startup funding

VC stakes at risk, startups look at rejigging biz models

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Navigating the Startup Storm: How Founders Are Rethinking Their Game The startup landscape, once a seemingly endless horizon of opportunity, is facing a reality check. ...

RDI scheme: Govt aims to ‘jumpstart India’s R&D ecosystem’; offer low-interest funding

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India’s new Research Development and Innovation (RDI) scheme, backed by a Rs 1 lakh crore corpus, aims to boost private sector R&D and deep-tech startups. ...

Campus Fund launches $100 million third fund to back student founders

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Campus Fund, a venture capital firm dedicated to student and dropout-led startups, has launched its largest fund to date, a $100 million Fund III. Already ...

Mohandas Pai flags lack of domestic capital for Indian startups; urges policy overhaul; calls for stronger R&D support

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Mohandas Pai warns that Indian startups are struggling due to limited domestic investment, restrictive regulations, and a challenging business culture. He advocates for urgent policy ...

Mohandas Pai flags lack of domestic capital for Indian startups; urges policy overhaul; calls for stronger R&D support

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Mohandas Pai warns that Indian startups are struggling due to limited domestic investment, restrictive regulations, and a challenging business culture. He advocates for urgent policy ...

No product, no pitch, just buzzwords: Indian-origin grad claims he tricked VCs with fake startup idea

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Bhavye Khetan, a UC Berkeley graduate, ignited a debate about startup funding by creating a fake founder persona. He secured responses from 27 VCs, with ...