Talent twist: Silicon Valley's India story takes an unexpected turnThe prospective appointment of Kunal Shah to a leadership position at WhatsApp exemplifies an emerging pattern: Indian founders are increas...
24 Jun, 2026, 01.47 PM IST
Meta’s Chris Cox sought Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp advice - then made him leaderMeta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox reached out to Shah directly in the spring, seeking advice on picking the future leader of WhatsApp. C...
24 Jun, 2026, 10.00 AM IST
Meta's WhatsUpside Down hire: How Kunal Shah broke the Valley playbookSilicon Valley's AI talent war saw tech giants acquire engineers. However, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg broke the mold by investing $900 million ...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
Meet Kunal Shah: He once worked as a delivery boy to support family. Now he's set to lead world's biggest messaging platformKunal Shah, the visionary behind fintech success CRED and FreeCharge, is set to lead Meta's global messaging giant, WhatsApp. Shah, who pre...
23 Jun, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Jason Kothari's entertainment startup Mythik raises $5 million, at valuation of over $50 millionMythik, a media tech firm by ex-Freecharge CEO Jason Kothari, secured $5 million in fresh funding, extending its previous $15 million raise...
21 May, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
Nvidia may lead AI startup Simplismart’s $20 million fundraise at $100 million valuationChipmaking giant Nvidia is reportedly in advanced talks to lead a $20 million funding round for Simplismart, valuing the AI infrastructure ...
18 May, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Hansal Mehta complains of severe stomach infection, Snapdeal founder Kunal Bahl says he got it too after Mumbai tripSnapdeal founder Kunal Bahl took to Twitter to reveal that he fell seriously ill with a stomach bug after a trip to Mumbai. Despite a full ...
14 Jul, 2023, 07.14 PM IST
Power of cold messages: This aspiring edupreneur emailed Snapdeal founder Kunal Bahl at midnight, got a reply within minutesCold emails can change lives, and examples of business leaders receiving responses to them often crop up. Akshay Chaturvedi, the founder of...
25 Apr, 2023, 04.47 PM IST
Snapdeal CEO contracts Omicron, hints his symptoms aren't mildNASSCOM President Debjani Ghosh & GOQii CEO Vishal Gondal wished him a speedy recovery.
18 Jan, 2022, 12.21 PM IST
20 yrs and counting! Snapdeal co-founders shared a decade-old friendship, before becoming biz partnersSnapdeal’s co-founders on how their partnership has evolved over the years.
03 Feb, 2020, 08.35 AM IST
Snapdeal founders summoned in ‘fake’ HUL products caseIn the case, HUL claimed that the sellers had offered fake Indulekha-branded hair oil and hair cleanser on Snapdeal. The consumer goods com...
19 Dec, 2019, 07.58 AM IST
Respect Snapdeal founders' move, talking to Flipkart: SoftBank's Masayoshi SonAfter the Snapdeal transaction did not work out, SoftBank is now looking at investing upto $2 bn in Flipkart through its SoftBank Vision Fu...
08 Aug, 2017, 01.18 AM IST
Snapdeal-Flipkart deal may leave staff richer by Rs 193 croreAccording to sources, if the deal goes through, the founders will give half of their payout (USD 30 million) for the proposed scheme which ...
14 May, 2017, 03.24 PM IST
Snapdeal founders summoned for usurping marketing conceptAs per his complaint, Dua, an engineer and entrepreneur, founded portals marketsdelhi.com in 1999 and indianretail.net in 2005 and brought ...
17 Apr, 2017, 12.13 AM IST
Experts divided over Kunal Bahl’s letter to Snapdeal employeesWhile some leadership experts give the Snapdeal founder full marks for the communication, some others say the move is unlikely to pay off.
11 Apr, 2017, 12.56 AM IST
Having earned 50 crore each earlier, Snapdeal founders take a 100% pay cut to trim costsIn 2014-15, the founders received compensation of Rs 52.94 cr each, including salaries of Rs 1.5 cr and payment against founder stock optio...
23 Feb, 2017, 02.12 PM IST
When Snapdeal founder Kunal Bahl met Chris MartinThe Snapdeal founder calls it his "bragging rights". Kunal Bahl hung out with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin when the singer was in Delhi.
06 Jul, 2015, 10.13 AM IST