Paytm Raises $1.4 Billion From Softbank; Doubles Valuation In Eight Months
India’s biggest payments startup has a big new investor. Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has confirmed that Softbank has made a “large investment”…
Category: Startups
Zomato Resets Passwords And Logs Out Users After 17 Million Records Stolen From Website
Zomato has become the latest startup to be hit by a security breach. The company has said that it’s just discovered that 17 million…
Wary Of A Takeover, Ola Restricts Investor’s Rights, Gives More Rights To Original Founders
It’s been a tough few months for Indian startup founders. Several CEOs have found themselves evicted from the companies they founded, cast aside by powerful…
Nestaway Mocks Jobless Celebrities In Tasteless New Social Campaign
How do you promote a referral scheme for your home rental startup? By making fun of jobless people, of course. Nestaway, which acts…
An Early Paytm Investor Has Made Rs. 150 Crore By Selling His Stake To Alibaba
Paytm today is one of India’s most successful startups. It operates India’s largest wallet, has an e-commerce arm, and is thought to be…
Amazon Appears To Have Narrowly Beaten Flipkart In The Sales This Year
The grand sales are very much like the final exams for the three large Indian e-tailers — firms compete head-on on overlapping dates,…
Startup Founder Complains About iPhone’s Battery Life, Xiaomi India MD Gifts Him Free Redmi Note 4
There are several benefits to being a startup founder. There’s power, money, and a chance to make a dent in the universe. And if you…
These Are The Salaries Of Top Startup CEOs In The Country
An IPO or an acquisition isn’t the only way startup founders make money – they can make a pretty penny even when they’re…
Arnab Goswami’s Republic Launches With A Bang With Big Sponsors And A Strategic Partnership With Microsoft
India’s most-awaited media startup is finally here, and it’s managed to get some big names on board. Republic TV, Arnab Goswami’s own venture…