Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott gave $30 million to Silicon Valley housing group; here’s how her mega donation could help create affordable homes across the Bay AreaMacKenzie Scott has made headlines by donating $30 million to Housing Trust Silicon Valley, a game-changing support for the nonprofit. This...
03 Oct, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
Broadcom starts amassing $60 billion to fund chips for Anthropic: ReportBanks involved in the massive debt package are poised to send out syndication letters for a $42 billion Class A senior-secured tranche, the...
02 Oct, 2026, 10.21 AM IST
In 1996, Tim Draper bought Hotmail shares for $300,000. 2 years later, Microsoft acquired the startup for $400 millionMicrosoft announced the Hotmail acquisition on December 31, 1997. It did not reveal how much it paid for the company. A later securities fi...
01 Oct, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
UPI volumes slip; Moneyview makes strong market debutUPI transaction volumes in September moderated from the record high of August. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
01 Oct, 2026, 08.06 PM IST
CScale raises $145 million for AI networking, with backing from Nvidia and IntelThe Silicon Valley startup, backed by Nvidia and Intel, is developing technology to replace copper links inside AI data-centre servers with...
01 Oct, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
Former Elevation Capital partner Mayank Khanduja joins Silicon Valley VC Bessemer in IndiaKhanduja, who left Elevation Capital in January, will focus on early-stage investments at Bessemer, working with founders from their first ...
01 Oct, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
In 1999, Ron Conway backed Google before its IPO. 5 years later, the search giant went public at a $23 billion valuationRon Conway heard about Google when it was still a Stanford project. The idea interested him, but getting close to the founders took months....
30 Sep, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
What is Silicon Valley’s ‘whisper network’? Private list shared among women names ‘over 100’ alleged sexual predators, including ‘prominent investors and businessmen’Women in Silicon Valley’s tech space have created a hidden document cataloging alleged sexual predators in Silicon Valley. This private net...
30 Sep, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
OpenAI bets on always-on AI agents as safety concerns test pace of AI developmentOpenAI announced new AI agents named Dots that assist users by completing tasks proactively. CEO Sam Altman highlighted the importance of s...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.25 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
In 2024, Fei-Fei Li raised USD 230 million to launch World Labs, years later Chip maker AMD acquires artificial intelligence company for USD 8.2 billion, abrupt shift from China to New Jersey changes everything for 'Godmother of AI'Earlier in February, 2026, Fei-Fei Li's World Labs raised $1 billion in a funding round as the startup accelerates its efforts to advance "...
29 Sep, 2026, 03.41 AM IST
Seligman Ventures doubles capital to $1 billion as AI boom revives hardware betsSeligman Investments has doubled the deployable capital of its venture arm to $1 billion less than a year after launching it, betting that ...
28 Sep, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
Snoop Dogg invested in Reddit when it was still a private startup in 2014; 10 years later, the social platform went public at a multibillion-dollar valuationSnoop Dogg's investment in Reddit during a $50 million funding round in 2014 seems to have paid well off as the company was valued at rough...
27 Sep, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
Brahma AI targets global scale with $2 billion valuation, Silicon Valley pushBrahma AI is set to expand its presence in Silicon Valley, moving into various sectors including sports and healthcare. The company aims to...
25 Sep, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
Retaining talent key to India's AI rise: Salesforce's Vala AfsharThere is a gravitational pull to recruit the best and brightest, which are being pursued globally by technology firms like Salesforce, Vala...
24 Sep, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
Microsoft in ‘action cycle’ on data centres, says India president Puneet ChandokMicrosoft on Monday announced the launch of its fourth cloud region in India — India South Central in Hyderabad — which the company is posi...
21 Sep, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Odisha plans 'Silicon Valley' near Cuttack, offers 25% extra capex support for chip projects: CM MajhiOdisha plans a new "Silicon Valley" near Cuttack to attract chip industry investments. The state will offer additional fiscal support for s...
18 Sep, 2026, 10.42 PM IST