PE-VCs push structural reboot; Cred backers’ Meta gainsHappy Friday! India’s PE-VC lobby is seeking a structural overhaul to woo foreign capital and fund managers. This and more in today’s ETtec...
03 Jul, 2026, 07.47 AM IST
Desperately play catch-up: In the last year, India has appeared tired and enervated - time to turn the pageIndia faces a shifting global landscape, grappling with geopolitical realignments and the rise of AI as a strategic tool. The article highl...
02 Jul, 2026, 11.26 PM IST
India's youngest self-made billionaire is looking for a room on D-StreetA teenager once pitched ₹30 lakh for a slice of his startup and mostly got no for an answer. That same idea now heads toward the public mar...
30 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Entrepreneurship and innovation: Scaling India's strategic technology ecosystemIndia's pursuit of technological self-reliance is gathering pace as sovereign capabilities in defence, space, semiconductors, and secure co...
29 Jun, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
India’s AI dream is getting lost in translationIndia's ambition to become an AI superpower hinges on bridging its vast linguistic divide. Prime Minister Modi champions AI for inclusion, ...
29 Jun, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
Meta makes a $900 million super-app move in IndiaCred founder Kunal Shah, a philosophy graduate, built his platform on exclusivity for high credit scorers, now processing over 40% of India...
24 Jun, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Kunal Shah net worth and his inCREDible journey to Meta's WhatsAppKunal Shah, the visionary behind CRED and FreeCharge, is now the Global Head of WhatsApp. This significant appointment, coupled with Meta's...
24 Jun, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
Talent twist: Silicon Valley's India story takes an unexpected turnThe prospective appointment of Kunal Shah to a leadership position at WhatsApp exemplifies an emerging pattern: Indian founders are increas...
24 Jun, 2026, 01.47 PM IST
Zuckerberg bets on Kunal Shah for WhatsApp’s aggressive financial services, AI pushMeta's WhatsApp is set for a major financial services and AI push with Kunal Shah at the helm. This move aims to leverage AI agents and the...
24 Jun, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
Meta's WhatsUpside Down hire: How Kunal Shah broke the Valley playbookSilicon Valley's AI talent war saw tech giants acquire engineers. However, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg broke the mold by investing $900 million ...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
WhatsApp's future may not be invented in US but in India, one transaction at a timeMeta’s $900 million investment in Cred and the reported appointment of founder Kunal Shah to a global role at WhatsApp marks a significant ...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
Jio and NSE mega IPOs will test jittery retail investorsIndia anticipates two massive IPOs: the National Stock Exchange and Mukesh Ambani's Jio Platforms. Local investor sentiment is crucial, esp...
23 Jun, 2026, 09.31 AM IST
After cloud spending, IT companies see 'token maxxing' as AI's next cost challengeIT firms are flagging a new AI challenge: 'token maxxing,' where companies prioritize AI usage metrics over actual business results. This t...
22 Jun, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
OpenAI alumnus Shyamal Anadkat returns to India, teases AI ventureCalling the current AI wave a "once in a generation opportunity", former OpenAI executive Shyamal Hitesh Anadkat has returned to India, and...
22 Jun, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
This Indian metro city has the most pampered pets. It’s not Delhi or MumbaiBengaluru leads India in pet pampering, with most spending on treats and premium items. Cat food demand is high, making Mumbai the cat capi...
17 Jun, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
Inside Cursor's journey to a $60 billion deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceXSpaceX has acquired AI coding assistant Cursor for $60 billion in an all-stock deal, significantly bolstering its AI ambitions. This move p...
17 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
For Sarvams to scale, tap global capitalIndia's generative AI landscape is thriving, yet it seeks greater global financial backing. While local startups are making strides in fund...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.19 PM IST