Can overfunding kill a startup?

Entrepreneurial tracks are littered with carcasses of dead startups that were...


Housing Co-founder Rahul Yadav starts a new innings; joins Anarock Property as Chief Product and Technology Officer

Yadav was sacked from the very startup he co-founded after he called...


SoftBank set to acquire Alphabet robotics company Boston Dynamics; charging up its robotics ambition

As part of the deal, SoftBank has also acquired Schaft, a bipedal robotics firm...


It is official: Indian m-commerce company Paytm raises US$1.4B from SoftBank

Paytm plans to invest approximately US$1.6 billion over the next three to five...


Online sellers seek government intervention to stop Snapdeal-Flipkart merger over unsettled dues

The sellers fear that if the deal is materialised, they may meet the same fate...


Kalaari Capital MD Vani Kola resigns from Snapdeal Board amidst distress sale talks with Flipkart

Kalaari is one of the early backers of Snapdeal and has invested...


[Exclusive] Due diligence started in impending Flipkart-Snapdeal merger; SoftBank may invest up to US$1B in new entity

Although the deal is on course, Flipkart and Snapdeal are yet to resolve the...


Flipkart-Snapdeal marriage is imminent despite differences between investors

Alibaba-backed m-commerce firm Paytm was in the fray to buy out Snapdeal’s...


Indian budget hotels booking startup OYO Rooms close to raising US$250M led by SoftBank: Report

SoftBank was looking to infuse a whopping US$500 million in this round, but...


Paytm in talks to raise up to US$2B from SoftBank; looking to buy FreeCharge from Snapdeal

With this all-cash deal, the Indian m-commerce and mobile payments...