Varsha Bansal
Stories by Varsha Bansal
Half a dozen Indian tech startups draw up plans to tap public markets in two years
Indian startups declaring their intention to go public has more to do with their investors seeking exits.
Indian B2B marketplace unicorn Udaan raises $585m in fresh funds
Tencent, Altimeter Capital, Footpath Ventures, Hillhouse, GGV Capital, and Citi Ventures backed the round.
How delivery persons at India’s top food apps brave odds to bring your meal home
The country’s top food aggregators currently employ close to half-a-million delivery partners.
Payments firm DotPe in talks to raise $5m from Naspers Fintech
The payments platform is the new venture of Shailaz Nag, the co-founder of Citrus Pay, which was acquired by PayU in 2016 and rebranded PayU India.
Lee Fixel sets sights on India, SE Asia startups with his $1b fund
Lee Fixel, the former Tiger Global executive responsible for the firm’s most lucrative India investments, is set to return to his favourite stomping
B2B marketplace Udaan raises $373.5m, valuation jumps to $2.3b
It has raised the funds from Altimeter Capital, GGV Capital and Hillhouse Capital, besides existing investors DST Global and Lightspeed Venture Partne
India: How much data should startups share during acquisition talks
At least six startups have expressed concerns over sharing information with Cure.Fit during acquisition talks.
Food-tech in India is in early stages and has a long way to go, says Naspers Ventures’ Ashutosh Sharma
Naspers has invested in food delivery firm Swiggy, ed-tech company Byju’s and most recently social commerce firm Meesho.
Indian social commerce startup Meesho raises $125m led by Naspers
Facebook and existing investors SAIF, Sequoia, Shunwei Capital, RPS and Venture Highway also participated.
