Why venture capital firms want Indian AI founders in Silicon Valley earlyIndian AI startups targeting global markets are now advised by venture capital firms to establish an early US presence, particularly in San...
08 May, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
Skyroot, a newborn unicorn; AI pay gap growsSkyroot Aerospace became India’s first spacetech unicorn after its latest funding round. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
08 May, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Deeptech bets heat up; Paytm, PB Fintech, Meesho earningsHappy Thursday! VCs are doubling down on India’s deeptech, with early-stage bets leading the charge. This and more in today’s ETtech Mornin...
07 May, 2026, 08.04 AM IST
Kabeer Biswas’s concierge startup 'M' raises Rs 102 crore from Peak XV, Blume, CredKabeer Biswas, Dunzo cofounder, has launched a new AI concierge startup named M. The company secured Rs 102 crore in funding from Peak XV P...
22 Apr, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
AI firms scout for startup buyouts to boost full-stack tech capabilitiesAI firms are actively acquiring startups to build full-stack capabilities as enterprises move towards large-scale AI deployment. This conso...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Sebi's finfluencer crackdown; Scimplify eyes fresh fundsSebi has teamed up with Google to take on misleading financial influencers and shady trading apps. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
26 Mar, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Girish Mathrubootham to exit Freshworks, 15 years after founding the SaaS majorGirish Mathrubootham, founder of Freshworks, will step down as executive chairman on 1 December 2025, ending a 15-year journey. Current lea...
05 Sep, 2025, 10.58 AM IST
Girish Mathrubootham sells $40 million worth of Freshworks stockThe chairman of the board of directors of Freshworks sold 2.5 million shares in two tranches on December 18 and 19, filings made with the U...
21 Dec, 2024, 02.07 PM IST
Westbridge Capital trims stake in SaaS firm Freshworks by 2%The India-focused investment fund now holds a 4% stake, worth $221 million, in Freshworks. In the September quarter, while Westbridge slash...
22 Nov, 2024, 08.07 PM IST
Freshworks lists on Nasdaq after billion-dollar IPOThe Freshworks IPO saw the SaaS startup sell 28.5 million shares at $36 apiece, up from the marketed range of $32-34. Freshworks’ share pri...
23 Sep, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
Freshworks to raise $1 billion in IPO at $10 billion valuationFreshworks plans to sell 28.5 million shares at a price of $36 in the IPO, up from the marketed range of $32-$34 the company announced earl...
22 Sep, 2021, 07.23 PM IST
Freshworks to raise $912 million via IPO at $9 billion valuationThe San Mateo, California-based firm joins a slew of listings from the software and technology sector. Most such debuts have seen strong in...
13 Sep, 2021, 09.30 PM IST
Freshworks hires banks for IPO: ReportFreshworks plans to confidentially submit paperwork for the offering to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the coming weeks, ac...
28 Apr, 2021, 08.50 AM IST
Freshworks Inc acquires ML and AI provider AnsweriQ for an undisclosed sumIt said this engagement AnsweriQ will help enhance customer servicing and comes on the heels of nearly 60% year-over-year growth in billing...
26 Feb, 2020, 10.31 PM IST
Freshworks opens development centre in HyderabadFreshworks has appointed Anil Kommineni as Site Head of Freshworks Hyderabad. Anil had previously led and scaled engineering teams at Amazo...
27 Nov, 2019, 08.23 PM IST
Freshworks raises $150 million in Series HFreshworks also announced a common data platform to unify important customer information from marketing, sales, support and customer succes...
14 Nov, 2019, 08.37 AM IST
Freshworks eyes funding round at $3 billion valuationIn June last year, Freshworks had said that it had reached $100 million in annual recurring revenues (ARR). Analysts tracking the space peg...
17 Oct, 2019, 11.10 AM IST