Freshworks

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07 November, 2024

Freshworks raises annual results forecast, to lay off 13% of staff

Freshworks raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Wednesday after upbeat third-quarter results, helped by demand for its AI-driven ......

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02 May, 2024

Freshworks hires ex-Dropbox exec as CEO, founder Mathrubootham to be chairman

Freshworks said on Wednesday that Dennis Woodside will take over as CEO of the CRM software maker, and founder Girish ......

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20 March, 2024

Separating fact from fiction: how many unicorns does India really have?

Last week, Perfios, a startup offering software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, entered the much-coveted unicorn club after raising $80 million from late-stage ......

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Finance

27 July, 2023

Freshworks, EKA founders' VC firm eyes over $200 mn AUM with second fund

Together Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm, led by founders of Freshworks, Eka Software and a former Matrix executive, has ......

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General

09 June, 2023

Grapevine: Goldman Sachs eyes healthcare bet; Waterfield plans new fund-of-funds

Goldman Sachs is in advanced talks to invest in a Sequoia-backed healthcare company, focused on nephrology, neurology and critical-care segments, ......

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17 May, 2023

WestBridge bets around $250 mn on another IT firm

WestBridge Capital, which appears to be retuning its investment strategy with bigger and bolder bets against its historical stance of ......

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01 May, 2023

Grapevine: Tiger Global exits Freshworks; Cred's Shah taps GIC for new NBFC

Tiger Global, one of the most active venture capital backers in India over the past decade, has made its second ......

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17 March, 2023

Grapevine: Korean SWF opening India office; Everstone may sell QSR stake

Private equity firm Everstone Capital is in talks with General Atlantic to sell its stake in the India master franchise ......

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16 December, 2022

Freshworks lays off around 2% staff

Nasdaq-listed software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Freshworks Inc has laid off 90 employees globally, or around 2% workforce, making it the latest ......

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28 November, 2022

Accel India selects 10 startups for second cohort of Atoms programme

Accel India has selected 10 startups as part of its second cohort of Atoms programme that was launched last year ......