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SoftBank invested $20 million in Alibaba in 2000. 14 years later, that tiny stake was worth more than $50 billion after its blockbuster IPOIn 2000, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son invested $20 million in Alibaba, the Chinese online marketplace founded by Jack Ma. The company had littl...- The ET Startup Awards 2026 specialHappy Monday! The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) 2026 ceremony brought together the country’s top founders, investors, and policymake...
- ETSA 2026: Over a decade on, India's startup story is only getting startedThe 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) captured this transition, reflecting an ecosystem that has moved beyond the ra...
- 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...
- Dodging SaaSocalypse: AI’s enterprise moment could belong to IT servicesITC Infotech's merger with Happiest Minds highlights the trend of mid-market consolidation in response to AI advancements. The global IT ma...
- Ex-Livspace duo’s interiors startup Gravity raises $15 million from 3one4 Capital, Info Edge, othersLivspace cofounder Saurabh Jain’s new home interiors venture Gravity has raised $15 million in equity and debt, led by 3one4 Capital and In...
- Anthropic IPO explained: $2 trillion valuation, ballooning net loss, AI risks and other details in leaked IPO papersAnthropic is preparing for a potential IPO as its revenue surges, but losses and infrastructure commitments balloon. The AI company has als...
- Ecommerce's festive push; Vertex's AI betsHappy Wednesday! Ahead of the festive sales, ecommerce giants are building out their supply chains. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning...
- Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costsBut the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on clou...
- Peak XV’s Surge programme selects 18 startups for 12th cohort after revampThe new cohort announcement comes as the VC firm revamps Surge, bringing it closer to the firm’s broader early-stage investment practice an...
- Anthropic targets more than $2 trillion valuation in closely watched IPO despite $42 billion 2025 lossAnthropic is planning an IPO that could value the company at over $2 trillion. Despite reporting a net loss of $42 billion last year, its r...
- Anthropic's path from AI startup to industry-defining IPOAnthropic's IPO prospectus, reviewed by Reuters, laid out a sweeping vision in which AI would reshape the global economy more profoundly th...
- 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...
- India’s healthcare AI opportunity could become the next big investment storyThe digital rails are ready. India now needs patient capital and founders ambitious enough to build on them.
- ETMarkets NRI Talk | AI’s 30x sales premium: Apurva Sheth on OpenAI, Anthropic and the valuation debateOpenAI and Anthropic are reportedly commanding valuations that translate into roughly 30-38 times price-to-sales, compared with around 3.7 ...
- Jeff Bezos’ parents gave him $245,573 to start Amazon in 1995 despite his warning that the company had only a 30% chance of success — what made them trust his risky internet business idea?Jeff Bezos knew Amazon could fail when his parents gave him $245,573 from their savings in 1995. He had put the odds of success at only 30%...
- AI agents need verifiable ID cards : Here is what it means, and why it is importantAI agents are expected to grow exponentially and perform tasks without human intervention. This puts building a trust layer in focus and pr...
- Retaining talent key to India's AI rise: Salesforce's Vala AfsharThere is a gravitational pull to recruit the best and brightest, which are being pursued globally by technology firms like Salesforce, Vala...
- In 2014, Nas invested in smart-doorbell startup Ring; 4 years later, Amazon bought the company for $1.1 billion and the American rapper pocketed at least $25 millionNas and Ring story is about the changing boundaries between entertainment, technology and entrepreneurship. Nas entered the investment worl...
- China slows humanoid robot IPO rush as hype outruns realityChinese regulators are putting the brakes on a rush of humanoid-robot companies seeking listings, people familiar with the matter said, as ...
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