‘Self-respect’, ‘hurts competitiveness in AI’: Sridhar Vembu, Andrew Ng sound alarm over new US Green Card rulesNew US green card rules are drawing sharp criticism. Tech leaders and Indian entrepreneurs warn of impacts on innovation and families. The ...
23 May, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Youngest billionaire Lucy Guo shares a rare connection with unicorn founders like Oyo’s Ritesh Agarwal and Figma’s Dylan Field. Can you guess?Lucy Guo, 30, is Forbes’ youngest self-made female billionaire with a $1.25 billion net worth, after Meta acquired her startup Scale AI in ...
22 Sep, 2025, 04.17 PM IST
H-1B visa holders don't just fill existing positions but create new economic ecosystems: IndiasporaIndiaspora highlights the H-1B program's crucial role in attracting global talent and fostering economic growth in the US. Despite concerns...
21 Sep, 2025, 08.24 PM IST
New-age IPO frenzy; Hoping against H-1B hopeHappy Thursday! Startups are lining up to list in a reinvigorated public market. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
03 Jul, 2025, 08.27 AM IST
Agritech startup Halter becomes New Zealand's latest unicorn in $100 million fundraiseThe Series D funding was led by tech investment firm Bond and was joined by venture capital firm NewView along with existing backers Bessem...
23 Jun, 2025, 10.59 PM IST
From MIT dropout to AI billionaire: Who is Scale AI's Alexandr Wang?Born to Chinese immigrant parents, who worked as nuclear physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Wang gained early experience working...
14 Jun, 2025, 02.08 PM IST
US Visa Row: How international students make America greatDespite facing increased scrutiny and stricter visa rules, international students significantly boost the U.S. economy, contributing $43.8 ...
28 May, 2025, 06.09 PM IST
Indian 'tech bros' in Trump era: From model minority to hate targetIndian-Americans, once celebrated as a model minority in the US for their success and integration, are now facing nativist hostility online...
02 Jan, 2025, 04.41 PM IST
Reforming the US immigration system to make America attractive againThe US needs immigration reforms, including a new visa category for startup founders. This is surprising given that 44.8% of Fortune 500 co...
22 Sep, 2023, 11.07 PM IST
Karnataka polls: Startup founders, VCs vote in Bengaluru for better infra and R&DStartup promoters and investors also participated in the voting process. Venture-builder platform GrowthStory’s founder K Ganesh cast his v...
10 May, 2023, 09.26 PM IST
Indians top the list of immigrant founders of Unicorns in USIndians top the list of immigrant founders of Unicorns in US with 66 companies. Out of 10 immigrants who have founded two or more unicorns,...
28 Jul, 2022, 09.19 AM IST
Tech giants plan self-regulation; PhonePe’s shareholding may mirror Flipkart’s after separationThe proposal is likely to be taken up for detailed discussion with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology by the end of thi...
27 Jul, 2022, 07.24 AM IST
Jefferies bullish despite Zomato freefall; Indian IT firms are biggest post-pandemic winnersAfter dropping more than 11% on Monday, Zomato stock shed more than 12% on Tuesday to close the day at Rs 41.65 on NSE.
26 Jul, 2022, 06.49 PM IST
India leading country of origin for immigrant-founded US unicorns: NFAP studyThe study - Immigrant Entrepreneurs and US Billion-Dollar Companies - found that 66 companies with a valuation of over $1 billion were foun...
26 Jul, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
90 founders among 500 US unicorns were India born: studyA recent report by venture capital fund Orios Venture Partners said Indian startups raised $42 billion in 2021, up from $11.5 billion in th...
15 Jan, 2022, 07.33 PM IST
View: Sending foreign students home from the US is bad for everyone, especially for the U.S.According to the US National Science Foundation, in 2018, over 50% of doctoral students at US universities in computer science, engineering...
13 Jul, 2020, 06.22 AM IST
View: Immigration bans will lead to dumbing down of the worldExpect the visa ban to be permanent if Donald Trump ekes out a second term, warns experts.
28 Jun, 2020, 06.17 PM IST