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Rise & rise of Rapido; Urban Company's Rs 854 crore anchor roundHappy Wednesday! Rapido's rise has made larger rivals Uber react. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
VC firm AJVC raises Rs 165 crore in maiden fund; crosses Rs 100 crore targetLaunched in August 2024, the fund has made 25 investments in startups across AI, B2B, consumer brands, and consumer tech sectors.
IIT-B graduate who grew up in slum is now a Google techie in Switzerland. How important are IITs?Ashok Talpatra’s journey from a slum to becoming a Staff Software Engineer at Google in Zurich highlights the transformative power of educa...
Together’s AI fund; IT deals’ proactive renewalsHappy Monday! Freshworks founder Girish Mathrubootham’s VC firm Together is eyeing the final close of its AI-focussed fund. This and more i...
Micro VC AJVC bags Rs 100-crore corpus for early-stage betsEarly-stage venture capital firm AJVC has raised its planned corpus of Rs 100 crore and intends to exercise a greenshoe option to raise ano...
Disputed UPI transactions: Expect a faster resolution from February 15, as NPCI revises this ruleUPI transactions: Ever had to put a chargeback request for disputed Unified Payment Interface (UPI) transactions? You would be happy to not...
Year in Review: VC firms sit on a pile of cash but wary of backing startupsIndia's VC landscape is experiencing a shift. Despite raising $2.5 billion in 2024, investments remain cautious, totalling $10.9 billion. E...
Entrepreneur leaves Bengaluru after 14 years for Pune, sparks Bengaluru vs Pune debateAsthana Ujjawal, co-founder of Zymrat, relocated to Pune after 14 years in Bengaluru. He expressed gratitude for Bengaluru's role in his pe...
IIM Alumnus points out a costly mistake Indians are making with retirement savings, sparks online dataA viral LinkedIn post by IIM-Ahmedabad alumnus Aviral Bhatnagar has sparked a discussion on the high cost of foreign education. He claims t...
Behind the rise of micro VCs and founder-led funds in IndiaAmid a reset in the tech funding ecosystem, large investors are being cautious. This is facilitating the growth of micro venture capitalist...
Top startup and tech stories this weekWelcome to a new edition of ETtech Unwrapped – our weekend newsletter packed with the most important stories from this week. Let’s take a l...
Micro venture capital firm Volt VC launches Rs 45 crore inaugural fundIt plans to invest this money in 20-25 consumer-focused startups at the pre-seed stage across sectors. Investments will be in the range of ...
Festive fever for quick commerce; new micro VC fundHappy Monday! More shoppers are turning to quick commerce for their festive needs compared to previous years This and more in today’s ETtec...
Micro VCs find solid ground as the venture landscape reshapesAviral Bhatnagar introduced a Rs 100 crore fund under AJVC to back early-stage Indian startups. The fund will focus on pre-seed stage inves...
Shock and awe: Founders decry RBI action against PaytmThe Reserve Bank of India's decision to prohibit Paytm's vertical Paytm Payments Bank from offering all forms of banking services within a ...
ETtech Opinion: The necessity of edtechThe pandemic reversed decades of progress in learning, especially in developing countries like India, but more than 600 million children wo...
ETtech Opinion | Are 10-minute deliveries a passing fad or the next big thing?Zomato was spot-on in its assessment that 10-minute delivery firms could indeed disrupt their business if they didn’t act. If someone can s...
ETtech Opinion | Startup predictions for 20222022 will be a year of consolidation, correction and exits. While many private equity and venture capital investors believe the party will ...
Social media firms are publishers, says Chandrasekhar; NFTs fuel digital renaissanceIn the eyes of Rajeev Chandrasekhar, union minister of state for electronics and IT, Facebook, Twitter and others are in fact publishers an...
How these LinkedIn influencers are shaping careersA bunch of professionals dishing out everything from life fundas to funding hacks are fast gaining followers.