Olu Akanmu has resigned from his role as the co-CEO of Opera’s Africa fintech startup OPay. OPay is one of the largest fintech companies in Africa, with over 30 million users, about 50… Read More

Egypt in particular has risen to the fore in the Middle Eastern country’s digital transition since COVID. To maintain Egypt’s status as a leader, the government has introduced a… Read More

The AI and Chatbot market is witnessing a surge in competition with the release of two recently introduced applications. As AI technology continues to gain recognition, ChatGPT is steadily e… Read More

After Andela attained unicorn status following the close of a $200 million Series E led by Softbank in 2021, Jeremy Johnson, founder and CEO of Andela said that it is going to embark on merg… Read More

I read a report last week that claims that some of Africa's unicorns have lost their horns. The report excluded Flutterwave, Chipper and Andela from the list of billion dollar companies on t… Read More

Cofounder of BharatPe, Ashneer Grover has released its third unicorn into the market. A new fantasy sports app for cricket is named CricketPe. The app is ahead of the IPL and rivals many spo… Read More

The number of unicorns (with the $1 billion valuation and above) in India has dropped to 85 from more than 100 just a couple of months ago, as most startups have shed a significant share of… Read More

No. of PropTech startups increased to over 1,400 in 2022 from just 2 in 2016 Today, PropTech accounts for 6% of the total recognised startups in the country While the housing sector ac… Read More

Who is Alakh Pandey? Alakh Pandey also known as Alakh Pandey Physics Wallah is the most well-known young people Indian YouTuber. He is also a motivational speaker. He was born on 2 Octobe… Read More

Remember December? It almost feels like a year ago, doesn’t it? If you didn’t catch these blogs, news articles, webinars, etc., the first time, here’s your quick roundup of… Read More

Tech sector layoffs which have left almost 1.5 lakh employees with an uncertain future, have triggered panic across the globe. With a media organisation such as Disney planning layoffs, the… Read More

As more and more companies across the spectrum sack employees amid the global meltdown, at least 853 tech companies worldwide have laid off about 137,492 employees to date, and the tally is… Read More

The global slowdown in funding continues with start-up funding in India in Q3 CY22 hitting a two-year low at USD 2.7 billion across 205 deals, as per the PwC India report titled, “Star… Read More

This commentary was written by Shipwell CEO and co-founder Greg Price. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or i… Read More

Geo-political instability appears to be taking a toll on the Indian startups with the total funding declining by 40 per cent to USD 6.8 billion in the April-June quarter, reveals a PwC India… Read More

In the last two years, we have had endless conversations surrounding the edtech boom in India. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, several companies also attained the coveted “unicorn”… Read More

As of March 2022, India houses more than 65,861 startups and about 660 active investors. But how easy or difficult is it to raise funds? How much funds a startup raises doesn’t ju… Read More

TL;DR Breakdown India RBI governor, Das  raises concern over crypto. Says investors should be cautious.Crypto continues to thrive in the Asian country amidst regulatory uncertainty.G… Read More

We had warned back in 2020 the consequences of dipping into KWSP / EPF retirement funds during the Covid-19 pandemic. Its contributors should reject any proposal to use their own retirement… Read More

If you have been following us, then you are aware of the unprecedented growth of the startup sector this year. Infact, Indian start-ups have raised over $10 billion from July to September 20… Read More