Festive carts to get heavier; Pixxel’s $100 million fresh fuelHappy Monday! Online festive shopping is set to hit a new high this year. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
07 Sep, 2026, 09.16 AM IST
Women’s wellness brand Nua closes $50 million round led by Peak XV, Filter CapitalNua has closed a $50 million funding round led by Peak XV Partners and Filter Capital, with most of the capital coming through secondary tr...
07 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Quote of the day by Matthew Perry: “As a guy who lived life, loved well, lived well, and...” — Life lessons from an inspiring quote on legacy, kindness, empathy, relationships, struggle, personal growth and leaving people better than you found them from the beloved Friends starQuote of the day by Matthew Perry explores the quiet legacy of being a good person in other people’s lives. His words speak to relationship...
05 Sep, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
Sneaker brand Comet raises Rs 100 crore led by VerlinvestComet has raised Rs 100 crore in a Series B round led by Verlinvest, with existing investors Elevation Capital and Nexus Venture Partners a...
04 Sep, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Comet, the homegrown sneaker brand, raises Rs 100 crore in Series B round led by VerlinvestHomegrown sneaker brand Comet secured Rs 100 crore in Series B funding. This investment was led by Verlinvest and included existing investo...
04 Sep, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Trump expands convention role as Republicans seek to rally voters before midtermsPresident Trump will now address the Republican convention on both nights. This expanded role competes with the NFL season's opening games....
03 Sep, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
D4VD makes bombshell financial claim in Celeste Rivas case as lawyers withdraw and family questions singer’s moneyD4VD’s legal battle in the Celeste Rivas case has taken a new turn after the singer claimed he is unable to afford private legal representa...
01 Sep, 2026, 08.55 PM IST
SaaS company Whatfix's cofounder and CEO Khadim Batti passes awayWhatfix CEO Khadim Batti passes away: Vara Kumar, Batti's cofounder and a close friend, told Whatfix employees in an email that Batti had s...
01 Sep, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
Titan Capital backs xStep, the Shark Tank India-featured neurotech startupFunding will scale xStep's non-invasive neurorehabilitation platform for people with cerebral palsy, stroke, spinal cord injury and multipl...
01 Sep, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
California’s CR&R digester can process 334,000 tons of food and green waste yearly, yielding 4 million diesel-gallon equivalents of RNG and 250,000 tons of fertilizerIn California, a remarkable facility is transforming food waste into renewable natural gas fuel, effectively capturing harmful methane emis...
01 Sep, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Social media influencers don entrepreneurial hat; launch VC-backed consumer brandsThe rise of social media influencers has given birth to a new wave of consumer brands, garnering tremendous venture capital interest.
31 Aug, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
Gold, silver ETFs crash up to 8% as US Fed rate hike expectations climb. What should investors do?Gold and silver ETFs fell sharply on Monday, with some funds declining up to 8% as precious metal prices extended their losses. Rising expe...
31 Aug, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
US govt tightens work rules for international studentsA federal memo dated Aug. 24 said the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), part of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, had "obs...
29 Aug, 2026, 12.58 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Third Wave, Airbound lead weekly funding at $208 million, down 56% on-yearIndian tech and startup funding stood at $207.7 million across 20 rounds in the week ended August 28, down 6.3% from the previous week. Thi...
28 Aug, 2026, 09.57 PM IST
CAS chaos: How did Sensex crash 2,000 points in 6 minutes while Nifty stayed stable on monthly expiry?Sensex plunged over 2,000 points during Thursday’s closing auction session before recovering some losses, while Nifty remained comparativel...
28 Aug, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change: Lauren Sánchez's $100 million plan is transforming unused spaces in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Pennsylvania, Indianapolis and other US citiesLauren Sánchezis helping direct Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion climate fund. In July this year, the fund announced a $100 million i...
27 Aug, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
Industrial47 raises Rs 85 crore in first close of debut fund to back frontier-tech startupsThe fund is targeting a corpus of Rs 150 crore, with a Rs 50 crore greenshoe option. It plans to invest Rs 2-10 crore in 15-20 companies ac...
27 Aug, 2026, 05.15 PM IST