ShareChat raises $502 mn from Snap, Twitter, others

ShareChat on Thursday said it has raised $502 million (about Rs 3,725 crore) in funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Tiger Global, valuing the homegrown social media platform at over $2.1......

Why Foreign VCs Have Shut Their Taps

Foreign investment in India's start-ups has plummeted 72 per cent to $4.58 billion so far, from $16.2 billion during the same period last year. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only......

Softbank's big-ticket investments in India

With Nikesh Arora's exit from Softbank, Indian start-ups have lost one of its biggest supporters. IMAGE: Nikesh Arora with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph kind courtesy: Nikesh......

From boom to doom: The story of India's start-ups

While the media gaze has been on start-ups in trouble, investors who funded them have mostly escaped attention, says Ranju Sarkar. IMAGE: Start-ups that did not have a business model or attract......