🚀 Medial Secures Investment on Shark Tank India - Fueling the Future of Professional Social Networking. 🔥

Startup Showcase

Premium Content

Try our Valuation Calculator →

News on Medial

I ride, therefore I am: Pepperfry's Murty in post a day before his death in Leh

YouTube · 2y ago

I ride, therefore I am: Pepperfry's Murty in post a day before his death in Leh

Ambareesh Murty, one of the Co-founders of Pepperfry, had recently posted images and videos from his motorcycle journey shortly before passing away due to a heart attack in Leh. His final Instagram update, shared a day prior to his demise, carried the caption, "I bike, hence I exist." He humorously mentioned that he was denied entry into heaven as an angel after encountering motorcycle troubles.

Related News

Pepperfry CEO Ambareesh Murty passes away due to cardiac arrest in Leh

Twitter · 2y ago

Pepperfry CEO Ambareesh Murty passes away due to cardiac arrest in Leh

Ambareesh Murty, the Co-founder and CEO of Pepperfry, has sadly passed away due to a heart attack while in Leh. Ashish Shah, the company's Co-founder, expressed deep sorrow over the loss of his friend and mentor, urging prayers for strength for Murty's family and loved ones during this difficult time.

Entrepreneur leaves B'luru for Pune after 14 yrs, says 'Never felt like an outsider'

Inshorts · 8m ago

Entrepreneur leaves B'luru for Pune after 14 yrs, says 'Never felt like an outsider'

An entrepreneur named Ujjawal Asthana's post about leaving Bengaluru after 14 years and moving to Pune is being shared widely on X. "I am not a local but there (Bengaluru) wasn't a day when I felt like an outsider," he wrote. "People who call Bengaluru "meh" need to live beyond the weather, coffee, beer and startups," he added.

LinkedIn stopped Suchir's friend from tagging him on post, there are forces at work: Mother

Inshorts · 6m ago

LinkedIn stopped Suchir's friend from tagging him on post, there are forces at work: Mother

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn prevented a friend of Suchir Balaji, OpenAI whistleblower found dead in his San Francisco flat in November, from tagging him on a post a week before his death, his mother Poornima Ramarao claimed. "So there are forces at work," she said. "[The friend] has been trying to...post [Suchir's] accomplishments on LinkedIn. Suspiciously, he has been blocked," Poornima added.

Didn't get day 0 job myself: Ola CEO Bhavish on returning to IIT-B for hiring

Money Control

Money Control · 1y ago

Didn't get day 0 job myself: Ola CEO Bhavish on returning to IIT-B for hiring

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal returned to his alma mater, IIT Bombay, for campus recruitment on Friday. "Will also be at IIT-B tomorrow morning 3 am to hire day 0 from my college when I didn't get a day 0 job myself," he wrote on X on November 30. Day Zero refers to the first day of campus recruitments at IITs.

Unacademy CEO commented on post about startup failures day before 250 layoffs

Inshorts · 1y ago

Unacademy CEO commented on post about startup failures day before 250 layoffs

Unacademy CEO Gaurav Munjal on July 1 commented "Hits the right chords" on a post about startup failures shared by Zeta's CEO Bhavin Turakhia on X. "Premature Founder Boredom is a recipe for failure amongst startups," Turakhia wrote. Munjal's comment on Turakhia's post came just a day before his edtech startup Unacademy announced laying off 250 employees.

Death threats make 20% of my inbox: Indian-origin CEO who spoke about 84-hr workweek

Inshorts · 8m ago

Death threats make 20% of my inbox: Indian-origin CEO who spoke about 84-hr workweek

Indian-origin CEO of Greptile, Daksh Gupta, revealed death threats make up for 20% of his inbox while job applications constitute 80% after he said his company offers no work-life balance. "Typical workdays start at 9 am and end at 11 pm...and we work Saturdays, sometimes also Sundays," he said earlier. He said this working arrangement isn't supposed to last forever.

Tragic setback for investors: Bikhchandani on BluSmart crisis

Inshorts · 3m ago

Tragic setback for investors: Bikhchandani on BluSmart crisis

Info Edge Founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani said ride-hailing startup BluSmart suspending its operations is "a tragic setback for the investors". "As a customer, I am disappointed because the cab services were really good," he added. Speaking about SEBI's probe into BluSmart partner Gensol Engineering, he said, "There will be some bad actors, but...95-98% of startups are honest."

Delhivery appoints Milind Sharma as head of Rapid Commerce and D2C brands

Entrackr

Entrackr · 4m ago

Delhivery appoints Milind Sharma as head of Rapid Commerce and D2C brands

Delhivery appoints Milind Sharma as head of Rapid Commerce and D2C brands. Gurugram-based logistics company Delhivery has appointed Milind Sharma, cofounder of the now-defunct grocery delivery service Peppertap, as the head of its rapid commerce and D2C brands verticals. Sharma was among the first few employees of Delhivery in 2012 and left the firm in 2013 to launch Peppertap. In his new role at Delhivery, Sharma will build out the rapid commerce service and oversee Delhivery’s entire product portfolio for the direct-to-consumer brand segment. He will also be scaling up Delhivery’s same-day and next-day offerings. Delhivery launched its rapid commerce service earlier this year with the aim of offering intracity deliveries for brands within a two-to-four hour timeline from its dark stores. “Rejoining Delhivery feels like a homecoming for me. This is where I started my startup journey, and I am eager to contribute to the next phase of growth by building the Rapid Commerce service and serving the D2C brand segment alongside the team,” said Milind Sharma on his appointment.

My parents refuse to keep car due to BluSmart, they'll be heartbroken: Ex-Google MD

Inshorts · 3m ago

My parents refuse to keep car due to BluSmart, they'll be heartbroken: Ex-Google MD

Ex-Google MD Parminder Singh reacted to the BluSmart row regarding fund diversion, saying his elderly parents have "unwavering faith" in the ride hailing app. "They refuse to keep a car...saying, 'BluSmart hai na (There's BluSmart)'," Singh said. "I don't know exactly what went wrong but...they'll be heartbroken when I say, 'Ab BluSmart nahi hai (There's no BluSmart anymore)'," he added.

'Please think...': Techie dies by suicide, blames wife and urges legal protection for men

Business Today

Business Today · 5m ago

'Please think...': Techie dies by suicide, blames wife and urges legal protection for men

An IT employee in Agra died by suicide, allegedly due to the actions of his wife, according to his suicide note. Before his death, he recorded a video pleading for legal protections for men against harassment. Agra DCP Suraj Rai confirmed that a case was registered in response to this video, underlining the issues of domestic strife and the need for legal recourse for men in similar situations.

Trackers

Active Indian VC’s

OG Capital Email

With a hands-on approach, OG Capital aims to invest in over 20 promising...

Accel Partners Email

Early and growth-stage investments in disruptive technology companies with...

Early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology startups in India. Focus on...

Access All Trackers

Startup Showcase Winners

June 2025

Helping your parents when you are miles away

The Pit Stop Your Cravings Deserve

The next generation E-commerce platform

Enter Ongoing Startup Showcase

Top Users

Trending News on Medial

Download the medial app to read full posts, comements and news.