In the first quarter this year, U.S. startups raised $69 billion from investors—41% more than the previous record, set in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to data firm PitchBook Data Inc. The average valuation for startups at all stages also reached a new high, and more than tripled from last year to $1.6 billion … Read more
The fairytale success of Lijjat Papad — a multi-million-dollar venture founded by seven women in a crowded Mumbai tenement in 1959 with seed capital of 80 rupees ($1.10) — belies its revolutionary feminist aspirations. The cooperative employs 45,000 women across India, offering them a job for life as “co-owners” of the enterprise, whose wafer-thin snacks … Read more
Two of the co-founders of new-age logistics major Delhivery have left the firm just as the startup is readying for its initial public offering (IPO), two people aware of the matter said. Bhavesh Manglani (top) and Mohit Tandon, two of the five original co-founders of Delhivery, have ‘stepped aside’ from day-to-day operations. They have also … Read more
The company, which automates mundane office tasks with robotic software, filed Securities Exchange Commission paperwork on Friday to sell stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PATH. More than three-dozen investors – including Accel Partners, CapitalG (formerly Google Capital), Sequoia Capital, and Kleiner Perkins – have put nearly $2 billion into … Read more
Roblox, the gaming platform that soared to 32.6 million daily users, is going public this Wednesday. In 2020, the company paid out more than $328.74 million to Roblox game developers. Roblox games are built by independent developers – helping some teens pay for college. Read more on the Insider homepage. The wildly popular gaming platform … Read more
Demand for shopping savings app Fetch Rewards skyrocketed during the pandemic. That led to an $80 million fundraising haul last November, led by Iconiq Growth. Now, the company is in talks for another round that could more than double its old valuation. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. When Wes Schroll went … Read more
Infra.market, a construction materials focused online marketplace that sells mostly its own brands, is the latest to join the unicorn club in the country with the latest USD 100 million funding led by Tiger Global, valuing it at USD 1 billion. The Thane-based online marketplace founded in 2016 has reached the coveted unicorn status within … Read more
Dating-app company Bumble is going public on Thursday. The company’s S-1 filing highlights its top investor and some of the risk factors Bumble faces. We read through the 247-page filing to find four key takeaways. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Bumble, one of the top online-dating companies, publicly filed its IPO … Read more
Amazon-backed food delivery startup Deliveroo is anticipated to float in 2021, marking a rare high-profile British technology float. Like rival Uber Eats, Deliveroo allows consumers to order restaurant food via an app and relies on a network of gig economy cyclists and motorcyclists to make the deliveries. During the coronavirus pandemic, it has expanded into … Read more