The only billionaires making money this year are in techThe roughly 100 technology fortunes among the world’s 500 richest people gained a combined $845 billion through Sept. 30, the most ever for...
05 Oct, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Two friends built a £17 million business using Instagram after a £30,000 deal fell throughWhen an investor backed out of a £30,000 deal, childhood friends Jessica Lancaster and Charlotte Stagg didn't give up. Starting with just £...
05 Oct, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
Kissht parent's AUM rises 68% to Rs 9,317 crore in September quarterOnEMI Technology Solutions reported a remarkable increase of 68.4% in assets under management, reaching Rs 9,317 crore. The quarter witness...
03 Oct, 2026, 01.25 PM IST
ET Business Excellence & Leadership Summit 2026: Celebrating visionaries redefining growth & leadershipThe ET Business Excellence & Leadership Summit 2026 brought together leaders to discuss brand development, innovation, and sustainability. ...
02 Oct, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
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 ...
01 Oct, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
In 1996, Tim Draper bought Hotmail shares for $300,000. 2 years later, Microsoft acquired the startup for $400 millionMicrosoft announced the Hotmail acquisition on December 31, 1997. It did not reveal how much it paid for the company. A later securities fi...
01 Oct, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
In 2012, Scott Purcell started Man of Many with $20,000; 12 years later, his side project had grown into a $4.8 million-a-year media brandScott Purcell didn’t quit his banking job to start Man of Many. Instead, he kept working during the day. His evenings were spent building s...
01 Oct, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
- Global business leaders and visionaries honoured at ET Indo Global Leaders 2026 in Dubai
In Dubai, the ET Indo Global Leaders 2026 event brought together key figures to celebrate the synergy between India and the UAE in business...
01 Oct, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
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 ...
01 Oct, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Palmonas leans on offline retail expansion as branded jewellery market gets crowdedPalmonas is betting on offline retail and repeat customers to compete in India’s increasingly crowded jewellery market. The four-year-old s...
01 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
In 2022, Joseph Lee co-founded Supademo as an AI-powered demo platform; by 2026, it served 100,000+ professionals across more than 100 countriesSupademo lets companies build interactive demos of their products. Users can record themselves moving through a website or app. Each click ...
30 Sep, 2026, 08.10 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
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...
28 Sep, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
WOI India acquires SwiftSeed Ventures, appoints Amar Dixit as CEODixit has been associated with the IIT Delhi entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem for several years.
28 Sep, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
What got your business here won’t take it to the next level: Why the growth playbook changes for foundersGrowth has a way of changing the questions a founder needs to answer. In the early stages, the focus is often immediate: find customers, bu...
23 Sep, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Beyond product-market fit: The real challenges of scaling a startupProduct-market fit can prove that a startup has found demand. Scaling it successfully requires a different set of decisions around people, ...
22 Sep, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Business growth has changed. Has the founder evolved? Why scaling a business demands a new kind of leadershipAs businesses scale, founders must evolve from hands-on operators into strategic leaders who build systems, empower teams and think beyond ...
14 Sep, 2026, 03.48 PM IST