Corporate Governance

GoMechanic’s New Founders secure $6 Million In Funds

08/11/2023

Post its acquisition in May, the automobile start-up claims that it is attempting to create transparency and be more cost-effective and efficient

Acquisition Helped Retain Customers, Revive Growth: GoMechanic 2.0

21/08/2023

It added that the acquisition achieved with the assistance of Avlon Business Consulting rescued the brand

Due Diligence: What Indian Start-Ups Must Know Before Closing a Deal

17/07/2023

Start-ups proactively addressing investor concerns and prioritising due diligence are more likely to attract funding and foster long-term partnerships.

What Is Peak XV’s Future Without Sequoia’s Heft?

13/06/2023

Raising fresh funds from LPs will be challenging for Sequoia India and SEA, now Peak XV Partners, unless it presents strong returns to the $2.85 billion fund it raised last year. This will be tough amidst a funding winter coupled with a brand spinoff that...

Wherever Valuation Exceeds Value, It Leads To Friction Within The Start-Up System, Says Fireside Ventures' Partner Dipanjan Basu 

03/05/2023

With growing number of corporate governance issues, Basu explains the need to differentiate between intentional fraud and misgovernance arising out of mistakes

slice Appoints Former RBI ED and Ex MD-SBI In Key Leadership Roles

01/04/2023

Eugene Karthak and S Vishvanathan join slice’s parent company Garagepreneurs Internet Private Limited (GIPL) as Independent Director and Advisor respectively

Shailendra Singh: Sequoia’s Man With A Mission Faces Tough Questions

09/03/2023

Sequoia Capital’s powerful MD has an unenviable image in India’s start-up sector. However, the controversies surrounding many investee companies have brought into focus the role and games VCs play in the start-up ecosystem

Why Is Top Global VC Fund Stuck In Controversies In India?

07/06/2023

One start-up after another is falling and failing on the issue of transparent leadership and ethical financial practices. A common thread in most of them is investments by Sequoia Capital. More importantly, it is Sequoia’s Shailendra Singh who is being...

Corporate Governance Begins and Ends In The Founder's Head: Sanjeev Bikhchandani

06/03/2023

Corporate governance and its relevance at a start-up depend on the founder, according to Sanjeev Bikhchandani, co-founder of Info Edge, a pure-play internet company.

Good Governance Lies Between Founders' Hubris And Overvaluation: Mohandas Pai

03/03/2023

The recent blow-ups in many start-ups are a result of the founders' vanity and their failure to understand the basic obligation of public shareholding