Startup shock: Employee quits in a week, after scamming shoes worth Rs 2 lakh from sneaker brandGully Labs, a Delhi-based sneaker startup, experienced significant financial losses when a new employee allegedly exploited internal system...
23 Feb, 2026, 09.33 AM IST
Pine Labs' IPO calculus; Sequoia's India returnPine Labs CEO Amrish Rau told us about the company's upcoming IPO, its pricing and growth plans. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
03 Nov, 2025, 07.50 PM IST
CoolKicks co-founder taken into custody during live stream after LAPD raids: Who is Adeel Shams and what is his net worth?CoolKicks co-founder Adeel Shams was arrested in Los Angeles on felony fraud charges during an LAPD raid. The high-profile sneaker reseller...
04 Oct, 2025, 08.44 PM IST
Fashion commerce startup Culture Circle bags undisclosed amount from Oyo’s Ritesh Agarwal at Rs 100 crore valuationThe Gurugram-based startup, which operates as a luxury marketplace, enabling users to compare prices across verified sellers of authenticat...
17 Jul, 2025, 10.19 PM IST
Shark Tank India Season 4: Meet the entrepreneur who wore Rs 10 lakh shoes to the show. How judges reactedShark Tank India Season 4 features Devansh Jain Nawal and Ackshay Jain presenting Culture Circle, a reselling platform for luxury apparel. ...
14 Jan, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2024 | Going global is the refrain at Met Gala of startup calendarGraduating from sneakers to tan leather shoes and from t-shirts to shirts, the ETSA 2024 was the passing out parade for a generation of sta...
08 Oct, 2024, 12.33 AM IST
ET Startup Award 2024 | Stepping up the startups game: in the valley of sneakersIf sneakers belong to the Valley bro fashion code, then it was the standout star of The Economic Times Startup Awards 2024. Taking inspirat...
07 Oct, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2024 | Best on Campus: ClaimBuddy stays on pulse to take home campus star prizeThe startup that provides digital infrastructure to hospitals for processing insurance claims and assists patients in getting faster pay-ou...
13 Sep, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Semi-casual wear making a return in languishing apparel marketSales of semi-casual or smart casual office wear, including denims, chinos, polos and casual shirts and sneakers are growing at a faster pa...
09 Aug, 2023, 05.30 PM IST
D2C footwear brand Solethreads raises $3.7 million in funding from Fireside Ventures, othersThe Gurgaon-based firm plans to use these funds for research and development and to grow its product portfolio, which currently has 1,200 s...
18 Jul, 2023, 05.00 PM IST
Fashion brand Styched acquires Shark Tank India fame sneaker startup FlatheadsThe deal, structured as an all-equity transaction, marks Bengaluru-based Styched's entry into the footwear segment.
17 Jul, 2023, 02.57 PM IST
Sneaker reseller Mainstreet Marketplace raises $2 million from Deepinder Goyal, Nikhil Kamath, othersFounded by 24-year old Vedant Lamba as a YouTube channel in 2017, Mainstreet Marketplace had last year raised pre-seed funding of around $1...
26 Jun, 2023, 07.37 AM IST
'Down, but not out.' After 'Shark Tank India 2' pitch went downhill, Flatheads founder reveals his 10-yr-old wants to be an entrepreneurAt 10, Balakrishnan's daughter has already started her entrepreneurial journey.
11 Jan, 2023, 11.16 AM IST
Everyone turns sneakerhead as guests opt for comfortable casual at ET Startup Awards 2022Startup world keeps in step with craze for comfortable casual kicks as they stepped out to celebrate winners.
21 Nov, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-promoted Akasa Air unveils first look of its crew uniformThe uniform fit focuses on providing the best possible stretch to ensure their comfort over their busy flight schedules, the company said i...
04 Jul, 2022, 04.55 PM IST
ByteDance said to weigh sale of stake in sneaker reseller PoizonThe TikTok owner has engaged in talks about a sale of a low single-digit percentage-point stake, and would prefer to sell to an existing in...
07 Jun, 2022, 02.11 PM IST
Anand Mahindra wants to fund this startup by a 23-year-old that makes sneakers out of plastic wasteThe 66-year-old also said that he was embarrassed that he didn't know about this "inspiring startup" before.
18 Nov, 2021, 08.52 AM IST