Meet DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng, the Chinese entrepreneur who is now world's richest AI founder, surpassing Anthropic's Dario AmodeiDeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng's net worth has significantly increased after a recent funding round. He is now the world's wealthiest creat...
14 Jul, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng tops Dario Amodei and Greg Brockman as richest AI founderLiang is now worth $36 billion, up from about $16.7 billion previously, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That ranks him well ...
14 Jul, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Global Market: Chinese stocks hit three-month lows as growth worries, Middle East tensions weighChinese and Hong Kong stocks fell to three-month lows on Tuesday. Investors grew cautious ahead of key economic data and Middle East tensio...
14 Jul, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
Elevation’s new India fund; InsuranceDekho charts D-Street pathHappy Tuesday! Elevation Capital is looking to back early-stage AI startups in India from its newest fund. This and more in today’s ETtech ...
14 Jul, 2026, 07.55 AM IST
HCLTech Q1 profit rises; Sops to fuel Indian chipsHCLTech began FY27 with a strong first-quarter performance. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
14 Jul, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
Private late-stage cheques go big at $86 million average this yearLate-stage startup funding in India is increasingly flowing into fewer but much larger deals, driven by AI infrastructure, data centres, cl...
12 Jul, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
Late-stage cheques go big at $86 million average this yearLate stage funding in India saw average deal sizes surge to about $86 million in the first half, driven by fewer but larger transactions. C...
12 Jul, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
Global Market: SK Hynix's Nasdaq ADR debut raises $26.5 billion amid AI chip boomSouth Korean chipmaker SK Hynix successfully raised $26.5 billion through its ADR offering. This significant fundraising highlights robust ...
10 Jul, 2026, 10.52 AM IST
BofA extends first $520 million loan to OpenAI ahead of IPOThe loan makes BofA one of OpenAI's largest lenders and bolsters its credentials as a market leader in AI-related capital markets financi...
08 Jul, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin seeks first outside funding at $130 billion valuation: ReportCoatue Management, a big asset manager, is expected to lead the round with a $4 billion commitment, the report said, adding that Bezos is...
08 Jul, 2026, 07.37 PM IST
Temasek targets big jump in AI investments as value of portfolio hits record highTemasek, which owns stakes in Anthropic and OpenAI, also said its net portfolio value climbed to S$518 billion ($400 billion) last financia...
08 Jul, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
US chip startup SambaNova scores billion-dollar funding roundAmerican AI chip startup SambaNova secured $1 billion in new funding. This investment values the company at an impressive eleven billion do...
08 Jul, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
Inside Telegram’s leak economy; Flipkart employees’ latest windfallNon-consensual image rings are turning small UPI transfers into tickets to abusive, closed Telegram groups. This and more in today’s ETtech...
07 Jul, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
SK Hynix's $28 billion US IPO to test its $1 trillion AI rally. Here's howSK Hynix has launched a US share sale targeting about $28 billion through a Nasdaq listing, capitalising on AI-driven investor demand. The ...
06 Jul, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
Alibaba, Tencent back Kuaishou's Kling AI in $2.8 billion fundraiseChinese tech giant Kuaishou's AI video unit, Kling AI, has secured over 19 billion yuan ($2.80 billion) in funding from investors including...
03 Jul, 2026, 03.39 PM IST
VC fundraising hits wall; WhatsApp’s new privacy headacheIndian VC firms are facing their hardest fundraising year in a decade as LPs tighten filters and demand cash returns. This and more in toda...
01 Jul, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
Gurugram AI startup Brekfuz raises $525,000 in funding, valued at $7.5 millionFounded by Arhan Singhal (18), an artificial intelligence student at the University of Pennsylvania, and Sarthak Ahuja (19), a computer sci...
30 Jun, 2026, 08.23 PM IST