Instant househelp startups burn $14-15 million in May as discounts heat upInstant home services platforms like Urban Company, Snabbit, and Pronto are aggressively spending millions on discounts again to capture ma...
Japan’s MUFG readies $250 million India fund as investor mix shifts in startup fundingJapan's MUFG is launching a significant $250 million fund for Indian startups. This new fund will focus on early and growth-stage companies...
Deeptech bets heat up; Paytm, PB Fintech, Meesho earningsHappy Thursday! VCs are doubling down on India’s deeptech, with early-stage bets leading the charge. This and more in today’s ETtech Mornin...
Early-stage tech draws VC interest across aviation, biotech, precision manufacturingInvestors are prioritising smaller, early-stage deals in deeptech sectors like AI, healthcare, and precision manufacturing, shying away fro...
Instant house-help startup Pronto bags $20 million as valuation doubles to $200 millionInstant house help startup Pronto has secured $20 million, doubling its valuation to $200 million. This funding will fuel supply scaling am...
Instant domestic help apps face worker unavailability amid rapid scaling, high competitionInstant domestic help platforms like Urban Company, Snabbit, and Pronto are experiencing worker shortages. This is causing limited availabi...
RBI scraps Paytm Bank licence; Pronto's back-to-back fundingRBI has cancelled Paytm Payments Bank licence over compliance lapses. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
Tech investor Lachy Groom in talks to back Pronto; valuation set to double at $200 millionUS investor Lachy Groom is in talks to invest $15-20 million in Pronto. This funding round values the instant househelp startup at $200 mil...
Physical Intelligence in talks to raise $1 billion at $11 billion valuationThis round of funding for the startup, founded in 2024 by AI researchers, including former Google DeepMind scientists, and focussed on deve...
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $60 million this week, down 79% on-yearThe number of deals during the week was also down at just 19 transactions, compared to 34 in the corresponding week last year.
Even Healthcare raises $20 million from Lachy Groom, Alpha Wave, Sharp VenturesBengaluru-based startup Even Healthcare has raised $20 million (about Rs 180 crore) from existing backers Lachy Groom and Alpha Wave Global...
Drone startup Airbound raises $8.65 million in seed funding; aims to cut delivery cost to one rupeeThe round was led by Lachy Groom, cofounder of Physical Intelligence, with participation from Humba Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, ...
AI startup Speak raises $16 million in funding led by Lachy GroomThe funding round, in which existing investor OpenAI Startup Fund and new investors like Dropbox founders Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi a...
Pet care startup Vetic raises $3.7 million in seed fundingThe startup will use the capital to bolster its technology, establish state-of-the-art medical infrastructure, and expand its network of cl...
Pet care startup Vetic raises 3.7 million in a seed funding roundThe freshly raised capital will be used by the company towards further bolstering technology, establishing state-of-the-art medical infrast...
Healthcare startup Even raises $15 million in funding from Alpha Wave and AspadaBangalore-based Even raised $15 million after a $5 million fundraise in its seed round.
Qualgro leads $8 million Series A round in SaaS firm HevoHevo helps businesses in integrating multiple sources of data from functions such as sales, marketing, operations, and finance, enabling co...