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Founder recalls bizarre VC pitch: Investor joined late, argued with woman on bed

A London-based founder has recalled his worst VC pitch, which took place over a video call in 2022.
Updated on Jun 09, 2026 08:16 am IST

Entrepreneur blocked Vinod Khosla's number after a dinner. Billionaire responds

Vinod Khosla, founder of Sun Microsystems, founded Khosla Ventures in 2004.
Updated on Jun 08, 2026 06:00 pm IST

‘Nobody wanted to talk to me’: Harvard grad on failure, feeling like an outsider

Amy Wu Martin immigrated to the US from China as a child
Updated on May 06, 2026 08:59 pm IST

US-returned venture capitalist shares why she rarely eats out in India

The post has sparked a debate online about urban infrastructure, spending habits and lifestyle differences.
Updated on Mar 06, 2026 12:00 am IST

Indian-origin venture capitalist shares top reason startups fail in early years

Reece Chowdhry is the founding partner of Concept Ventures.
Published on Dec 02, 2025 10:25 pm IST

‘Good Fortune’ Review: Keanu Reeves Gets His Wings

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Keanu Reeves and Sandra Oh
Updated on Oct 17, 2025 08:01 am IST

Who is Deedy Das? Ex-Google, Facebook techie becomes partner at Menlo Venture

Deedy Das has been promoted to partner at Menlo Ventures
Published on Sept 16, 2025 03:37 pm IST

ACT Fellowship Program: Applications open for 2024-25 session, details here

ACT Fellowship Program is a full-time and fully-funded apprenticeship program spanning 9 months. Applications are open for 2024-25. (Unsplash)
Published on Jul 22, 2024 08:57 pm IST

Actor Wendell Pierce on ‘vile’ racist encounter denying his housing application

Pierce shares his personal experience of racial discrimination in Harlem
Published on Jun 05, 2024 07:49 pm IST

Delhi family alleges religious discrimination at N Mumbai society, Society denies

The Sea Homes housing society in Seawoods in Navi Mumbai, India, on Thursday, July 13, 2023. (Bachchan Kumar/ HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 15, 2023 11:33 pm IST

The Art Of A Good Unicorn | Here's how VC funds can differentiate themselves

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VC behemoth Sequoia Capital announced it was leaving India and splitting into three distinct entities -- Sequoia Capital in the US and Europe, Peak XV Partners in India and Southeast Asia, and HongShan in China.
Published on Jul 04, 2023 06:44 pm IST

Funded not fired; This venture firm comes to rescue laid-off employees

The venture will support startup of laid-off employees.
Published on Nov 16, 2022 07:40 pm IST

‘Indian economy has strong fundamentals, potential to bounce back’: PM Modi

Prime Minister Modi has held as many as 12 brainstorming meetings with different stakeholders over various issues affecting the Indian economy.
Updated on Jan 09, 2020 10:49 pm IST

Bombay high court strikes down molestation case against venture capitalist

The complainant’s lawyer submitted that the accused urged the court to not interfere with the proceedings on grounds that the police had filed a charge sheet against the investor.
Updated on Sept 15, 2019 03:40 am IST

India is counting on reality TV to galvanize its startup scene

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday the program will run on a clutch of channels currently operated by state-owned broadcaster Doordarshan.
Updated on Jul 05, 2019 08:24 pm IST

Fare play:New cab apps join the game

Before Ola and Uber become popular from the end of 2014, black-and-yellow cabs were the only option for Mumbaiites if they wanted to avoid buses or trains.
Updated on May 13, 2019 08:16 am IST

Why an Indian startup founder turned down a $1.1 billion SoftBank deal

The 33-year-old Bhavish Aggarwal founded Ola, a brand of ANI Technologies Pvt, in 2011 along with Ankit Bhati, his classmate from engineering school. It currently has 1.3 million drivers on its platform in over a hundred cities and since last year has expanded to Australia, New Zealand the U.K.
Updated on Apr 09, 2019 12:56 pm IST

Here’s the Uber investor letter that forced Travis Kalanick out

Travis Kalanick
Updated on Jan 29, 2019 12:32 pm IST

Indian entrepreneurs should use tech for humanity rather than just for profit

Cray XK7 Supercomputer System. With the advances in computers, which keep getting faster and smaller, the smartphones we carry in our pockets are many times more powerful than the Cray supercomputers of the ‘70s and ‘80s were. It is important to teach India’s entrepreneurs about the advances and to inspire, motivate, and support their efforts.
Published on Sept 04, 2018 06:13 pm IST

Billionaire Vinod Khosla asks US Supreme Court to keep people off his beach

Vinod Khosla believes he has the right to cut off the lone road to the waterfront at Martins Beach.
Updated on Apr 23, 2018 07:08 pm IST

TieCon Pune 2018: Conclave aims to TiE in the core issues

Ashwini Deshpande (right), founder of Elephant Design, receiving the Woman Champ award from Sujata Tilak, MD, Ascent Intellimination Pvt Ltd, at the TiECon awards function on Friday.
Updated on Apr 21, 2018 04:07 pm IST