Ixigo co-founder Rajnish Kumar launches Rs 1 cr fund for IIT Kanpur startupsThe fund will support 10 technology-led startups from each graduating batch, with Rs 10 lakh in non-dilutive prototype funding for every se...
28 Oct, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Government mulls simplifying application process under Press Note 2 to ease FDI flow from border nations: SourcesThe government had relaxed FDI restrictions imposed under Press Note 3 for countries sharing land borders with India, such as China and Pak...
27 Oct, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
How Databricks’ $2.2 billion Tabular deal helped Tim Chen’s Essence VC nearly return its entire fundTim Chen wasn’t planning to raise a new venture capital fund when investors began approaching him. His investment in Tabular, acquired by D...
27 Oct, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
Smallcap mutual funds are best performing funds with up to 16% return since last Diwali. Will it last?Small cap mutual funds have proven to be the top performers in the market, offering impressive returns as high as 16%. The Bank of India Sm...
27 Oct, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Who are the biggest investors backing Anthropic? A look at key stakeholdersAnthropic’s planned IPO is set to test public-market appetite for artificial intelligence companies. Backed by Amazon, Google, leading vent...
27 Oct, 2026, 10.14 AM IST
Chip startup Nova Spectral AI raises Rs 21 crore to build low-cost image sensorsFounded by IIT Kanpur alumni Anish Priyadarshi and Sanjeev Kumar, the startup is developing a short-wave infrared (SWIR) sensor that can he...
27 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
YC-backed healthtech startup BioStack raises $9.5 million from Peak XV, DCVC, othersThe Y Combinator-backed startup, which operates across India, the US, Brazil and Argentina, has access to more than 100 million de-identifi...
26 Oct, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
23 equity mutual funds deliver over 12% CAGR on lumpsum investments in 5, 7, 10-year horizonsAn ETMutualFunds analysis of 160 equity schemes found that 23 mutual funds delivered over 12% CAGR on lump-sum investments across five, sev...
26 Oct, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
Tech reporter’s remarks on Indian VCs set off debate on India’s deeptech startup sceneThe discourse surrounding Ashlee Vance's comments on Indian VC risk aversion has generated a flurry of insights online. Vance suggested tha...
26 Oct, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
Did your balanced advantage fund buy the dip? Here's what your investment strategy should be nowWhen markets fell, BAFs had an opportunity to increase equity exposure. Many did, while others were more cautious.
26 Oct, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Unacademy founders plan AI fund; Flipkart’s premium pushHappy Monday! Unacademy’s founders are raising a fund focused on AI and deeptech. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
26 Oct, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
Exclusive: Unacademy founders Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini plan Rs 700 crore AI, deeptech fundThe fund, named Longshot Capital, has secured commitments of about Rs 300 crore and is targeting its first close in January 2027, following...
26 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Even, Different lead as weekly funding hits $246 million, down 27% on-yearEven Healthcare led deal activity with $50 million, followed by Different at $48 million, Baba Care at $40 million, and AuxoAI at $20.7 mil...
23 Oct, 2026, 11.25 PM IST
Afore Capital began backing pre-seed startups in 2017; 8 years later, its portfolio was valued at $13.5 billion and it had returned $47 million to investorsAfore Capital is changing how it backs new businesses. Its new $185 million fund will support both startups with clear business plans and f...
23 Oct, 2026, 12.15 AM IST
Algebra Ventures closed a $54 million fund; 4 years later, six portfolio companies were valued at over $350 millionIts first fund invested in reportedly 21 startups across Egypt and the wider Middle East and North Africa region. The portfolio included bu...
22 Oct, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
Textiles Ministry identifies 4,000 startups for export growth supportThe textiles ministry has identified over 4,000 textile-based startups for support to scale up and become export-ready over the next three ...
19 Oct, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
HSBC deploys over half of $1 billion India startup fund: Top bank officialHSBC has deployed more than half of its $1 billion India startup financing commitment within a year and is open to raising the limit as dem...
17 Oct, 2026, 01.32 PM IST