Tarush Bhalla
Stories by Tarush Bhalla
Sequoia India appoints former Gojek CTO Gore as operating partner
Gore will work closely with the chief technology and product officers of Sequoia’s portfolio startups.
India: Sequoia-backed Hevo nabs $8m in Series A funding
The funds will be used to accelerate Hevo’s global expansion, among others.
Tencent-backed Niyo acquires wealth management startup Goalwise
Backed by marquee investors, Niyo has raised $49 million in funding so far.
India: Food tech unicorn Swiggy to lay off another 350 employees
This makes the second wave of layoffs in the company.
Kalaari Capital’s Vani Kola says pandemic will give rise to social vernacular platforms
Sectors like entertainment and education have completely moved online with the current pandemic, she added.
Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal eyes building the first billion-user bank
He is aggressively doubling down on the BFSI sector with his latest venture Navi.
India: Amazon Pay joins hands with Acko to offer auto insurance
The pact allows customers to purchase insurance on Amazon Pay for cars or two-wheelers.
India: Virus-hit digital lending startups and NBFCs look for buyers
Smaller lenders have been finding it tough to procure capital as uncertainty on the extension of the moratorium grows.
India: Asset management firm MPowered raises $21m as part of pre-Series A round
The funding will be used by the firm to take on new verticals of real estate such as warehousing, residential and commercial spaces.
India: Startups give up office space to curb realty costs, embrace work from home
PolicyBazaar has given up four of its 12 office buildings in Gurugram, MobiKwik has shut one satellite office.
