Startups
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Razorpay's Harshil Mathur talks about the company's strong growth and valuation jump
With a new round of funding, the Bengaluru fintech company is now valued at $3 billion. It is now set to become more aggressive on acquisitions to widen its products portfolio and expand into markets such as Indonesia and Malaysia, which offer growth opportunity with payments problems that are similar to what businesses faced when Razorpay launched in India
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Razorpay valuation triples to $3 billion with new funding round led by Sequoia, GIC
Founders Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar plan to use the money to expand into Southeast Asia, and acquire cloud software companies in financial services
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We want to add speed to seed funding: Anjali Sosale of WaterBridge
A gang of 15 VC funds, led by WaterBridge Ventures, is trying to give a speedy makeover to institutional seed funding. Can 'Fast Forward' solve the pain points of rookie founders?
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Buy. Build. Repeat: How PayU created a fintech ecosystem
How a string of buyouts, bold investment bets and aggressive ramp up helped online payments major PayU build a fintech ecosystem
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Tales of grit and survival: How Covid-19 is redefining business for women entrepreneurs
The past year has been a testing one for females running small businesses, with many pivoting their ventures to stay afloat. And now comes the second wave of the coronavirus that only compounds their woes
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Headmasters of edtech: Why Sequoia Capital bets big on the sector
Sequoia Capital's first edtech investment was 15 years ago—from then to now, the sector has evolved significantly—and today it has over a dozen investments in the sector, including heavyweights Byju's and Unacademy
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Cannabis startups chase opportunities despite low awareness and legal challenges
With gradually growing investor interest, startups working with industrial hemp hope to become part of a global boom where the plant is used in sectors ranging from medicines to textiles
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Ready, Steady, Heady: How ShopKirana doubled its revenue in pandemic year
ShopKirana doubled its revenue to Rs 400 crore in the pandemic year. The heady growth comes after a steady start
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Indian samurai: A founder and his fight to find an investor
Ram Kumar fought in vain for two years as funders shied away from backing his online ayurvedic platform NirogStreet. Then came Japanese VC firm Spiral Ventures in 2018...
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Personal care brands see wind in their sales
A number of new players emerged stronger through the pandemic latching on to a hybrid model of online and offline
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Cheat for profit: How Chegg became the most valuable edtech company in the US
Students have always cheated, but the Covid-19-driven shift to online learning has turned a problem into an epidemic. This US edtech company is spinning profits by connecting college students to test answers on demand