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
US-based firm SentinelOne acquires Bengaluru cybersecurity startup PingSafeThe Mountain View-headquartered company in a statement said it will acquire PingSafe for a combination of cash and stock and that the acqui...
05 Jan, 2024, 10.36 PM 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
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
ByteDance pays $1.5 billion for China hospital chain in health forayTikTok’s Chinese owner paid about 10 billion yuan to take full ownership of Amcare Healthcare, which runs women’s and children’s hospitals ...
09 Aug, 2022, 12.28 PM IST
CarDekho enters unicorn club with $250 million funding led by Leapfrog InvestmentsThe round includes $200 million Series E equity and $50 million as debt in its pre-IPO round, sources in the know told ET.
13 Oct, 2021, 05.59 AM 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
Cardekho in talks to raise $150 million, may get unicorn statusCardekho, which expects to close the ongoing funding round in the next couple of months, will use the resources to expand its e-commerce pl...
14 Jun, 2021, 07.37 PM IST
China shares rise on boost from healthcare, banking stocksThe blue-chip's banking sector sub-index was higher by 1.52%, while the consumer staples sector was up 0.77%, and the healthcare sub-index ...
21 Apr, 2021, 11.46 AM IST
Indian Startup Association to ping US group resisting Google, AppleThe Indian group is still an informal gathering and may soon take a more formal shape. As of now, the founders are bouncing off ideas on an...
09 Oct, 2020, 10.33 AM IST
SoftBank needs a different IPO after WeWork slipSoftBank, like most pre-IPO investors, is generally locked in and can’t cash out that profit for at least a year.
18 Sep, 2019, 12.50 PM IST
pi Ventures to invest Rs 200 crore in AI-focussed startupsThe fund has raised money from Bhupen Shah, ex-cofounder of Sling Media, who has invested in seed-stage venture funds, including Tandem Cap...
02 Jan, 2017, 09.13 AM IST
For some startups, apps are making way for chat-botsChat-bots are computer programmes that use AI to ‘converse’ with people using text messages – they answer queries, track consumer preferenc...
30 Apr, 2016, 04.35 AM IST
Hottest apps in hip-hop musicSome hip-hop artists lean on tech references in their songwriting like Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Drake and Kanye West.
05 Aug, 2015, 01.48 PM 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
Data scientist among the sexiest jobs of the centuryData scientists are a rare species being chased by startups & tech cos alike for their ability to make sense of large and complex set of in...
19 Sep, 2014, 09.13 AM IST