Not all startups are built the same. Which category defines yours?Startup award categories are often shaped more by founder journeys, business models, and growth approaches than by sectors alone. Through r...
21 May, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
Inside the jury shaping the One Of A Kind Startup AwardsThe One of a Kind Startup Awards 2026, presented by The Economic Times and Cashfree Payments, is seeking India's most promising internet-fi...
12 May, 2026, 12.41 PM IST
Instant househelp orders jump; Agnikul eyes new fundingHappy Monday! Instant house help startups collectively reached three million monthly bookings in April. This and more in today's ETtech Mor...
11 May, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
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...
07 May, 2026, 08.04 AM IST
South Korea’s Krafton, Naver, Mirae Asset launch Rs 6,000-crore India-dedicated fundKrafton, Naver Corporation, and Mirae Asset have launched a Rs 6,000-crore fund for high-growth Indian startups. The Unicorn Growth Fund wi...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Nearly 92% of Indian SaaS cos adopted AI in 12 months: BessemerAI adoption by SaaS platforms helps make software more intuitive, adaptive, and capable of automating complex tasks. The report titled ‘The...
06 Aug, 2024, 07.37 AM IST
Fintech sector will dominate future Unicorns at USD 58 billion: Hurun reportThe total worth of India's future unicorns will stand at USD 58 billion, an increase of 1.2 per cent as compared to last year. Fintech sect...
23 Jun, 2024, 06.11 PM IST
Bessemer says India SaaS is on track to touch $50 billion by 2030A significant chunk of the companies that will contribute to the $50 billion annual recurring revenue (ARR) tally will be ones who would no...
08 Aug, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
SaaS pips fintech as largest unicorn creator in 2022: Orios Venture reportHowever, many of the SaaS unicorns reached the coveted $1-billion valuation on the back of inflated price-to-valuation ratios, Orios managi...
01 Feb, 2023, 09.23 AM IST
Need for ARR-based valuation amid unicorn 'hype,' says BVP report“At $100-m ARR, Centaur [denoting a new breed of firms having crossed $100-m revenue milestones] businesses have product-market fit, scalab...
20 May, 2022, 04.18 PM IST
Funding for Indian SaaS to rise 62.5% to $6.5 billion this year: reportAccording to the report, titled ‘India SaaS: Punching through the global pecking order’, overall funding for Indian SaaS startups is expect...
20 Apr, 2022, 11.59 AM IST
For third quarter in a row, startup funding crosses $10 billion in Q1, creates 14 unicornsThis is the third consecutive quarter ending March 2022 when the fund inflows into the domestic start-ups ecosystem have grossed over USD 1...
10 Apr, 2022, 05.59 PM IST
How India logged into global SaaS product storyThe majority of Indian SaaS revenue comes from horizontal applications, indicating untapped opportunity in other segments. The Covid pandem...
07 Mar, 2022, 09.56 AM IST
Newly minted desi unicorns out to reshape the SaaS spaceEven as India hotly awaits the next mega IPO in its burgeoning SaaS sector, founders and investors watching the industry closely say acquih...
03 Jan, 2022, 06.33 AM IST
India SaaS companies could log $75 billion revenue by 2025While revenue per employee for Indian IT companies in 2020 was around $47,000, the revenue per employee for Indian SaaS firms had already t...
22 Jul, 2021, 06.01 AM IST
India's SaaS space can create $1 trillion in value by 2030India currently has around 1,000 SaaS startups, including 10 unicorns, that generate a combined $2-$3 billion in annual revenue and employ ...
07 Jul, 2021, 10.09 PM IST
Icertis becomes India's third SaaS unicorn with $115 million fundingIcertis counts giants such as Google, Microsoft, Daimler, Airbus, Johnson & Johnson, Lupin, Infosys, Wipro and Cognizant as its customers.
18 Jul, 2019, 08.03 AM IST