Pi Ventures explores Fund I portfolio exits amid investor scrutiny over returnsWhile Manish Singhal remains a designated “key person” in the fund, Pi Ventures has witnessed several senior-level exits over the past five...
30 Jun, 2026, 08.29 PM IST
Gurugram AI startup Brekfuz raises $525,000 in funding, valued at $7.5 millionFounded by Arhan Singhal (18), an artificial intelligence student at the University of Pennsylvania, and Sarthak Ahuja (19), a computer sci...
30 Jun, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
SMBC Asia Rising Fund makes follow-on investments worth $12-15 million in three fintech startupsSMBC Asia Rising Fund (ARF) has injected $12-15 million in follow-on investments into Easy Home Finance, Vayana, and DPDzero. These strateg...
30 Jun, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
AI startup General Intuition raises $320 million from Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Jeff BezosGeneral Intuition describes itself as a "frontier lab for acting in space and time.” It focuses on the development of large action foundati...
26 Jun, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
Bleak job market for H-1B returnees; Delhivery investors' exitLaid off tech workers from the US face an unprecedented job slump back home. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
26 Jun, 2026, 07.51 AM IST
NITI Aayog proposes pharma chapter for future FTAs, urges India to move up value chainNiti Aayog proposes a blueprint for free trade agreements to boost regulatory predictability in India's pharmaceutical sector. The think ta...
24 Jun, 2026, 01.03 AM IST
LiLLBUD raises Rs 6 crore seed round led by Zeropearl VCAddressing a critical gap for safe, science-backed developmental toys in India, LiLLBUD prioritizes BIS certification to combat the prevale...
23 Jun, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
India's biggest space-tech opportunity lies downstream, not just in launchesSpaceX's massive valuation highlights the immense potential in space technology, with Starlink and AI driving value. While India's space st...
21 Jun, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
OnFinance AI founder criticises All In Capital for not investing, apologisesBengaluru fintech founder Anuj Srivastava apologised after publicly criticising venture firm All In Capital for not investing in his startu...
21 Jun, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
Manu Chandra's Sauce, the VC making a feast of small servingsSauce VC is set to make an estimated Rs 500-550 crore from L'Oréal's acquisition of Innovist, validating founder Manu Chandra's strategy of...
20 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
L’Oréal adds Innovist to cart; HealthQuad's new fundHappy Friday! Personal care giant L’Oreal has acquired a majority stake in Innovist in India’s biggest D2C deal. This and more in today’s E...
19 Jun, 2026, 07.21 AM IST
L’Oréal-Innovist deal: early investors cash in big, founders pocket Rs 800-900 croreL'Oréal announced on Thursday that it would acquire a majority stake in Innovist. While the companies did not disclose financial details, p...
19 Jun, 2026, 12.49 AM IST
Korean food startup Gimi Michi raises $1 million led by IndiaQuotientFounded by IIM Ahmedabad alumni Nishank Goyal, Akhil Kumar, and Bodhi Rathor, Gimi Michi is building a Korean food brand for the Indian mar...
17 Jun, 2026, 03.31 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
Hari Menon exits BigBasket; Sarvam cofounder on fresh fundingBigBasket's longtime leader Hari Menon has stepped down as CEO. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
16 Jun, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
AI startup CEO gifted almost Rs 1 crore mattresses to all employees, the reason will surprise youAn AI startup CEO is prioritizing employee well-being over traditional perks, gifting each worker a $3,000 sleep-enhancing mattress cover. ...
16 Jun, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
Indian VCs turn to US AI startups in search of bigger returnsIndian VC firms are increasingly backing AI startups founded by non-Indians, drawn by the promise of higher returns, writes Swathi Moorthy.
16 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST