IFC to invest $25 million in Trifecta Capital’s fourth venture debt fundThe fund, which provides debt financing to startups at the Series A stage and beyond, focusses on sectors such as EVs, financial services, ...
18 Sep, 2025, 09.00 AM IST
Small towns, big hiring: India’s festive jobs boom moves beyond metrosTier-II and III cities in India are experiencing a surge in manpower demand. Companies are increasing hiring in these areas before the fest...
24 Jul, 2025, 12.30 AM IST
A brand new high, under the influence of content creatorsDigital creators are evolving from mere brand endorsers to crucial advisors in narrative building and engagement strategies for brands. Bot...
23 Mar, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Swiggy’s IPO to unlock Rs 9,000 crore in Esop wealth for 5,000 employeesSo far, Swiggy has distributed Rs 500 crore in Esops, and the public listing could significantly boost returns for employee shareholders. S...
13 Nov, 2024, 10.43 AM IST
Apple tops in blue-collar jobs; election merchandise now on ecommerceApple and its supplier network have become India’s leading blue-collar job creator since the start of the production-linked incentive schem...
01 Apr, 2024, 08.07 PM IST
Indian government to introduce draft ecommerce policy in few weeksCEOs of Flipkart, Amazon and Tata Digital, among others, held talks with commerce minister Piyush Goyal.
03 Aug, 2023, 03.46 AM IST
Behind Meesho’s reset; SVB hit Indian startups moved funds to Gift City, other countriesUntil early in 2022, ecommerce startup Meesho was burning around $40 million a month in cash as it took on bigger rivals Amazon India and W...
03 Apr, 2023, 07.29 AM IST
PE, VC investors seek tax parity in budget; Meesho faces seller revolt over returns policyInternet industry body IndiaTech, which represents a clutch of startups and VC investors, also said that the longer holding period for unli...
23 Jan, 2023, 07.34 AM IST
Smaller cities drive first day festive sales for online retailers Amazon, FlipkartMarketplaces like Flipkart, Amazon, and Meesho see more consumers and sellers coming from non-metro markets.
24 Sep, 2022, 06.09 PM IST
WhatsApp, Grammarly, and other Ukrainian startup gemsWhatsapp was cofounded in 2009 by Jan Koum, a Ukrainian emigrant to the US. Koum was born in 1976 in Fastiv, the city where Russia began it...
26 Mar, 2022, 10.09 AM IST
To rope in the best, startups promise no downsizing, unlimited leave and moreIndian startups including the likes of Meesho, PhonePe, Upgrad, Purplle, Pristyn Care and Spinny are going all out to rope in the talent in...
15 Feb, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Startups play Santa early for employees with a flurry of Esop buybacksEmployees — in some cases hit by pay cuts — got cash, and employers, a happy workplace as well as a retention tool in a job market that’s j...
25 Dec, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
Unfortunate that investing has turned political, globally: Naspers' Bob van DijkIndia banned 59 Chinese origin apps last month, including TikTok, and there have been reports suggesting that the United States could follo...
28 Jul, 2020, 07.55 AM IST
Brands are all in on 'attention economy' spendsTikTok competes with Facebook and Google for ad dollars in the attention economy. Even though American technology giants continue to monopo...
16 Dec, 2019, 08.19 AM IST
How smart MSMEs are harnessing digital wave to come out of twin shocks of GST and note banA digital wave and formalisation are ending old practices, helping sturdier and stronger companies emerge.
24 Nov, 2019, 09.59 AM IST
Facebook to invest in tech startups in IndiaThe two-day event is being organised by the KSUM in association with IAMAI.
27 Sep, 2019, 06.13 PM IST
Facebook puts $25 m in MeeshoWith equity investment, it looks to drive entrepreneurship among women, in small towns.
14 Jun, 2019, 09.25 AM IST