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Meta's WhatsUpside Down hire: How Kunal Shah broke the Valley playbook
Silicon Valley's AI talent war saw tech giants acquire engineers. However, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg broke the mold by investing $900 million in Indian fintech startup Cred and bringing its founder,…
Source: The Times of India | Published: June 23, 2026
Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp win; India bourses insulated from AI boom
In bagging the top job at WhatsApp, Cred’s Kunal Shah has done what no Indian entrepreneur could do. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Source: The Times of India | Published: June 23, 2026
Intellectual Curiosity & Infectious Optimism: Industry cheers Kunal Shah's new role as WhatsApp Head
India Inc. is celebrating Kunal Shah's appointment as WhatsApp head, hailing it as a milestone for Indian startup leadership. Industry leaders lauded his "intellectual curiosity" and "infectious optimism," noting his…
Source: The Times of India | Published: June 23, 2026
Meta's Cred deal showcases new playbook: take stake, hire the founder
Meta is strategically acquiring minority stakes in tech firms and integrating their founders into senior roles, a pattern evident with Cred and Scale AI. This "acquihire" approach allows Meta to…
Source: The Times of India | Published: June 23, 2026
Rejected by 17 companies, denied a job at Google: How Ankur Warikoo turned setbacks into success
Ankur Warikoo revealed facing 17 rejections, including from Google at age 29, for a product role due to lacking an engineering degree. This setback, however, spurred him to launch his…
Source: The Times of India | Published: June 23, 2026
Who is Will Cathcart? WhatsApp leader exits after steering it through privacy battles, monetisation push
Cathcart’s departure comes at a time when WhatsApp is in the middle of a transition. Under him, the platform recently rolled out Meta’s AI assistant powered by its latest model,…
Source: The Times of India | Published: June 22, 2026
Cred's Kunal Shah to be WhatsApp global head; Coursera CTO on edtech’s AI challenge
Cred founder Kunal Shah will join WhatsApp as its global head after Meta announced a nearly $900 million investment in the fintech firm. This and more in today’s ETtech Top…
Source: The Times of India | Published: June 22, 2026
Deeptech startup BioCompute is moving out of India; founder explains why
Founded in 2024, BioCompute is developing DNA-based data storage technology that converts digital data into synthetic DNA sequences, enabling ultra-dense, energy-efficient storage capable of archiving vast amounts of information in…
Source: The Times of India | Published: June 22, 2026
AI startups fuel talent war as hiring surges across India
India's AI startups are experiencing a hiring surge, outpacing the broader tech sector as companies transition from AI experiments to large-scale deployments. Driven by demand for generative AI and automation,…
Source: The Times of India | Published: June 22, 2026
OnFinance AI founder criticises All In Capital for not investing, apologises
Bengaluru fintech founder Anuj Srivastava apologised after publicly criticising venture firm All In Capital for not investing in his startup, OnFinance AI. Despite the initial rejection at the pre-seed stage…
Source: The Times of India | Published: June 21, 2026
