Startups talk up funding winter, but loosen their purse stringsDuring the ongoing funding winter, several internet majors such as Paytm, Policybazaar parent PB Fintech, Flipkart failedd to control expen...
31 Jan, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Unacademy launches gamified app for UPSC aspirantsThe new experiment at the Bengaluru-based startup comes at a time when the company is facing intense pressure to show profitability as Covi...
30 May, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
General Atlantic plans $2 billion investment in India, Southeast AsiaGeneral Atlantic is in early-stage investment talks with about 15 companies in sectors including technology, financial services, retail and...
22 May, 2022, 10.55 PM IST
Startups set to loosen purse strings for bigger pay hikesCompensation experts said average salary increments at startups are likely to be in the range of 12-15% and among the highest across sector...
06 Feb, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
NBFC liquidity crunch is putting the squeeze on fintechBanks are traditionally cheaper sources of capital, but their credit checks tend to be more rigorous. So, most newage lenders source funds ...
30 Jul, 2019, 07.06 AM IST
Tiger Global Management benefits the most from Flipkart’s secondary share saleFlipkart had also recently organised an ESOP repurchase plan -- enabling its former and existing employees to sell their ESOPs and earn ove...
31 Jan, 2018, 12.55 AM IST
2017 will be tougher for online ventures that are unable to differentiateInvestors could drive M&As as they look to cut losses or hope to get return on investments rather than spread themselves too thin and lose ...
30 Dec, 2016, 08.53 AM IST
Government wants LIC to prop up startups with fundsThe Small Industrial Development Bank of India is implementing the Fund of Funds. “We want to fast-track it, processes are rather slow. We ...
08 Oct, 2016, 12.32 AM IST
Paytm raises $60 million from Taiwanese chip designer MediatekPaytm is looking at more funding in coming from a clutch of investors, including Goldman Sachs as well as existing investors, Alibaba.
30 Aug, 2016, 10.10 PM IST
Paytm's Rs 2,000 crore funding deal likely in next few weeksThe financing round is also expected to see participation of existing investors, Alibaba and its payments affiliate Alipay as well as ventu...
29 Aug, 2016, 06.21 PM IST
Screwvala's Unilazer may not venture out this year"We are very happy with the 15 investments we have made; we are going to double up and do more of them. But right now our focus is to build...
23 Aug, 2016, 09.27 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2016: How to downsize the right wayIn the run-up to the jury meeting to choose the winners of ET Startup Awards 2016, we will run a series of special articles on the theme of...
25 Jul, 2016, 04.55 PM IST
Icertis raises Rs 100 crore in Series-B round of funding led by Ignition PartnersFollowing this, Ingition Partners managing director John Connors will join the board of Icertis. Connors has earlier been the CFO and CIO a...
11 Mar, 2016, 10.43 AM IST
Seed funding for startups to be in thick of action in 2016: VCCircle surveyAccording to a survey a majority of venture capital funds believe that the seed stage of funding for start-ups will see maximum activity du...
08 Mar, 2016, 07.12 PM IST
Food tech startups focus on execution as investors tighten purse-stringsIn food-tech, technology is as much about creating efficiencies in the supply chain as it is about making ordering and order management eas...
25 Feb, 2016, 02.29 AM IST
With investors tightening purse strings, startups sober up to lower valuationsFacebook had raised capital from Microsoft at a valuation of $15 billion in 2007, two years later its valuation was down to $10 billion.
29 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Messaging app Lookup raises rs 2.4 crore from two Japanese investorsRavindran shut his earlier start-up Innoz, which provided an SMS-based search service for feature phone users, last year and started up aga...
05 Jan, 2015, 06.00 AM IST