Lightspeed and Sequoia hit the jackpot with OyoLightspeed, which put in $20 million, will get $1 b for half of its 13.4% stake in company; Sequoia to take home $500 million
Investors add Rs 50k cr fuel to India’s startup engine in 2018Nearly 50 startups, including Swiggy, Zomato, PolicyBazaar, GreyOrange and Udaan, are among those which have soaked up mega cheques of over...
Qtrove gets Rs 350 crore from BCCL’s SpringboardQtrove will be using the funds to further intensify their marketing, customer acquisition efforts and vendor network through BCCL’s stable ...
No retirement plans! Why K Ganesh & wife Meena aren't ready to hang up their boots just yetThe couple behind GrowthStory feel that there are still so many problems in India, and so perhaps, that many solutions to find.
Startups: The latest story of India's new economy and its key playersIndia's startup domain is beginning to moult. Risks are better understood, founders focus on unit economics. The men are finally being sepa...
Portea gets $26 million booster shotThe investment comes two years after the firm, which is part of serial entrepreneurs K Ganesh and Meena Ganesh’s, GrowthStory, raised $37.5...
Startups use tech to put fitness on the Indian agendaThe interest is evident in the increasing number of people hitting the gyms, although only 1.5 per cent of urban Indians have access to any...
HomeLane launches 3D meeting platform for home interior designingThe platform enables real-time 3D rendering of a space, say a kitchen, and enables customers and designers to discuss design ideas visually...
Trespassers will be recruited: Why you should avoid such startup acceleratorsA startup may go from formation to attaining the revered unicorn to going bust, all within a duration of year or two. The role of an accele...
Pearson looks to sell online education co TutorVista at a lossThe publishing and education firm Pearson is in talks to sell online education company Tutor-Vista in part or in full, according to sources...
When investor sweats it out with founderWhile deciding to work with a larger group, they factor in risk exposure, stability of income during the startup phase, probability of succ...
GrowthStory's Krishnan and Meena Ganesh to launch a bunch of new ventures soonThe ventures in incubation include one in health and wellness sector, while another is in digital entertainment, a third is a hyperlocal lo...
Jio Economic Times Startup Awards 2015 gets a high-profile juryThe high-profile jury of the Jio Economic Times Startup Awards 2015 met in the capital recently which was led by SoftBank’s Nikesh Arora.
Pre-owned bike online marketplace CredR to raise $15 millionOnline pre-owned bike marketplace startup CredR expects to close raising of USD 15 million this month to fund its expansion and technology ...
IFC may invest in home healthcare services provider PorteaPortea Medical is talks with four investors to raise a new round of $40 million or Rs 250 crore to step up its expansion plans in India and...
Ganesh & Meena back IITians disrupting used two-wheeler marketThe consumer internet startup CredR -- co-founded by Sumit Chhazed, Nikhil Jain and Nittin Mittal -- is initially focused on pre-owned two-...
FreshMenu close to raising Rs 31 crore from Lightspeed VentureThe funding will mark a continuing run of success for Bengaluru-based family office that has helped portfolio companies successfully raise ...