Yohan and Michelle Poonawalla of Poonawalla Group venture into defence sector with strategic investment in Optimized SolutionsThe investment comes at a significant inflection point for India’s defence industry, which has been witnessing a sustained growth in indige...
01 Oct, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
How 25 students of Gurgaon-based college raised Rs 60 crore funding in deep tech and space ventures in a dayTwenty-five startups from Gurugram-based Masters’ Union University received soft funding commitments worth Rs 60.5 crore. The startups pres...
30 Sep, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
Epigamia cofounder launches Kokasa to build defence tech systemsThe deep-tech venture is developing electromechanical, electrohydraulic, sensing and control systems for defence, aerospace and space.
30 Sep, 2026, 06.49 PM IST
Srishti: Architecting the digital tomorrow at India Mobile Congress 2026India Mobile Congress 2026, scheduled to take place in New Delhi from October 7 to 10, centers on enhancing global connectivity. With theme...
30 Sep, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
Vertex in funding talks with RapidCanvas, Supernova to sharpen AI focus: SourcesThe investor is looking to sharpen its focus on AI after consumer investments in India, they said. Vertex is likely to invest around $20 mi...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Union minister Piyush Goyal to headline ET Startup Awards on October 9 in BengaluruGoyal has been leading trade negotiations with key partners, including the US, after sealing high-profile deals with the UK, which came int...
29 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Indian is 1000 times safer than London: Bengaluru-based founder Kaushik Mudda describes alleged distraction theft in LondonEthereal Machines CEO Kaushik Mudda said he narrowly prevented two men from stealing his luggage outside London’s Euston railway station. T...
28 Sep, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
a16z’s Raghuram isn't writing off India AI yet; insurers weigh new rulesHappy Monday! a16z’s Raghu Raghuram said India can build frontier AI companies by using its talent. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning...
28 Sep, 2026, 08.36 AM IST
IIT Madras-backed deeptech fund raises Rs 450 crore in first close, invests Rs 55 crore in four startupsThe fund, which has a target corpus of Rs 1,000 crore including a Rs 400 crore greenshoe option, achieved its first close within three mont...
27 Sep, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
FIIs unlikely to return in large numbers without new growth engines in India: BernsteinForeign Institutional Investors are expected to remain cautious regarding Indian equities over the coming year. A report indicates that sig...
26 Sep, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
DRDO signs first deep-tech pact with Zero mK India for indigenous dilution refrigeratorDRDO has signed an agreement with Zero mK India for the development of a dilution refrigerator. This project will support quantum applicati...
25 Sep, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
AI startup Demoverse raises $600K to let consumers co-create products with brandsDemoverse secured six hundred thousand dollars in pre-seed funding led by Lumikai. This platform uses artificial intelligence to let consum...
22 Sep, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: DheyaTech, Firi lead weekly startup funding at $16 millionSeed-stage deals accounted for 71.2% of the capital raised during the week, while early-stage rounds made up the remaining 28.8%. There wer...
18 Sep, 2026, 08.30 PM IST
As private wallets begin to open, India's big future bet takes offIndia’s Rs 1 lakh crore RDI programme is beginning to unlock venture capital flows into deeptech, marking a shift in the country’s attempt ...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.43 PM IST
- K-nest Construction Tech enters the DeepTech space with indigenous automation solutions
Company brings robotics, 3D construction printing, human augmentation, precision sensing and automated high-rise construction systems into ...
14 Sep, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
Mid-tier VCs scout deeptech deals; ETSA winner Varaha’s India playHappy Monday! Sector-agnostic mid-tier venture capital investors are recaliberating focus on India's deeptech startups. This and more in to...
14 Sep, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
Mid-tier VCs rewrite playbooks to chase India's deeptech betsSo far in calendar year (CY) 2026, deeptech startups have attracted $574 million across 61 deals, which is almost 84% of the $679 million r...
14 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST