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From 'lower middle class' Tamil family, he missed IIT Madras CSE by just 0.01, was rejected by MIT. Today, he is the CEO of a $20 billion AI startupPerplexity cofounder and CEO Aravind Srinivas turned academic setbacks into a remarkable AI career. After missing IIT Madras Computer Scien...
‘One of the best decisions I’ve made’: Chennai founder on how moving to Bengaluru changed his business and lifeBengaluru news: Harish Varadharajan moved his agritech business from Chennai to Bengaluru and found significant advantages in the city's ec...
The Souled Store valuation may jump over 3x to Rs 5,000 crore in new secondary deal: sourcesThe transaction, which will primarily comprise secondary share sales, will value the Mumbai-based startup at about Rs 4,000-5,000 crore, mo...
Flipkart Ventures backs AI startups Alive and KeployBoth startups will receive capital support, strategic mentorship and access to Flipkart’s wider ecosystem to help them build and scale thei...
Housing sales rise 3% to over 1 lakh units across top seven cities in Q3: AnarockHousing sales in India's major cities rose by 3 percent during the July to September quarter of 2026. Overall sales in value terms increase...
Getaway to the UAE: Delhi roadshow charts India’s next leap into global marketsThe Delhi edition of the Gateway to the UAE Delhi Roadshow, hosted by Ajman Free Zone in partnership with The Economic Times and Times of I...
Can wearable tech ease period pain? Curapod launches new deviceCurapod has launched a new wearable device for menstrual pain management. This device utilizes red and near-infrared light wavelengths for ...
Carrum Mobility raises $10 million from Uber at Rs 1,505 crore valuationCarrum Mobility has raised $10 million (around Rs 96 crore) from Uber, taking its post-money valuation to Rs 1,600 crore. The B2B fleet tec...
Udaan to buy Swiggy’s Lynk; India’s BRICS tech pushUdaan is set to acquire Swiggy-owned Lynk Logistics. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
Adobe’s next boss joins a powerful club: Meet the Indian-origin CEOs running the world’s biggest companiesAdobe’s next CEO Anil Chakravarthy is joining a powerful club. From Microsoft and Google to Chanel, FedEx and Micron, Indian-origin executi...
UrbanVault leases 100,000 sq ft in Chennai, expanding national portfolio to 3 million sq ftUrbanVault has leased 100,000 square feet of workspace in Chennai, marking its seventh city. This expansion increases its national portfoli...
India’s housing market sees structural shift towards premium, luxury homes: CareEdge RatingsIndia’s housing market is seeing a structural shift towards premium and luxury homes, with affordable housing losing share in new launches....
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Bootstrap Champ: Habuild stretches profits without bending to VC cashFounded in 2020 by Saurabh and Trishala Bothra and Anshul Agrawal, the platform aimed to make yoga more accessible and has become one of In...
ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Best on CampusThe Best on Campus award will showcase a startup whose impact can be judged both by the idea and the execution. The founders should have be...
ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Bootstrap ChampThe Bootstrap Champ will have demonstrated the ability to win customers and earn revenue for at least a year. It should possess the potenti...
Deeptech fund Bluehill.VC raises Rs 408 crore for maiden frontier-tech fundChennai-based Bluehill.VC has raised Rs 408 crore for its initial deeptech venture fund. The firm has already deployed approximately Rs 100...
Chennai-based Qubit founder shares journey after leaving Rs 1 crore US job to launch startupVivek Thiruvengadam left a Rs 1 crore US job to start Qubit Fitness in India. He returned with his family after fourteen years abroad and b...