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6 ARTICLES
VCs on startup boards: what do they even do?
Indian startup boards have been repeatedly caught sleeping on the job in the face of irregularities, weak processes and unethical practices. A number of factors—ranging from emotion to self-interest—are to blame.
24 Nov 2024
Shark Tank India is reality TV, not really venture funding
Sony Entertainment’s reality series is under fire for on-air investment deals not coming through. We look at the other side of the story.
30 Jun 2023
Yogabar and how to know when to sell your company
Founder Suhasini Sampath talks about how she built her health foods startup, why she decided to sell and what she learned along the way.
09 Feb 2023
BillDesk founders have to slog again towards a distant IPO
A public listing could be the payment firm’s only option of bouncing back from the failed buyout in a challenging market.
23 Nov 2022
Founders accuse Venture Catalysts of ghosting
After closing 207 deals in 2021, the early-stage investor was looking to set a new record this year. Things haven’t quite gone according to plan.
22 Sept 2022
RBI lens on net worth of tech entrepreneurs + the government's HR disaster
The banking regulator is mulling over tougher norms to gauge promoter wealth and the insurance sector continues to get short shrift.
10 Mar 2022