Top tech and startup stories this weekWelcome to a new edition of ETtech Unwrapped – our weekend newsletter packed with the most important stories this week. Let’s take a look.
26 Jul, 2025, 07.49 AM IST
Gupshup raises $60 million from Globespan, EvolutionX; explores domicile shift for India IPOGupshup secured $60 million in funding from Globespan Capital Partners and EvolutionX Debt Capital to enhance its AI-driven messaging platf...
23 Jul, 2025, 08.45 PM IST
IPO-bound PhonePe announces UPI payments on feature phonesPhonePe i roll out UPI payments tailored for feature phone users, leveraging its recent acquisition of GSPay technology. This innovative fe...
06 Jun, 2025, 12.52 PM IST
Fidelity halves Gupshup’s valuation to roughly $697 millionFidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund’s stake in the San Francisco-headquartered startup was valued at nearly $11.09 million as of April 30, 2023,...
31 Jul, 2023, 07.31 PM IST
ETSA nominees for Midas Touch & Startup of the Year; Meesho to raise $550-600MToday's the big day we've all been gearing up for here at ETtech, as The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) 2021 elite jury meets to pick...
24 Sep, 2021, 08.26 AM IST
Paytm founder’s pre-IPO windfall; Google sues CCIIPO-bound Paytm, which recently increased its employee stock options pool from around 24 million to around 61 million, has given almost hal...
23 Sep, 2021, 08.28 PM IST
Gupshup acquires New Jersey-based Dotgo to strengthen platform, enter new marketsDotgo will strengthen Gupshup's conversational messaging platform, which helps businesses and developers build customer experiences, the co...
23 Sep, 2021, 03.36 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Gupshup, Droom raise funds this weekConversational messaging startup Gupshup and social media platform Sharechat were among the startups that raised funds this week.
30 Jul, 2021, 06.35 PM IST
Droom is a unicornFrom Droom becoming an unicorn to Twitter getting an ultimatum on IT rules and Big Tech earnings recap, here's a quick look at the top tech...
28 Jul, 2021, 08.44 PM IST
IPO-bound Gupshup expands its top deckSudesh Vasudevan joins as VP of corporate development, strategy and investor relations.
23 Jul, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
Social commerce set for takeoffIndia's social commerce firms are set for a landmark year, having raised more than half a billion dollars from investors in the first seven...
23 Jul, 2021, 01.06 AM IST
Indian startups raised $7.8 billion in first four months of 2021Startup funding party continues amid second wave of Covid-19
24 May, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
4 days, 6 unicorns, $1.55 billion — A week like none other for Indian startupsTwelve unicorns were born in 2020, the highest ever for a year in India. 2021 has already seen the birth of 10 startup unicorns in India, i...
12 Apr, 2021, 12.13 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Swiggy, ShareChat raise funds this weekStartups raised bigger rounds this week
09 Apr, 2021, 08.16 PM IST
Data skimmersIn today's ETtech Top 5: the personal data of around half a billion LinkedIn users is up for sale online, and more.
09 Apr, 2021, 07.51 PM IST
Gupshup lands $100 million from Tiger Global, valuation hits $1.4 billionGupshup plans to use the new capital to scale its product suite and go-to-market initiatives across the world.
09 Apr, 2021, 08.39 AM IST
- Mobile social network 'SMS GupShup' valued at Rs 1,000 cr on venture capital fundings
This is the fifth round of funding for the Mumbai-based group messaging provider and underlines the rising valuations for start-ups that us...
31 Aug, 2011, 02.41 AM IST