US founders work for users, Indian ones for egos: Indian techie’s post comparing startup bosses sparks viral debateA software engineer's Reddit post compares Indian and American startup founders. The post highlights differences in vision and work culture...
14 Apr, 2025, 09.45 AM IST
Cloud security startup PingSafe raises $3.3 million in funding led by SurgeThe freshly raised capital will help the startup advance its cloud security solution and product innovation, and also ramp up its global bu...
20 Jul, 2023, 07.42 PM IST
SaaS startup RevenueHero raises $5.1 million in funding from existing investorsThe funds raised will be utilised to scale the business across the North American market and to strengthen the team, a statement said.
16 May, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
Bengaluru man discovers his neighbour is one of Rapido's co-founders in the strangest wayWhat so happened that someone texted on a society's group chat to ask for a ladder. Akashlal pinged the man and asked why his status was se...
11 May, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
Bill Gates calls himself a 'pickler'! Billionaire's favourite sport is gaining popularity 50 yrs after it was inventedThe sport was invented in Bainbridge Island, Washington in 1965.
28 Jul, 2022, 04.51 PM IST
Ping gets $3.5 million in seed funding from Elevation CapitalPing, a Bengaluru-based conversational commerce platform, will use the funding from Elevation Capital for product development, strategic hi...
11 Aug, 2021, 10.00 AM IST
'United Pingdom': Firms in England fret over staff shortagesThere are also warnings of shortages of goods in supermarkets, cuts in production at factories and potential transport chaos, as illustrate...
19 Jul, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
CarDekho raises $70 million to expand operationsSequoia India is one of the early investors in CarDekho, having led the Series A round in 2013. With this new round of funding, CarDekho ha...
05 Dec, 2019, 04.49 PM IST
This Chinese 24-year-old's parents just gave him a $3.8 billion giftThe grant of 2.7 billion shares, detailed in a Hong Kong exchange filing late Tuesday, adds to a tsunami of Asian wealth that’s being passe...
26 Oct, 2019, 10.52 AM IST
Home ownership platform, Better.com, closes Series C at $160 millionBetter.com was created in 2016 after its founder, Vishal Garg, lost a home to an all-cash buyer due to a slow and antiquated traditional mo...
21 Aug, 2019, 12.24 PM IST
Grab secures $1.46 billion investment from SoftBank Vision FundGrab intends to use the funds to advance its super app vision in Southeast Asia, with the aim of bringing more every day services, greater ...
06 Mar, 2019, 02.12 PM IST
Business not as usual! These celebrities have a unique taste when it comes to their financial endeavoursRecently, George Clooney’s tequila company was bought for $1 bn.
03 Jul, 2017, 10.27 AM IST
Pings Cafe Orient, A Ta Maison Bar founders to expand across Delhi, MumbaiPass Code Hospitality Cofounders Rakshay and Radhika Dhariwal are set to launch three new offerings in their hospitality division in Delhi ...
09 May, 2016, 01.24 AM IST
Video analytics startup Vidooly raises Rs 6.4 crore from Bessemer Venture PartnersFounded last August, the company came up with a product that helps content creators and channels on Youtube attract more viewers to their v...
04 Jun, 2015, 07.07 AM IST
Multi-channel networks get attention from angel investorsAngel investors' consortium headed by Monisha Advani of Emmay, invested in Ping Digital's 2nd round of fundraising leaving about 65% stake ...
19 Jan, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Book says how table tennis was potent instrument of diplomacyAs an 18-year-old student at Cambridge in the 1920s, before he joined the Communist Party against his father's wishes, Montagu codifies Pin...
07 Jul, 2014, 01.43 PM IST
- From beer to banks, Singapore Inc makes its mark
With the global economy apparently on the mend, Singapore is all set to reap the benefits of stepped-up spending by Asia’s middle and upper...
31 Aug, 2009, 02.00 AM IST