Riddhi is a senior startups and VC reporter at Business Insider's London office. Before joining the team, she was an editorial intern at the Financial Times' media platform Sifted. She received her Bachelor's from UCL, where she studied Comparative Literature.
She covers artificial intelligence, impact-driven sectors, underrepresented founders and VCs in tech, company culture, and labor rights.
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GoStudent, the $3 billion edtech darling, scaled fast and partied hard. The result was a mess.
DeepMind's secret mafia: Meet the stealth startups emerging from Google's AI lab
The Icelandic startup has developed technology to generate audio simulations for real-life applications.
Tech
2024-08-19T06:00:01Z
Apheros helps data centers cool down. Check out the pitch deck it used to secure $1.85 million.
Launched by two female founders, this startup has patented a technology which helps data centres cool down.
Tech
2024-08-16T09:55:58Z
Here are 16 books VCs are reading this summer
VCs suggested their top reads spanning technology, productivity, and fiction.
AI
2024-08-14T12:04:58Z
Check out the pitch deck AI startup EliseAI used to raise $75 million in Series D funding
AI startup EliseAI, which has developed an agent for the housing sector, has hit a unicorn valuation, CEO Minna Song said.
Tech
2024-08-09T09:00:07Z
I landed a job in venture capital at 24 after changing my career path twice. Here's how I got the coveted job with a varied résumé.
A 24-year-old VC analyst said her diverse experience in PR and product management helped her get the coveted venture-capital job.
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Tech
2024-07-30T13:00:02Z
Check out the pitch deck women's health startup Flo Health used to raise over $200 million at a unicorn valuation
Flo Health becomes the first consumer digital women's health startup to hit a unicorn valuation.
Tech
2024-07-26T11:31:02Z
Revi helps restaurants boost their customer revenue. Check out the 17-slide pitch deck it used to secure $14.5 million.
Revi has an app that helps find local restaurants and order, pay for, and collect food — while collecting rewards.
Tech
2024-07-25T21:01:02Z
Check out the 12-slide pitch deck gaming studio Look North World used to secure $4.5 million
Launched by ex-Disney alums, Look North World is launching a creator label for emerging game developers.
Tech
2024-07-23T11:00:02Z
A startup billing itself 'the Airbnb of skills' has raised $5 million. Check out the 20-slide pitch deck they used.
The startup, which counts Sam Altman as an early angel investor, connects students with teachers for local in-person lessons.
Tech
2024-07-23T09:00:02Z
AI Forge promised to help founders build their dream startups. Some say the incubator was a chaotic disappointment.
AI Forge cofounder Kevin Jackson defended the program, saying founders "expected too much."
Tech
2024-07-22T06:00:02Z
VSim, a Manchester-based compute startup founded by ex-Nvidia engineers, is raising funding from EQT Ventures
A pair of Nvidia engineers who worked on an open-source physics engine founded the startup last year.
Tech
2024-07-03T07:00:02Z
This startup has created a generative AI platform for architects. Check out the 14-slide pitch deck Gendo used to raise $1.1 million.
Using generative AI, Gendo allows architects to render basic sketches and prompts into detailed visualizations.
Tech
2024-07-02T12:00:02Z
Uncaged Innovations is developing a sustainable leather alternative. Check out the 12-slide pitch deck it used to raise $5.6 million.
Uncaged Innovations has developed a plastic-free alternative to leather, using plant proteins.
Tech
2024-07-02T06:01:02Z
Top Spanish VC firm Seaya just closed a $320 million fund. Here are the types of growth-stage climate startups it's looking to back.
Seaya's new $320 million climate fund makes it the largest VC firm in Spain, managing €650 million, and it will back startups across four key areas.
Tech
2024-06-28T07:00:01Z
Check out the 11-slide pitch deck that delivery startup Rohlik used to raise $170 million
Rohlik's new fundraise will allow it to expand its footprint in central and eastern Europe.
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Tech
2024-06-26T12:00:01Z
Check out the 26-slide pitch deck Creatio used to raise $200 million at a $1.2 billion valuation
Software company Creatio has raised $200 million, catapulting it to a unicorn valuation.
Tech
2024-06-26T09:00:01Z
We asked 9 top VCs what they're most excited about in AI and what they're sick of. Here's what they told us.
Nine investors at VC firms, including Mayfield and BCV, told BI what AI technologies they are backing and which ones they are passing on.
Tech
2024-06-25T18:22:07Z
Social media app BeReal gets hit with layoffs weeks after it got acquired
French social media app BeReal is facing layoffs weeks after it was acquired for over $500 million.
AI
2024-06-13T00:00:01Z
AI misinformation is rampant as election year looms. These startups think they can help fix the problem.
Startups trying to reduce tech-spread misinformation raised $313 million — up 67% from funding in 2021, per PitchBook.
Tech
2024-06-12T09:00:02Z
The 60 top angel investors that back B2B startups
Business Insider is identifying 60 of the top angel investors who invest in business-to-business startups.