Tech Founders
Nearly 75% of women-led startups still unfunded, says Tracxn report
There are currently 117,254 startups in the country, according to data from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
 "Nearly 75% of women-led startups still unfunded, says Tracxn report")
TMS Ep569: Retail loan apps, Sam Altman, FPIs return, D2M technology
Will RBI retail lending caution give a fillip to loan apps? Ctrl+Altman: Do Indian founders need a reboot? How long before FPIs return to India? What is direct-to-mobile broadcasting?
 "TMS Ep569: Retail loan apps, Sam Altman, FPIs return, D2M technology")
TMS Ep569: Retail loan apps, Sam Altman, FPIs return, D2M technology
Will RBI retail lending caution give a fillip to loan apps? Ctrl+Altman: Do Indian founders need a reboot? How long before FPIs return to India? What is direct-to-mobile broadcasting?
The founder, the spouse, and their start-up
Investors in start-ups are waking up to the risk posed by marital discord
 "The founder, the spouse, and their start-up")
BharatPe founder Bhavik Koladiya quits, months after Ashneer Grover's exit
According to a media report, Koladiya's departure is due to a disagreement between him and BharatPe as well as the company's Chief Executive Officer Suhail Sameer.
 "BharatPe founder Bhavik Koladiya quits, months after Ashneer Grover's exit")
No performance riders on ESOP grants to founders of India's new-age firms
Experts question why such endowments in India's new-age companies are not comprehensively linked with performance targets
 "No performance riders on ESOP grants to founders of India's new-age firms")
BharatPe accuses Ashneer Grover family of siphoning off company funds
Ashneer Grover's family and their relatives engaged in extensive misappropriation of company funds, including creating fake vendors through which they siphoned money, says company in statement
 "BharatPe accuses Ashneer Grover family of siphoning off company funds")
Investor-founder relation in India is one of master-slave: Ashneer Grover
'I am the rebel slave who must be hung by the tree so none of the other slaves can dare to be like me ever again,' says co-founder of fintech unicorn BharatPe, Asheer Grover in resignation letter
 "Investor-founder relation in India is one of master-slave: Ashneer Grover")
BharatPe saga: Allegations fly thick and fast as firm fires Madhuri Jain
Founder & MD Ashneer Grover has filed an emergency plea in SIAC to stop a probe into alleged financial mismanagement in the company.
 "BharatPe saga: Allegations fly thick and fast as firm fires Madhuri Jain")
Tech founders giving up control over their firms
For years, control was a way to protect themselves from pesky investors
 "Tech founders giving up control over their firms")
