Presenting the jury for The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026Meet the high-powered jury that will pick the winners of the ET Startup Awards 2026.
17 Aug, 2026, 11.27 AM IST
Unveiling The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026 high-powered juryWe’re back with the 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA). However hectic it gets for the ETtech team, the thrill of sif...
17 Aug, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Top InnovatorThe award will recognise innovations that launch a business or give it a big boost. It should be an original idea that is core to the busin...
17 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Nerds in cafes take frontier AI to the grassrootsInside the high-stakes, volunteer-driven race to build global user loyalty, unite borderless coding communities and turn everyday developer...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: River, Sarvam rounds lift startup funding to $314 million this weekEarly-stage deals accounted for 58.4% of the capital raised during the week, while late-stage rounds made up 37%. Seed stage startups compr...
07 Aug, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
Enterprise AI startup Wonderful plans to hire up to 1,000 forward-deployed engineers in IndiaLalazar said the company is approaching $100 million in annualised revenue, with headcount spread across more than 35 countries and set to ...
07 Aug, 2026, 07.27 PM IST
OpenAI’s Marc Manara says startups don’t need the smartest model, just the right oneOpenAI's AI model economics are shifting, with cost influencing startup strategies. Smaller models now perform well, freeing up resources f...
07 Aug, 2026, 10.32 AM IST
Nvidia plugs into India's sovereign AI stack, joins Sarvam's $75 million raiseThe latest investment follows the first close of the Series B in June when HCLTech led a $234 million financing alongside Bessemer Venture ...
06 Aug, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
What the ET AI Conclave and Awards 2025 indicate about meaningful brand partnershipsThe ET AI Awards 2025 brought together India's AI ecosystem while demonstrating how editorial credibility, influential audiences and strate...
06 Aug, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
Climatetech startup Mitti Labs raises $9.5 million led by Aramco VenturesClimatetech startup Mitti Labs secured nine point five million dollars in funding. This capital will expand their presence across India and...
05 Aug, 2026, 05.30 PM IST
Activate joins Sarvam's $300 million funding round, eyes deeper AI partnershipBeyond the investment Activate and Sarvam plan to work together on three areas: supporting India's AI startup ecosystem, helping large digi...
04 Aug, 2026, 08.43 PM IST
Sarvam to raise $75 million from Nvidia, Glade Brook, others as part of ongoing funding roundSarvam AI has secured $75 million from Nvidia and other investors. This investment is part of a larger $300 million funding round. The comp...
03 Aug, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
Fintechs chase new revenue; Flipkart’s food delivery launchHappy Monday! As core growth cools, India's listed fintechs are diversifying fast and launching new products. This and more in today’s ETte...
03 Aug, 2026, 07.56 AM IST
Sarvam AI plans trillion-parameter model, sets sights on competing with ChatGPT, Gemini and ClaudeSarvam AI plans a trillion-parameter model to rival global AI leaders. The company's existing voice AI is cost-effective and performs well....
31 Jul, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
Sarvam lines up full-stack AI strategy to take on OpenAI, AnthropicSarvam is building a complete AI stack to challenge global leaders. Their large language models will offer Indian language support at lower...
31 Jul, 2026, 10.09 AM IST
Tata’s fashion brand Westside plans biggest push yet with 100 annual storesTrent's Westside brand plans to open one hundred new stores annually. This expansion aims to invigorate growth and reach new markets. The c...
20 Jul, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Mandrake Bio raises Rs 16 crore to build AI-powered gene-editing platform for agriculture, medicineBengaluru startup Mandrake Bio secured sixteen crore rupees in new funding. This capital will expand their AI and biophysics teams for plat...
16 Jul, 2026, 12.13 PM IST