 for INR 7.5 crore.
The decision to offload the stake comes as Sports Unity has faced financial difficulties, reporting no active business operations and a negative net worth of INR 0.45 crore at the end of FY24. This move aligns with Nazara’s broader strategy to streamline its operations and concentrate on more profitable ventures within the gaming sector.
This sale follows Nazara’s recent divestment of a 94.85% stake in another subsidiary, Open Play, to Moonshine Technologies for INR 104.33 crore. Despite reporting record quarterly revenue of INR 544.7 crore in Q3 FY25, Nazara experienced a 53.5% decline in net profit year-over-year.
Nazara continues to focus on enhancing its portfolio through strategic acquisitions and investments in high-potential gaming platforms while navigating the competitive landscape of the gaming industry.
Hypergro.ai, a Bengaluru-based marketing technology startup, has raised Rs 7 crore in seed funding led by Silverneedle Ventures, with participation from Huddle, TDV Partners, HME Ventures, Dholakia Ventures, FiiRE, and angel investors. Founded in 2022 by Rituraj Biswas, Neha Soman, Abhijeet Kumar, and Arijit Mukhopadhyay, the company aims to revolutionize digital marketing by addressing challenges like high Customer Acquisition Costs (CAC) and low Return on Ad Spend (ROAS).
The startup leverages AI to create hyper-personalized video ads using user-generated content (UGC). The fresh capital will be used to enhance Hypergro.ai’s AI capabilities, expand operations, and build a specialized team focusing on data analysis, predictive algorithms, and automation.
Since its inception, Hypergro.ai has collaborated with over 70 brands, including several from Shark Tank India. The company’s innovative approach has led to its selection for Google’s Startups Accelerator: AI First (India) program in July 2024, providing access to critical training, mentorship, and state-of-the-art AI tools.
Hypergro.ai’s platform now supports a community of over 300,000 creators across India and has partnered with more than 100 brands, significantly enhancing its AI model’s accuracy and improving revenue generation for clients. As it continues to expand and refine its AI-powered marketing solutions, Hypergro.ai is set to transform the digital advertising landscape, offering businesses more effective and efficient customer acquisition and engagement strategies.