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Across
  1. 4. Name the Indian origin multinational food chain that specialises in a certain drink which is also mentioned in the name. The drink is desired all year long and has evolved into numerous variations. (4,6,3)
  2. 5. This term refers to a business, investment, or product that provides a steady income or profit. Analogous to a certain animal consistently providing a useful commodity. (4,3)
  3. 6. This company was the target of a unique undertaking from ordinary investors in January 2021, as a large movement of people placed bets against the downfall of this company in order to try make hedge funds lose a lot of money, the very recent movie adaptation of the incident starred Paul Dano. (8)
  4. 7. In 2009 this company make one of the most costly design decisions ever in their product, by changing an iconic packaging into a bland unrecognisable one, causing a drop in sales immediately and the quick reversal of the change. The product and this company is spotted in nearly every canteen of our college :) . (9)
  5. 10. Name the company known mostly for creating the most commercially successful shooter video game franchise got recently acquired along with the company it merged with in 2009, by Microsoft for $69 Billion. After months of the UK antitrust regulator trying to stop the acquisition on grounds of possible monopoly. (10)
Down
  1. 1. Identify the term being talked here in context of startups "This fund typically represents the first official money a business venture or enterprise raises. Some companies never extend beyond this fund into Series A rounds or beyond." (4,4)
  2. 2. This term (also a verb) refers to when a person, or company, sells goods on their website that they do not keep in stock. It gained traction during the covid pandemic as a get rich quick scheme as doing so one can generate passive income. (4,8)
  3. 3. Name the company whose valuation is 12 times it's next competitor, but it only sells smaller volume of more expensive "alternative" products. (5)
  4. 8. This marketing strategy used to involve a physical piece of paper which acted as an incentive to use a specific product or service, Coca-Cola's 1888-issued "free glass of" is the earliest documented case of this.(6)
  5. 9. The founder of this company is currently on trial for wire fraud, money laundering, and securities fraud, after losing 10 Billion (with a B) dollars of customer funds.The company went bankrupt in November 2022 after being the face of a certain web3 related technology for some time. Name the company. (3)