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
Startups and their new normal: Funding crunch, disgruntled employees and allegations of fraudWith the global liquidity situation changing, institutional investors were no longer interested in waiting patiently for startups to go hyb...
07 Jul, 2023, 11.01 PM IST
Prosus cuts Byju’s valuation to $5.1 billion, writes off ZestMoney investmentProsus, earlier Naspers, owns little over 9% in Byju’s and readjusted the fair value of its investment in the firm to $493 million as of Ma...
27 Jun, 2023, 11.20 PM IST
BlackRock marks down Byju’s valuation again to $8.2 billionEarlier in February, the fund manager had cut the value of its investment in Byju’s to about $11 billion. The edtech firm’s other marquee i...
30 May, 2023, 11.49 PM IST
System of a down round: valuation markdowns hit Indian startups; to affect fundraising, IPO plansSome of India’s biggest startup stars have seen their valuations slashed, and fallout is likely to impact fundraising, public offerings and...
22 May, 2023, 11.06 AM IST
Scoop: PharmEasy valuation halved to $2.8 billion, logs ebitda profitability; Paytm’s loan biz decodedOnline pharmacy PharmEasy recorded a positive ebitda of around Rs 14 crore, which means it is operationally profitable, even as one of its ...
16 May, 2023, 09.16 AM IST
US investor Janus Henderson cuts PharmEasy valuation by half to $2.8 billionThe global investor, which picked a stake in PharmEasy in September 2021, has reduced the valuation of its holding in the firm by half, whi...
15 May, 2023, 09.36 AM IST
Health tech startup Pristyn Care fires 45 employeesThe layoffs are part of a regular process that was triggered after a comprehensive performance review to track employee efficiency, it said.
09 Mar, 2023, 07.25 PM IST
Pricewaterhouse flagged discrepancies in GoMechanic’s FY20 audit; PhonePe raises $350 million with more to comeA senior executive at one of the ‘Big Four’ audit firms said qualifications are always a negative for a company and it means the company be...
20 Jan, 2023, 07.53 AM IST
Exclusive: Dunzo likely to raise $100 million via convertible notes; data localisation norms hit roadblockOver the past six months, convertible notes have emerged as a lifeline for many highly valued, growth-stage startups which were unsuccessfu...
06 Jan, 2023, 08.34 AM IST
Amazon to cut over 18,000 jobs; consumers in no hurry for quicker grocery deliveriesEcommerce giant Amazon has resorted to another round of mass layoffs in a bid to cut costs. CEO Andy Jassy, in a statement to staff, said t...
05 Jan, 2023, 07.44 PM IST
2022 Year in Review: the biggest stories in technology & startups this yearFrom controversies and regulatory diktats to high-profile exits and en masse layoffs, 2022 was a turbulent year for the tech industry.
28 Dec, 2022, 10.24 PM IST
Healthtech startup PharmEasy lays off more employeesThe layoffs were attributed to a variety of factors, including restructuring, macroeconomic headwinds, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine confl...
12 Dec, 2022, 04.09 PM IST
Employees sue Twitter as bloodbath looms; Udaan sacks another 1,000Elon Musk’s Twitter, as expected, has begun the process of sacking about half of its 7,500 workers by cutting access to their laptops, emai...
04 Nov, 2022, 07.17 PM IST
North Korea’s crypto-nukes & this week's top tech storiesYears of crippling economic sanctions and pressure from governments in the neighbourhood (mainly China) have forced North Korea to come up ...
16 Oct, 2022, 12.00 PM IST
PharmEasy may take 25% valuation cut; B Capital raises $250M for early-stage betsPharmEasy is ready to take a valuation cut of up to 25% to bag $200 million from investors amidst the ongoing funding winter, sources told ...
19 Jul, 2022, 08.47 PM IST