At 15, he won $500 building a drone; today, Bengaluru teen founder runs a $50 million aerospace startupNaman Pushp began experimenting with drones as a teenager during the 2020 lockdown, winning $500 at a hackathon and reinvesting the money i...
04 Sep, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
Sneaker brand Comet raises Rs 100 crore led by VerlinvestComet has raised Rs 100 crore in a Series B round led by Verlinvest, with existing investors Elevation Capital and Nexus Venture Partners a...
04 Sep, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Chinese AI firm Moonshot files confidentially for Hong Kong IPOMoonshot's latest version, Kimi K3 released in July, has met with positive reviews and robust demand, and sources have said the startup is ...
04 Sep, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
AI startup Crusoe valued at $30 billion after new fundingSeparately, the startup has signed a five-year cloud contract with trading firm Jane Street Group valued at around $13 billion, Bloomberg ...
04 Sep, 2026, 09.40 AM IST
Semicon startup Makr Microsystems raises Rs 10.2 crore from Bluehill VC, Artha Venture FundThe startup’s main technology — Acoustic Atomic Force Microscopy (AAFM) — uses acoustic signals and a scanning probe to gather information ...
03 Sep, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
ISM 2.0 paradox: Tough IP rules might leave startups starving for global cashThe India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 was notified on Monday. The domestic chip design industry welcomed the large, updated design-link...
03 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
AI startup Wonderful valued at $5 billion in latest funding roundThe round, led by Insight Partners, included participation from Salesforce and existing investors Index Ventures, IVP, Vine Ventures, 9Yar...
02 Sep, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
Astrobase in talks to raise $40-50 million led by Peak XV at $300 million valuation: sourcesThe talks come weeks after Astrobase unveiled Everest, an 80-tonne-class, 800 kN full-flow staged combustion (FFSC) rocket engine, in what ...
02 Sep, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
SaaS company Whatfix's cofounder and CEO Khadim Batti passes awayWhatfix CEO Khadim Batti passes away: Vara Kumar, Batti's cofounder and a close friend, told Whatfix employees in an email that Batti had s...
01 Sep, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
Ultrahuman raises $60 million led by Qualcomm Ventures at $360 million valuationQualcomm Ventures is investing about Rs 143 crore in the latest tranche, while Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, or Labcorp, is p...
01 Sep, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Aerospace startup Alteon raises $2.5 million from Lachy Groom, Together FundAlteon is developing autonomous dynamic-soaring aircraft that harvest energy from wind gradients, similar to how albatrosses fly. Its next ...
01 Sep, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Deeptech boom leaves most lab-stage startups strandedA survey by the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association showed that only 15% of deeptech funds back companies at technology readin...
01 Sep, 2026, 06.00 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
MeitY eyes R&D guidelines rejig for capital efficiency, industry linksThe move comes after the parliamentary standing committee on communications & information technology has repeatedly prodded the Ministry to...
31 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Andreessen Horowitz raises $1.1 billion for AI infrastructure fundThe “Machine Age Fund” will invest in AI computer infrastructure such as chips, memory, networking and storage, the firm said in a blog pos...
29 Aug, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Third Wave, Airbound lead weekly funding at $208 million, down 56% on-yearIndian tech and startup funding stood at $207.7 million across 20 rounds in the week ended August 28, down 6.3% from the previous week. Thi...
28 Aug, 2026, 09.57 PM IST
Japan already invested 14 percent of 10 trillion yen India investment target: Piyush GoyalJapanese firms have invested Rs 1 lakh crore towards a 10 trillion yen investment target. This pace suggests the full investment may occur ...
26 Aug, 2026, 09.48 PM IST