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Salman SH

Assistant Editor, Startups

Salman S.H. is an Assistant Editor with Mint in Bengaluru, where he covers startups, venture capital, and the broader internet economy. Over the course of more than a decade in journalism and strategic communications, he has built deep reporting expertise across technology, fintech, consumer internet, digital platforms, and the business models shaping India’s new economy. At Mint, he tracks the companies, investors, and policy developments influencing how technology is built, funded, and scaled in India.

His reporting covers venture capital, startup strategy, fintech, edtech, funding trends, and the internet economy. He writes about how startups raise money, grow their businesses, respond to regulation, and adapt to changes in technology and policy. His work also looks at the impact of policy decisions on startups and investors, and tracks the sectors, founders, and firms shaping India’s digital economy.

Before Mint, Salman worked across several respected newsrooms, including The Economic Times, Financial Express, The Ken, Inc42, and The Core. He has also worked in strategic communications, leading PR strategy and media outreach for clients in education, online learning, consumer internet, and consulting. That combination of newsroom and communications experience gives him a clear understanding of how business stories are reported, shaped, and understood.

ARTICLES BY SALMAN SH

upGrad sees senior exits amid Unacademy integration, IPO plans

3 min read . 10 Apr 2026

AI funding boom pulls Big Four deeper into startup diligence

4 min read . 08 Apr 2026

Travel, cross-border fintechs face twin blows from West Asia war

5 min read . 06 Apr 2026

Faster credit reporting may reshape small-ticket fintech lending

4 min read . 01 Apr 2026

Indian exporters look abroad to manage payment risks

4 min read . 27 Mar 2026

Rapido’s new order: disrupting India’s food apps with lower fees

4 min read . 24 Mar 2026

Why a rare exit penalty adds weight to upGrad’s Unacademy bid

4 min read . 18 Mar 2026

Cross-border payment firms feel heat from Gulf shipping delays

4 min read . 15 Mar 2026

Why are startups taking longer to go beyond seed funding?

4 min read . 12 Mar 2026

Mint Explainer: Why Karnataka’s case vs Jar could test digital gold regulations

4 min read . 10 Mar 2026

Why Uber is opting for fewer assets to overtake redBus

3 min read . 06 Mar 2026

Mantras in Superhealth's out-patient-led model—honesty, light assets

4 min read . 06 Mar 2026

India’s instant loan boom spawns a new breed of micro-settlement platforms

5 min read . 25 Feb 2026

Livspace trims workforce by 1,000 in AI transition, co-founder exits

3 min read . 20 Feb 2026

Why Bessemer is swimming against the PE tide in Indian healthcare

4 min read . 05 Feb 2026

Byju Raveendran-owned firm's Aakash dealings under administrator lens

6 min read . 04 Feb 2026

How India’s elite pooling in millions to bet on top US AI private firms

6 min read . 25 Jan 2026

Beyond the chatbot: The tech duo building an anti-ChatGPT for classrooms

4 min read . 23 Jan 2026

Lab-to-fab in weeks: Why Fundamentum led Whizzo's $15 million raise

4 min read . 20 Jan 2026

What the Karnataka HC’s share attachment means for the Aakash rights issue

6 min read . 16 Jan 2026
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