ETtech Deals Digest: Cred, Sarvam mega rounds lift startup funding to $1.91 billion in June, up 91% on-yearIndian startups secured a significant $1.91 billion in June, a substantial leap from previous periods, driven by major late-stage investmen...
03 Jul, 2026, 11.51 PM IST
Pi Ventures explores Fund I portfolio exits amid investor scrutiny over returnsWhile Manish Singhal remains a designated “key person” in the fund, Pi Ventures has witnessed several senior-level exits over the past five...
03 Jul, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
Cred’s angels, institutional investors score big in Meta dealThe sale is part of Meta’s $900 million investment in Cred, which valued the Kunal Shah-founded company at about $4 billion. The transactio...
03 Jul, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
Yotta Data Services in talks with PE funds to raise $1 billionYotta Data Services is reportedly seeking $1 billion from global and domestic funds, aiming to sell a 25-30% stake at a $3 billion valuatio...
03 Jul, 2026, 01.20 AM IST
A 148-million-year-old Jurassic fossil discovered in China may have solved one of evolution's biggest mysteries about how birds evolved from dinosaursResearchers have described a new Jurassic bird species, Zhengheornis buyu, discovered in Fujian Province, China. The 148-million-year-old f...
02 Jul, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
Battery recycler BatX Energies raises Rs 105 crore from IvyCap Ventures, othersBatX Energies has secured Rs 105 crore in a funding round led by IvyCap Ventures, with participation from existing investors. The startup s...
02 Jul, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
Sam Altman wants to give a 5% OpenAI stake to the US government: ReportOpenAI is reportedly exploring a 5% equity stake for the U.S. government, a move aimed at easing political concerns and fostering ties with...
02 Jul, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
Sparrow Capital closes third fund at Rs 475 crore, means to write bigger chequesAbout 60% of the corpus came from global endowments, foundations, funds of funds, and family offices, and the rest from startup founders, o...
02 Jul, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
WhatsApp usernames’ India hiccup; Zepto’s unusual legal structureWhatsApp’s big bet on usernames has hit a regulatory speed bump in India. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
02 Jul, 2026, 07.55 AM IST
Capital Call: Indian VCs face toughest fundraising market in a decadeData from market intelligence firm PitchBook, reviewed by ET, shows Indian VCs have raised just $820 million across 32 funds as of mid-June...
01 Jul, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
How should a 45-year-old salaried investor plan early retirement? Expert reviews mutual fund portfolioA 45-year-old salaried investor with a Rs 3 lakh monthly income sought expert advice on whether his mutual fund portfolio can support retir...
01 Jul, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
Telangana plans drug discovery push to move Hyderabad up pharma value chainTelangana is charting a new course to elevate Hyderabad into a global drug discovery hub. The state is fostering an integrated ecosystem by...
01 Jul, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
Delhivery’s Barua bets on consolidation; Amazon, Flipkart’s qcomm price warHappy Monday! Delhivery CEO Sahil Barua told us in an interview that the logistics sector is likely to see more consolidation. This and mor...
29 Jun, 2026, 08.34 AM IST
AI startup Rocket in talks to raise $40-50 million: sourcesIf completed at the current terms, the round will mark a sharp re-rating for the company less than a year after it raised $15 million from ...
29 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Startup seed rounds double as VCs turn more selectiveIndian startups are securing significantly larger seed and early-stage funding rounds, nearly doubling their average cheque size. This tren...
27 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
AI startup General Intuition raises $320 million from Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Jeff BezosGeneral Intuition describes itself as a "frontier lab for acting in space and time.” It focuses on the development of large action foundati...
26 Jun, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Sarvam mega round lifts startup funding to $403 million this week, up 36% on-yearIndian startups secured a significant $402.6 million in funding across 20 deals, with AI firm Sarvam leading the pack with a $234 million i...
19 Jun, 2026, 10.08 PM IST