Rs 30 lakh rent accepted; free family home rejected to build a marriage and career. How living away from parents helps this founderA LinkedIn post by Gurugram-based founder Rohan Dhawan has sparked widespread discussion after he revealed that he pays nearly Rs 30 lakh i...
26 Jun, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
Generational wealth vs new money? ₹500 crore businessman in slippers, startup founder on investor funding in BMWA viral X post contrasts two meetings with wealthy individuals, sparking debate on old versus new money. One encounter featured a generatio...
26 Jun, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
NSE chief urges startups and MSMEs to view listing as a tool for scaleNational Stock Exchange MD and CEO Ashish Chauhan highlighted that profitable businesses are rewarded with valuations private markets can't...
26 Jun, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
Amazon open to acquisitions in India, says CEO Andy JassyAsked whether Amazon would consider acquisitions in the quick commerce space and whether it might invest in homegrown AI companies such as ...
26 Jun, 2026, 02.03 PM IST
AI startup General Intuition raises $320 million from Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Jeff BezosGeneral Intuition describes itself as a "frontier lab for acting in space and time.” It focuses on the development of large action foundati...
26 Jun, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
Meet former Google engineer Aashna Doshi who quit her high-paying job to start a podcast and a startupAashna Doshi, a former Google engineer, has embarked on a new venture, launching her AI startup, Bounty. Driven by a desire for creative fr...
25 Jun, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
IIM grad reveals how Rs 500-crore guy shocked him: ‘He took me to a simple…’A San Francisco entrepreneur highlighted the stark difference between old and new money. He described a generational wealth individual as m...
25 Jun, 2026, 02.25 AM IST
Kunal Shah net worth and his inCREDible journey to Meta's WhatsAppKunal Shah, the visionary behind CRED and FreeCharge, is now the Global Head of WhatsApp. This significant appointment, coupled with Meta's...
24 Jun, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
'Kunal Shah won't even get a fresher job at TCS or Infosys': Founder highlights flaws in corporate hiring practicesKunal Shah, the visionary behind CRED and FreeCharge, has been appointed global head of WhatsApp at Meta. His remarkable ascent, despite la...
24 Jun, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
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
Success of Skyroot and Dhruva spawns spacetech startup wave in HyderabadIndustry estimates peg Hyderabad's spacetech ecosystem at around 95 startups, with 12-15 ventures added over the last two years. Together, ...
24 Jun, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
Early Anthropic backer Menlo lands $3 billion in its largest-ever haulMenlo is set to announce that it’s raised $3 billion for a set of funds dedicated to backing AI startups, marking the venture firm’s larges...
23 Jun, 2026, 08.33 PM IST
Meta's Cred deal showcases new playbook: take stake, hire the founderMeta is strategically acquiring minority stakes in tech firms and integrating their founders into senior roles, a pattern evident with Cred...
23 Jun, 2026, 05.35 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
Family bankruptcy meant Kunal Shah could not afford BTech, studied philosophy and did data entry operator jobs. Cred founder is WhatsApp's new global bossKunal Shah’s journey to becoming Meta’s new global head of WhatsApp is far from the typical startup success story. After his family went ba...
22 Jun, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
Deeptech startup BioCompute is moving out of India; founder explains whyFounded in 2024, BioCompute is developing DNA-based data storage technology that converts digital data into synthetic DNA sequences, enabli...
22 Jun, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
'Getting land in Bengaluru more difficult than making satellites': Startup founder's tweet sparks Andhra-Karnataka investment warA startup founder's frustration over land acquisition for a satellite factory near Bengaluru has ignited a fierce competition between Karna...
18 Jun, 2026, 02.44 PM IST