FirstCry, Slice’s FY26 numbers; Nilekani’s Fundamentum eyes deeptech pushFirstCry parent cut its losses in the March quarter on tightened costs. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
26 May, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
AI becomes spiritual guide for customers on devotional appsSpiritual and devotional platforms like AppsForBharat, Utsav and Bhagva, along with astrology startup Vaya, are increasingly turning to art...
15 Jul, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $221 million this week, down 45% on-yearThe funds were raised through 19 deals, compared to 48 in the year-ago period.
04 Jul, 2025, 07.33 PM IST
AppsForBharat raises $20 million in round led by Susquehanna Asia Venture CapitalNandan Nilekani’s Fundamentum, Elevation Capital and Peak XV Partner also participated in the funding for the parent company of the devotio...
01 Jul, 2025, 06.01 AM IST
Leap of faith: Spiritual apps on global quest target Indian diasporaDevotional apps like AppsForBharat, Vama.App, and Utsav expand globally, targeting the Indian diaspora with digital rituals and ecommerce. ...
23 Mar, 2025, 07.32 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding drops 61% on year to $128 million this weekThis week, startups raised funding through 20 rounds compared to 31 in the year-ago period, when they raised a total of $327 million, accor...
13 Sep, 2024, 10.04 PM IST
Swiggy’s IPO upsized; ET Startup Awards 2024 nomineesSwiggy is likely to increase the primary share sale size in its upcoming IPO. Details on this and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
11 Sep, 2024, 12.45 AM IST
AppsForBharat raises $18 million funding led by FundamentumSusquehanna Asia VC, and existing investors Elevation Capital, Peak XV Partners, and Mirae Asset VC also participated in the funding round ...
10 Sep, 2024, 03.02 PM IST
Ram Mandir: Ayodhya puts spiritual apps on a growth curveAhead of the Ram Mandir consecration in Ayodhya, religious and spiritual apps such as Vama, DevDham, UtsavApp, SriMandir are witnessing a m...
22 Jan, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Influencers cry foul over delayed pay at Trell; 100 more staff leave firm amid troublesAbout 100 employees of Trell have either voluntarily left or been laid off from the company over the last two months, a source familiar wit...
27 Jun, 2022, 04.17 PM IST
Investors buy Trell’s stake in AppsForBharat for $9 million as startup struggles for cashThe secondary transaction saw Mirae Asset and Middle-East based MSA Novo buy shares from Trell, amounting in all to around $9-10 million as...
05 Apr, 2022, 11.27 AM IST
Trouble-hit Trell gets a lifeline; crypto trading volumes dip amid new tax lawsTrell, which has been under a probe for financial irregularities, has sold around 10% stake in AppsForBharat to one of its existing investo...
04 Apr, 2022, 08.01 PM IST
Trell cofounder Sachan sold full stake in company last year, says no longer involvedSachan said he first diluted the majority of his equity in Trell by transferring it to the management stock options plan (Msop) in December...
21 Mar, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
Infra.Market hid Rs 224 crore of income, I-T probe finds; cofounder distances himself from TrellOn Sunday, the department said in a press statement that it has found evidence of attempted tax-evasion at “a startup based in Pune and Tha...
21 Mar, 2022, 08.59 AM IST
Trell to lay off hundreds of employees amid probeET was the first to report about an ongoing investigation into the company's books of accounts on March 12.
15 Mar, 2022, 06.49 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Skit, Bikayi raise funds; Prosus acquires BillDeskIndia's startup ecosystem witnessed smaller funding rounds this week.
03 Sep, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
AppsForBharat raises $10 million from Elevation Capital, othersAppsForBharat, a product studio for spiritual and devotional content, will use the funding to create content intellectual property, build t...
02 Sep, 2021, 11.41 AM IST