Lenskart block deal; Meesho's kirana pushLenskart has drawn fresh interest from major institutional investors. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
12 Jun, 2026, 08.03 PM IST
AI Wants to Answer Your Phone Now: Equal AI’s $30 Million Bet on the Future of Call Screening in IndiaIndian startup Equal AI has raised $30 million to expand its AI-powered call screening platform that answers and filters calls on users' be...
12 Jun, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
Keshav Reddy's Equal AI raises $30 million in round led by Prosus, Tomales Bay CapitalThe round also saw participation from Think Investments, Valiant Fund, PhonePe founder Sameer Nigam, and Zubin Bharti Mittal, among others....
12 Jun, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
Zepto’s $1 billion IPO; Navi eyes fresh fundsHappy Tuesday! Quick commerce firm Zepto has filed updated draft papers for its $1 billion public offering. This and more in today’s ETtech...
09 Jun, 2026, 07.48 AM IST
Together Fund’s Manav Garg joins portfolio firm Emergent as executive chairmanAnnouncing the move in a LinkedIn post on Thursday, Garg stated that he will continue supporting founders and portfolio companies at Togeth...
04 Jun, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality checkIndia is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation fa...
03 Jun, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
Peak XV folds Surge into broader early-stage investing amid executive exits, fewer cohortsPeak XV Partners is reshaping its Surge seed-investing platform. The venture capital firm is integrating Surge more closely with its overal...
01 Jun, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raised $1.11 billion in May, up 37% on-yearIndian startups secured approximately $1.1 billion in May, a significant 37% year-over-year increase, driven by Rapido's substantial $240 m...
29 May, 2026, 10.54 PM IST
Premji Invest in talks to join Emergent fundraisePremji Invest is reportedly in talks for a significant investment in coding platform Emergent's $250 million funding round, which could val...
06 May, 2026, 09.52 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
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $282 million in week to December 6; up 133% on-yearStartups raised $281.6 million this week across 17 deals, a 132.7% YoY rise but a 78% drop from last week. Key deals included $100 million ...
06 Dec, 2024, 07.50 PM IST
Prosus elevates Ashutosh Sharma to lead India, Southeast Asia marketAshutosh Sharma appointed by Prosus to lead investments in India and Southeast Asia. He will report to interim CEO Ervin Tu and focus on ne...
25 Apr, 2024, 01.06 PM IST
Expect further corrections in startup valuations: Prosus CEO Bob van DijkThe froth of the low-interest rate regime hasn’t fully been washed away and the startup ecosystem is likely to see valuations drop further,...
28 Jun, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
Prosus Ventures may join funding round of ex Myntra CEO’s new fashion startupYet to be launched, Virgio, maybe valued at over $150 million, launch likely later in Sept.
05 Sep, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
AI co Detect bags $28 million funding from Prosus, othersThe Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, Detect plans to utilise the funds to further expand and strengthen its sales and operations in N...
14 Jul, 2022, 10.26 PM IST
ShopUp gets $75 million from Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures, Prosus and othersThis is the first investment by Valar Ventures and Prosus Ventures in Bangladesh. Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, ranks among Sil...
07 Sep, 2021, 06.33 AM IST
ElasticRun raises $75 million led by existing investorsThe latest round values the company at $400 million post-money and will help expand its reach further into rural markets
29 Apr, 2021, 05.01 AM IST