ETtech Q&A: From Anthropic to OpenRouter, Menlo Ventures' Matt Murphy and Venky Ganesan on how the firm bets on AIPartners Matt Murphy and Venky Ganesan on the Anthropic bet, life beyond it, where the firm is putting its money now, and why India's AI fu...
06 Oct, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
Sauce's Manu Chandra on consumer exits; Physical AI's regulation pushSauce's Manu Chandra said he expects larger exits for investors of India's new-age consumer brands. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning...
06 Oct, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
Frontier AI slowdown a distraction, compute is the real constraint: early Anthropic backer Menlo VenturesMenlo Ventures' Matt Murphy called the slowing down "a bit of a red herring", and said compute, not intelligence, is the real constraint, i...
05 Oct, 2026, 09.35 PM IST
The only billionaires making money this year are in techThe roughly 100 technology fortunes among the world’s 500 richest people gained a combined $845 billion through Sept. 30, the most ever for...
05 Oct, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Gen Z has jobs, networks and endless online connections, but still feels lonely: This startup wants to change thatA startup focused on helping young professionals build real-world communities has raised $3.5 million as concerns grow over loneliness amon...
05 Oct, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
AI can pick the fund, but can it stop you from selling at the bottom?The software can analyse thousands of funds and figure out that the three or four you are researching have almost identical portfolios. How...
05 Oct, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
PMEGP may get 5-year extension till 2030-31 with Rs 15,000 crore outlay; govt weighs easier normsThe government is considering extending the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme until 2030-31 with an estimated Rs 15,000 cror...
03 Oct, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
European Prize for Women Innovators 2027: Recognition, categories, key dates and application detailsThe 2027 European Prize for Women Innovators is inviting women entrepreneurs and innovators to apply for European recognition of their work...
01 Oct, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
In 2015, a Portland entrepreneur borrowed $5,000 to make a leather journal; 6 years later, his brand crossed $100 million in salesA leather journal made in a Portland garage became the starting point for Portland Leather Goods, a company that grew far beyond local craf...
01 Oct, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Palmonas leans on offline retail expansion as branded jewellery market gets crowdedPalmonas is betting on offline retail and repeat customers to compete in India’s increasingly crowded jewellery market. The four-year-old s...
01 Oct, 2026, 06.00 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
In 2011, a Kentucky couple Tori Gerbig and her husband Chris put $300 into an eBay clothing side hustle called Pink Lily; 10 years later, sales hit $141 millionTori Gerbig and her husband, Chris, began selling women’s clothing and accessories on eBay in 2011 with about $300. What started as a way t...
30 Sep, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
Strong growth for NEDFI during FY 2025–26NEDFI maintained a strong financial performance during the year, with gross income growing by 4.40% to Rs. 270.82 crore. Interest income in...
29 Sep, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
Farmer’s son from a remote Madhya Pradesh village cracked IIT Bombay, earned a dual degree, now has Rs 10,000 crore net worth and runs Bengaluru-based GrowwLalit Keshre, co-founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based Groww, was raised in a farming family in Lepa, Madhya Pradesh and studied in the only E...
29 Sep, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
Jessica Alba helped put $6 million into The Honest Company in 2011; 4 years later, the startup reached a $1.7 billion valuationThe incident that motivated Jessica Alba to co-found The Honest Company with entrepreneur Brian Lee in 2011 was a personal concern in her f...
28 Sep, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
From India to the US boardroom: Why L-1A is becoming a strategic US-expansion route for Indian mid-sized businessesIndian mid-sized and entrepreneur-led companies increasingly view the L-1A visa as a means to establish US operations. This visa allows for...
28 Sep, 2026, 01.43 PM IST
AI coding startup ByteAsk raises $1 million from YC, Entrepreneur FirstThe startup is building AI coding agents for C and C++ developers working in high-stakes industries such as defence, aerospace, robotics, h...
24 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST