Winners of The ET Startup Awards 2023 to be feted today, and other top tech, startup stories this weekThe Economic Times Startup Awards, honoring Indian entrepreneurs, will take place in Bengaluru. The winners across eight categories were an...
'I ride, therefore I am.' Pepperfry CEO & co-founder Ambareesh Murty's last Instagram post from Leh was his love for 'Motorcycle Diaries'The 51-year-old Ambareesh Murty - an avid bike enthusiast - was on a road trip from Mumbai to Leh. Hours after this post, he died of a card...
D2C denimwear brand Freakins raises $4 million from Matrix Partners, Blume Ventures, othersThe startup, founded by Puneet Sehgal, Shaan Shah and Sachin Shah, will utilise the funds to enhance its supply chain capabilities by tying...
ZS Prize Healthcare Challenge comes to the final round with 8 finalists selected out of top 20 teamsThe final phase of the second ZS Prize Healthcare Challenge, which aims to encourage and promote the availability of the best medical techn...
ZS PRIZE healthcare challenge announces top 20 teams, 8 teams to advance to final roundThe top 20 teams for the second iteration of ZS PRIZE, a flagship programme for healthcare innovation, have been revealed by the internatio...
Tripura witnesses change of guard as parties go in for brand renewal ahead of pollsThe clamour for a change of guard in Tripura led to Manik Saha becoming the new chief minister replacing Biplab Kumar Deb with less than a ...
Wealthtech startup Dezerv hires Sripad Panyam as head of productSripad Panyam will be responsible for the platform's overall product development and user experience.
Condemn attack on our leaders by 'BJP goons' following Cong's Agartala bypoll win: Rahul GandhiAt least 19 people, including Tripura PCC chief Birajit Sinha, were injured in a clash between Congress and BJP supporters in front of the ...
BillDesk cofounder on Prosus deal; pre-IPO boost for PaytmBillDesk, the Indian fintech firm that predates the word 'fintech', will soon be acquired by global tech investor Prosus in a $4.7 billion ...
Prosus to pay $4.7B for BillDeskProsus Ventures is set to buy BillDesk, one of India’s oldest digital payment firms, for a cool $4.7 billion in what will be one of the acq...
Two-wheeler financing startup OTO Capital raises $6 million from Matrix, othersFounded in 2018, OTO is currently present in Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad and Mysore. The company claims it has grown 4x in the past...
Startup founders, VCs write to PM Modi on direct overseas listing of Indian companiesAllowing direct overseas listing of Indian companies would be the “single most significant, big-bang reform” that would put them on the glo...
Startup founders write to PM ModiThe who’s-who of India’s startup ecosystem, including founders and investors, have urged the government to allow Indian companies to direct...
Fresh set of VCs from Sequoia, Accel, others quit to become foundersAccel, an early backer of Flipkart and Swiggy, estimates that 90% of those who stepped down from the fund ended up starting their own compa...
OfBusiness raises Rs 250 croreThe capital infusion comes at a time when the overall financial services sector has been under stress due to a liquidity squeeze.
When funders turn founders: What happens when VCs don the entrepreneurial hatInvestors who turn entrepreneur — VCpreneur — clearly come along with advantages other founders don’t: a determination to get a bang for ev...