A lookback at India’s year of startup unicorns
With 42 Indian startups crossing the billion-dollar valuation mark, the coveted unicorn club has more than doubled in size. YourStory Research reveals that India is now home to a total…
WTF is .xyz?
If you’ve visited a crypto company’s website recently, you’ve probably visited a URL ending in “.xyz” instead of its cheugier counterpart, .com. From fintech Block, formerly known as Square, to…
The Midas year for ESOPs in the Indian startup ecosystem
The Indian startup ecosystem spent slightly over $220 million (Rs 1,648.6 crore) on buying back Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) shares from employees in 2021, according to data collected by…
Google Donates Over MYR460,000 To Support The Flood Relief Efforts In Malaysia
Google has set in motion crisis response efforts using technology, collaboration, and donation drives to help communities affected by the floods in Malaysia. As part of its crisis response efforts, Google…
The Problems With Trends And Predictions
Successful experts and famous business people aren't immune from being wrong in predicting stuff. Trend. What else the word that can make you feel missed out on? You got this trend…
How To Become A Better Writer: 7 Methods
Being a good writer will lead to better opportunities and improved productivity. A better writer can get their message across more effectively. They will have more prospects and opportunities to…
Get To Know The Top 100 Filipinos On LinkedIn 2021
It’s a recognition of the Filipinos on LinkedIn who, despite having their own challenges during these difficult times because of the COVID-19 crisis, continue to show up on LinkedIn to…
What Is Inbound Marketing And How Does It Relate To Blogs?
Simply put, inbound marketing is a digital marketing tool that attracts clients to your company without pushing advertisements or public relations campaigns. This is usually accomplished by creating and optimizing…
Use Blogs Together With Paid Ads For A Holistic Marketing Strategy
The holistic marketing model is founded on Aristotle's theory of holism, which can be translated as "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts." In terms of theory,…
How To Win Arguments Without Losing Friends
I love connecting and learning from people in various industries to hear about the gems they have mined out of their life. But this was not the case with me…
Cycle seller Ninety One raises close to $30M from A91 Partners, others
Cycle maker Ninty One raised nearly $30 million (Rs 225 crore) in Series A round from A91 Partners, according to a release shared by the company. This round values the…
[Funding roundup] B2C social commerce startup Gobillion, fintech platform Minko raised early-stage investments
Gobillion raises seed funding of $2.9 million GoBillion, a B2C social commerce platform, has raised $2.9 million in a seed round led by YCombinator, Justin Mateen (Founder - Tinder, through…
Ocurate raises $3.5M to show customer lifetime value for B2C companies
Ocurate, a startup using artificial intelligence to predict customer lifetime value for e-commerce businesses, took in an oversubscribed seed round of $3.5 million. Backers in the round include 8-Bit Capital,…
[Tech50] Deep diving into the journey of deeptech startup Jidoka Technologies: one innovation at a time
When Dr. Krishna Iyengar and Vinodh Venkatesan were working in the automotive manufacturing sector, they were looking for a product which could meet the automation requirements of the industry, and…
[Year in Review 2021] A peek into the thriving startup ecosystem of smaller towns and the journey ahead
The year 2021 was a remarkable one for Indian startups, with blockbuster IPOs (initial public offerings) like Zomato, Nykaa, and Paytm, and an expanding unicorn club. While all of this…