Tarush Bhalla
Stories by Tarush Bhalla
For Indian online beauty retailer Nykaa, fashion is the next biggest frontier
Nykaa has also seen a consumer shift towards essential categories, including personal skin and hair care products.
Digital non-banking firm Eduvanz raises $5m Series A led by Sequoia India
Eduvanz provides student loans and aims to disburse Rs400-500 crore over the next two years.
India: Paytm Money forays into stockbroking
Paytm Money will build products for users who are new to trading.
India: Prime Venture ropes in Helion co-founder Ashish Gupta as partner emeritus
US-based Gupta is a venture capitalist and co-founded Helion Ventures in 2005.
India: Rocketship.vc closes second global fund with $100m
Rocketship plans to make 10-12 investments globally from the new fund.
India: User-retention is key for VC firms looking to bet on TikTok rivals
Experts say besides user retention, the other key metrics are time spent, sessions clocked and engagement.
Digitisation is no longer a choice for startups, says SAIF’s Deepak Gaur
The VC firm bets big on edtech, telemedicine, and direct-to-consumer brands, among others.
Indian social commerce firms focus on vernacular content
The virus crisis has forced customers in Tier 2 and 3 cities to try new online channels for buying goods.
India: ShareChat in talks with Microsoft for $100m investment
ShareChat had last raised $100 million from Twitter at a $650 million valuation.
India: Paytm ropes in Bhavesh Gupta as CEO of lending business
Gupta will help Paytm expand its lending services and help the company create new credit products.
