How digital payments became democratic – the UPI way, and other top tech & startup stories this weekUnified Payments Interface (UPI), the real-time bank transfer mechanism, breached the 10 billion monthly transaction volume mark last month...
02 Sep, 2023, 03.19 PM IST
Goldman may convert part-debt into equity in PharmEasyThe online pharmacy is also in talks to restructure debt terms ahead of rights issue; share sale set to open on September 4
30 Aug, 2023, 10.09 AM IST
Goldman may part-convert Pharmeasy debt to equity; P2P lenders look to diversify partnershipsGoldman Sachs is likely to convert some of its loan to online pharmacy PharmEasy into equity. Buoyed by binding commitments from existing i...
30 Aug, 2023, 07.47 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: What are down rounds and will they become the norm for Indian startups?A down round is when a privately held firm raises funds at a valuation lower than that ascribed in the previous round.
11 Jul, 2023, 05.27 PM IST
Till debt do us part: will startups go the PharmEasy way, and other top tech & startup stories this weekThis week’s ETtech newsbreak on PharmEasy going for a rights issue at a price 90% lower than its peak valuation of $5.6 billion to repay de...
08 Jul, 2023, 09.42 AM IST
PharmEasy parent seeks shareholder nod to increase authorised share capitalThe board notified its shareholders about increasing the authorised share capital to Rs 3,500 crore (about $423.72 million), divided into 3...
07 Jul, 2023, 10.59 PM IST
Exclusive: PharmEasy plans Rs 2,400-crore rights issue at 90% discount to repay loanMumbai-based epharmacy platform PharmEasy is likely to be valued at $500-600 million compared to the $5.6 billion valuation in 2021
06 Jul, 2023, 11.42 PM IST
PharmEasy SOS: plans rights issue at 90% discount to repay loan; Cabinet approves Digital Personal Data billThe online drugstore plans to swallow a bitter pill in the hope that it can heal itself. The distress rights issue, if it goes through, wil...
06 Jul, 2023, 12.00 PM IST
PharmEasy plans rights issue at 90% valuation cut; Amazon set to hit $8B India exportsEarlier in the day we broke the news that PharmEasy’s investors have taken control of the company as they plan a Rs 2,400 crore rights issu...
05 Jul, 2023, 07.34 PM IST
Byju's and the debt trap haunting Indian tech startupsLoss-making startups taking on debt is a sure-shot recipe for disaster, said a founder who has seen several funding cycles. “In the era of ...
23 Jun, 2023, 12.23 AM IST
What is really happening with digital credit in India, and other top stories this weekThe aftermath of Covid-19 and the subsequent moratorium on loan repayments burnt a massive hole in the loan books of lenders. While the lar...
03 Jun, 2023, 07.37 AM IST
India’s emerging as next chip-making destination: Ashwini Vaishnaw; VCs reach out to CBDT on angel taxHappy Friday! Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told ET in an interview that some major players expect India to be the next chip-making de...
02 Jun, 2023, 07.38 AM IST
Byju’s lenders scrap talks to recast $1.2B loan; Janus Henderson cuts PharmEasy valuation furtherByju’s woes seem to have no end. The company has suffered a series of setbacks over the last year, including ED raids and valuation markdow...
01 Jun, 2023, 07.49 PM IST
Global asset manager Janus Henderson cuts PharmEasy valuation further to $2.7 billionAs of March 31, 2023, funds managed by Janus Henderson valued their stake in the startup at $2.7 billion – less than half of the $5.6 billi...
01 Jun, 2023, 07.22 PM IST
PharmEasy fails to raise Rs 1,000 crore equity, breaches covenant on Goldman Sachs loanPharmEasy was supposed to raise equity of around Rs 1,000 crore, or about $120 million, linked to its burn rate velocity. It has failed to ...
01 Jun, 2023, 05.34 PM IST
Apple India stores post record sales; PharmEasy breaches loan covenant; and Amazon’s ten-year India rideWe are already in June, the year is racing past. Hope you have an interesting summer planned ahead. In April, Apple opened two company-owne...
01 Jun, 2023, 09.01 AM IST
Slice alters business model; SoftBank, Sequoia want firms to join ONDCThe new rule has forced Slice, which until now offered a revolving credit line to customers, to alter its business model.
20 Jul, 2022, 07.02 AM IST