startups

MUMBAI – The valuation of Meesho, the Indian e-commerce rival of retail giant Amazon, more than doubled last year to $5 billion, after marquee investors such as SoftBank and Fidelity pumped in hundreds of millions of dollars. They…

Last week, the employees of Cameo, a startup that sells personalized videos from celebrities, gathered for an all-hands meeting. The news was not good: Nearly a quarter of the staff was being laid off.“Today has been a brutal day at the…

Billionaire Masayoshi Son is poised to set another record — and not the good kind. When he reports earnings for the March quarter Thursday, SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund investment unit may have lost more money in one quarter…

Smartphone maker Oppoannounced the “Oppo Research Institute Accelerator,” oriented towards the empowerment of entrepreneurs and technology professionals who work on innovative solutions for a better future. The company says that the…

Japanese startups are offering services to help companies see how much carbon they are emitting at a time when the government commits to net-zero emissions by 2050.The country’s corporate governance code requires companies listed on…

New Delhi: Who doesn’t like taking a nap? But what if you can hit that snooze button during office hours? Well, startups might just have heard your wish. Last week, an Indian start-up announced the right to nap initiative…

That touches on another distinction you make, between what you call a “caring CEO” and a micromanager. Where do you draw the line?You micromanage on key specific things. Being a great leader is choosing those battles, not fighting all of…

The SaksWorks coworking space in Greenwich, Connecticut, tucked inside what was once a Saks Fifth Avenue department store, feels like a well-appointed library where no one reads: fireplace, overstuffed couches, and large potted plants. When…

New Delhi: Nearly 2,000 full-time and contractual employees were fired from their jobs in the latest round of layoffs announced by startups like Unacademy, Meesho, Furlenco, Lido Learning, and Trell. But why the downsizing?…

SoftBank Group Corp. is lining up startup investments in Japan, aggressively pursuing entrepreneurs in its home market for the first time since its Vision Fund’s launch.The Japanese startup scene is going through a revival, helped by…