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Zetwerk IPO eyes big returns; Flipkart alumni seek Esop buybackZetwerk’s early investors are poised for big gains as the platform prepares to go public. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Meet Aidan Guo, young entrepreneur building an AI desktop assistant, his startup has already attracted about $1.6 million in fundingGuo's interest in technology began when he was young. On his personal website, he says he started sneaker botting at the age of 13, The act...
ETSA champions show the great Indian dream is all home-brewed and visa-free: Union Minister Piyush GoyalIn a candid conversation with ET’s Deepshikha Sikarwar, he spoke about India’s trade deals, India-US relations, foreign investment, and how...
Amazon in talks to buy AI startup Decart for around $7 billion: ReportAmazon is reportedly in talks to acquire artificial-intelligence startup Decart for about $7 billion. The acquisition would give Amazon sig...
ET Startup Awards 2026 | List when the business is predictable, and stay transparent after: Groww, Meesho foundersThe advice from the two founders, during a panel discussion at The ET Startup Awards moderated by Samidha Sharma, came as a number of start...
Winners of The ET Startup Awards 2026 to be feted todayHappy Friday! The who's who of the startup ecosystem will come together in Bengaluru today to honour the winners of The Economic Times Star...
Lifestyle accessories brand DailyObjects raises Rs 332 crore funding at Rs 1,050 crore valuationThe funding round consists of primary and secondary capital. Early investor Roots Ventures partially exited in this round, realising an 18x...
Is it possible to beam solar power from space to Earth? Virginia startup Overview Energy gets Pentagon funding for its 2028 targeting testCollecting solar energy in space was never the biggest problem. Getting that power to the right place on Earth was. On September 30, 2026, ...
IVCA joins Headstart as co-host of Bharat Pitchathon 2026; launches national DeepTech founder intelligence initiativeIVCA has announced a collaboration with Headstart Network Foundation to enhance India's DeepTech entrepreneurship ecosystem. This partnersh...
Karnataka, IVCA explore co-investment framework to accelerate DeepTech commercialisationThe Bharat DeepTech Roundtable took place in Bengaluru, organized by the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association. It brought toget...
US government, Google join Zuckerberg-backed Biohub in $1.8 billion push for AI biology dataThe US government and tech heavyweights Meta Platforms and Google parent Alphabet are joining nonprofit Biohub to build open datasets to tr...
Wealthtech startup Zomint raises Rs 36 crore from Lightspeed, Prime Venture PartnersFounded in September 2025 by Aman Mittal, a former executive at Flipkart and Pine Labs, and Shavir Bansal, who started personal finance con...
RDI fund: Call for proposals to reopen after review, to boost Viksit Bharat 2047, says TDB SecretaryIn an effort to align with India's 2047 development goals, the Research, Development, and Innovation Fund was launched by Prime Minister Na...
Nvidia’s $20 billion Groq deal under fire: Why shareholders are suingIn a striking legal development, two ex-Groq engineers have taken Nvidia to court over alleged mismanagement of their technology and person...
Karnataka govt’s Innoverse identifies seven startups for deeptech scale-up programmeThe programme will support startups with market access, capital mobilisation, policy support, and access to technology and scale-up infrast...
Former Elevation Capital partner Mayank Khanduja joins Silicon Valley VC Bessemer in IndiaKhanduja, who left Elevation Capital in January, will focus on early-stage investments at Bessemer, working with founders from their first ...
How 25 students of Gurgaon-based college raised Rs 60 crore funding in deep tech and space ventures in a dayTwenty-five startups from Gurugram-based Masters’ Union University received soft funding commitments worth Rs 60.5 crore. The startups pres...
AI firm EliseAI valued at $4 billion in latest funding roundThe funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Sap...
IIT Madras-backed deeptech fund raises Rs 450 crore in first close, invests Rs 55 crore in four startupsThe fund, which has a target corpus of Rs 1,000 crore including a Rs 400 crore greenshoe option, achieved its first close within three mont...
India’s startup cash keeps finding one address, with $4.4 billion going to BengaluruBengaluru secured $4.4 billion in startup funding during the first nine months of 2026. Total startup funding in India reached $10.3 billio...