Nikhil Patwardhan

Finance

03 February, 2022

We Founder Circle eyes bet on 70 startups with $25 mn investment in 2022

We Founder Circle, a founders-led early-stage startup investment platform, on Thursday said it plans to invest as much as $25 ......

Consumer

03 February, 2022

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal sells own stake in Blinkit to Tiger Global

Deepinder Goyal, online food aggregator and delivery platform Zomato’s Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, has sold his personal stake in Blinkit, formerly known as Grofers, to ......

People

03 February, 2022

Online selling platform Instamojo promotes Ankur Sharma as Co-founder

Online payment solution provider Instamojo Technologies on Thursday said it has elevated Ankur Sharma as the company’s Co-Founder. Prior to being ......

Finance

02 February, 2022

India's sovereign wealth fund gets CCI nod to invest in SoftBank-backed FirstCry

India’s sovereign wealth fund has received the competition commission of India’s (CCI) approval for its proposed investment in SoftBank-backed Brainbees ......

Consumer

02 February, 2022

Sequoia-backed Scaler Academy scoops up $55 mn at valuation of $710 mn

Sequoia Capital India-backed edtech platform Scaler Academy, run by Interviewbit Technologies Pvt Ltd, has raised $55 million as a part ......

Finance

01 February, 2022

Budget 2022: Fintechs to gain from govt's digitization push, launch of digital rupee

One of the biggest announcements in the fourth Budget speech by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been the proposal to ......

Consumer

01 February, 2022

Budget 2022: Edtech firms to get boost from govt's digitization push

Giving a boost to India’s edtech sector that has already grown exponentially over the last two years, Finance minister Nirmala ......

TMT

01 February, 2022

Chargebee valuation jumps 2.5X after racking up $250 mn from Tiger Global, Sequoia, others

Chargebee, which runs a software-as-a-service-based subscription management platform, on Tuesday said it has raised $250 million in a funding co-led ......

Finance

01 February, 2022

Budget 2022: Sitharaman extends tax incentives for startups by one year

In her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced extension of tax incentives for startups by one year, ......

TMT

31 January, 2022

Airtel to buy 25% stake VC-backed enterprise networking co Lavelle Networks

Bharti Airtel Ltd, India’s second-largest telecom company in terms of market share, has entered into an agreement to buy a near 25% stake in ......