In 2011, Jessica Alba co-founded The Honest Company around household and baby products; its 2021 market debut briefly valued it at nearly $2 billionJessica Alba co-founded The Honest Company after struggling to find safe household and baby products. The company grew rapidly, focusing on...
06 Oct, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
ETSA 2026: Consumer brands poised for bigger exits as strategic acquisitions pick up: Sauce’s Manu ChandraChandra has been selected for the Midas Touch honour for best investor at The ET Startup Awards 2026, with the jury recognising his track r...
06 Oct, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
Emami's BoroPlus takes on Johnson’s, Himalaya, Mamaearth with FromMaa launchEmami-owned BoroPlus has entered India’s fast-growing baby-care market with BoroPlus FromMaa, offering lotion, cream, soap, shampoo, massag...
08 Sep, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
The big Gen Z market taking over how India spends, saves and strategisesIndia's youngest generation now leads consumption spending with unique preferences. Gen Z's influence is reshaping brand strategies and inv...
08 Sep, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
Shilpa Shetty beats Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni: 10 celebrities with the highest number of startup investment roundsShilpa Shetty Kundra leads Tracxn’s ranking of celebrity startup investors with 10 disclosed funding rounds between 2021 and 2026 YTD. MS D...
08 Sep, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Behind Sugar Cosmetics down round: valuation to crash 80% in A91 bailoutSugar Cosmetics is raising fresh capital from existing investor A91 Partners at a valuation more than 80% below its peak. The funding comes...
04 Sep, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
Sugar’s valuation slump; Slice takes a hitHappy Friday! A91 Partners is backing Sugar Cosmetics in a round that will see the beauty brand’s valuation fall sharply. This and more in ...
04 Sep, 2026, 07.32 AM IST
Social media influencers don entrepreneurial hat; launch VC-backed consumer brandsThe rise of social media influencers has given birth to a new wave of consumer brands, garnering tremendous venture capital interest.
31 Aug, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Groww adjudged No. 1; Sauce VC’s Manu Chandra named Midas Touch winnerThe elite jury was chaired by Wipro executive chairman Rishad Premji. The 11-member panel deliberated for nearly three hours on Tuesday to ...
27 Aug, 2026, 08.04 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Woman Ahead: Palmonas, Progcap share crown for building across sectorsPalmonas cofounder Pallavi Mohadikar and Progcap cofounder Pallavi Shrivastava jointly won the Woman Ahead award at the ET Startup Awards 2...
27 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Bootstrap Champ: Habuild stretches profits without bending to VC cashFounded in 2020 by Saurabh and Trishala Bothra and Anshul Agrawal, the platform aimed to make yoga more accessible and has become one of In...
27 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
India's D2C boom is entering a new phase: Less big-money chasing, more business buildingIndia's direct-to-consumer sector is maturing, with investors becoming more selective. Funding has shifted towards younger companies and ea...
26 Aug, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
VCs chase deeptech; AI takeaways from ET's WLFHappy Monday! Specialist VC funds are expanding beyond their traditional sectors to invest more in deeptech. This and more in today’s ETtec...
24 Aug, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
One of a Kind Awards: Celebrating the startups that earned the people’s voteAt the One of a Kind Awards - for early stage startups, presented by The Economic Times and Cashfree Payments, the People’s Choice Award re...
21 Aug, 2026, 07.49 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Woman AheadThis award recognises women entrepreneurs who have built their own ventures and are competing with the best in the industry. To qualify, no...
20 Aug, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Bootstrap ChampThe Bootstrap Champ will have demonstrated the ability to win customers and earn revenue for at least a year. It should possess the potenti...
17 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Nykaa to acquire 51% stake in skincare brand Aminu for Rs 32 croreNykaa said that the brand, which sells products such as serums and sleep oils, operates "in a sizeable high growth segment". "It is among t...
04 Aug, 2026, 08.34 PM IST