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......

From plumbers to mehendi artists, local services at your fingertips

LocalOye, a Bengaluru-based marketplace for local household and personal service providers, tries to win the local game slowly but steadily, finds Anita Babu. Aditya Rao's first professional......

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......