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A Lightspeed VC is bullish on retail investment apps like Robinhood and says they'll continue to climb in popularity
Mercedes Bent says the acquisition of wealth through apps is an experiential lifestyle goal for mil…
Mercedes Bent
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OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal sets a new benchmark – invests $2 billion into his own company to increase his stake
In a first for the Indian startup community, OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal invested $2 billion into hi…
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An IIT Alumni is fixing gaps in India's transportation ignored by governments and other startups
Shuttl, an on-demand bus service that allows to book their commutes in 'comfortable' rides, is rapi…
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Investors from Comcast Ventures, Lightspeed, and others name the 11 media companies they think will blow up this year
It's been bleak for digital media. Headlines blare about fire sales of companies like Mic and Gawke…
Lucia Moses
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$35 billion fintech Stripe just inked a deal with hospitality PoS-maker Lightspeed - and it's a case study in navigating the tricky world of payments
However, payments related to the sale of CBD, gambling, or adult entertainment, for example, are re…
Shannen Balogh
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Here are the most ordered dishes in Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai, according to Freshmenu
This online restaurant serves freshly-made, chef-cooked
gourmet meals in a box.
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A prominent Silicon Valley VC was 'terminated' from Lightspeed Venture Partners after admitting a link to the college admissions scandal
"Lightspeed Partner Chris Schaepe recently made the firm aware of a personal matter. We determined …
Becky Peterson
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Lightspeed Venture Partners raised $4.2 billion in fresh funds just as the coronavirus began putting startups out of business. Here's how the 20-year old VC firm is adjusting to investing amid the downturn.
"Our strategy is always to try to find these founders who have disruptive and transformational idea…
Bani Sapra
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LightSpeed Is Helping Stores Kill Off 'Showrooming' For Good
LightSpeed launched in 2005, as Apple was rising, with the realization that the options available f…
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Indian Music Streaming Service Dhingana Is No Longer Running Its Business
When we visited the site today, a short message was up there that said: Goodbye! We hope that you e…
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How Snapchat's First Investor Found Snapchat Before Anyone Else
"E-commerce startups shouldn't work," Liew says. "They don't have brand-names and they don't have s…
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Shiv Rao's Abridge has become the AI healthcare startup to watch
Years before ChatGPT emerged, Rao founded Abridge to automate medical notetaking with large languag…
Rebecca Torrence
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Business Insider is seeking nominations for the 2024 rising stars of venture capital
Business Insider is putting together a list of the best up-and-coming venture capitalists of 2024.
Samantha Stokes
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Zepto secures USD 340 million in latest funding round, boosting valuation to USD 5 billion
Zepto, a Mumbai-based quick-commerce platform, has raised $340 million in a new financing round led…
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OpenAI is showing that the AI race is survival of the richest
The ChatGPT maker is reported to be in talks to raise billions of dollars again in a sign that buil…
Hasan Chowdhury
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Zepto raises USD 665 million; Valuation nearly triples to USD 3.6 billion
Quick commerce company Zepto on Friday said it has raised USD 665 million (about Rs 5,560 crore) in…
PTI
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A company developing Russia's answer to Musk's Starlink says it completed its first tests
Russian company Bureau 1440 said it had completed initial tests of its own laser inter-satellite li…
Thibault Spirlet
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India is one of the strongest markets in the world with its fundamentals: Red Hat CEO
Red Hat CEO Matt Hicks discusses India's tech growth, AI's job impact, and Red Hat's collaborations…
PTI
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Hollywood has a big problem with how people are watching TV these days
Viewers are opting for free TV options in a move threatening to upend Hollywood's decades-old busin…