Startup Funding

Stayzilla arrest makes India worst place for startups: Prominent entrepreneurs' letter to Rajnath Singh

"If ever there's a right to be an entrepreneur, that's clearly been violated. Period," the letter says

Indian startups should focus on sustainability, stop chasing Unicorn tag

Just getting the valuation and funding is no guarantee that the Unicorn status will remain

Homestay aggregator Stayzilla shuts shop; founder laments vanity metrics like GMV

We could not even recoup what we put in, necessitating very large capital requirement simply to sustain growth, Stayzilla founder Yogendra Vasupal said in a blog post

Why startup nationalism in India makes sense in the age of Trump

In India's new startup war involving global wannabes and local "Unicorn" entrepreneurs with companies that involve market valuation in excess of one billion US dollars, the answer to "Who will win the e-commerce war?" may well be: "the one that has better Indians."

Founder shuts down startup pitching platform Shotpitch for reason "beyond our control"

Had Prashant Sharma been a bit more forthright on the reasons for shutting the operations, it could have been indeed helpful for many others who are on the brink of starting up

ABB sees exciting opportunities in Indian startups; may look at M&As

ABB believes it is ideally positioned to work with prime minister Narendra Modi's Make in India programme to improve the India's competitiveness

Flipkart confirms at least 700 lay-offs to cut costs, says it's a 'common practice'

The development comes as Flipkart is facing falling valuation after T Rowe Price shed the value of its holding in the company for the second time this month

Karnataka unveils booster kit, Rs 400 cr funding for start-ups

Karnataka government has also set up a cell in KBITS to implement policy initiatives and provide incentives for incubating start-ups

No hiccups for startups: 30% rise in funding and investors still bullish

Q1’16 got off to a good start with eCommerce marketplace Shopclues making it to the billion dollar club after raising funds from GIC and existing investors Tiger Global and Nexus Venture Partners.

After Morgan Stanley, now T Rowe Price devalues Flipkart stake by 15%

There is more trouble brewing on the start-up front. Layoffs have become the name of the game.