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AI comes of age while some of its founders are yet toThe average age of newbies starting up is coming down to 20s with teens, native to disruptive tech, becoming part of the conversation.- Discord, Snap investor Niko Bonatsos departs General Catalyst, plans new VC firmNiko Bonatsos has quit General Catalyst after a 15-year tenure, a mutual decision that sees him exploring new ventures. He plans to launch ...
- Sweatshirts in the C-suite: The era of Gen Z CEOs unfolds as we enter 2026Gen Z graduates are increasingly launching startups, with 40% of top college alumni opting for entrepreneurship. Venture capital firms are ...
- AI in 2025: 25 milestones including mega deals, bubble fears, job cuts, talent wars and moreIn a transformative year, AI captured headlines with significant funding and elevated valuations for emerging startups. The existing tech b...
- Power of ideas Inc: Rise of the Indian origin founderScores of Indian-origin execs in the Valley are quietly building AI startups, which are at the cutting-edge of technology. Surabhi Agarwal ...
- Prosus-backed Deccan AI launches premium expert tier for model trainingDeccan AI, backed by Prosus, has launched Deccan AI Experts. This network will provide skilled AI annotators to global labs. The initiative...
- Silicon Valley startups' mantra: Work, sleep and repeatThe explosive pace of AI innovation is driving Silicon Valley startups to longer workdays, tighter teams and revival of the 9-9-6 grind. Bu...
- Govt's 'Big Brother' app under fire; Meesho IPO faces investor heatA government diktat to check cyber fraud sparked privacy and overreach concerns. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
- 'Felt surreal': Indian-origin Mercor cofounder, two others become youngest self-made billionairesAI startup Mercor achieved a $10 billion valuation, with its 22-year-old co-founders becoming the world's youngest self-made billionaires. ...
- ‘Immigrant trauma + Indian guilt parenting = Unstoppable hunger’: Anupam Mittal on why Indians dominate globallyIndians are achieving global success, with figures like NYC's first Indian-origin Mayor Zohran Mamdani and youngest billionaires Adarsh Hir...
- IPO watch: Lenskart's final day rush; Groww gets early tractionLenskart's IPO closed on a strong note with heavy bids from institutional and retail investors alike. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
- Two Indian Americans beat Zuckerberg’s record as youngest self-made billionaireAdarsh Hiremath and Surya Midha cofounded San Francisco-based AI recruiting platform Mercor, which recently raised $350 million at a $10-bi...
- Meet the three 22-year-old Indian Americans who are now the world’s youngest self-made billionaires, breaking Mark Zuckerberg’s recordThree 22-year-old Silicon Valley friends, including two Indian-Americans, have become the world's youngest self-made billionaires. Their AI...
- VCs to AI startups: please take our moneyThe lavish VC overtures are part of a larger Silicon Valley frenzy for AI, driven by startups’ astonishing revenue growth and investors’ be...
- Work-life imbalance: After buying remnants of Windsurf, Cognition lays off 30, tells rest to work long hoursCognition CEO Scott Wu took to X to acknowledge that his company has an extreme work culture, which it is clear about from the start with a...
- AI hiring platform Mercor backed by Jack Dorsey, Peter Thiel in $30 million fundraiseMercor has raised $30 million in a funding round, valuing the AI hiring platform at $250 million. The round saw participation from notable ...
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