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Finally, Housing finds a suitor, gets acquired by PropTiger

Finally, Housing finds a suitor, gets acquired by PropTiger

The merged entity will receive US$55 million as capital infusion from News Corp and SoftBank.
Durba Ghosh · · 2 min read
How Nikesh’s exit might impact India’s startup ecosystem

How Nikesh’s exit might impact India’s startup ecosystem

The new Softbank executives might start judging Indian startup entrepreneurs by their balance sheets and numbers than by their potential.
Harsimran Julka · · 4 min read
Housing’s talking profitability, and that’s why startups need experienced investors

Housing’s talking profitability, and that’s why startups need experienced investors

Petulant founders do not a strong business make.
Nivedita Bhattacharjee · · 4 min read
The boy from Jammu & Kashmir who started Housing – and then bid goodbye

The boy from Jammu & Kashmir who started Housing – and then bid goodbye

Advitiya Sharma came to Mumbai from Jammu & Kashmir, known more as a hotbed of terror than a launch pad for tech.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 7 min read
Housing after Rahul Yadav: time to make some money

Housing after Rahul Yadav: time to make some money

Housing’s new CEO, following after the outspoken Rahul Yadav, wants to monetize.
Nivedita Bhattacharjee · · 3 min read

Consolidation in real estate: Quikr and CommonFloor merge to kill Housing

The well-funded classifieds site – India’s answer to Craigslist – is in all-out expansion mode.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 4 min read

“There are no rules!” Housing CEO Rahul Yadav answers burning questions on Reddit

Contrary to popular perception of Rahul Yadav being a loose canon, he appeared well-reasoned in a rapid-fire grilling, which covered the whole gamut from controversies to company practices and his outlook on life.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 9 min read

Who’s the Wolf of Dalal Street? Behind the explosion at Housing is a shifting power equation [Updated]

The new generation of Indian entrepreneurs is less reverential toward investors, even if it’s the latter who hold the purse-strings. And that may not be such a bad thing.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 4 min read

Housing co-founder and CEO Yadav bad-mouths his investors and quits. What’s really behind his resignation?

I don’t think you guys are intellectually capable enough to have any sensible discussion anymore. Rahul Yadav, co-founder and CEO of one of India’s hottest startups, Housing.com, wrote that in
Malavika Velayanikal · · 2 min read

India’s 30 highest funded tech startups of 2014

Institutional investors make a living out of picking the right startups to back. They place their bets after careful evaluation. So going by where the VCs parked most of their money, here are the 30 hottest Indian tech startups of 2014.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 10 min read