‘We Recorded VCs’ Conversations and Analyzed How Differently They Talk About Female Entrepreneurs’ When venture capitalists (VCs) evaluate investment proposals, the language they use to describe the entrepreneurs who write them plays an important but often hidden role in shaping who is awarded funding and why. But it’s difficult to obtain VCs’ unvarnished comments, given…
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Snapdeal – Flipkart Unfolds: Snapdeal’s lead attorney Ashish Chandra quits as merger nears conclusion
Investors drive decisions on a merger with Flipkart, even as Snapdeal has hired Amarchand Mangaldas to lead the negotiations for the deal, expected to be concluded this month. Ashish Chandra who was serving as the general counsel of the Softbank-backed e-commerce firm Snapdeal since 2014 has quit the company as investors are driving decisions on…
Swiggy raises $15 million in Series D round led by Bessemer
The fresh infusion of funds is likely to help Swiggy to better compete with the likes of Zomato Media , Foodpanda India and Roadrunn Online food delivery start-up Swiggy, owned by Bundl Technologies Pvt. Ltd, has raised $15 million in a Series D round of funding from Bessemer Venture Partners and existing investors Accel Partners,…
