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Startup founder claims foreign client honoured contract after dropping project internally, compares it to India's "adjust kar lo" culture- Raised $3 million, secured prestigious US O-1 visa: How IIT dropout Dhravya Shah built an AI startup before 20
- Startup seed rounds double as VCs turn more selective
- Generational wealth vs new money? ₹500 crore businessman in slippers, startup founder on investor funding in BMWA viral X post contrasts two meetings with wealthy individuals, sparking debate on old versus new money. One encounter featured a generatio...26 Jun, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
- NSE chief urges startups and MSMEs to view listing as a tool for scaleNational Stock Exchange MD and CEO Ashish Chauhan highlighted that profitable businesses are rewarded with valuations private markets can't...26 Jun, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
- Amazon open to acquisitions in India, says CEO Andy JassyAsked whether Amazon would consider acquisitions in the quick commerce space and whether it might invest in homegrown AI companies such as ...26 Jun, 2026, 02.03 PM 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
- Gautam Adani launches initiative 'Vande Bharatam' to discover entrepreneurs across IndiaAdani Group Chairman Gautam Adani launched Vande Bharatam, a nationwide initiative to discover and support innovators and entrepreneurs fro...25 Jun, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
- IIM grad reveals how Rs 500-crore guy shocked him: ‘He took me to a simple…’A San Francisco entrepreneur highlighted the stark difference between old and new money. He described a generational wealth individual as m...25 Jun, 2026, 02.25 AM IST
- Kunal Shah named WhatsApp global CEO as Meta takes $900 million stake in CredMeta enters the cap table of fintech co-valued at $4.5 billion post-money; Miten Sampat is interim CEO. The funding comprises about $400 mi...24 Jun, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
- 'Kunal Shah won't even get a fresher job at TCS or Infosys': Founder highlights flaws in corporate hiring practicesKunal Shah, the visionary behind CRED and FreeCharge, has been appointed global head of WhatsApp at Meta. His remarkable ascent, despite la...24 Jun, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
- Talent twist: Silicon Valley's India story takes an unexpected turnThe prospective appointment of Kunal Shah to a leadership position at WhatsApp exemplifies an emerging pattern: Indian founders are increas...24 Jun, 2026, 01.47 PM IST
- Meta's WhatsUpside Down hire: How Kunal Shah broke the Valley playbookSilicon Valley's AI talent war saw tech giants acquire engineers. However, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg broke the mold by investing $900 million ...23 Jun, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
- Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp win; India bourses insulated from AI boomIn bagging the top job at WhatsApp, Cred’s Kunal Shah has done what no Indian entrepreneur could do. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.23 Jun, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
- Intellectual curiosity & infectious optimism: Industry cheers Kunal Shah's new role as WhatsApp HeadIndia Inc. is celebrating Kunal Shah's appointment as WhatsApp head, hailing it as a milestone for Indian startup leadership. Industry lead...23 Jun, 2026, 05.46 PM IST
- Nikhil Kamath sees energy transition powering next wave of opportunitiesNikhil Kamath, Zerodha co-founder, sees significant investment potential in the energy transition, citing the U.S.-Iran conflict's emphasis...23 Jun, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
- Meet Kunal Shah, serial entrepreneur and Meta's pick to lead WhatsAppIndian tech entrepreneur Kunal Shah is set to lead WhatsApp, the world's largest messaging platform, succeeding Will Cathcart. Shah, the fo...22 Jun, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
- Family bankruptcy meant Kunal Shah could not afford BTech, studied philosophy and did data entry operator jobs. Cred founder is WhatsApp's new global bossKunal Shah’s journey to becoming Meta’s new global head of WhatsApp is far from the typical startup success story. After his family went ba...22 Jun, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
- Deeptech startup BioCompute is moving out of India; founder explains whyFounded in 2024, BioCompute is developing DNA-based data storage technology that converts digital data into synthetic DNA sequences, enabli...22 Jun, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
- Dealmaking stays strong as startup M&A momentum carries into 2026Indian startups are experiencing a surge in M&A exits, particularly in consumer, fintech, and ecommerce sectors, signalling a robust recove...22 Jun, 2026, 08.34 AM IST
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