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At 15, he won $500 building a drone; today, Bengaluru teen founder runs a $50 million aerospace startupNaman Pushp began experimenting with drones as a teenager during the 2020 lockdown, winning $500 at a hackathon and reinvesting the money i...
Deeptech boom leaves most lab-stage startups strandedA survey by the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association showed that only 15% of deeptech funds back companies at technology readin...
ETtech Deals Digest: Third Wave, Airbound lead weekly funding at $208 million, down 56% on-yearIndian tech and startup funding stood at $207.7 million across 20 rounds in the week ended August 28, down 6.3% from the previous week. Thi...
AMI’s Nvidia chip bet; Groww’s new growth playHappy Wednesday! AMI has ordered 9,000 Nvidia Vera Rubin chips, becoming one of Asia’s first such adopters. This and more in today’s ETtech...
VCs step up wealthtech bets; Blinkit freezes new launchesInvestors are pouring fresh capital into wealthtech startups as demand for financial products grows. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
- Airbound raises $37 million from Greenoaks, DoorDash, others; aims to scale up drone delivery
The funding comes alongside a new commercial deployment agreement with the Andhra Pradesh government, under which Airbound plans to build a...
Japan’s MUFG readies $250 million India fund as investor mix shifts in startup fundingJapan's MUFG is launching a significant $250 million fund for Indian startups. This new fund will focus on early and growth-stage companies...
Deeptech bets heat up; Paytm, PB Fintech, Meesho earningsHappy Thursday! VCs are doubling down on India’s deeptech, with early-stage bets leading the charge. This and more in today’s ETtech Mornin...
Early-stage tech draws VC interest across aviation, biotech, precision manufacturingInvestors are prioritising smaller, early-stage deals in deeptech sectors like AI, healthcare, and precision manufacturing, shying away fro...
RBI scraps Paytm Bank licence; Pronto's back-to-back fundingRBI has cancelled Paytm Payments Bank licence over compliance lapses. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
Tech investor Lachy Groom in talks to back Pronto; valuation set to double at $200 millionUS investor Lachy Groom is in talks to invest $15-20 million in Pronto. This funding round values the instant househelp startup at $200 mil...
Drone startup Airbound raises $8.65 million in seed funding; aims to cut delivery cost to one rupeeThe round was led by Lachy Groom, cofounder of Physical Intelligence, with participation from Humba Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, ...
Drone delivery startup Airbound raises $1.7 million in seed funding led by LightspeedAirbound will use the seed funds to deploy its R&D efforts and venture into medical deliveries, specifically routine deliveries such as tra...
Lightspeed partners Abhishek Nag, Vaibhav Agrawal quitVaibhav Agrawal is set to launch his own venture firm. Abhishek Nag has joined Mumbai-based 360 One (formerly IIFL Wealth & Asset Managemen...