ET Startup Awards 2026 | Govt backing and patient capital propel India's leap into AI and chips: Satyan GajwaniGajwani said the ecosystem, once driven by fintech, food delivery, SaaS, commerce, quick commerce and direct-to-consumer brands, was witnes...
12 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Nabard's venture arm announces first close of second fund at Rs 450 croreNabventures has announced the successful first close of its second fund, amassing Rs 450 crore aimed at investing in early-stage agritech v...
09 Oct, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
ElevenLabs CEO on AI slowdown; Prosus dials up fintech betsHappy Wednesday! ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski weighs in on the AI slowdown debate. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
07 Oct, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
Prosus steps up India fintech bets with Kiwi, Oolka funding talksProsus has held exploratory talks to invest in Kiwi, which offers bank-issued RuPay credit cards and credit lines for Unified Payments Inte...
07 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Menlo Ventures on AI slowdown; Ola Electric CEO pledges stakeHappy Monday! Menlo Ventures, an early Anthropic backer, says the real AI constraint is compute, not a slowdown in frontier models. This an...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
Small-business lenders’ growth cools in FY26 amid credit headwindsIndifi’s revenue and loan book remained broadly flat, NeoGrowth’s assets under management (AUM) declined 21.5%, and Lendingkart’s fell 74%....
05 Oct, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
Listed startups unlock Rs 25,000 crore for VC, PE investorsAn ET analysis of National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE block and bulk deal disclosures across 18 new-age companies shows sales by investor...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.29 AM IST
How 25 students of Gurgaon-based college raised Rs 60 crore funding in deep tech and space ventures in a dayTwenty-five startups from Gurugram-based Masters’ Union University received soft funding commitments worth Rs 60.5 crore. The startups pres...
30 Sep, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
Piyush Goyal to headline ET Startup Awards; The Souled Store eyes fundraiseHappy Tuesday! Meet our distinguished guest of honour for The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning D...
29 Sep, 2026, 08.18 AM IST
Farmer’s son from a remote Madhya Pradesh village cracked IIT Bombay, earned a dual degree, now has Rs 10,000 crore net worth and runs Bengaluru-based GrowwLalit Keshre, co-founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based Groww, was raised in a farming family in Lepa, Madhya Pradesh and studied in the only E...
29 Sep, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
Kiwi seeks up to $40 million as fintech steps up credit pushThe proposed funding would be Kiwi's largest round after the Nexus Venture Partners and Stellaris Venture Partners-backed company raised $2...
29 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
ET AI Awards 2027: 40+ categories across Innovation, Functional Excellence, Leadership and Emerging AIThe ET AI Awards 2027 return for the second edition, recognising organisations, teams, and leaders driving measurable impact through applie...
28 Sep, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
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...
28 Sep, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
a16z’s Raghuram isn't writing off India AI yet; insurers weigh new rulesHappy Monday! a16z’s Raghu Raghuram said India can build frontier AI companies by using its talent. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning...
28 Sep, 2026, 08.36 AM IST
Govt’s frontier AI push; Insurance stock rout continuesThe government is weighing an anchor investment for a frontier AI development fund. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
25 Sep, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
Info Edge shares plunge 7% as bloodbath in PB Fintech shares wipes off Rs 1,809 crore from recruiter's stake. What lies ahead?Shares of Info Edge dropped 7% after a massive 32% crash in PB Fintech reduced the value of its 6.5% stake by Rs 1,809 crore in a single se...
24 Sep, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
AssetGro Fintech to file DRHP with Sebi for Rs 2,000-2,500 cr IPOAssetGro Fintech is gearing up to file its draft IPO documents with Sebi by the end of September. With expectations to raise between ₹2,000...
24 Sep, 2026, 06.38 AM IST