NBFC CredRight raises $10 million in round led by Abler NordicThis is the first investment from the recently closed fifth fund of Abler Nordic (formerly Nordic Microfinance Initiative). Existing invest...
25 Aug, 2025, 06.06 PM IST
White-collar jobs the next gig thing in tech-driven economyThe participation of high-skilled workers in the gig economy surged by 240% last year, primarily driven by the growing demand for tech role...
06 Apr, 2023, 06.50 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2022: Nominees for Woman AheadThe award honours startup should be launched and led by a woman who competes and wins against the best in the business.
26 Oct, 2022, 07.06 PM IST
Awign raises $15 million in Series B round, co-led by Bertelsmann India Investments and Amicus Capital“We will be focusing on people, technology, and building up our brand, and the raised funds will be instrumental in our efforts to take mul...
25 Aug, 2022, 10.48 AM IST
Tech’s biggest philanthropists, from Premji to ZuckerbergThe founder and chairman of Wipro has consistently been by far the biggest giver among Indian billionaires. In 2001, he established the Azi...
07 May, 2022, 08.58 AM IST
Arohan Financial IPO likely in December quarterThe IPO includes a primary issue worth Rs 850 crore and an offer for sale up to 2.7 crore equity shares.
20 Sep, 2021, 09.03 PM IST
US commits $1.9 mn to India to support informal sector workers, micro enterprisesRevive will launch a $6.85 million blended finance facility in its first phase to provide accessible and affordable capital in the form of ...
01 Oct, 2020, 04.59 PM IST
Awign Enterprises raises Series A funding of $4 mn"This round comes in at the right time where the aim is to invest in technology and touch more than 10 million lives within the next financ...
11 Dec, 2019, 06.13 PM IST
Unitus Ventures launches Jobtech 2.0 to accelerate growth of startupsStartups will be assessed for product-market fit, product differentiation, and growth potential and selected startups will receive up to $1...
05 Nov, 2019, 01.02 PM IST
IIM Ahmedabad's CIIE launches $25 million Bharat Inclusion InitiativeThe initiative will focus on incubating and backing startups that work in areas such as financial inclusion, livelihood, education and heal...
14 May, 2018, 04.10 PM IST
Startup Blowhorn helps individuals transport goods within the cityThis Bengaluru headquartered logistics company helps individuals and businesses with intra-city movement of goods.
30 Apr, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
Kings Learning joins hands with Jio, received 1.2 lakh download on day oneWitnessing the increasing usage of smart feature phones among the larger audience, Kings Learning has been very keen to get the enguru App ...
16 Mar, 2018, 01.18 PM IST
Marquee investors exit from Indian microfinance companiesAccording to IFMR Capital, the NBFCMFIs have raised equities worth Rs 2,300 crore in the past few months.
16 Oct, 2017, 09.47 AM IST
OnlineTyari acquihires photo-sharing application PlixCurrently available in English, Hindi and Marathi, OnlineTyari records 4 lakh unique users per day. It aims to make content available in al...
21 Dec, 2016, 09.03 AM IST
Omidyar Network, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation invest Rs. 28 crore in IntelleGrowThe funding will be used by the Mumbai-based NBFC to increase its loan book to Rs. 500 crore, up from its current Rs. 50 crore book size.
05 Mar, 2014, 11.03 AM IST
Intellegrow raises Rs 10 crore from Dell FoundationIntellegrow, a debt financier to small businesses, today said it has raised Rs 10 crore from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation for an u...
12 Feb, 2013, 09.38 PM IST
- MFIs face challenge of global meltdown
Financing for the poor is getting more frugal now with microfinance institutions facing the heat of the global financial meltdown.
30 Oct, 2008, 11.37 AM IST