With $9.3 billion existing Dubai investment, 55,274 jobs; new MoUs seek to expand India-UAE AI and trade tiesThe agreements were signed in Bengaluru between the Indian industry bodies and a delegation led by Dubai Chambers’ president and chief exec...
20 Aug, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Woman Ahead and Social EnterpriseHappy Thursday! The ETtech team has been preparing for the past few months to bring you the 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awar...
20 Aug, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
Oil giants pool capital to ignite energy deeptechThe MC2+Ignite accelerator, in partnership with IIT Madras, will select about 30 startups at the prototype-to-early-pilot stage. The focus ...
20 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Social EnterpriseWith this category, we intend to recognise the startup that best embodies the ‘double bottomline’ model, one that combines profits with the...
20 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
RDIF AIF selection expected to be completed in two weeksThe government is in the final stages of choosing alternative investment firms for the research fund, with the decision expected to wrap up...
20 Aug, 2026, 01.51 AM IST
AlgoFET secures Rs 15 crore from Piper Serica to scale autonomous drone infrastructureAlgoFET has raised Rs 15 crore in funding, spearheaded by Piper Serica, to accelerate the growth of its autonomous ground infrastructure fo...
19 Aug, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
AI chip startup Etched doubles valuation to $21 billion in under a monthThe San Jose, California-based company raised $700 million, with trading firm Jane Street continuing its backing by leading the round, jo...
19 Aug, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
Chip designer Velaura AI valued at more than $1 billion in funding roundThe funding round was led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from new investor Capricorn Investment Group. Existing investors Samsu...
19 Aug, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
New-age stocks take off; Swiggy goes IndianHappy Wednesday! India’s new-age companies are gaining ground in public markets as more startups go public. This and more in today’s ETtech...
19 Aug, 2026, 07.25 AM IST
Investors in limbo as government’s deeptech fund disbursal stretches onBack in June, ET reported about 20 Indian investors, including Ideaspring and Chiratae, were lined up for capital allocation. These VCs, in...
19 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Sonata Software appoints Hariprasad Rebala as chief AI officerSonata Software has appointed Hariprasad Rebala as its new chief AI officer. Rebala joins from Gnani.ai, bringing extensive AI and IT servi...
18 Aug, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
Wispr Flow raises $280 million at $2 billion valuation, Peak XV joins new roundSan Francisco-based voice AI startup Wispr Flow has raised $280 million at a $2 billion valuation, nearly tripling its valuation from its p...
17 Aug, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
Klydo founder Pradeep Yadav joins Snabbit as head of operationsFormer Udaan and Flipkart executive Pradeep Yadav has joined instant domestic help startup Snabbit as head of operations. He will lead oper...
17 Aug, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
Presenting the jury for The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026Meet the high-powered jury that will pick the winners of the ET Startup Awards 2026.
17 Aug, 2026, 11.27 AM IST
GS, the ultimate tech frontier to tap intoGenuine stupidity is presented as a revolutionary technology surpassing artificial intelligence. This concept requires no advanced infrastr...
16 Aug, 2026, 10.44 PM IST
Why Zerodha's Nithin Kamath is asking founders to stop leading with AIZerodha founder Nithin Kamath has warned startup founders that simply highlighting AI in investor pitch decks is no longer a differentiator...
15 Aug, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Accel raises $3.5 billion to invest in emerging global AI startupsThe firm, which has backed artificial intelligence companies including Anthropic, Cursor and Perplexity, has raised four separate funds ded...
12 Aug, 2026, 09.19 PM IST