Saritha Rai

Finance Forget the ‘Twitter-fueled bank run.’ SVB was doomed by a network of wealthy VCs warning founders to pull funds ‘as fast as possible’ in private, sources say.
BYSaritha Rai, Lizette Chapman, and others
March 30, 2023
Asia Torrential rains are forcing CEOs in India’s Silicon Valley to ride tractors to work
BYSaritha Rai and Bloomberg
September 7, 2022
International Indian startup Apna, which connects blue-collar workers to employers, hits unicorn status in under two years
BYSaritha Rai and Bloomberg
September 16, 2021
International Payments pioneer Paytm files for a $2.2 billion IPO, potentially India’s largest ever
BYSaritha Rai, Anto Antony, and others
July 16, 2021
Finance Walmart’s big bet on India’s Flipkart pays off after latest funding round values e-commerce group at $37.6 billion
BYSaritha Rai and Bloomberg
July 12, 2021
International India minted 6 new unicorns in 4 days
BYSaritha Rai and Bloomberg
April 12, 2021

International India’s first-ever unicorn is planning for a 2021 U.S. IPO
BYSaritha Rai and Bloomberg
April 1, 2021
International Wendy’s strikes a ‘cloud kitchen’ deal to respond to pandemic
BYSaritha Rai and Bloomberg
December 1, 2020
Tech Facebook under scrutiny following report that it was soft on India hate speech post
BYSaritha Rai and Bloomberg
August 17, 2020
Tech India’s Reliance Industries launches Zoom competitor
BYBloomberg and Saritha Rai
July 3, 2020
International ‘No one wants to be tested:’ Social stigmas are crippling coronavirus containment
BYJihye Lee, Saritha Rai, and others
May 13, 2020
International 400 million social media users in India will lose anonymity under planned new government rules
BYSaritha Rai and Bloomberg
February 14, 2020
International India scoffs at Amazon CEO Bezos’s offer to invest $1 billion in the country
BYArchana Chaudhary, Saritha Rai, and others
January 17, 2020
International Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to Face Protests From ‘Enraged’ Local Merchants During India Visit
BYSaritha Rai and Bloomberg
January 13, 2020
Retail Amazon and India’s No. 2 Retailer Are Close to a Deal
BYSaritha Rai, Ari Altstedter, and others
August 13, 2019