Blue Tokai began with a 500-gram roaster in a Delhi home and grew into a multi-format coffee business spanning cafés, packaged beans, subsc...

The deal will value Blue Tokai chain at up to Rs 3,700 crore. This will be the largest round for the roasters so far, and will involve a co...

Indian tech and startup funding stood at $207.7 million across 20 rounds in the week ended August 28, down 6.3% from the previous week. Thi...

The day has arrived! The elite jury of The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026 will convene in Bengaluru today to select the brightest stars...

Business leaders at the Economic Times World Leaders Forum said AI agents can reshape work, but governance and human accountability remain ...

The round, comprising a mix of primary and secondary capital, also saw participation from existing investor Creaegis and angel investors, t...

Starbucks is expanding its premium Reserve stores in India, aiming to capture a growing coffee market. The company sees intensified competi...

Specialty coffee chain Blue Tokai plans to triple its store count to 800 by FY30. The company aims to open 120 new cafes this financial yea...

The WestBridge Capital-backed company spent Rs 12 crore on selling and marketing in FY24 as compared to Rs 2 crore a year ago. Rent costs a...

Third Wave Coffee, backed by Westbridge Capital, plans to open 50 new stores in existing markets like Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Hyd...

Azhar Iqubal, the co-founder and CEO of online news aggregator InShorts, has transitioned to the role of chairman, while co-founder Deepit ...

Third Wave confirmed the layoffs to ET in a statement, saying that it was a “one-time restructuring exercise to consolidate our teams”.

Telecom operator Vodafone Idea (VIL) is set to make substantial investments in the near future to facilitate the rollout of a robust 5G net...

Third Wave Coffee cofounder and chief executive Sushant Goel confirmed the new funding without providing any details. Creaegis closed a $42...

Nithin Kamath, cofounder & CEO, Zerodha, said they value the stockbroking company at 10 to 15 times of its profit after tax (PAT). This and...

Blue Tokai’s latest capital raise comes on the back of other new age specialty coffee firms also drawing increased consumer and investor in...

The aggregators are now passing on the increased costs to customers.