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Peak XV managing director Harshjit Sethi quits

Peak XV managing director Harshjit Sethi quits

02 Sep 2025, 12:05 PM

The top VC firm over the past year has seen a series of exits of its managing directors, including Shailesh Lakhani, Abheek Anand, Piyush Gupta.

A VC in photos, a different story in business? Behind the facade of Foxhog’s Tarun Poddar

A VC in photos, a different story in business? Behind the facade of Foxhog’s Tarun Poddar

14 Aug 2025, 10:05 AM

Foxhog and its CEO Tarun Poddar are swiftly stepping into government corridors, IIT campuses, and media conclaves – all to burnish their image as a VC player.

Cross-border payments startup Aspora bags $53 million in Series B funding

Cross-border payments startup Aspora bags $53 million in Series B funding

16 Jun 2025, 16:11 PM

The fresh capital takes the company's total equity fundraise across seed, Series A and Series B rounds in the last 10 months to about $93 million.

Pine Labs set to file DRHP for IPO by June-end

Pine Labs set to file DRHP for IPO by June-end

11 Jun 2025, 14:02 PM

The Noida-headquartered company has been reportedly planning to float its IPO by the end of this year.

Inside the BharatPe-Ashneer Grover Settlement: Unveiling the Behind-the-Scenes Drama

Inside the BharatPe-Ashneer Grover Settlement: Unveiling the Behind-the-Scenes Drama

11 Oct 2024, 17:01 PM

And for those curious minds, The Head and Tale has learnt that the settlement wasn’t unanimous.

Fintech Highlights

  1. UPI in August: Debt collections, digital goods games, securities brokers see sharp value drop

  2. Insurtech startup Turtlemint files IPO papers via confidential route

  3. Amazon receives RBI nod for Axio acquisition

  4. ADIA sells entire stake in MobiKwik

  5. InCred Money launches new scheme to invest in digital gold and silver
  6. Read more news...

AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Stripe launches new blockchain company Tempo in partnership with Paradigm

  2. OpenAI to launch AI-powered hiring platform

  3. OpenAI to acquire product testing startup Statsig

  4. Anthropic raises $13 billion in Series F at $183 billion post-money valuation

  5. Accel, Celesta, Gaja, others form alliance for deep tech bets in India-domiciled enterprises
  6. Read more news...

Money & Machines

  1. What India's Gaming Ban Reveals About UPI; Why RBI wants AI to Fix Finance

  2. Journalism was already dying — AI wasn't the culprit

  3. IRCTC enters payments where giants bleed; RIP of RIP in AI

  4. Fintech founders shaping policy; India on AI map?

Editor's Pick

  1. Jio’s third attempt at payments: Can Mukesh Ambani finally crack the merchant code?

  2. Exclusive: ICICI Bank breaks zero-fee UPI model, starts charging payment aggregators

  3. Pine Labs IPO Playbook: Between DRHP Gloss and Ground Reality