Latest from Manish Singh

Media & Entertainment
VLC tops 6 billion downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles
Manish Singh
Jan 9, 2025
Commerce
Flipkart hires Dunzo’s co-founder to lead quick commerce push
Manish Singh
Jan 8, 2025

AI
Microsoft backs its $3B AI push in India with public and private sector deals
Manish Singh
Jan 8, 2025
AI
Microsoft plans to invest $3B in AI, cloud in India
Manish Singh
Jan 7, 2025
Venture
Accel could raise billions for India, but it’s sticking to $650M
Manish Singh
Jan 5, 2025
Commerce
Hindustan Unilever in talks to acquire Peak XV-backed Minimalist for up to $350M
Manish Singh
Jan 3, 2025

Security
Cloudflare’s VPN app among half-dozen pulled from Indian app stores
Manish Singh
Jan 2, 2025
Venture
Accel closes $650 million for new India fund
Manish Singh
Jan 1, 2025
Fintech
India again delays rules to break PhonePe-Google Pay duopoly
Manish Singh
Dec 31, 2024
Apps
India lifts WhatsApp payment curbs
Manish Singh
Dec 31, 2024

In Brief
Gupshup investor cuts value of its stake again, implying new valuation of $486M
Manish Singh
Dec 30, 2024
Fintech
India’s mobile payments dilemma
Manish Singh
Dec 29, 2024
Commerce
PharmEasy investor cuts value of its stake drastically, implying new valuation of $456M
Manish Singh
Dec 25, 2024
In Brief
X jacks up Premium+ prices by 37.5%, hits some markets harder
Manish Singh
Dec 22, 2024

Startups
Indian startups raised 32% fewer rounds in 2024 as VCs got selective
Manish Singh
Dec 18, 2024
In Brief
India’s MobiKwik surges 82% in market debut
Manish Singh
Dec 17, 2024
Commerce
Shein must cede Indians’ data, control of local ops to re-enter India
Manish Singh
Dec 17, 2024
Fintech
Alphabet-backed Indian lender files for $171M IPO
Manish Singh
Dec 17, 2024

Enterprise
Google names its new India chief
Manish Singh
Dec 16, 2024
Startups
The 51 most disruptive startups of 2024
Julie Bort
Aria Alamalhodaei
Rebecca Bellan
Dominic-Madori Davis
Tim De Chant
Ingrid Lunden
Margaux MacColl
Manish Singh
Rebecca Szkutak
Marina Temkin
Kyle Wiggers
Dec 13, 2024
In Brief
Zomato faces $95 million India tax bill
Manish Singh
Dec 12, 2024
Climate
SolarSquare raises $40 million in India’s largest solar venture round
Manish Singh
Dec 11, 2024

Fintech
HongShan, Peak XV back stablecoin-powered neobank KAST
Manish Singh
Dec 11, 2024
Fundraising
Software testing platform LambdaTest secures $38M for AI push
Manish Singh
Dec 10, 2024
Commerce
Amazon pilots quick-commerce service in India
Manish Singh
Dec 10, 2024
Fintech
Paytm sells PayPay stake to SoftBank for $279.2 million
Manish Singh
Dec 6, 2024

In Brief
MobiKwik’s IPO will value it at $250M, 73% less than its last private valuation
Manish Singh
Dec 5, 2024
Commerce
Myntra enters India’s quick-commerce race with 30-minute apparel delivery
Manish Singh
Dec 5, 2024
Security
Indian online ID verification firm Signzy confirms security incident
Jagmeet Singh
Manish Singh
Dec 2, 2024
In Brief
Prosus expects 5 IPOs from its India portfolio in next 18 months
Manish Singh
Dec 2, 2024