With OCEN, small businesses have access to instant loans

The protocol aims to "democratise" lending, reduce costs of credit, and ensure accessibility of credit to small companies and street vendors, according to Nandan Nilekani. IMAGE: Labourers work in......

Digital lenders step up to help early-stage startups

In order to make it hassle-free, various start-up support groups such as TiE (The Indus Entrepreneur) and India Angel Network (IAN) are partnering with the digital NBFCs to extend debt finance to......

When investors turn entrepreneurs

Venture capitalists are leveraging their experience to build something new. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com.   Alok Mittal, Rohini Chakravarthy, Ashish Mohapatra, Anshoo Sharma, Raul......

Start-ups master the art of deal making

No longer an in-house task; hiring legal eagles is now becoming norm for M&As, fundraising From operating from rented apartments to having offices in prime locations with thousands of employees,......