Minute Media's $250 million purchase of Indian clipping software company VideoVerse is breaking apart less than a year after the September 2025 announcement, with investors still waiting for sale proceeds, Minute Media terminating its engagement, and a series of Delaware Chancery Court cases accusing founder Vinayak Shrivastav of fraud. Bluestone Capital, which backed VideoVerse in 2023, says the company breached investment terms and withheld acquisition payouts, while Lingotto is trying to recover $64 million tied to a $55 million structured loan arranged in October, and Sabya Das alleges forged signatures on loan and share-repurchase agreements. Court filings also claim Shrivastav used fabricated merger and banking documents, even as VideoVerse's Magnifi clipping platform served clients including the Indian Premier League, FIFA+ and Nippon TV and had been expected to help Minute Media expand in international sports. The dispute, centered on missing tens of millions of dollars and competing claims over who is owed what, highlights how heavily startup dealmaking can still depend on trust despite due diligence.