A16z crypto leads $33 million bet on compute marketplace OrnnCompute marketplace Ornn has secured $33 million in a funding round led by a16z crypto, with participation from Galaxy Ventures and others....
24 Jun, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
No IIT, IIM degree, yet Rs 1 crore monthly income at 19: How a co-founder used his laptop with patchy internet to build an AI businessA LinkedIn post by Topmate co-founder and CTO Dinesh Singh has brought attention to 19-year-old AI entrepreneur Ayush Singh, who reportedly...
24 Jun, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
BigBasket founder's exit; Pocket FM’s reverse flipAmazon veteran Amit Nanda, currently director of selling partner services, now takes over as CEO.
17 Jun, 2026, 08.02 AM IST
Inside Cursor's journey to a $60 billion deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceXSpaceX has acquired AI coding assistant Cursor for $60 billion in an all-stock deal, significantly bolstering its AI ambitions. This move p...
17 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
US company rejects Indian techie saying it only hires from MIT, Stanford or Ivy League. 6 months later, karma hits the US companyA startup founder rejected a candidate from a Tier 2 college, stating a preference for elite institutions. Six months later, the founder la...
08 Jun, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
In 1994, Pierre Omidyar built a simple auction website during a holiday weekend, and ended up creating eBayIn 1995, Pierre Omidyar launched AuctionWeb, a primitive auction site, revolutionizing online commerce. This platform, later known as eBay,...
09 May, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
Worried that AI will take away your job soon? Here is the good news from MITAn MIT study reveals that generative AI's impact on jobs is gradual and industry-specific, not catastrophic. Workforce reductions are limit...
21 Aug, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
From intern to ₹2,00,00,00,00,000: How a 28-yr-old techie who interned for 4 years triggered a Google-OpenAI warFrom interning at five tech firms during college to building a billion-dollar AI startup, 28-year-old Varun Mohan’s journey triggered a ₹20...
16 Jul, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Google hires 18-year-old who was turned down by 16 collegesThis story has caught people's imagination in the US. It has even prompted a discussion in Congress. During a hearing on affirmative action...
16 Oct, 2023, 11.45 AM IST
Indian students in America concerned about future in Trump eraTrump’s executive orders restricting entry into the country and reports of curbs being planned on foreign students and workers are worrying...
05 Feb, 2017, 09.14 PM IST
Ratan Tata invests undisclosed amount in e-ticketing startup KyazoongaRatan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, has invested an undisclosed amount in his personal capacity in e-ticketing startup Kyazoonga.
10 Jun, 2016, 01.24 AM IST
Delhivery hires Facebook's Santanu Bhattacharya as data sciences headConsumer internet companies like Flipkart, Snapdeal and Ola are hiring aggressively from Silicon Valley, a practice that others are also ca...
24 Jul, 2015, 09.27 PM IST
Spoonful: Helping cerebral palsy patients eat with dignity and easeRashida Taskin, 19, saw the plight of her two elder brothers and came up with Spoonful, a solution that helps cerebral palsy patients eat w...
30 Nov, 2014, 10.59 PM IST
Top colleges like Stanford University and Ryerson look to engage deeply with start-up ecosystemStanford Ignite, the seven-week in-house entrepreneurship course of Stanford Global School of Business, is now in five cities across the wo...
23 Aug, 2014, 10.34 AM IST
Pune’s shopping tech startup Scandid wins Seedstars World regional competitionThe Scandid team will now compete with regional winners from over 30 countries as part of Seedstars World final event.
20 Jul, 2014, 12.01 AM IST
Pranav Kumar Suresh new CEO of Startup Village; Sijo Kuruvilla George moves to BoardPranav Kumar Suresh will be taking over as the CEO of India's first mobile-internet business incubator from July this year.
03 Jun, 2014, 02.15 PM IST
NRI scientists who turned research into successful businessesNot many Indians in US would risk turning their scientific research into successful businesses. Here is the story of the bravehearts who di...
23 Jul, 2012, 10.37 AM IST