New-age B-school report highlights strong startup placements and early offersMesa School of Business, a startup-focused, AI-first institution backed by Elevation Capital, has released independently audited placement ...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
Razorpay set for confidential IPO filing; valuation may fall to around $5 billionThe fintech startup, last valued at $7.5 billion, is expected to be questioned on growth sustainability and the road to profitability; Walm...
20 Apr, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Razorpay eyes IPO; Sarvam's $1.5 billion leapHappy Monday! Razorpay is planning an IPO at a lower valuation than its $7.5 billion peak. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
20 Apr, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
11 startups join unicorn club in 2025; Bengaluru remains biggest hub in India: Hurun reportThe most valuable unicorns include Zerodha at $8.2 billion, Razorpay and Lenskart at $7.5 billion each, and Groww at $7 billion. These comp...
11 Sep, 2025, 03.21 PM IST
DPIIT inks pact with Zepto, Hero MotoCorp to support startupsShortlisted startups will have the opportunity to work on paid proofs of concept (PoCs), enabling successful pilots and unlocking valuable ...
12 Aug, 2025, 05.42 PM IST
India mints only five unicorns so far; investors say 2021-style boom unlikely to returnBesides macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical issues, investors turned more cautious after the exuberant period of 2021, prioritising ...
01 Jul, 2025, 07.45 PM IST
60% of Indian unicorn founders achieved $1-billion valuation in maiden attempt: reportIn the last two years, companies such as quick commerce platform Zepto, non-banking lender InCred, Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal’s artificia...
12 Oct, 2024, 09.19 AM IST
Unicorn sightings become rare as VCs shun that leap of faithInvestors are going back to the same list of startups they have already backed to write bigger cheques leading to new unicorn sightings bec...
07 May, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Quick-commerce firm Zepto elevates Nikhil Mittal to chief technology officerMittal joined Zepto as its first employee more than two years ago, and has been associated with the company since then. His elevation comes...
24 Jan, 2024, 10.04 PM IST
Average unicorn time for startups down to 5.5 years: ReportIndia ranks third on the list of most unicorns birthed by a country, but only two companies hit the $1-billion-plus valuation last year. Th...
17 Jan, 2024, 09.14 AM IST
InCred Finance posts net profit of Rs 121 crore in FY23, revenues jump 67%InCred Finance became the second unicorn of 2023 after raising $60 million from a clutch of investors, including ultra-high-net-worth clien...
08 Jan, 2024, 05.30 PM IST
Quick commerce startup Zepto raises over $31 million in extended funding roundThe fundraise was at the same valuation as the last funding round in August, when it raised $200 million at a $1.4 billion valuation, becom...
08 Nov, 2023, 03.30 PM IST
Zepto sees 14x surge in FY23 revenue while losses tripleThe Mumbai-based company incurred a loss of Rs 1,272 crore in FY23, over three times wider than the Rs 390.4 crore posted in the previous y...
26 Oct, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
Zepto aims for Rs 10,000-crore sales in coming months: CEO Aadit PalichaThe 2021-founded startup is also looking to turn profitable in the next 10-12 months and go public thereafter, Palicha, who is all of 21, a...
09 Oct, 2023, 07.38 PM IST
Zepto elevates Ankit Agarwal to chief product officer positionAgarwal joined the company last year, and his elevation comes after the company recently raised $200 million in fresh capital, led by StepS...
08 Sep, 2023, 12.08 PM IST
Zepto becomes 2023’s first unicorn; SoftBank looks to sell stake in ZomatoPutting an end to the unicorn drought, Mumbai-based quick commerce platform Zepto today announced that it has raised funds at a valuation o...
25 Aug, 2023, 07.56 PM IST
India’s future unicorns worth $49 billion: Hurun Research Institute reportThe report by the research house is a ranking of privately held Indian startups that were founded after the year 2000, worth at least $200 ...
01 Jul, 2022, 02.12 PM IST