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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Three months into 2021 and it is amply clear that this decade will be unlike anything Indian startups have seen so far.
Editor's note: The Tiger Global Management fundraise last week has evoked a lot of chatter in India, among both entrepreneurs and venture capital investors. ...Though Tiger Global sent a letter to its investors back in January saying it was raising $3.75 billion for its thirteenth venture fund (titled XIV, apparently for superstitious reasons), a new SEC filing shows that the new fund just closed with almost twice that amount: $6.65 billion. That’s a lot of billions, even in this market, and especially for Tiger Global, which closed its twelfth fund with $3.75 billion in capital commitments only last year. From Tiger Global just closed one of the biggest venture funds ever, with $6.7 billion• Tech Crunch The excitement around this news comes from the fact that Tiger Global is one of the best—if not the best—Series A investors in India. In the decade which ended in 2020, Tiger Global invested upwards of $3.5 billion in the country across a host of companies: Flipkart, Ola, PolicyBazaar, Byju’s and Zomato, to name a few. These investments have paid off handsomely. Tiger Global netted $3 …
Three months into 2021 and it is amply clear that this decade will be unlike anything Indian startups have seen so far.
Editor's note: The Tiger Global Management fundraise last week has evoked a lot of chatter in India, among both entrepreneurs and venture capital investors. ...Though Tiger Global sent a letter to its investors back in January saying it was raising $3.75 billion for its thirteenth venture fund (titled XIV, apparently for superstitious reasons), a new SEC filing shows that the new fund just closed with almost twice that amount: $6.65 billion. That’s a lot of billions, even in this market, and especially for Tiger Global, which closed its twelfth fund with $3.75 billion in capital commitments only last year. From Tiger Global just closed one of the biggest venture funds ever, with $6.7 billion• Tech Crunch The excitement around this news comes from the fact that Tiger Global is one of the best—if not the best—Series A investors in India. In the decade which ended in 2020, Tiger Global invested upwards of $3.5 billion in the country across a host of companies: Flipkart, Ola, PolicyBazaar, Byju’s and Zomato, to name a few. These investments have paid off handsomely. Tiger Global netted $3 …
After 15 years, more than $550 million in funding and over $200 million in revenue, the cloud kitchen startup must find a way to make a profit and go public. Grover is the man Rebel has chosen for the job.
In less than two years, the instant delivery startup that puts quality above all else has attracted marquee VC investors, earning a valuation of $255 million. How far the niche bet will take it is anybody’s guess.
Pricing constraints and uncertain daily-use demand cast doubt on instant help’s ability to replicate quick commerce.
After 15 years, more than $550 million in funding and over $200 million in revenue, the cloud kitchen startup must find a way to make a profit and go public. Grover is the man Rebel has chosen for the job.
In less than two years, the instant delivery startup that puts quality above all else has attracted marquee VC investors, earning a valuation of $255 million. How far the niche bet will take it is anybody’s guess.
Pricing constraints and uncertain daily-use demand cast doubt on instant help’s ability to replicate quick commerce.
