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Tarun Poddar

Journalism was already dying — AI wasn

Journalism was already dying — AI wasn't the culprit

01 Sep 2025, 11:48 AM

For this special edition, instead of dissecting business, we’re reflecting on something more personal — the state of journalism in the age of AI.

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.

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Fintech Highlights

  1. Fino Payments Bank ties up with Ezee.ai to strengthen lending infra

  2. BharatPe launches credit-on-UPI product 'Flex' in partnership with Yes Bank

  3. Antler India leads pre-seed funding in Rovia

  4. Scripbox buys Bluechip Capital’s mutual fund distribution business

  5. Lendingkart Finance FY26 revenue from operations falls 62% to Rs 327 crore
  6. Read more news...

AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Titan Capital unveils programme to support India-focused AI startups

  2. Anthropic confidentially files for IPO

  3. Asana buys StackAI

  4. Anthropic overtakes OpenAI as most valuable AI startup with $65 billion funding

  5. Fundamentum's Ashish Kumar launches Rs 2,000 crore AI and deeptech fund F2A
  6. Read more news...

IPO Tales

  1. Turtlemint IPO: Behind its 8x revenue jump, an internal deal does the heavy lifting

  2. Shiprocket IPO: A profitable core, costly emerging bets

  3. Fractal IPO: A bountiful harvest for PE investors, now comes the real AI test

  4. Boat IPO: A second shot amid management shake-up, flat revenues, eager to exit investor
  5. Read more news...

Money & Machines

  1. Money & Machines: MobiKwik's Third Lending Act; The Entry-Level Squeeze

  2. Money & Machines: RBI's quiet signals; Tamil Nadu's AI act

  3. Money & Machines: One on 1Pay; Gen Z goes AI-First

  4. Money & Machines: Project UPI Meta is back; A case for industrial AI
  5. Previous editions...

PE/VC Tales

  1. Zetwerk-backer Kae Capital sees more exits in next 12 months, says AI startup valuations high

  2. Micro VCs: Fueling India's startup pipeline or distorting it?

  3. Inside the fintech and financial services bets of Peak XV, Accel, Elevation

  4. Enterprise bets pay off as Arali Ventures eyes ‘larger’ third fund
  5. Read more news...

Editor's Pick

  1. Exclusive: Reserve Bank of India cracks down on misuse of education payments

  2. Inside Rebel Foods, Droom backer Lightbox's post-exodus reset

  3. The LAP rush and MSME mirage: Is fintech lending building its next risk? [Part-3]