From control tower to brain of space: India’s trillion-dollar orbitIndia today accounts for less than 3% of the global space economy, despite its proven technical capability. Closing that gap will require m...
27 Mar, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Six startups receive early-stage funding under Accel-Prosus partnershipProsus and Accel have invested in six early-stage Indian startups under their Atoms X programme, supporting ideas across air purification, ...
25 Mar, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Deeptech funding ticks up as startups move beyond labs in 2025Venture capitalists say deeptech funding in India will remain in the $1-1.5 billion range over the next two years, before picking up in 202...
22 Dec, 2025, 08.19 AM IST
Spacetech startups say the next two years critical for commercialisation, acknowledge govt pushIndia’s spacetech startups are preparing for rapid commercial growth, supported by government funding, rising global demand for small-satel...
30 Nov, 2025, 10.42 PM IST
Reducing foreign dependence vital for India’s technological future: Piyush Goyal at TiEcon Delhi NCR 2025TiEcon Delhi-NCR launched a major deeptech conference. Union Minister Piyush Goyal highlighted India's digital growth and future economic v...
30 Oct, 2025, 12.08 PM IST
Pixxel-led consortium wins Rs 1,200-crore PPP to build India’s first private Earth observation satellite networkThe consortium will invest over Rs 1,200 crore over five years to design, build, and operate a 12-satellite constellation carrying panchrom...
12 Aug, 2025, 08.24 PM IST
IIT-Bombay incubated spacetech startup InspeCity secures $5.6 million in seed fundingIIT Bombay-incubated InspeCity raised $5.6 million to develop satellite life-extension and in-space servicing technologies. The startup wil...
07 May, 2025, 04.04 PM IST
India led science for 2,000 years, but can it lead in AI and Quantum? Myntra founder Mukesh Bansal weighs inIndia once led the world in science and mathematics, but today it lags behind in cutting-edge technology. Myntra co-founder Mukesh Bansal h...
20 Mar, 2025, 08.23 PM IST
India rolls out Rs 500-crore Technology Adoption Fund to boost space startupsAccording to the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), an arm of the Department of Space (DoS), the fund wil...
19 Feb, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
Sun, moon and the starts: India's space startups ready for 2025Sky is the limit for Indian space startups in 2025, as they focus on attracting more funding, tap global markets and drive more real-time a...
19 Jan, 2025, 02.53 PM IST
Countdown begins for a year of space-tech commercialisationIn 2024, India's space ecosystem saw major advancements, with private startups achieving key milestones. However, challenges like high manu...
31 Dec, 2024, 01.39 PM IST
Ex-defence secretary Ajay Kumar’s VC fund to invest in spacetech firm GalaxEyeThis marks Mounttech’s maiden investment since its first close in July this year. On September 22, ET reported that the fund raised Rs 400 ...
06 Nov, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
ET Startup Awards’ greatest hits: a decade of spotting winnersPrevious winners of the ET Startup Awards (ETSA) have stood out amid a crowded ecosystem and have gone on to become successful businesses. ...
13 Sep, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Wadhwani Foundation ties up with 5 top schools, AICTE, C-CAMP for research commercialisationWadhwani Foundation partners with AICTE, IITs (Delhi, Bombay, Kanpur, Hyderabad), IISc Bangalore, and C-CAMP to establish WIN-COEs for comm...
11 Jun, 2024, 05.33 PM IST
2023 Year in Review: How money followed deeptech companies at tech’s frontierDeeptech is a term for businesses using advanced science and technology to find solutions for complicated problems across over a dozen sect...
28 Dec, 2023, 07.40 AM IST
Spacetech startup GalaxEye raises $3.5 million fundingGalaxEye also announced availability of the company's flagship product offering, featuring multi-sensor imagery via modern satellites.
15 Dec, 2022, 04.16 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2021: Log 9 Materials wins the Top Innovator awardLog 9 has successfully demonstrated its technology to fast-charge electric vehicles in pilots with leading e-commerce and logistics majors ...
27 Sep, 2021, 06.10 AM IST