Monetise idle household gold, ease compliance burden to build Viksit Bharat: Kotak MF's Nilesh ShahNilesh Shah of Kotak Mutual Fund suggests India must unlock its vast household gold reserves. He also calls for easing business regulations...
27 May, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
The Gold Standard: How a Bootstrapped Company Outlasted Every Funded Rival in India’s Goldtech BoomAugmont Enterprises has quietly established India's most comprehensive gold platform. Unlike well-funded rivals that faltered, Augmont focu...
07 May, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raised $660 million in April, up 3.2% on-yearIndian startups secured $660 million in April 2026, a slight uptick from last year, with late-stage deals dominating. Despite a dip from Ma...
02 May, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
Gold loan startups find new shine; Infy Q4 profit jumpsHappy Friday! Gold loan fintechs are moving towards building their own loan books. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
24 Apr, 2026, 07.38 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $187 million this week, down 28% on-yearThe number of deals during the week was also down at 18 transactions, compared to 24 in the corresponding week last year. Compared to the p...
04 Apr, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
D2C startup funding in India fell 18% in 2024 to $757 million: ReportIndian D2C startups raised $757 million in 2024, down 18% from 2023 and less than half of 2022’s total, reflecting investor caution, market...
16 Apr, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
Lab grown diamond startup Firefly raises $3 million from WestBridge Capital, othersFirefly, a lab-grown diamond startup, operates stores in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, and aims to scale up to more than 20 locat...
25 Mar, 2025, 04.41 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding surges 505% YoY to $289 million this weekJewellery retailer Bluestone mopped up Rs 900 crore in a financing round. This round more than doubled the initial public offering (IPO)-bo...
23 Aug, 2024, 08.13 PM IST
D2C jewellery startup Salty raises Rs 5 crore in funding led by All in Capital, Anicut CapitalSalty said the the capital raised will be deployed in initiatives, including recruiting for critical positions, expanding channels, and str...
12 Jan, 2024, 02.38 PM IST
Manipal Group's Ranjan Pai invests in omnichannel beauty retailer PurplleIn May, ET had reported that JSW Ventures had partially sold its stake in Purplle to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). At the time, th...
30 Oct, 2023, 08.10 PM IST
Drip Project raises funding from Blume Founders Fund, othersThe Mumbai-based startup aims to expand its product catalogue from 500 to over 1,000 products, build more inventory and expand its growth, ...
29 Sep, 2023, 02.44 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Indian startups raise $304 million this weekThe funding landscape for Indian startups remained dry with new-age companies managing to raise only $304 million across 19 rounds this wee...
07 Jul, 2023, 06.07 PM IST
Melorra gets $24 million funding from 9Unicorns, othersFounded in 2016, Melorra delivers hallmarked gold jewellery to 718 Indian districts. The brand claims to have delivered to over 2,700 towns...
13 Oct, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
3D printing jewellery powers Melorra to record $5 million seed round"The industry has always designed jewellery in a silo without being in touch with the changing needs of Indian women," says Yeramilli.
28 Jul, 2016, 03.36 PM IST
Titan to acquire majority stake in online jewellery retailer CaratlaneTitan said in a filing that the exact stake and price to be paid for the stake is still under discussion, with a transaction expected to cl...
23 May, 2016, 04.34 PM IST
Bling quotient: Melorra sees light with Rs 33 cr in the boxFounded by Saroja Yeramilli in 2015, Melorra caters to urban Indian women, by developing, designing and retailing contemporary jewellery th...
08 Jan, 2016, 05.18 PM IST
Fashion jewellery and accessories startup Youshine to raise Rs 25-crore for retail expansionFloated by Ashish Sood, an MBA from Switzerland's International Institute of Management Development, Youshine intends to take its store str...
06 Apr, 2015, 10.23 AM IST