She ditched retirement to launch a startup at 60. Despite no tech experience, founder-CEO works 70-hour weeks with a clear exit strategyAt 60, Ontario-based entrepreneur Karen Hastie defied traditional retirement by launching the Chamber Perks App after selling her fitness b...
10 Sep, 2025, 11.35 PM IST
India's tech startups clinch $2.5 billion funding in Q1 2025, fare better sequentially: ReportOther notable takeaways from the Tracxn report were the increase in funding for late-stage startups both sequentially and year-on-year basi...
24 Mar, 2025, 03.21 PM IST
LTCG at par with stocks is a returns boost for VCsThis addresses a long-standing demand of the venture investor community to tax gains from the sale of unlisted companies at par with listed...
23 Jul, 2024, 11.16 PM IST
Doors to politics not closed, will give millennial touch if join in future: Aryaman ScindiaAryaman Scindia, son of Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, has expressed that he may enter politics in the future. He aims to bring a "mi...
22 Oct, 2023, 07.36 PM IST
How to save to fund an entrepreneurial dreamPlan investments according to the time horizon needed for assets to grow.
06 Feb, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
Clarity, caution and conviction will drive startup investments in 2023Entrepreneurs are only getting smarter and wiser with time, and the serious ones who're starting for the right reason will continue to do s...
29 Dec, 2022, 12.01 PM IST
US can persuade Kiev to seize diplomatic opportunity: American expertsAccording to the two experts, "arms transfers [to Kiev] are key to setting the stage." "The United States and NATO should make it clear to ...
31 Jul, 2022, 10.53 AM IST
VC firm 3one4 Capital elevates Nruthya Madappa to directorMadappa joined the firm as principal and head of growth and capital development in 2020, and has led topline and capital growth for the por...
09 Feb, 2022, 05.16 PM IST
Falcon Edge raises $300 million India dedicated fundAs a part of the deal made with its Limited Partners the portfolio companies that Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI) backs will have to have a cor...
17 Feb, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
From ecommerce to Fintech & Data Analytics, Indian startups are changing: Saurabh SrivastavaThe Government has set up a Fund-of-Funds which is infusing Rs 10,000 crore into VC Funds targeting early stage companies and this is a gam...
05 Dec, 2016, 02.44 PM IST
- Startup India: Transformation in the entrepreneurial mindset
If India starts innovating for itself, it will be a fundamental shift, changing the dynamics of the ecosystem.
30 Oct, 2016, 03.49 PM IST
You cannot learn much about failure from studying cases on Tata: Garth Saloner"How we teach at Stanford Business School is very important. We take up case studies relevant to particular stages of a startup and the stu...
10 Jun, 2016, 12.59 PM IST
Ahmedabad startups gear up for investment"We believe that Ahmedabad has the potential to be a thriving start-ups hub in India", said Dave Richards, Managing Partner, Unitus Seed Fu...
26 Jun, 2015, 08.29 PM IST
Bengal needs to create entrepreneurship skills: Dilip ChenoyDilip Chenoy said in the country, around 10 million people would join the workforce age each year for the next two decades.
18 Jun, 2014, 10.54 PM IST
Older professionals launch ventures to bring in expertise to startup ecosystemOlder professionals, typically aged 50 years or more are setting up companies in sectors ranging from alternative energy to technology serv...
16 Aug, 2013, 02.42 AM IST
Kerala government announces new initiatives to boost entrepreneursThe Kerala government would set up a seed support scheme for early stage investments to help new entrepreneurs.
29 Jul, 2013, 12.47 PM IST
A $100-million plan for India: Mohanjit Jolly, DFJ IndiaMohanjit Jolly, executive director, DFJ India explains to ET why the firm is taking a blended approach to investing in India - backing both...
30 Jul, 2010, 03.03 AM IST