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VC fundraising hits wall; WhatsApp’s new privacy headacheIndian VC firms are facing their hardest fundraising year in a decade as LPs tighten filters and demand cash returns. This and more in toda...
Capital Call: Indian VCs face toughest fundraising market in a decadeData from market intelligence firm PitchBook, reviewed by ET, shows Indian VCs have raised just $820 million across 32 funds as of mid-June...
Legacy studios bet on mobile-first entertainment for next growth phaseIndia's established media giants like Yash Raj Films, Zee Entertainment, and Saregama are strategically investing in digital-first platform...
Supply6 raises Rs 48 Crores, led by Unilever VenturesCurrently generating Rs 75 crore annually, Supply6 aims to reach Rs 100 crore soon. The funding will bolster their range of daily supplemen...
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...
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...
NRI equity inflow falls; Pi Ventures preps exitsNRI accounts are surging even as stricter compliance and a softer market cool equity inflows. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispa...
India's startup engine at risk? Rs 91,500 crore, 2.45 lakh jobs under threat from digital rules, says reportA new report warns that stricter digital regulations in India could cost the startup ecosystem Rs 91,500 cr in annual venture capital and l...
Entrepreneurship and innovation: Scaling India's strategic technology ecosystemIndia's pursuit of technological self-reliance is gathering pace as sovereign capabilities in defence, space, semiconductors, and secure co...
Yash Raj Films makes first bet on vertical entertainment with Rusk Media investmentYash Raj Films is venturing into the burgeoning digital-first entertainment space with a strategic investment in Rusk Media. This move sign...
Startup seed rounds double as VCs turn more selectiveIndian startups are securing significantly larger seed and early-stage funding rounds, nearly doubling their average cheque size. This tren...
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.
Delhivery investors cash out as stock nears IPO priceIn an exchange filing on Thursday, SoftBank disclosed that it sold around 14.6 million shares, or about a 2% stake, between September 2024 ...
Success of Skyroot and Dhruva spawns spacetech startup wave in HyderabadIndustry estimates peg Hyderabad's spacetech ecosystem at around 95 startups, with 12-15 ventures added over the last two years. Together, ...
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...
AI startup Baseten hits $13 billion valuation as Australia's Blackbird makes record betThe round was led by U.S.-based investors Sands Capital and Wellington Management, Baseten said late on Monday. Top Australian venture ca...
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...
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...
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...
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.