The Latest from Manish Singh
VPN firms are removing servers in India to avoid customer data sharing rule
NordVPN, one of the most popular VPN providers, is the latest to confirm that it will be removing its servers in India ahead of the nation enacting new strict guidelines later this month. The Lithuani
Sequoia India and Southeast Asia raises $2.85 billion funds
Sequoia India and Southeast Asia has launched two new funds, a $2 billion early-stage, venture and growth fund for India and an $850 million dedicated fund for Southeast Asia, as the storied venture f
Disney and Viacom18 winners in $6.2 billion cricket rights
Disney, Viacom18 and Times Internet have won the five-year media rights for the Indian Premier League cricket tournament, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said Tuesday, beating rivals includi
Crypto lender Celsius pauses withdrawals, transfers citing ‘extreme market conditions’
Celsius Network, one of the biggest crypto lenders, told customers Sunday evening that it is pausing withdrawals, swap and transfers between accounts in a move that has sparked discussions and prompte
Amazon pulls out of IPL cricket streaming rights bidding
Amazon won’t be bidding for the five-year IPL media rights, a person familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, a surprising last-minute move that leaves the much anticipated prized auction large
Good Capital, Chris Sacca’s Lowercarbon back India’s SolarSquare
Even as India is increasingly adding generation capacity from solar power, setting examples for many other developing nations, there’s a large population of the South Asian nation that is yet to
India’s CRED valued at $6.4 billion in new funding
CRED is raising $140 million in a new financing round, its fourth funding in the past year and a half, as the Indian fintech startup courts millions of high credit score customers and broadens its off
Content marketplace Pepper lands $14.3 million funding to expand to US
Pepper Content, a content marketplace that connects global brands such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Adobe with over 100,000 creators, has raised $14.3 million in a new financing round as it looks to ex
India’s central bank to allow linking credit cards with UPI
India’s central bank proposed on Wednesday an integration between UPI and credit cards in a significant boost for a fast-growing payments protocol that has become the most popular way individual
Indian edtech PhysicsWallah becomes unicorn with $100 million Series A funding
An Indian edtech startup that has made deep inroads in smaller Indian cities and towns with its low-cost learning offerings is the latest to join the South Asian nation’s fast-growing unicorn cl
India considering appeals panel with power to reverse Facebook, Twitter and YouTube content moderation decisions
India is proposing to create an appeals panel with the veto power to reverse content moderation decisions of social media firms, it said Monday evening, republishing the draft changes to the IT rules
Google disables RCS ads in India following rampant spam by businesses
Google has halted businesses from using RCS for promotion in India, the company’s biggest market by users, following reports of rampant spam by some firms in a setback for the standard that the
Xiaomi appoints Alvin Tse as general manager of India business
Xiaomi is elevating Alvin Tse, a veteran at the firm, as the general manager for its India business as the Chinese technology group bolsters its efforts to fight increasing competition from rivals, in
Indian fintech Slice tops $1.5 billion valuation in new funding to scale UPI payments
Slice, a fintech startup that is bringing credit card features to millions of Indians, has raised $50 million in a new financing round as it looks to scale its recently launched UPI payments product a
Temasek in talks to invest in Google-backed DotPe
Google-backed DotPe, which helps businesses in India go online and sell digitally, is in advanced stages of talks to raise about $50 million in a new financing round, a source familiar with the matter
India withdraws warning on biometric ID sharing following online uproar
India has withdrawn a warning that asked users to not share photocopies of their national biometric ID following a widespread uproar from users on social media, many of whom pointed out that this is t
Tesla won’t set up manufacturing plant in India until allowed to first sell and service cars, Elon Musk says
Tesla won’t set up a manufacturing plant in India until it is first allowed to sell and service imported cars in the South Asian nation, the carmaker’s chief executive Elon Musk said Frida
Manish Maheshwari, former Twitter India head, leaves new startup
Manish Maheshwari, the former head of Twitter India, is leaving the startup he co-founded just six months ago following disagreements with co-founder and investors. “I am moving out of Invact to
Indian fintech Jar eyes $50 million investment
Indian fintech Jar, which closed a $32 million financing round in February this year, is in talks to raise new funding as it looks to scale its product and expand its offerings. The Bengaluru-headquar
Meta and Google’s Gradient back LatAm startup OlaClick
More than 80% of food delivery orders in Latin America are still made over phone calls and settled with cash. OlaClick, a young startup that is helping these restaurants sell online and collect money