Profitlessness and the new trade-offs
Profits are optional for companies going to market nowadays as investors learn to judge them by other milestones.
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Dream Sports raises $840 mn at a valuation of $8 bn
The firm claims that the investment is among the largest globally in the sports tech sector. In March this year, it raised $400 million in secondary investment at a valuation of about $5 billion.
How to value new-age IPOs
The Paytm debacle shows how sentiment-driven investing does not work. One should know newer ways of evaluating new-age IPOs.
Why start-ups want to hire the proverbial grey-haired CEO
The start-up ecosystem is feeling the need to have a strong senior leadership pipeline, especially in the Covid-19 era: Hunt Partners report.
Groww raises a fresh $251 million in funding
The latest investment—which values the company at $3 billion—nearly triples the fintech startup’s valuation in more than six months.
Tala raises $145 mn led by Upstart
Fresh investment takes total funding to more than $350 million
The VC blitzkrieg: deal value doubles to $26bn in 2021
Investment activity flourished even as Covid-19 raged, the private capital market showing remarkable vitality.
I don’t think we are successful: Byju
The founder and CEO of India’s largest edtech firm Byju’s doesn’t want to be complacent about the company’s growth in the last few years and thinks that there is still a long way to go.
Zomato IPO: Uber laughs all the way to the bank
After booking profit on Uber Eats sale, the ride hailing app is sitting on 5.6x gain in Zomato.
40 Under 40: The new star of the funding world
Kartik Srivatsa has a rich pedigree in the funding business. he has spent the last decade managing funds, raising and deploying capital, and overseeing strategy for funds in the impact space.
