Startups

Paytm typically invests ₹200-250 crore every year in intellectual properties or companies building complementary technologies (Photo: Bloomberg)

Paytm plans to invest ₹500 crore in tech startups

1 min read . 11 Nov 2019

52 startups in India are potential unicorns

3 min read . 05 Nov 2019

For an entity to qualify as a startup, it must be in operation for 10 years, from 7 years previously (iStock)

Opinion | Sweat song for startups

1 min read . 05 Nov 2019

ShopClues was founded by husband-wife duo Sandeep Aggarwal and Radhika Aggarwal (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

How ShopClues collapsed from a promising unicorn to an also-ran

3 min read . 04 Nov 2019

Opinion | Big Tech can be tamed without splitting companies up

4 min read . 31 Oct 2019

Urban Ladder co-founder Rajiv Srivatsa is transitioning out of an active leadership role at the online furniture firm

Investors shrug off spate of exits by co-founders

3 min read . 30 Oct 2019

Beyond Valuations

Opinion | To become market leaders, b2b startup founders need to look west

3 min read . 28 Oct 2019

Investors say new-age food startups have mushroomed in the last four years on the back of increasing demand and smarter ways of offering and delivering food, which has done away with the need to create large spaces for dine-ins or shelf space in supermarkets. (Alamyphoto)

Investments in food startups peak since 2016 amid growing demand

2 min read . 28 Oct 2019

In the last four years, consumer-facing startups were the darlings of investors.

B2B fintech startups outpace B2C counterparts in 2019 fundraising

2 min read . 28 Oct 2019

Startups in deep tech and AI will require focused attention and mentorship from the industry, academia, and the government. (Photo: iStock)

Why India needs deep tech startups

10 min read . 28 Oct 2019

While investors look for interesting models within the space, the business-to-business model attracted the most funding.

Investors eye social e-commerce startups to target new users

3 min read . 23 Oct 2019

(L-R) Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO of Byju’s; Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of Oyo; Kunal Bahl, co-founder and CEO of Snapdeal; Sachin Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart

Indian promoters claw back control

9 min read . 22 Oct 2019

'Startups must focus on developing solutions for issues faced by farmers'

1 min read . 22 Oct 2019

Startups need to go through internal validation to test if they are ready for public markets. (Bloomberg)

Due Diligence

Opinion | It's time for startups to shift focus to internal validation

4 min read . 20 Oct 2019

Indian startups are confident of pulling off successful public offerings (Photo: iStock)

More tech startups plan to go public in the next two years

2 min read . 09 Oct 2019

Due Diligence

Opinion | Unicorn Schadenfreude and the introspection illusion

3 min read . 07 Oct 2019

Shaurya Singh at a Jindal Stainless’ Crickennis match

Building strong office teams on the field

5 min read . 16 Oct 2019

Shobhna Mohn, executive vice-president growth regions strategy & Bertelsmann Investments

India has a vibrant ecosystem for start-ups and VCs: Bertelsmann’s Mohn

3 min read . 03 Oct 2019

T. S. Anantakrishnan, founder of Varanium Capital

Varanium Capital plans to raise ₹200 crore to fund fintech startups

1 min read . 03 Oct 2019

These deals also indicate that overseas investors are now far more aggressive than before in growth-stage rounds. (Mint)

Q3 sees highest startup fundraising in 2019 at $2.5 billion

2 min read . 30 Sep 2019