Ban-hit real money gaming companies fire 2,000 setting off a scramble for jobsNearly 2,000 employees at real money gaming (RMG) firms including MPL, Games24x7, Zupee, PokerBaazi, and Head Digital have lost jobs after ...
16 Sep, 2025, 08.39 AM IST
Kavin Bharti Mittal’s Hike to shut operations amid govt’s real money gaming banHike, the 13-year-old startup founded by Kavin Bharti Mittal, is shutting down following the Indian government's ban on real money gaming. ...
13 Sep, 2025, 06.29 PM IST
Gaming regulation roulette may sink billions in VC moneyIndia's ban on real-money gaming has jeopardized nearly $15 billion in investments, leaving venture capital firms and startups scrambling. ...
25 Aug, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Zepto co-founder Kaivalya Vohra leads Avendus-Hurun India list of Under-30 entrepreneursKaivalya Vohra and Aadit Palicha of Zepto top the first Avendus Wealth Hurun India 2025 Under-30 list, featuring 79 young entrepreneurs. Th...
17 Jul, 2025, 04.36 PM IST
Zepto founders top Hurun list of youngest self-made entrepreneursKaivalya Vohra, 21-year-old co-founder of Zepto, is India's youngest self-made billionaire. Zepto's valuation has surged 259% in a year. Ot...
18 Dec, 2024, 03.31 PM IST
BlueGreen eyeing $75 million fund for early-stage companiesThe fund will back startups in the early stage and pick stakes in pre-IPO companies through secondary transactions. It will focus on sector...
13 Nov, 2024, 01.57 PM IST
Zupee partners with ONDC to expand online gaming user base"We are delighted to partner with ONDC and be listed on the platform. This collaboration strengthens our efforts to bring the joy of playin...
16 Sep, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
How layoffs reordered Indian startups this year, and other top tech stories this weekStartups laid off over 28,000 people just in the first three quarters of 2023. This alone was over 50% higher than 2022, when companies let...
23 Dec, 2023, 07.28 AM IST
Deepfakes a ticking bomb for video KYCs; Indian startups cut 28,000 jobs in brutal 2023Nithin Kamath, the chief executive of Zerodha, one of India’s largest stockbrokers, took to social media to post a deepfake image of himsel...
19 Dec, 2023, 09.02 AM IST
Online gaming investors say 28% GST will make business ‘unviable’Investors like Tiger Global, Alpha Wave Global, DST Global, TPG, Matrix Partners India and Steadview Capital hold stakes in Indian real-mon...
19 Jul, 2023, 09.16 AM IST
Delhi HC halts Amazon-Future arbitration; 3rd arrest in ‘Bulli Bai’ caseOn Wednesday, the Delhi High Court agreed with Future and put the arbitration on hold.
05 Jan, 2022, 07.48 PM IST
Gaming startup Zupee racks up $72 million as part of larger round, valuation hits $600 millionThe company also announced a partnership with Reliance Jio Platforms, post which Zupee games will distribute its content across all custome...
05 Jan, 2022, 05.09 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Postman, Zetwerk raise funds this weekSaaS startup Postman became the most valued software-as-a-service firm from India this week. The country also minted another unicorn.
20 Aug, 2021, 06.49 PM IST
Zupee raises $30 million in funding led by WestCap Group, Tomales Bay CapitalZupee has so far raised $49 million, including the current round.
17 Aug, 2021, 11.25 AM IST
PharmEasy early backer Orios raises $30 million to back fund's best performersMumbai-based Orios is also expected to hit the market soon for raising a $80-$100 million third fund, founder and managing partner Rehan Ya...
25 Jun, 2021, 09.32 AM IST
Zupee raises $10 million funding from WestCap, Matrix Partners IndiaZupee's $10 million funding round underscores the traction that Indian online gaming startups — such as Dream11, Mobile Premier League and ...
11 Jan, 2021, 02.53 PM IST
Venture investments pick up pace in second quarter with big bets on digitalDeal flow and the number of startup ideas a venture firm evaluates registered a 50 per cent-plus uptick from the previous quarter, accordin...
07 Sep, 2020, 06.27 AM IST