Too early to write India off in the global AI race: Andreessen Horowitz’s Raghu RaghuramIndia has few frontier AI model companies and limited computing capacity, but according to a16z managing partner Raghu Raghuram, the countr...
28 Sep, 2026, 07.50 AM IST
VCs hungry for kitchen startups; Vala Afshar’s blueprint for India’s AI futureHappy Thursday! Venture capital investors are betting on the premiumisation wave wafting into Indian kitchens. This and more in today’s ETt...
24 Sep, 2026, 07.21 AM IST
- Global Market: China tightens scrutiny of humanoid robot IPOs amid valuation concerns
China is slowing humanoid-robot IPO plans as regulators scrutinise soaring valuations and government-linked revenue, pushing companies to d...
21 Sep, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
China slows humanoid robot IPO rush as hype outruns realityChinese regulators are putting the brakes on a rush of humanoid-robot companies seeking listings, people familiar with the matter said, as ...
21 Sep, 2026, 09.57 AM IST
Chinese AI drives price competition among US labsA new generation of cost-efficient, high-performance Chinese AI is putting pressure on Silicon Valley's leading labs to lower prices to gra...
10 Aug, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Atlan CEO Prukalpa Sankar warns founders against frothy VC markets amid AI hypeAtlan cofounder and CEO Prukalpa Sankar cautioned startup founders to be careful of the frothy venture capital (VC) markets fuelling the AI...
23 Jan, 2026, 10.04 PM IST
ET Soonicorns Summit 2025: AI investments in Indian startup ecosystem—chasing hype or backing deal disruption?At the ET Soonicorns Summit 2025 on 22 August in Bengaluru, leading VCs will explore whether India’s AI funding is strategically nurturing ...
29 Jul, 2025, 05.40 PM IST
Behind the term sheets: Prime, Lightspeed, Together, and pi Ventures take on the AI ‘hype vs real’ debate at ET Soonicorns Summit 2025Where’s the smart money going in Indian AI? Expect sparks to fly on the ET Soonicorns Summit 2025 mainstage as some of India’s top VCs are ...
15 Jul, 2025, 11.07 AM IST
Together Fund launches venture building programme to double down on AI-first foundersThe startups that are chosen will be given funding of up to $1 million and a structured 12-week programme with a US immersion.
03 Mar, 2025, 07.29 PM IST
DeepSeek’s frugal model shows a more profitable, market-rewarding GenAIsolution than Tech-Bro AIThe generative AI ecosystem is seeing a major shift with the rise of Hangzhou-based DeepSeek, challenging US tech giants. DeepSeek's specia...
28 Jan, 2025, 11.23 PM IST
Indian AI startups funding dips 10% to $125 million in July-September periodIndian AI startup funding dipped 10% this quarter and 50% year-on-year, reaching $125 million across 31 deals. While funding sizes shrank, ...
25 Nov, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Is overhyped AI leading to an U.S. recession? Is it similar to previous tech bubbles?Artificial Intelligence is here to stay, it may experience corrections but the underlying technology is going to shape the future. Whether ...
06 Aug, 2024, 09.41 PM IST
Artificial intelligence not ‘hyped enough’: Microsoft’s Puneet ChandokSpeaking during a panel discussion with Haptik CEO Aakrit Vaish at the Mumbai Tech Week on Monday, Chandok emphasised the transformative im...
19 Feb, 2024, 06.55 PM IST
India a credible, unstoppable force: Microsoft country head Puneet ChandokSpeaking at the company's event on artificial intelligence, Chandok, who is the president at Microsoft India and South Asia, said 100 new s...
31 Jan, 2024, 07.54 PM IST
AI startup Synthesia gains unicorn status after Nvidia-backed fundraiseThe startup's technology helps more than 50,000 businesses including Amazon.com in creating custom AI avatars used in instructional and cor...
13 Jun, 2023, 08.09 PM IST
AI regulations should not apply to smaller startups: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman"We have explicitly said there should be no regulation on smaller companies. The only regulation we have called for is on ourselves and peo...
09 Jun, 2023, 04.39 PM IST
Hype launches generative AI-powered ecommerce SaaSThe company said the service will enable merchants to build high-converting, creative, and performance-driven online stores in seconds by c...
01 May, 2023, 04.24 PM IST