MihirDalal
Stories by MihirDalal
COVID-battered OYO is using the crisis to build a lean team, with fat margins
The hotel aggregator's $10b valuation looks pricey.
Indian startups’ nationalist posturing won’t bother Google
“It’s not possible to replace Android overnight."
India: Niche consumer firms grab investor eyeballs amid pandemic
Business is booming for fleet-footed brand startups. But will consumer demand hold up over time?
Venture investments bounce back in India but economy could play truant
Within months of the virus outbreak, the VC business has largely returned to normalcy as greed trumps fear.
India: B2B players sense a window of chance amid COVID-19 pandemic
Despite seeing a hit in growth, e-commerce platforms feel they’ll gain from the pandemic.
Indian startups wake up to a post-China world
Many Chinese investors are looking to exit from portfolio companies in India.
The pitfalls of ESOP lifelines at Indian startups
Many startups have thrust ESOPs upon employees whose salaries have been cut. Why are they not excited?
How Ola is hunkering down to ride out the storm
Last month, Ola cut 1,400 jobs, about a third of its India workforce.
India: Arkam Ventures gets $43.3m commitment to invest in tech startups
From its first fund, Arkam Ventures expects to back 15 to 18 companies at the Series A and Series B stages.
As heat rises, Indian startups head to the deals table
For many startups, revenues have vanished and piling costs have depleted cash reserves.
