Early-stage vertical commerce startups continue to draw VC interest across beauty, fashion, servicesInvestors are pouring money into quick commerce startups across fashion, beauty, and services. Companies like Firi, Dazzl, and Klydo are se...
20 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Lightspeed eyes new India fund, plans smaller corpus of $300–350 million amid AI focusThe venture capital firm, which was initially looking to raise as much as $500 million for its fifth India fund, has now cut the target siz...
13 May, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
Groww investors reap bumper returns; Lightspeed’s India rethinkHappy Wednesday! Groww delivered strong gains to early investors after the IPO lock-in expired. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dis...
13 May, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
AITS raises $4 million in pre-series A to expand Rysen School network across IndiaInvestment by Big Capital, Redbrook Fund to accelerate expansion of the Rysen School network and strengthen its future-ready, technology-in...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
India venture debt deployment grows marginally in 2025 to $1.3 billion: ReportVenture debt in India reached $1.3 billion in 2025. Deal numbers decreased, indicating slower startup funding. Venture capital investments ...
08 Apr, 2026, 05.07 PM IST
Six motivational movies to watch on OTT this Good Friday weekend that will make you believe nothing is impossible: The Pursuit of Happyness to UdaanFeeling the week drag on? These six motivational movies streaming on OTT platforms offer a much-needed boost. From overcoming personal fail...
30 Mar, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
B2B ecommerce company Udaan reports 37% decline in FY25 net loss to Rs 1,055 croreUdaan cut its net loss by 37% to Rs 1,055 crore in FY25, even as operating revenue fell 20% to Rs 4,561 crore, filings showed. The decline ...
10 Feb, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
udaan raises nearly Rs 300 crore debt from funds including Lighthouse Canton, Stride Ventures, InnoVen Capital and Trifecta Capitaudaan focuses on sustainable growth and profitability, supported by strategic initiatives and operational excellence in the eB2B market.
28 Oct, 2024, 11.01 AM IST
Udaan valuation dives to $1.8 billion in down roundBengaluru-based Udaan was last valued at $3.2 billion following a funding round in January 2021. It closed a $340 million financing last De...
16 Jan, 2024, 08.03 AM IST
Udaan lays off over 100 employees shortly after $340 million fundraiseMost of the job cuts happened in the go-to-market (GTM) team, which handles relationships with sellers, among other responsibilities, peopl...
18 Dec, 2023, 06.41 PM IST
Udaan raises $340 million in funding from UK’s M&G Prudential, othersThe funding round also saw participation from existing investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners and DST Global, the firm said in a sta...
15 Dec, 2023, 07.40 AM IST
Udaan CTO Gaurav Bhalotia to exit as B2B startup rejigs units, rolesThe company said that the technology vertical would be split into separate ‘product’ and ‘engineering’ functions. While Siddharth Reddy wil...
04 Sep, 2023, 06.39 PM IST
Udaan fires over 1,000 employees in second round of layoffsThis is the second round of layoffs for Udaan after it laid off 180-200 employees, or 5% of its workforce, in June. Back then as well, the ...
04 Nov, 2022, 03.22 PM IST
Udaan raises $120 million through convertible notes, IPO delayedUdaan CEO had told ET on February 16 that the company was planning to go public by May 2023.
27 Oct, 2022, 09.16 PM IST
udaanCapital enables credit of Rs 2200 crore to over one lakh retailersudaanCapital’s proprietary risk algorithms leverage alternate datasets such as transaction patterns and trade invoices to pre-select borrow...
21 Sep, 2022, 03.49 PM IST
Microsoft joins Udaan’s debt funding roundWith this, Udaan has now raised a total of $225 million through convertible notes.
18 Apr, 2022, 02.06 PM IST
Udaan bets big on lifestyle segment, adds one lakh businesses in 2020Sharing trends from the year, Udaan said the lifestyle segment saw sales of 10 million comfort wear products and slippers across 900 cities...
22 Feb, 2021, 08.51 AM IST