Gig workers' incentives cool; YC attendees resell AI creditsHappy Tuesday! Despite a shortage of delivery workers, payouts for gig riders have increased only slightly this summer. This and more in to...
TCS Nashik case escalates; Zepto’s road to IPOHappy Tuesday! TCS COO Aarthi Subramanian will head the investigation into a sexual harassment case at its Nashik unit. This and more in to...
Inside the investment strategy of the government’s new Fund of FundsThe government has launched Fund of Funds 2.0 with a Rs 10,000 crore corpus. This new scheme aims to boost startup investments by supportin...
Govt notifies establishment of Rs 10,000 crore Fund of Funds 2.0This second tranche of the Fund of Funds will seek to mobilise venture capital and support deeptech, tech-driven, innovative manufacturing ...
More micro VCs take shape as domestic investors up exposureMicro VCs are early-stage vehicles with fund sizes ranging from as low as Rs 50 crore to a maximum of Rs 250-300 crore. These firms, which ...
Top deck churn in 2025; Micro-VCs on the riseHappy Monday! The Indian startup and tech ecosystem saw continued reshuffling of the top deck all year. This and more in today’s ETtech Mor...
Amazon in q-comm queue; Big B’s Swiggy stakeHappy Wednesday! Amazon India is gearing up to enter the quick commerce space independently, sources tell us. This and more in today’s ETte...
Behind the rise of micro VCs and founder-led funds in IndiaAmid a reset in the tech funding ecosystem, large investors are being cautious. This is facilitating the growth of micro venture capitalist...
Micro VCs find solid ground as the venture landscape reshapesAviral Bhatnagar introduced a Rs 100 crore fund under AJVC to back early-stage Indian startups. The fund will focus on pre-seed stage inves...
IVCA’s VC Council for 2024–26 to focus on boosting micro-VCsThe IVCA VC Council, led by industry experts, aims to elevate the Indian start-up ecosystem by fostering innovation, supporting micro-VCs.
IVCA launches #VC101 learning programme for first-time fund managersWith this learning programme, IVCA aims to further boost the ecosystem for venture capital in India.
Micro VC Eximius Ventures $10 million maiden fundCategorised as a micro venture capital fund, which typically has a corpus of less than $30 million, Eximius is part of a growing group of s...
From Unicorn India Ventures to GrowX Ventures, Micro VCs fight for relevance as bigger funds dig inA number of micro VC fund managers admit that the emergence of marquee VC-backed programmes over the last two years have made the startup l...
iSeed eyeing harvest by cutting $150k cheques to 30 tech companiesiSeed will be listed on AngelList, which lets startups raise capital from accredited investors along with helping job-seekers looking to wo...
A clutch of micro VCs digs deep to find next unicornsFocus is on areas like IoT, robotics, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and 3D printing
Micro VCs come to the rescue of fund-starved startupsThe funding squeeze in the tip of the startup pyramid this year, may have slowed sentiment at the bottom too, but a new wave of investors, ...
India sees resurgence of micro venture capital funds; investors focus on early-stage investingIn a way, these funds serve to keep deal flow alive for later-stage VCs like Sequoia Capital, SAIF Partners and Helion Advisors.