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Silicon Valley adage of fail fast not feasible in fintech: Zerodha CTO

In a Q&A, Kailash Nadh dwells on the complexities of building fintech products and ensuring engineers fit in culturally

100% of portfolio's revenues from online channels: RPSG Capital's CIO

In a Q&A Abhishek Goenka dwells on the VC fund's investment strategy, the sectors within the consumer space that he is bullish on, and the road ahead

Oyo rejigs top brass ahead of IPO, replaces CEO of India business

Kapoor, Tandon, and Gupta will take on their new responsibilities effective from April 1, 2022

Drone tech start-up AUS signs Rs 3.75 cr lease financing deal with Grip

Grip and AUS have entered a deal that allows retail investors to invest in India's growing drone market

Brookfield takes minority stake in JFPL packaging films biz for Rs 2,000 cr

The brookfield buying minority stake in JFPL will result in JPFL carving out its packaging films business, which generates approximately 85% of its total revenue, into a wholly owned subsidiary

Media SaaS company Amagi enters unicorn club with $95-mn investment

Accel leads the financing round along with Norwest Venture Partners and Avataar Ventures

Edtech unicorn Unacademy to open offline experience centres

Company has plans to establish similar touchpoints across the country starting with Kota, Jaipur, and Lucknow

Blinkit to raise $100 mn next week as part of larger funding round

Delay in quick commerce company's fundraise due to choppy public markets

Noida-based EbixCash files DRHP for Rs 6,000 cr IPO of fresh shares

The company may also consider raising further equity including a rights issue of up to Rs 1,200 crore. If this placement is completed, the fresh issue size will be reduced

WhatsApp Web adds a security layer that works like a 'traffic light'

Code Verify has been made available as a web browser extension that automatically verifies the authenticity of the WhatsApp Web code being served to a user's browser

Curefoods acquires majority stake in milkshake brand Frozen Bottle

This is the 20th acquisition by Curefoods in two years

With culture at stake in unicorn land, spotlight on founder-VC equation

The BharatPe saga raises questions about the impact of outsized investor shareholding in young enterprises

MCA looking at BharatPe Board's conduct in Ashneer Grover controversy

Ashneer Grover last week resigned as company's managing director and director, says he will cooperate with ministry.

Eruditus raises $350 mn in debt from CPPIB to finance M&A activities

The pipeline of potential acquisitions is expected to contribute up to 30 per cent of its online arm's top line and EBITDA in the next five years, the company said

Mobikwik to raise private funding as stock market turns bearish

Fintech start-up turns profitable for the first time in December quarter on massive BNPL uptake

CredAvenue enters unicorn club as valuation triples to $1.3 bn in 6 months

Raises $137 million in Series B funding round led by Insight Partners, B Capital and Dragoneer

Russia-Ukraine war: Big Tech's role poses strategic questions for countries

American tech giants choosing to side with the US in the Russia-Ukraine war pose important strategic questions

New lease of life for commercial realty after third wave-induced blip

An important factor in this rise in demand for office spaces is the waning of the work-from-home (WFH) narrative

Karnataka HC quashes FIR filed last year against Dream11 co-founders

In February, the Karnataka High Court struck down a state government law that banned online gambling

Oyo appoints former PayU exec Prakash Padariya as cyber security head

He has more than 19 years of experience across geographies with extensive expertise in corporate security consulting, cyber security, cyber warfare, vulnerability assessment