- Staring Down At Startups
Any college dropout with a hoodie and a half-baked idea can raise venture funding. Scooter rentals, grilled cheese sandwiches, a company th...
20 Apr, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
Meta? Horizon? What can Facebook’s new name be?CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to eventually be known better for its metaverse than its social network. The website Meta.org is the hom...
20 Oct, 2021, 02.48 PM IST
Melorra gets $24 million funding from 9Unicorns, othersFounded in 2016, Melorra delivers hallmarked gold jewellery to 718 Indian districts. The brand claims to have delivered to over 2,700 towns...
13 Oct, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
Craft beer entrepreneur, former ad executive team up to launch new hand sanitizer brand“The idea to set up Svish was conceived because we felt there was a genuine need for sanitization products that would smell good and contai...
12 Nov, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
Why does vegan tag bag better profits?It sounds better than fake leather and assuages hang-ups about ethical fashion.
15 Jan, 2020, 09.10 AM IST
WeWork to raise up to $4 billion in debt ahead of IPO, WSJ reportsWeWork said in April it had filed paperwork confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an IPO.
08 Jul, 2019, 09.29 AM IST
WeWork to weigh $1.9 billion deal for control of India unitWeWork, founded in 2010 and last valued at $47 billion, pioneered the concept of shared work spaces, expanding to 425 office locations in 3...
15 Jun, 2019, 10.38 AM IST
Sukkhi.com raises $7 million from Carpediem Capital, Duane ParkSukkhi Online Private Ltd founded in 2012 by Bhavesh Navlakha; makes trendy fashion jewellery at competitive prices.
29 Oct, 2018, 09.03 AM IST
18 startups to launch exclusive products during Amazon Prime Day saleThe startups selected through Amazon Launchpad will add further excitement to the epic 36 hrs of Prime Day by launching products in several...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.38 PM IST
Sunil Mittal set to pump in $1 billion into son-in-law's London hotel chainThe money from Mittal would fund acquisitions by Sharan Pasricha’s Ennismore, a developer that owns the Gleneagles resort and Hoxton hotel ...
28 May, 2018, 10.08 PM IST
Gurugram-based startup Rentickle offers lifestyle goods on rentAmit Sodhi and Vineet Chawla, Co-founders, Rentickle offers a host of lifestyle products, in mint condition, on subscription.
22 Jan, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
Fashion portals bet on curvy as plus size makes wavesThe plus size clothing segment, which contributes to over $1.8 billion according to Technopak, sees takers in the work wear and casual wear...
21 Jul, 2017, 02.01 PM IST
It’s not about being SaaSsy -- go for the long haul, says Sridhar Vembu"In SaaS, I have founders who approach me when their business is failing and they want to know if they should sell or pivot. This is an ove...
20 Nov, 2016, 11.42 AM IST
$10 billion tech unicorn WeWork tells why it thinks it will survive if the bubble burstsWeWork is engaging in "arbitrage," according to a note from Ben Thompson, the respected tech writer who publishes the Stratechery blog.
02 Jul, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
Madura's Trendin.com claims to become largest etail venture of an offline player in IndiaWithin a year of its launch, sales of Trendin have equalled those of 30 branded stores, or close to 1% of Madura’s turnover.
26 Jun, 2015, 05.19 AM IST
- Peppermint Hotels in talks with investors to fund expansion
Peppermint Hotels is in talks with a slew of investors for expansion capital as more private equity funds chase deals in a sector that is r...
23 Feb, 2011, 06.49 AM IST
- IITians opt for career engineering
IIT engineers are giving up jobs with the bluest of the blue chips to work at start-ups .
13 Jun, 2006, 09.05 AM IST