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On 10th Anniversary, Chennai Start-Up Gifts SUVs To Long-Term Employees
- Saturday June 14, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A Chennai-based startup has gifted 25 of its long-serving employees brand-new Hyundai Creta SUVs, acknowledging and appreciating their devotion to work.
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Meta Invests Over $10 Million In Scale AI, Takes In CEO Alexandr Wang
- Friday June 13, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Scale AI announced a major new investment by Meta late Thursday that values the startup at more than $29 billion and puts its founder to work for the tech titan.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ex-Startup Founder Struggles To Find A Job, Says "No One Is Calling Back"
- Saturday June 7, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A former startup founder recently opened up on Reddit about his struggles to find a job after entrepreneurship, despite having done it all.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mumbai Founder Criticises Employees Quitting After Payday, Internet Reacts
- Thursday June 5, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Kiran Shah, the founder of Mumbai-based startup GoZero, is facing backlash for his LinkedIn post criticising employees who resign shortly after receiving their salaries.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian-Origin Graduate Fools 27 Investors With Fake Founder Persona, Calls Out "Rigged" Startup World
- Monday June 2, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Mr Khetan criticised the startup and venture capital ecosystem, highlighting how superficial markers of credibility can generate interest, even without a solid product, pitch, or plan.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Make in India" To "Skip India": Viral LinkedIn Post Highlights AI Startups' Growing Frustration
- Thursday May 29, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Indian AI startups are increasingly avoiding local enterprise clients due to unpaid pilots, delays, and lack of financial commitment, a trend now dubbed "Skip India." Founders warn this behavior threatens India's innovation future.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian-Origin Founder Opens Up About Existential Crisis After Selling His Business For $500 Million
- Wednesday May 14, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Siddharth Shankar, an Indian-origin entrepreneur, experienced post-exit emptiness after selling his business for $500 million.
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www.ndtv.com
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Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes' Partner Launches New Blood-Testing Company Similar To Theranos
- Sunday May 11, 2025
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
The company is planning to start with pet health before expanding to humans, and it seeks to raise more than $50 million.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Real Double Standard": Founder's Take On Corporate Vs Startup Exploitation Sparks Debate
- Sunday May 11, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
She highlighted the bias where corporate burnout is seen as gaining valuable experience, but similar expectations from a startup are mocked as having a "bad culture."
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian-Origin Founder Reacts Sharply To Ex-Employee's "Got Fired" Post, Gets Slammed Online
- Friday May 2, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
An India-origin startup founder is being slammed online for his blunt response to a former employee's viral post about getting fired.
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www.ndtv.com
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"It's Not Just My Story": Bengaluru CEO Says He Struggled To Afford Rent Despite Raising Rs 120 Crore
- Thursday May 1, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Harsh Pokharna, the co-founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based OKCredit, recently shared that he was "broke" in 2019 and living paycheck by paycheck despite securing Rs 120 crore in funding for his startup.
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www.ndtv.com
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Passport Office Security Guard Denies Entry To Man Wearing Shorts, Sparks Debate
- Wednesday April 30, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A startup founder has ignited a heated discussion on social media after sharing that a young man was recently denied entry at a passport office in India because of his attire.
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www.ndtv.com
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Coinbase, Animoca Brands Announce Web3 Accelerator Initiative in the UK
- Tuesday April 29, 2025
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by David Delima
Coinbase, Animoca Brands, Fabric Ventures, and Founders Factory have announced an accelerator initiative in the UK, focused on Web3 projects. Alongside the cash reward, the initiative also offers 16 weeks of industry experience from Founders Factory, a startup accelerator firm based in London, UK.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Switzerland Trials Railway Tracks With Solar Panels To Power Trains
- Tuesday April 29, 2025
- Science | Edited by Abhinav Singh
The technology has been developed by Sun-Ways after its founder, Joseph Scuderi, first had the idea in 2020 while waiting for a train.
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www.ndtv.com
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On 10th Anniversary, Chennai Start-Up Gifts SUVs To Long-Term Employees
- Saturday June 14, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A Chennai-based startup has gifted 25 of its long-serving employees brand-new Hyundai Creta SUVs, acknowledging and appreciating their devotion to work.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Invests Over $10 Million In Scale AI, Takes In CEO Alexandr Wang
- Friday June 13, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Scale AI announced a major new investment by Meta late Thursday that values the startup at more than $29 billion and puts its founder to work for the tech titan.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Ex-Startup Founder Struggles To Find A Job, Says "No One Is Calling Back"
- Saturday June 7, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A former startup founder recently opened up on Reddit about his struggles to find a job after entrepreneurship, despite having done it all.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mumbai Founder Criticises Employees Quitting After Payday, Internet Reacts
- Thursday June 5, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Kiran Shah, the founder of Mumbai-based startup GoZero, is facing backlash for his LinkedIn post criticising employees who resign shortly after receiving their salaries.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian-Origin Graduate Fools 27 Investors With Fake Founder Persona, Calls Out "Rigged" Startup World
- Monday June 2, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Mr Khetan criticised the startup and venture capital ecosystem, highlighting how superficial markers of credibility can generate interest, even without a solid product, pitch, or plan.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Make in India" To "Skip India": Viral LinkedIn Post Highlights AI Startups' Growing Frustration
- Thursday May 29, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Indian AI startups are increasingly avoiding local enterprise clients due to unpaid pilots, delays, and lack of financial commitment, a trend now dubbed "Skip India." Founders warn this behavior threatens India's innovation future.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Indian-Origin Founder Opens Up About Existential Crisis After Selling His Business For $500 Million
- Wednesday May 14, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Siddharth Shankar, an Indian-origin entrepreneur, experienced post-exit emptiness after selling his business for $500 million.
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www.ndtv.com
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Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes' Partner Launches New Blood-Testing Company Similar To Theranos
- Sunday May 11, 2025
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
The company is planning to start with pet health before expanding to humans, and it seeks to raise more than $50 million.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
"Real Double Standard": Founder's Take On Corporate Vs Startup Exploitation Sparks Debate
- Sunday May 11, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
She highlighted the bias where corporate burnout is seen as gaining valuable experience, but similar expectations from a startup are mocked as having a "bad culture."
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian-Origin Founder Reacts Sharply To Ex-Employee's "Got Fired" Post, Gets Slammed Online
- Friday May 2, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
An India-origin startup founder is being slammed online for his blunt response to a former employee's viral post about getting fired.
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www.ndtv.com
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"It's Not Just My Story": Bengaluru CEO Says He Struggled To Afford Rent Despite Raising Rs 120 Crore
- Thursday May 1, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Harsh Pokharna, the co-founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based OKCredit, recently shared that he was "broke" in 2019 and living paycheck by paycheck despite securing Rs 120 crore in funding for his startup.
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www.ndtv.com
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Passport Office Security Guard Denies Entry To Man Wearing Shorts, Sparks Debate
- Wednesday April 30, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A startup founder has ignited a heated discussion on social media after sharing that a young man was recently denied entry at a passport office in India because of his attire.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Coinbase, Animoca Brands Announce Web3 Accelerator Initiative in the UK
- Tuesday April 29, 2025
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by David Delima
Coinbase, Animoca Brands, Fabric Ventures, and Founders Factory have announced an accelerator initiative in the UK, focused on Web3 projects. Alongside the cash reward, the initiative also offers 16 weeks of industry experience from Founders Factory, a startup accelerator firm based in London, UK.
-
www.gadgets360.com
-
Switzerland Trials Railway Tracks With Solar Panels To Power Trains
- Tuesday April 29, 2025
- Science | Edited by Abhinav Singh
The technology has been developed by Sun-Ways after its founder, Joseph Scuderi, first had the idea in 2020 while waiting for a train.
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www.ndtv.com