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IVCA joins Headstart as co-host of Bharat Pitchathon 2026; launches national DeepTech founder intelligence initiativeIVCA has announced a collaboration with Headstart Network Foundation to enhance India's DeepTech entrepreneurship ecosystem. This partnersh...- Karnataka, IVCA explore co-investment framework to accelerate DeepTech commercialisationThe Bharat DeepTech Roundtable took place in Bengaluru, organized by the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association. It brought toget...
- Anthropic expands startup programme for AI-native firmsThe US-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm will also provide third-party software benefits worth up to USD 45,000 to startups under the...
- DFM Foods sale: EQT, Emami, Balaji Wafers join ITC, TPG for Crax maker buy-outEQT Partners, Emami and Balaji Wafers have joined ITC, TPG and ChrysCapital in the race to acquire Crax maker DFM Foods, as Advent Internat...
- Sequoia put $60 million into WhatsApp before its boom. Years later, Facebook agreed to buy the messaging app for $19 billionSequoia Capital invested approximately $60 million in WhatsApp through multiple funding rounds. Facebook later acquired WhatsApp for $19 bi...
- ETSA 2026: Consumer brands poised for bigger exits as strategic acquisitions pick up: Sauce’s Manu ChandraChandra has been selected for the Midas Touch honour for best investor at The ET Startup Awards 2026, with the jury recognising his track r...
- From strategic growth to executive wellbeing: What founders need for their next chapterBusiness growth calls for more than strategic decisions. Founders also need fresh perspectives, trusted peer relationships, expert guidance...
- Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, recommends 4 books that can change how you think about AI, startups and successOpenAI CEO Sam Altman has recommended four books spanning artificial intelligence, startups, history and resilience. His picks include Nick...
- Frontier AI slowdown a distraction, compute is the real constraint: early Anthropic backer Menlo VenturesMenlo Ventures' Matt Murphy called the slowing down "a bit of a red herring", and said compute, not intelligence, is the real constraint, i...
- Want the latest iPhone without buying it? India’s smartphone subscription bet growsSubscription-led models for premium smartphones are beginning to gain traction in India as buyers look to lower upfront costs and upgrade d...
- In 2018, a California couple invested $5,000 in Bala; today, their fitness brand generates more than $30 million in annual salesNatalie Holloway, Co-Founder and CEO of Bala, shares how she and co-founder Max developed the fitness brand from a $5,000 beginning into a ...
- IMC 2026 to put DeepTech at centre of startup programme ASPIREIndia Mobile Congress 2026 will take place from October 7 to 10 at Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi. The event will emphasise Dee...
- Former Elevation Capital partner Mayank Khanduja joins Silicon Valley VC Bessemer in IndiaKhanduja, who left Elevation Capital in January, will focus on early-stage investments at Bessemer, working with founders from their first ...
- In 1999, Ron Conway backed Google before its IPO. 5 years later, the search giant went public at a $23 billion valuationRon Conway heard about Google when it was still a Stanford project. The idea interested him, but getting close to the founders took months....
- Union minister Piyush Goyal to headline ET Startup Awards on October 9 in BengaluruGoyal has been leading trade negotiations with key partners, including the US, after sealing high-profile deals with the UK, which came int...
- Kopi Kenangan IPO: Serena Williams and Jay-Z-backed coffee chain explores $1 billion valuationKopi Kenangan is exploring the possibility of an initial public offering that could significantly increase its valuation. The company, whic...
- The lonelier it gets at the top: Why founders need a room of their peersAs founders move into larger and more complex businesses, finding people who understand their decisions, pressures and ambitions can become...
- Flipkart Ventures backs AI startups Alive and KeployBoth startups will receive capital support, strategic mentorship and access to Flipkart’s wider ecosystem to help them build and scale thei...
- WOI India acquires SwiftSeed Ventures, appoints Amar Dixit as CEODixit has been associated with the IIT Delhi entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem for several years.
- 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...
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