Saarthi.ai fires employees in batches, withholds salaries; cites 'investor pressure' to become profitableFounder and CEO Vishwa Nath Jha said the company has "let go" of employees in batches owing to "investor pressure" to become profitable, bu...
20 Jul, 2023, 06.18 PM IST
SmartDukaan raises $10 million in funding roundThe company aims to utilise the investment for franchise partnerships, enhancing the technology infrastructure and expanding their product ...
14 Jul, 2023, 02.59 PM IST
90% staff replaced with AI chatbot Lina, Dukaan founder Suumit Shah justifies sacking as ‘tough but necessary’; social media thinks otherwiseTaking to Twitter on Tuesday, the entrepreneur revealed that he decided to prioritise prompt customer service and profitability over everyt...
13 Jul, 2023, 12.23 PM IST
Dukaan lays off 90% staff for AI bot, attributes decision to focus on profitabilityAttributing the decision to prioritising profitability, he said customer support costs reduced by 85 per cent while resolution time went do...
11 Jul, 2023, 03.43 PM IST
WhatsApp chatbot startup WATI raises $23 million in funding led by Tiger GlobalWhatsApp Team Inbox or WATI said it plans to increase the India headcount by 30% in line with the revenue growth
27 Oct, 2022, 03.56 PM IST
LetsVenture rebrands its platform for angel investorsThe company plans to develop and launch new products for the investor and startup community in the next 12 months.
15 Feb, 2022, 07.15 PM IST
E-sports platform Khelgully raises Rs 3.1 crore from Titan CapitalThe Indian e-gaming industry is expected to grow at the rate of 22.1% from Rs 438 billion to Rs 1,188 billion by 2023. Khelgully has receiv...
25 Jan, 2022, 05.51 PM IST
Venture Catalysts expects to invest in 300 unique startups in 2022The Venture Catalysts Group, which closed 207 consolidated deals in 2021, expects to invest in 300 unique startups next year.
20 Dec, 2021, 08.26 AM IST
Venture Catalysts Group helps democratise early-stage investmentsThe Venture Catalysts Group has closed 207 deals in 2021.
16 Dec, 2021, 09.10 AM IST
LetsVenture cos give startups a handEarly-stage investment platform LetsVenture has launched a unique initiative where founders from its portfolio companies have come together...
21 Oct, 2021, 07.56 PM IST
Dukaan gets $11-million funding from 640 Oxford Ventures, othersDukaan, an online retail platform that helps businesses digitise operations, will use the fresh capital to expand its operations, hire web ...
06 Sep, 2021, 08.35 PM IST
Dukaan partners with Dunzo, Shiprocket to integrate delivery into its platformShiprocket provides a fully automated end-to-end workflow from sending the inventory to dispatching and tracking orders, while Dunzo’s expe...
18 May, 2021, 03.59 PM IST
2020 Year in Review | Of startup squabbles and billionaire battlesFrom Khatabook Vs Dukaan over IP rights to Reliance vs Amazon over Future Retail, 2020 saw its fair share of tiffs between Indian tech comp...
29 Dec, 2020, 06.43 PM IST
Dukaan raises $6 million led by Matrix Partners, Lightspeed IndiaThe fundraise comes at a time when the company is embroiled in a court battle with Sequoia India-backed Khatabook for alleged copyright vio...
19 Oct, 2020, 08.33 PM IST
From paan ki dukaan to paper formalities, epithets galore for corporate governance lapsesThe list of epithets might be on the rise even as watchdogs hope better governance ways to prevail.
14 Jul, 2019, 02.55 PM IST
IndiGo spat: Rahul Bhatia's group responds to Gangwal's allegations, says 'paan ki dukaan' has apparently done well"Gangwal's charges bout lack of corporate governance are much ado about nothing," InterGlobe Aviation said.
12 Jul, 2019, 08.33 PM IST
IndiGo CEO to employees: Issues between promoters have nothing to do with airline, its functioningCEO asserted that the the airline's mission, direction and growth strategy remains unchanged, and firmly in place.
10 Jul, 2019, 08.54 PM IST