Talent twist: Silicon Valley's India story takes an unexpected turnThe prospective appointment of Kunal Shah to a leadership position at WhatsApp exemplifies an emerging pattern: Indian founders are increas...
24 Jun, 2026, 01.47 PM IST
Meta’s Chris Cox sought Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp advice - then made him leaderMeta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox reached out to Shah directly in the spring, seeking advice on picking the future leader of WhatsApp. C...
24 Jun, 2026, 10.00 AM IST
Meta's WhatsUpside Down hire: How Kunal Shah broke the Valley playbookSilicon Valley's AI talent war saw tech giants acquire engineers. However, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg broke the mold by investing $900 million ...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
Meet Kunal Shah: He once worked as a delivery boy to support family. Now he's set to lead world's biggest messaging platformKunal Shah, the visionary behind fintech success CRED and FreeCharge, is set to lead Meta's global messaging giant, WhatsApp. Shah, who pre...
23 Jun, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Jason Kothari's entertainment startup Mythik raises $5 million, at valuation of over $50 millionMythik, a media tech firm by ex-Freecharge CEO Jason Kothari, secured $5 million in fresh funding, extending its previous $15 million raise...
21 May, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
Nvidia may lead AI startup Simplismart’s $20 million fundraise at $100 million valuationChipmaking giant Nvidia is reportedly in advanced talks to lead a $20 million funding round for Simplismart, valuing the AI infrastructure ...
18 May, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Snapdeal's FY23 consolidated loss narrows to Rs 282 croreThe company's loss-reduction measures also led to revenue decreasing to Rs 388 crore in FY23 from Rs 564 crore in FY22.
30 Dec, 2023, 03.00 PM IST
Snapdeal files IPO papers to raise Rs 1,250 croreSnapdeal's IPO consists of a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 1,250 crore and an offer for sale of 30.77 million shares, according to its dra...
21 Dec, 2021, 11.05 AM IST
SoftBank-backed Snapdeal targets $250 million India IPO in 2022Snapdeal, founded in 2010, had emerged as one of the country’s leading e-commerce providers, but lost ground to its larger rivals. In 2017,...
30 Nov, 2021, 02.51 PM IST
Snapdeal appoints two independent directors ahead of its proposed Rs 3,000 crore IPOSnapdeal, which operates India's leading value e-commerce platform, counts BlackRock, Temasek, Foxconn, Premji Invest, Intel Capital, Besse...
26 Oct, 2021, 07.57 PM IST
Flipkart merger: Snapdeal needs 75% shareholder nodThis means a `yes' from the investors and founders on the board of Snapdeal alone would not be sufficient for the deal to close.
19 Jul, 2017, 12.03 PM IST
Anti-fraud steps lead to Rs 3 crore/month savings to Snapdeal"The initiatives have resulted in the company saving close to Rs 3 crore per month," Snapdeal said in a statement today.
27 Mar, 2017, 08.06 PM IST
Snapdeal tightens belt, plans to fire 30% staff in 2 monthsIn February 2016, Snapdeal had put over 200 employees on a Performance Improvement Program and eventually let go of the additional staff.
11 Feb, 2017, 10.46 AM IST
Snapdeal to cut costs, opts for co-working hubsStartups has picked up an entire floor in co-working space provider Awfis Space Solution’s hub in Andheri (west) that has a total capacity ...
28 Oct, 2016, 02.12 PM IST
Snapdeal plans to lend Rs 1000 crore in 6 months to attract sellersSellers that partner with various e-commerce players such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal are vital cogs in the online supply-chain machin...
27 Jan, 2016, 11.27 AM IST
Government plans to take etailers like Flipkart, Snapdeal to rural areasThe government plans to partner with the likes of Flipkart and Snapdeal and use common service centres (CSCs) in rural areas to deliver eco...
03 Dec, 2015, 01.50 AM IST
Snapdeal shifts office amidst much fanfareSnapdeal recently moved to a 4.5 lakh square feet space in Gurgaon, which will house around 4,500 employees.
20 Aug, 2015, 11.49 AM IST