Saritha Rai
Stories by Saritha Rai
VC pioneer Vani Kola bets $650m on Indian startups surviving crash
The 52-year-old is co-founder of Bangalore-based Kalaari Capital and one of the country’s largest venture investors holding stakes in more than 60 s
Uber gears for epic battle to unseat Ola in $10b India ride-hailing market
After the China retreat, Uber is under pressure to show it can succeed in overseas markets as it heads towards an inevitable initial public offering.
Indian e-commerce war hotting up: Walmart in talks to invest up to $1b in Flipkart
Flipkart's lead has been under assault as Amazon steps up investments in India. CEO Jeff Bezos said in June he plans to spend another $3 billion in I
Dotcom deadpool returns as India’s start-up boom turns to bust
In the latest sign of the downturn, a Bengaluru-based firm has put together India’s first Deadpool list, a catalog of dead or dying startups similar
In dramatic townhall, Sachin Bansal admits he stepped down as CEO after Flipkart missed targets
Flipkart’s regular Friday townhall grew tense after employees incensed by hundreds of job cuts openly accused management of betrayal. Taken aback,
India: Flipkart tries to counter Amazon’s deep pockets with local knowledge
Amazon, already closing the gap with Flipkart in India, is now mobilizing for an all-out assault on one of the world's fastest-growing internet market
India’s food delivery startups head for shakeout as venture capital dries up
Now the all-you-can-eat buffet is over. Venture capital is drying up and start-ups are disappearing. Gone are the endless discounts and giddy marketin
India proposes rules forcing Google, Uber to get map permits
India proposed rules requiring companies such as Alphabet Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. to submit their maps to the government for permission and ve
