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...
30 Sep, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
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 ...
30 Sep, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
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...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
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...
29 Sep, 2026, 11.08 PM IST
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...
29 Sep, 2026, 10.31 PM IST
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...
29 Sep, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
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...
29 Sep, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
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...
29 Sep, 2026, 08.18 AM IST
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...
29 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
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...
28 Sep, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
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...
28 Sep, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
WOI India acquires SwiftSeed Ventures, appoints Amar Dixit as CEODixit has been associated with the IIT Delhi entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem for several years.
28 Sep, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
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...
27 Sep, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
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...
25 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
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...
24 Sep, 2026, 07.21 AM IST
RPS Ventures sells 0.9% stake in Meesho for Rs 899.7 croreAs of June 30, RPS Ventures held a 1.2% stake in Meesho. Norges Bank, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup were among the ...
23 Sep, 2026, 09.28 PM IST
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...
23 Sep, 2026, 07.26 PM IST