Indian banks attract VC and startup interest
Several Indian startups, along with venture capital funds and private equity investors, are scrambling to build investment strategies as they race to tap into a rare available opportunity in the nation: banks. Premji Invest, Multiples, Zerodha, Gaja Capital and MobiKwik are among those who are evaluating an investment in Nainital
Read moreNow X posts can lock replies to only allow comment from verified accounts
Image: The Verge The latest turn in the Elon Musk-directed platform X, previously known as Twitter, is that users can now block unverified accounts from replying to their posts. This change arrives about 11 months after Musk launched paid verification for Twitter Blue, apportioning blue checkmark labels to people willing
Read moreWhen a function cannot be extended
The relation between a function and its power series is subtle. In a calculus class you’ll see equations of the form “series = function” which may need some footnotes. Maybe the series only represents the function over part of its domain: the function extends further than the power series representation.
Read moreUltra-portable monitor from Espresso Displays goes 4K
When I reviewed the Espresso Display last year, I concluded that it would be a great addition to a mobile office setup for workers who needed additional screen real estate without taking up too much space (and weight) in the travel setup. Now, Sydney-based Espresso Displays has launched its follow-up,
Read moreConsumer payments startup Braid, backed by Index and Accel, shuts down
Braid, a four-year-old startup that aimed to make shared wallets more mainstream among consumers, has shut down. Founded in January 2019 by Amanda Peyton and Todd Berman (who left in 2020), San Francisco-based Braid set out to offer friends and family an FDIC-insured, multi-user account that was designed to make
Read moreMax Q: Castelion comes out of stealth
In this issue: Meet Castelion, news from Amazon and more.
Read moreX CEO Linda Yaccarino drops out of the WSJ Tech Live conference
Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media X / Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino has just canceled her appearance at the Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference next week, saying “with the global crisis unfolding, Linda and her team must remain fully focused on X platform safety.” And... X CEO
Read moreAs SBF’s trial heads into its second week, here’s what we know so far
Here are the juicy details we gleaned from the first week of testimonies.
Read moreJohn Riccitiello steps down as unity CEO with former Red Hat chief exec Jim Whitehurst taking over for now
Weeks after upsetting developers with a proposed runtime fee, only to quickly backtrack on the idea, Unity announced today that CEO John Riccitiello was stepping down from his multiple roles as president, CEO and board chair, going from having a ton of responsibility to having a lot of time on
Read moreThe psychology behind startup dealmaking: Pitching your pilot to an industry Goliath
Startups must maintain acute awareness of often short-term corporate psychology, embracing adaptability and nurturing internal champions.
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