IBM CEO on AI disruption, stock slide; VCs cash in on D2C exitsHappy Wednesday! IBM CEO Arvind Krishna calls the recent stock slide an overreaction and lays out his view on India's AI push and job disru...
25 Feb, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
Dairy product manufacturer Ace International raises $35 million fundingUnder its B2B and B2C offerings, it provides dairy products for infant nutrition, adult nutrition, read-to-mix products, among other items....
27 Nov, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
FMCG majors turn to D2C for growth, but profitability remains distantHindustan Unilever, ITC, Marico, and Emami, among others, have either acquired or taken controlling stakes in at least a dozen digital-firs...
06 Oct, 2025, 09.01 AM IST
Backed by 19 unicorn founders, VC Bipin Shah launches Rs 159 crore Solo GP Fund, Zeropearl VCThe fund will focus on pre-seed and seed investments, backing a select few startups in India's burgeoning ecosystem.
25 Sep, 2025, 04.25 PM IST
HUL surges 3.5% on strong Q1 show, margin recovery in sightHindustan Unilever's stock rose 3.5% after reporting June quarter results that exceeded expectations, despite a slight dip in Ebitda margin...
01 Aug, 2025, 06.01 AM IST
D2C beauty company Wow Skin Science seeks strategic buyer at a lower $250 million valuationWow Skin Science, valued at around $400 million, is seeking a strategic buyer at a reduced valuation of $250 million as investors look to e...
08 Jan, 2025, 09.24 AM IST
Peak XV in talks to invest in new-age luggage brand MokobaraThis comes at a time when venture investors are increasingly looking to place fresh bets on new-age brands that are scaling offline presenc...
20 Sep, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2023: Nominees for Woman AheadNominees in this category must be CEOs at their startups, unless there is no one with a CEO designation. The women up for this year's award...
07 Sep, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
All eyes on new HUL Chief Rohit Jawa as FMCG market battles disruptive challengesHUL's revenue growth over the past several quarters has been price-led rather than volume driven. However, price increases have a limit and...
13 Mar, 2023, 01.40 PM IST
Goat Brand Labs acquires Chumbak, four other brands as D2C sector sees consolidation set inDeal another fire sale in D2C space, investors Gaja Capital, Matrix Partners exit as part of acquisition
12 Jan, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding down 35% in 2022 despite Nov blipFunding for Indian startups has been scarce for some time now, but according to a report by Venture Intelligence, November was the best mon...
09 Dec, 2022, 07.11 PM IST
Scoop: HUL, other FMCG majors in sale talks with nutrition firm OzivaThe plant-based supplement brand looking to fetch about Rs 400-500 crore in valuation, say sources.
08 Dec, 2022, 04.20 PM IST
Scoop: HUL & others in talks to buy Oziva; Swiggy may sack 250 employees this monthOziva, which sells nutrition and fitness products across categories such as women’s health, skin, hair, men’s health and general wellness, ...
08 Dec, 2022, 08.02 AM IST
GoKwik raises $15 million Series A from Sequoia, MatrixGoKwik plans to use the funds to expand its client base to social commerce startups, scale up the product and technology teams and launch n...
17 Nov, 2021, 12.20 PM IST
Pickrr gets $12-million funding from IIFL, Amicus Capital and othersFounded in 2015 by Ankit Kaushik, Rhitiman Majumder and Gaurav Mangla, Pickrr provides logistics and warehousing solutions to small and med...
11 Aug, 2021, 08.18 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Amazon backs MyGlamm, Jungle’s Leap betIn this week’s ETtech Deals Digest, the world’s largest e-commerce firm has made its first consumer-brand bet in India, while edtech startu...
19 Mar, 2021, 07.32 PM IST
OZiva raises $12 million in Series B funding roundOZiva will use the funding from investors Eight Roads Ventures, F-Prime Capital and Matrix Partners India to expand its team, enter the kid...
18 Mar, 2021, 10.27 AM IST