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MalikTimes
Startup news, AI news, and the business of digital India — built and edited by Parvez Ali.
Report on startup funding, IPOs, and the business of digital India accurately, quickly, and without the noise.
To be the first place a founder, investor, or market-watcher checks for funding news, IPO data, and the interviews that explain how a company actually got built.
About MalikTimes
What MalikTimes Is
MalikTimes is a digital news publication focused on startup news, funding rounds, IPO markets, and AI developments in India. Every article ties back to one underlying theme: the business of digital India — how companies are funded, how they scale, and what happens when they eventually go public.
I started MalikTimes because most startup coverage I was reading fell into one of two traps — repeating a company’s press release without questioning it, or burying the story in jargon a reader outside finance couldn’t follow. MalikTimes sits in the middle: accurate enough for the industry, clear enough for someone new to it.
Editorial Philosophy
Report what’s verifiable, flag what isn’t, and never dress up a company’s own claims as MalikTimes’ independent findings.
Who It’s For
Founders, angel investors, VCs, retail IPO watchers, operators tracking AI, and anyone who wants Indian business news without the wire-copy rewrite.
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Categories
Six core categories — every card links to the live section on the site.
Startup News
Launches, pivots, shutdowns, and the decisions behind India’s startup ecosystem.
Read Startup News → 02Funding News
Seed through late-stage raises, and what each round signals about the company.
Read Funding News → 03IPO
GMP tracking, subscription status, allotments, and reviews of upcoming listings.
Read IPO Coverage → 04AI News
Product launches, funding, and the founders building AI for Indian and global markets.
Read AI News → 05Tech News
Product, platform, and infrastructure stories from India’s technology companies.
Read Tech News → 06Interviews
Direct conversations with founders about how their companies actually got built.
Read Interviews →Coverage Areas
Featured Topics
| Topic | What It Covers | Where to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| IPO Markets | Upcoming listings, GMP movement, subscription & allotment tracking | Upcoming IPO |
| SME IPOs | Smaller listings that don’t get mainstream coverage | SME IPO |
| Startup Funding | Seed to late-stage rounds across Indian startups | Funding News |
| AI & Product Launches | New AI tools and platforms from Indian and global founders | AI News |
| Founder Interviews | First-person accounts of building and scaling a company | Interviews |
| Market Tools | SIP, EMI, lumpsum, PPF & income tax calculators | SIP Calculator |
In My Own Words
Why I Built MalikTimes
I built MalikTimes because I was tired of choosing between two bad options: wire copy that read like a press release with the serial numbers filed off, or forum speculation with no sourcing at all.
What I wanted was something in between — a funding round explained in terms of what it means for a company’s runway, not just the headline number; an IPO tracked with the same rigor whether it’s a mainboard listing everyone’s talking about or an SME issue almost nobody covers.
MalikTimes is still, at its core, a small operation. That’s by design for now — it means every piece that goes up has actually been read and checked by someone who cares whether it’s right, not just whether it’s fast.
If you want more of my background outside MalikTimes, my site is at parvezali.me.
Trust & Process
Editorial Standards
MalikTimes flags articles where figures come from company statements rather than independently verified filings — a deliberate choice, not a formality. Readers should know the difference between “the company says” and “we confirmed.”
- Accuracy — figures sourced from filings, statements, or named reports, with the source stated.
- Fact-Checking — unverifiable claims are labeled as such. See the Fact-Checking Policy.
- Original Reporting — interviews conducted directly, not aggregated.
- Transparency — corrections documented, not silently edited. See the Corrections Policy.
- User-First Publishing — see the full Editorial Policy and Disclaimer.
Fresh From The Site
Latest From MalikTimes
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MarketsUrban Company Stock Jumps 17% Despite Wider Loss — Here’s The Real Story
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
MalikTimes is a digital news publication covering startup news, funding rounds, IPO markets, and AI developments in India, founded and edited by Parvez Ali.
MalikTimes was founded by Parvez Ali, who continues to write and edit much of its startup and IPO coverage. More at parvezali.me.
Startup news, funding announcements, IPO tracking (GMP, subscription, allotment status), AI product launches, tech news, and founder interviews — centered on the business of digital India.
Yes. All articles, IPO tracking pages, and financial calculators on MalikTimes are free to access.
Both — MalikTimes tracks mainboard IPOs alongside SME IPOs and upcoming SME listings.
The IPO Allotment Status page tracks updates alongside live subscription data.
Wherever possible, yes. Where a number comes only from a company’s own statement, the article says so explicitly, per the Fact-Checking Policy.
Yes — through Submit Your Startup, and writers can pitch via Write For Us.
Yes, via Press Release Submission. Submitted releases are treated as company statements, not independent reporting, and labeled accordingly.
Reach MalikTimes via Contact Us, or reach Parvez Ali directly through parvezali.me.
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