Candytoy expects Rs 450 cr turnover by FY26, to divest 10 pc stake at Rs 900-cr valuationCandytoy Corporate, the maker of candy toys for major brands, planned to hit a Rs 450 crore turnover by the next fiscal. To achieve this, t...
25 Aug, 2024, 01.57 PM IST
Who are the shareholders behind X? Here are some key people tied to the social media giantSean Diddy Combs, Jack Dorsey, and Bill Ackman are connected to X as per the first list of shareholders of X.
23 Aug, 2024, 11.36 PM IST
CaratLane’s Mithun Sacheti on glittering Titan deal; Zerodha expects steady revenue in FY24; and FirstCry closes secondary dealHappy Monday! Mithun Sacheti hit it big on Saturday when he sold his 27% stake in online jewellery marketplace CaratLane to Titan. The Rs 4...
21 Aug, 2023, 04.19 PM IST
India Accelerator partners with Z Nation Lab, expands to Silicon ValleyAs a launchpad for Indian startups to expand to the US, India Accelerator has launched a 3 months cohort program in partnership with Z Nati...
30 May, 2023, 05.16 PM IST
RBI issues digital lending rules; will SoftBank go private?RBI has issued new digital lending rules based on the committee's proposals it set up in January 2021 after receiving complaints against on...
10 Aug, 2022, 06.55 PM IST
Startups see 37% more first-time global backersThe success demonstrated by Indian startups in turning into unicorns (valued at $1 billion or more) and the massive global private equity i...
16 Mar, 2021, 10.13 AM IST
View: The rise & hard fall of SoftBankSon was the only bid in town for most young start-up founders. But with snowballing setbacks, that bid is gone.
21 Apr, 2020, 03.47 PM IST
Former Google exec to help build unicorns for Saudi VC FundInterest in the Middle East’s nascent technology industry has been picking up after Uber last year agreed to buy Careem and Amazon.com acqu...
10 Feb, 2020, 09.24 AM IST
YourNest to invest in edge computing & patent-led startups in 2019Sunil Goyal, its managing director, told ET that the firm has already identified some such startups and is hunting for more, as he believes...
08 Jan, 2019, 11.01 AM IST
Big winners of Uber, Lyft IPOs won’t be the usual suspectsThe filings submitted by Uber and Lyft aren’t yet public, but people familiar with each business outlined the largest shareholders.
13 Dec, 2018, 11.09 AM IST
Here's how Saudi cash could bring on the VC crashGiven rising interest rates, the reality of Saudi money may be what finally deflates the startup bubble.
24 Oct, 2018, 08.36 PM IST
For some Indian startups, playing the Indian card makes no senseWhy can't we replicate China's success in India? The one simple reason is that there is not enough Indian money to fund Indian startups.
03 Mar, 2018, 08.56 PM IST
SoftBank's $100 billion tech fund rankles VCs as valuations soarIn the months since Softbank Group Corp. unveiled plans for a $100 billion technology fund, the Japanese company has been making its presen...
23 May, 2017, 01.03 PM IST
Artificial intelligence will overtake human IQ in 30 yrs: SoftBank CEO Masayoshi SonSon added that with the strong growth seen for Internet of Things (IoT), the number of embedded chips that are recording and transforming d...
27 Feb, 2017, 11.14 PM IST
- Small's Big: Forum Synergies plans $200-mn fund for Indian SMEs
Bangalore-based private equity (PE) firm Forum Synergies is launching one of the biggest India-focused SME funds.
18 Jul, 2008, 01.29 AM IST
- DLF plans Rs 800-cr fund for construction push
The venture capital fund will invest in small companies engaged in equipment management and construction activity.
08 Jul, 2008, 02.06 AM IST
- Sovereign funds account for $3.84 bn in 2007
Singapore's GIC and Temasek were the most active and account for two-thirds of the total deals struck by sovereign wealth funds in India.
28 Jan, 2008, 02.52 AM IST