July 12, 2017
Can overfunding kill a startup?
Entrepreneurial tracks are littered with carcasses of dead startups that were...
July 3, 2017
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...
June 9, 2017
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...
May 18, 2017
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...
May 16, 2017
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...
May 15, 2017
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...
May 12, 2017
[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...
May 3, 2017
Flipkart-Snapdeal marriage is imminent despite differences between investors
Alibaba-backed m-commerce firm Paytm was in the fray to buy out Snapdeal’s...
April 24, 2017
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...
April 19, 2017
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...