Block, bulk deals hit 14-month high in August at Rs 80,000 croreBlock and bulk trades worth at least ₹80,000 crore were executed during the month - the highest since June 2025. Domestic mutual funds, ins...
31 Aug, 2026, 09.08 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Third Wave, Airbound lead weekly funding at $208 million, down 56% on-yearIndian tech and startup funding stood at $207.7 million across 20 rounds in the week ended August 28, down 6.3% from the previous week. Thi...
28 Aug, 2026, 09.57 PM IST
Startup block-deal rush puts private valuations to the cash testA rush of block deals in newly listed Indian startups is putting private-market valuations to the test. Early investors in Groww and Meesho...
28 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Midas Touch: Sauce VC’s winning recipe earns Manu Chandra the prizeSauce VC founder and managing partner Manu Chandra has won the Midas Touch award for Best Investor at the ET Startup Awards 2026. The jury ...
27 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Lightspeed exits PhysicsWallah in Rs 550 crore block deal with 30% returnThe transaction gives Lightspeed a relatively modest return from its nearly two-year investment in PhysicsWallah. The investor had put abou...
26 Aug, 2026, 09.36 PM IST
- Airbound raises $37 million from Greenoaks, DoorDash, others; aims to scale up drone delivery
The funding comes alongside a new commercial deployment agreement with the Andhra Pradesh government, under which Airbound plans to build a...
25 Aug, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Startup of the YearThe ET Startup of the Year will be characterised by breakthrough innovation, top-class execution and fast-paced growth. The quality of the ...
21 Aug, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Comeback KidThis award celebrates failure and recognises those who have survived to tell the tale. It will be given to entrepreneurs who rebuilt or lau...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.59 AM IST
Klydo founder Pradeep Yadav joins Snabbit as head of operationsFormer Udaan and Flipkart executive Pradeep Yadav has joined instant domestic help startup Snabbit as head of operations. He will lead oper...
17 Aug, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
AI M&As are through the roof this year with deals nearing $1-billion markThere have been 25 deals worth $980 million this year until August 6, according to data from Venture Intelligence. The deal value so far th...
14 Aug, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
Selena Gomez accused of fraud, sued by investors over collapse of mental health startup 'Wondermind'Investors have filed a lawsuit against Selena Gomez and Wondermind co-founders. They allege misrepresentation of the mental health startup'...
14 Aug, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Urban Company’s InstaHelp, Snabbit cross 100,000 daily bookings markSnabbit and InstaHelp, Urban Company's quick househelp verticals, each completed over 100,000 bookings in one day, highlighting growing con...
13 Aug, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Wealthtech firm Centricity raises Rs 280 crore funding led by SMBCThe round comprised Rs 230 crore in equity and Rs 50 crore in venture debt, founder and chief executive Manu Awasthy told ET. The funds wer...
13 Aug, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Instant home services firms Urban Company, Snabbit slash prices, cut waiting times as competition intensifiesThe sector's rising cash burn, coupled with the relatively limited size of the addressable market, is beginning to concern investors tracki...
08 Aug, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
Construction qcomm outfit HomeRun raises $12 million from Nexus Venture Partners, othersHomeRun, the Bengaluru-based startup that specializes in quick delivery of construction and renovation materials, has successfully raised t...
06 Aug, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
Building materials quick commerce startup Fixxly raises $5.5 million from Accel, Lightspeed, FiresideFixxly plans to use the capital to build its technology platform, hire employees, and expand operations. It will begin operations in Bengal...
29 Jul, 2026, 05.01 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Udaan, Emergent deals lift weekly funding to $346 million, up 332% on-yearIndian startups secured $346.2 million across 20 funding rounds. Udaan and Emergent led the funding with substantial large-stage deals. Lat...
17 Jul, 2026, 09.07 PM IST