Meet Jamie Siminoff, who spent his last $20,000 on a Shark Tank pitch but got rejected; how he went on to sell Ring to Amazon for $1 billion; know his career journeySiminoff appeared on reality show Shark Tank in 2013 to seek funding for Doorbot. He asked investors for $700,000 in exchange for a 10% sta...
30 Oct, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
Rs 4,000 crore Ramayana producer lost 90% of his wealth in 2008 recession. How Namit Malhotra bounced back to build an Oscar-winning company from a Mumbai garage and back the epic movieRamayana Part 1, helmed by director Nitesh Tiwari, is set to premiere on November 5 across multiple languages. The film boasts an impressiv...
30 Oct, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
Karnataka plans AI, robotics innovation zone through ARTPARKIT/BT minister Priyank Kharge met the ARTPARK team to discuss the next phase of expansion, including the development of BRAINZ (Bengaluru R...
22 Oct, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
Meet Leena Pettigrew, IT analyst whose houseplant hobby made $148,600 in a year from her garage while she kept her full-time jobHer journey into the plant business began as a hobby. Pettigrew and her husband, Marquise, were redecorating their home in 2022. They wante...
18 Oct, 2026, 10.04 PM IST
AI was everywhere at GFF 2026. Full automation was notGlobal Fintech Fest 2026 highlighted agentic AI's practical integration within the BFSI sector. Automation will handle basic tasks, but hum...
18 Oct, 2026, 09.04 PM IST
Skyroot eyes funding boost; MDR deferment cheers D2C brandsHappy Thursday! Skyroot is eyeing a big funding round as it gears up to scale rocket production. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Di...
15 Oct, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
Groww Q2 profit jumps; Hocco eyes big funding scoopGroww reported strong quarterly earnings in the July-September period. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
14 Oct, 2026, 08.20 PM IST
Groww Q2 net profit jumps 54% to Rs 725 crore; revenue rises 47%The company said quarterly revenue from operations rose by 47% from a year ago to Rs 1,502 crore. Sequentially, however, revenue was almost...
14 Oct, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
How two Australian brothers-in-law turned a garage wine business into a $50 million company in 5 yearsTwo Australian brothers-in-law started selling wine from a garage in Adelaide in 2011. By 2016, their company, Vinomofo, had reached $50 mi...
09 Oct, 2026, 10.20 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
Dana White net worth: How rich is the UFC chief as his mind-boggling fortune comes to focusDana White’s journey from working several jobs to becoming a popular UFC personality has been marked by significant financial and lifestyle...
01 Oct, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
In 2011, a San Diego couple built a bookkeeping business from their garage; after divorcing, they grew it to $1.4 millionBooXkeeping provides financial statement services for freelancers and growing businesses. The company has also expanded through franchising...
30 Sep, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
In 1998, an investor writes a $100,000 cheque to a startup called Google, which was running out of a garage; founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin set it up as a business the very next day, now the company is worth more than $4 trillionGoogle's birthday: Google marks its 28th birthday on September 27, 2026, with a special Doodle bringing back its early logo. The occasion l...
27 Sep, 2026, 08.16 AM IST
Tuesday Motivation by Steve Jobs: 'The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of...' - Why embracing a fresh start can make you more confidentEmbracing the spirit of a novice, Steve Jobs found liberation in exploring uncharted territory. Co-founding Apple, he imagined a world wher...
15 Sep, 2026, 08.54 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Startup of the Year: Street-smart Groww outruns regulatory odds to claim top prizeWith the win, Groww joins the likes of Urban Company, Lenskart, OfBusiness, Razorpay, Zomato, Zerodha, Delhivery, Swiggy, Oyo, Freshworks a...
27 Aug, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
One of a Kind Awards: Honouring AI that solves problems beyond the hypeAt the One of a Kind Awards - for early stage startups, presented by The Economic Times and Cashfree Payments, the AI Innovator Award recog...
21 Aug, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
Tech Mahindra to launch startup garage for in-house entrepreneursAs many as 15 businesses have emerged from among the over 1.05 lakh TechM employees and they work as part of the 'growth factories' set-up,...
06 Mar, 2016, 12.32 PM IST