IITian grew up in one bedroom home, had no stable income for 6 years after graduation. An advice from his mother transformed his businessAn IIT BHU graduate, Saurabh Bothra, defied expectations by leaving a stable career path to pursue yoga. After facing financial uncertainty...
23 Jun, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
Family bankruptcy meant Kunal Shah could not afford BTech, studied philosophy and did data entry operator jobs. Cred founder is WhatsApp's new global bossKunal Shah’s journey to becoming Meta’s new global head of WhatsApp is far from the typical startup success story. After his family went ba...
22 Jun, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
IIT Roorkee, IvyCap Ventures and NuQuant announce Rs 1,000 crore Super Endowment initiative to strengthen India’ s research, innovation and DeepTech ecosystemIIT Roorkee, in partnership with IvyCap Ventures and NuQuant, has launched a Rs 1,000 crore Super Endowment Fund to fuel India's deep-tech ...
22 Jun, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
How 'chull' led an IIT Kanpur graduate to leave a $300,000 job and build an AI startupSahil Dhull left a senior role at Cohesity due to a persistent urge to pursue an idea, launching AGI Interfaces. The venture is developing ...
17 Jun, 2026, 04.59 PM IST
He once scored 51 marks in Maths, now owns a space company worth $1.1 billion. Meet 35-year-old rocket man who gave up ISRO jobPawan Kumar Chandana, once a struggling student, now leads Skyroot Aerospace. This company achieved India's first private rocket launch. Ch...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
Inside Cursor's journey to a $60 billion deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceXSpaceX has acquired AI coding assistant Cursor for $60 billion in an all-stock deal, significantly bolstering its AI ambitions. This move p...
17 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
'Unemployed IITian': Graduate shares placement struggles, seeks advice on job or PhDAn IIT graduate is struggling to find a job in software development, AI, machine learning, and data science. Facing placement setbacks, the...
07 Jun, 2026, 08.13 PM IST
20-year-old man with no tech degree learned everything for free and founded a startup: How this Bharatpur boy did it is inspiring peopleStartup success story: A 20-year-old from Bharatpur, Rajasthan, is redefining the Indian startup narrative. Gaurav Singh, without a compute...
04 Jun, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
As Oracle revokes offer made to many IIT, NIT students, IIT Kharagpur techie has an advice for engineering students: 'Do offer shopping'Engineering graduates from premier institutes are facing the shock of revoked job offers post-placement season. These sudden withdrawals, a...
15 May, 2026, 07.20 AM IST
Ram Shriram's Sherpalo Ventures to lead $60 million funding round in Skyroot; valuation hits $1.1 billionGIC, of Singapore, BlackRock, Greenko Group founders take part in round along with Sun Pharma founder Dilip Shanghvi family office as the 9...
08 May, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
New-age B-school report highlights strong startup placements and early offersMesa School of Business, a startup-focused, AI-first institution backed by Elevation Capital, has released independently audited placement ...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
Start-up wave rises beyond metros as Patna emerges as an unlikely hub of innovationEducated youth are now creating jobs in Patna, Bihar, instead of seeking them in metros. Initiatives like Start-up India are driving this c...
27 Apr, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
Pine Labs acquires ecommerce enabler Shopflo for Rs 88 croreDigital payments major Pine Labs has acquired ecommerce enabler Shopflo Technologies for Rs 88 crore, aiming to strengthen its online merch...
25 Apr, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
IIT Grad leaves ₹28 LPA high-paying job for startup dream, invests ₹10–12 lakh and opens up about the reality no one talks aboutAn IIT graduate, earning Rs 28 LPA, left his job to build a startup, only to find India's ecosystem heavily reliant on connections rather t...
24 Apr, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
From IIT reject to ₹1.2 Cr Microsoft role: 6 years to finish a 4-year degree, failed startups and setbacks along the wayA Reddit user's journey to Microsoft showcases resilience. After academic delays and failed startups, they navigated sales and product role...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
She had no choice but to go to IIT Kanpur, work at McKinsey, cofound a startup. Left all. Now, at 31, she is rebuilding her life as per her choice. Who is Kanak Agrawal?A woman from Rajasthan is gaining attention for walking away from a seemingly perfect career path, including IIT Kanpur, McKinsey, and a st...
13 Apr, 2026, 07.56 AM IST
IIT graduates lead the way in mental health careOrganisations, including 1to1help.net, YourDost and Moodcafe, that are founded by IIT alumni have brought technology into mental health.
16 Sep, 2019, 11.16 PM IST