India's private space startups gear up for commercial push after Skyroot's historic Vikram-1 successSkyroot Aerospace's orbital success fuels India's private space sector expansion. Startups are accelerating plans for commercial rocket and...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
UK government, Jeff Bezos back CuspAI's $450 million round as startup seeks to discover new materialsBritish startup CuspAI secured four hundred fifty million dollars from investors. This funding will advance its mission to discover new mat...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
Inside Aurum PropTech's five-year acquisition spree of real estate tech startupsAurum PropTech acquired Housing.com for Rs 458 crore in an all-stock deal on Thursday. This acquisition completes Aurum's five-year strateg...
19 Jul, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
Selective funding slows startup creation in IndiaIn India, 314 startups were founded in the first half of 2026, compared with 3,222 in 2025 (January-December), according to data from Tracx...
18 Jul, 2026, 01.17 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Udaan, Emergent deals lift weekly funding to $346 million, up 332% on-yearIndian startups secured $346.2 million across 20 funding rounds. Udaan and Emergent led the funding with substantial large-stage deals. Lat...
17 Jul, 2026, 09.07 PM IST
Startups bet on AI and a leaner futureWhen Eric Lauer needs to hire at Giftory, the online gift-giving platform he runs, he's no longer looking for eager young coders fresh out ...
17 Jul, 2026, 05.06 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Why AI startups like Emergent, Sarvam, UnifyApps are seeing bigger bets & soaring valuationsIndian artificial intelligence startups are experiencing significant funding and valuation surges. Emergent and Sarvam AI recently achieved...
16 Jul, 2026, 09.01 PM IST
Meet the Indian startups that joined the billion-dollar club in H1 2026The startups span artificial intelligence, fintech, spacetech, and proptech, portraying the growing diversity of India’s startup ecosystem....
16 Jul, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
Vibe-coding startup Emergent's valuation jumps 5x to $1.5 billion in new fundingThe latest financing takes Emergent's total capital raised since inception to $230 million. The startup last raised $70 million in January,...
15 Jul, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
Meet Apurva Shrivastava: How this MIT graduate turned missed calls into billion-dollar AI business worth over Rs 8,300 croreApurva Shrivastava's childhood experiences inspired him to co-found the AI startup Avoca, which answers customer calls for home service bus...
15 Jul, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
AI startup UnifyApps eyes $120 million from EQT as valuation set to tripleThe investment, which comes less than a year after the New York and Gurgaon-based startup raised $50 million from WestBridge Capital, is ex...
15 Jul, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
FICCI launches Family Office Forum to channel $30 billion into startupsFICCI has launched a new Family Office Forum for Indian businesses. This platform aims to channel significant family capital into the start...
14 Jul, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
AI startup Reflection signs over $1 billion computing deal with NebiusThe move builds on Reflection's June agreement with SpaceX for computing capacity, a deal that media reports said would see the startup p...
14 Jul, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026: Why some AI startups may be underestimating their own AI productsET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026: AI startups in India are fighting for attention in a crowded market. But many founders still und...
14 Jul, 2026, 01.58 PM IST
How small-town India is powering the next startup revolutionIndia's startup revolution is spreading beyond metros, with young innovators from tier-2 and tier-3 cities building scalable solutions. Bet...
13 Jul, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
He learned one lesson at his family's Michigan business. Now it's a $1 billion AI startupApurva Shrivastava, an Indian-origin entrepreneur who studied in MIT, founded Avoca after observing missed customer calls. This AI startup ...
13 Jul, 2026, 07.55 PM IST
India-UAE startup corridor: Over 1,500 founders turn to R Madhavan-led The Gamechangers Middle EastWith strong participation from Indian entrepreneurs, the UAE's startup investment platform highlights the growing shift towards cross-borde...
10 Jul, 2026, 12.48 PM IST