RBI scraps Paytm Bank licence; Pronto's back-to-back fundingRBI has cancelled Paytm Payments Bank licence over compliance lapses. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
27 Apr, 2026, 08.41 AM IST
Tech investor Lachy Groom in talks to back Pronto; valuation set to double at $200 millionUS investor Lachy Groom is in talks to invest $15-20 million in Pronto. This funding round values the instant househelp startup at $200 mil...
24 Apr, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
PE funds continue to stay upbeat on UAE despite West Asia conflictPrivate equity firms are investing in the UAE despite Middle East tensions. Blackstone committed $250 million to a new payments platform. N...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
Climate-tech startup Newtrace raises $6.3 million from HDFC Bank, Mitsui Sumitomo, Peak XV, othersNewtrace, a climate-tech startup developing advanced electrodes for electrolysers, has raised $6.3 million from HDFC Bank, Mitsui Sumitomo ...
10 Mar, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
2025: Climate funding didn’t vanish, it maturedGlobal venture capital funding rebounded in 2025. Climate tech saw increased investment but fewer deals. India's climate tech sector experi...
20 Dec, 2025, 10.36 AM IST
Climate-tech funding dips as VCs look for exportable solutionsVenture funds told ET that instead of focussing on EV mobility, which has already seen substantial private investment, focus is shifting to...
08 Dec, 2025, 09.41 PM IST
Paris-based Mirova invests $30 million in Varaha’s regenerative agriculture projectFor Mirova, this is the largest carbon deal to date and the first in India. It will support Gurugram-headquartered Varaha’s Kheti soil carb...
13 Nov, 2025, 09.18 PM IST
DPIIT inks pact with GEAPP to support climate-tech startupsThe Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has signed an MoU with the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet to supp...
17 May, 2025, 02.31 PM IST
US leads the way in Climate-tech funding, as China falls behindUS importance in the sector will come as no surprise to those following the climate-tech ecosystem closely, given the outsized role US clim...
21 Aug, 2024, 10.12 AM IST
Last 20 years was about digitalisation, next 20 will be about sustainability: Avaana Capital’s Anjali BansalMore and more entrepreneurs are emerging from the Tier 2, 3 cities as the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India is deepening.
18 Mar, 2024, 10.24 AM IST
The Circle: Founders Club concludes 'The Water Challenge' accelerator programThe Circle Founders Club is a business accelerator to help scale up growth-stage startups through focused mentoring, funding support and ke...
06 Mar, 2024, 02.18 PM IST
Climate-tech startup Varaha raises $8.7 million in funding round led by RTP GlobalClimate-tech startup Varaha raises $8.7 million in funding led by RTP Global, with participation from Omnivore, Orios Venture Partners, and...
22 Feb, 2024, 06.11 AM IST
Deeptech VC Java Capital announces final close of first fund at Rs 50 croreThe investor had announced the first close at Rs 30 crore in December last year, to back startups in the deeptech, climatetech and business...
31 Oct, 2023, 01.53 PM IST
EV, AI, semicon favourites for VCs amid sluggish startup fundingInvestments in the three sectors -- deep tech (including AI startups) climate tech and semiconductors -- have totalled $1.58 billion in 202...
05 Jun, 2023, 06.55 AM IST
View: India is where climate tech meets global venture capitalDrive through the streets of New Delhi and its surrounds and the Indian capital is abuzz with activity. Rusty metal signs that tout “Electr...
30 Sep, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
JPIN launches CleanTech pitch day with collective fundraise quantum of $50 millionThe event served as a platform for Cleantech companies to gain access and forge significant connections with venture capital networks. to s...
25 Mar, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
How these companies are making net zero a realityGlobally, investment into climate tech has gone up from $28.5 billion to $87.5 billion over the last year and frenzies around SPACs and cli...
07 Feb, 2022, 12.12 PM IST