From layoffs to cost-cutting, start-ups brace for long funding winter

On a cloudy Monday this month, Mohammed Irshad flew from Kochi to Gurugram to attend an exclusive investor networking event. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Among a handful of founders......

Indian startups raised $6.5 bn in Q1 2021, 11 new unicorns created: Report

Indian startups received about $6.5 billion in funding in the April-June 2021 quarter, while 11 of them entered the coveted unicorn club, a report by Nasscom-PGA Labs said. Illustration: Uttam......

Software startup Postman's valuation tops $5.6 bn after $225 mn fundraise

The valuation of the San Francisco-headquartered firm with offices in Bengaluru, where it was founded, has almost trebled in just about one year and risen multi-fold since 2019. IMAGE: From left......

Tiger Global back on the prowl in Indian start-up arena

The investor has now put together a fund of $3.75 billion to back private companies. After over two-year long hiatus from investing in Indian startups, global venture capital firm Tiger Global......