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Meet Ritu Narayan, whose transportation startup has revolutionized the US school bus system with technology, becoming a $1.7 billion unicornZum, founded by Ritu Narayan, is transforming US school transport with its innovative technology. The platform links parents with buses via...
Klydo founder Pradeep Yadav joins Snabbit as head of operationsFormer Udaan and Flipkart executive Pradeep Yadav has joined instant domestic help startup Snabbit as head of operations. He will lead oper...
Behind the Uber-Rapido merger talks; Honasa’s strong Q1 reportHappy Friday! Uber and Rapido explored combining their India ride-hailing operations in May, sources told us. This and more in today’s ETte...
Infra.Market’s backdoor listing; Honasa posts record profitInfra.Market is set to enter the public markets through a reverse merger with Shalimar Paints. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
Urban Company’s InstaHelp, Snabbit cross 100,000 daily bookings markSnabbit and InstaHelp, Urban Company's quick househelp verticals, each completed over 100,000 bookings in one day, highlighting growing con...
Mirae Asset Venture raises Rs 1,125 crore in first close of new India-dedicated fundThis compares with the firm’s first flagship fund, which had a corpus of Rs 370 crore, and a late-stage vehicle it launched with a corpus o...
Silicon Valley’s South Park Commons bullish on India's deeptech spaceAditya Agarwal, managing partner at SPC, and Prateek Mehta, general partner-India, told ET in an exclusive interaction that the firm is see...
Accel’s $550 million India fund; South Park Commons bets on deeptechHappy Wednesday! Venture capital firm Accel has raised its ninth India fund. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Nerds in cafes take frontier AI to the grassrootsInside the high-stakes, volunteer-driven race to build global user loyalty, unite borderless coding communities and turn everyday developer...
Aum Ventures marks first close of Rs 750 crore deeptech fund at Rs 225 croreAum Ventures has closed its second India Innovation Fund at Rs 225 crore. This new fund targets early-stage companies in advanced technolog...
Life’s toughest tests are ‘out of syllabus’, Modi tells IIT Delhi graduatesPrime Minister Narendra Modi urged IIT Delhi graduates to keep learning and innovating amid rapid technological and geopolitical changes. H...
Instant home services firms Urban Company, Snabbit slash prices, cut waiting times as competition intensifiesThe sector's rising cash burn, coupled with the relatively limited size of the addressable market, is beginning to concern investors tracki...
Who is Noa Khamallah? From prison and homelessness to $10 million venture fundNoa Khamallah heads Don't Quit Ventures, a fund dedicated to breaking down barriers for founders in need of funding. With a track record of...
Construction qcomm outfit HomeRun raises $12 million from Nexus Venture Partners, othersHomeRun, the Bengaluru-based startup that specializes in quick delivery of construction and renovation materials, has successfully raised t...
Investors on a new mission: Funding spacetech startupsIndia's growing space sector is making strides in essential mission technologies and components. With investor interest surging in startups...
Europe’s Baltic states turn startup hotbeds for their next growth chapterLithuania, Estonia, and Latvia are now recognized innovation hubs. These Baltic nations boast a significant number of successful startups a...
Sarvam lines up full-stack AI strategy to take on OpenAI, AnthropicSarvam is building a complete AI stack to challenge global leaders. Their large language models will offer Indian language support at lower...
Krutrim trims staff again, this time by another halfThe fresh job cuts come just months after ET reported on May 6 that the Bhavish Aggarwal-led startup had abandoned much of its original ful...
Aspiring young innovators gather at startup ecosystem summit in KashmirYoung entrepreneurs showcased innovative ideas at Srinagar's ASCEND-2026 startup summit. The event aimed to attract funding and foster econ...
'First cheque is never just capital, it's belief': Skyroot's Pawan Kumar on angel investor Mukesh BansalChandana said Bansal trusted the founding team and gave them room to make their own calls while staying available to mentor them. "The firs...