Israel loses its heroic sheen

Israel is no longer the valiant and beleaguered underdog, but increasingly seen as an increasingly arrogant oppressor seeking to crush another old nation under its jackboots, says Mohan Guruswamy.......

Why are start-ups getting less money?

  Deal values for angel rounds have shrunk less sharply than for Series-A, Series-B, and Series-C round deals. Angel investors seem more supportive of start-ups in India than venture capital......

Are investors to partly blame for the start-up crisis?

They encouraged start-ups to pay for acquiring customers rather than focusing on the business fundamentals. Start-ups in India are again in news but for the wrong reasons - restructuring, layoffs,......

It's official: Fund-raising of start-ups is fast drying up

Deal values have been falling steadily since May this year, when it touched a high of $851 million. When Nikesh Arora of SoftBank said in August that start-up valuations were ahead of reality, he......

Investors hope for faster exits as tech majors go on shopping spree

The acquisition of ZipDial by Twitter in many ways is reflective of the new found interest by global technology majors towards innovative Indian start-up companies. Valerie Wagoner, the CEO and......