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Sequoia put $60 million into WhatsApp before its boom. Years later, Facebook agreed to buy the messaging app for $19 billionSequoia Capital invested approximately $60 million in WhatsApp through multiple funding rounds. Facebook later acquired WhatsApp for $19 bi...
Former Elevation Capital partner Mayank Khanduja joins Silicon Valley VC Bessemer in IndiaKhanduja, who left Elevation Capital in January, will focus on early-stage investments at Bessemer, working with founders from their first ...
IICT signs five MoUs to strengthen India’s AVGC-XR and creative-tech ecosystemIn a significant move, the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies has signed five MoUs with several organizations to strengthen industry...
How 25 students of Gurgaon-based college raised Rs 60 crore funding in deep tech and space ventures in a dayTwenty-five startups from Gurugram-based Masters’ Union University received soft funding commitments worth Rs 60.5 crore. The startups pres...
China says venture funding rebounds as investors back AI, quantum technologyChina's venture capital sector is recovering, with investment in early-stage startups, smaller companies, long-term projects and hard-tech ...
Vertex in funding talks with RapidCanvas, Supernova to sharpen AI focus: SourcesThe investor is looking to sharpen its focus on AI after consumer investments in India, they said. Vertex is likely to invest around $20 mi...
Tiger Global, Dragoneer in talks to invest in Kalshi's new $1 billion fundraiseThe fresh capital raise is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks and will value Kalshi at about $40 billion, the sources said, reque...
CPP Investments makes India hospitality debut with Rs 3,000-cr Prestige dealThrough the investment, CPP Investments will acquire around 27% stake in PHVL, with the majority of the capital supporting the platform's c...
Strong growth for NEDFI during FY 2025–26NEDFI maintained a strong financial performance during the year, with gross income growing by 4.40% to Rs. 270.82 crore. Interest income in...
Ashton Kutcher backed GitLab before its $11 billion IPO, but how much did he make?GitLab went public in October 2021. The company priced its IPO at $77 a share and began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker GTLB. At tha...
Piyush Goyal to headline ET Startup Awards; The Souled Store eyes fundraiseHappy Tuesday! Meet our distinguished guest of honour for The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning D...
Kiwi seeks up to $40 million as fintech steps up credit pushThe proposed funding would be Kiwi's largest round after the Nexus Venture Partners and Stellaris Venture Partners-backed company raised $2...
Fireside invests in Soulfull founder Parameswaran's new venture Arovia ConsumerArovia is a holding company that will take a significant stake in select high-potential packaged food businesses and partner with their pro...
Tonbo Imaging India gets SEBI nod for IPO; defence electronics maker offers over 1.8 crore sharesTonbo Imaging has received SEBI approval for its proposed IPO, comprising an offer for sale of up to 18.09 million shares. The defence elec...
WOI India acquires SwiftSeed Ventures, appoints Amar Dixit as CEODixit has been associated with the IIT Delhi entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem for several years.
IIT Madras-backed deeptech fund raises Rs 450 crore in first close, invests Rs 55 crore in four startupsThe fund, which has a target corpus of Rs 1,000 crore including a Rs 400 crore greenshoe option, achieved its first close within three mont...
Govt eyes Rs 20,000 crore fund to power up frontier AI and compute ecosystemThe proposed National Frontier AI & Compute Fund (NFAICF) under the IndiaAI Mission is still under consultation, and its final size, struct...
VCs hungry for kitchen startups; Vala Afshar’s blueprint for India’s AI futureHappy Thursday! Venture capital investors are betting on the premiumisation wave wafting into Indian kitchens. This and more in today’s ETt...
Bessemer raises $5.75 billion in new funds, expands growth effortsThe San Francisco-based venture firm is allocating $4 billion of the funds to growth-stage financings, which include funding young companie...
Invesco India Mid Cap and Quant Small Cap among 5 equity funds that deliver over 24% SIP returns in 10 yearsFive equity mutual funds delivered annualised SIP returns of over 19% over 10 years, led by Quant Small Cap at 24.2%. Nippon India Small Ca...