Afore Capital began backing pre-seed startups in 2017; 8 years later, its portfolio was valued at $13.5 billion and it had returned $47 million to investorsAfore Capital is changing how it backs new businesses. Its new $185 million fund will support both startups with clear business plans and f...
23 Oct, 2026, 12.15 AM IST
Eternal’s Q2 profit rises; SBI flags customer data leakEternal’s Q2 profit has surged, with Blinkit contributing significantly to the growth. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
21 Oct, 2026, 07.57 PM IST
How Byju’s parent funded Aakash rights issue; Zetwerk IPO fully subscribedHappy Dussehra! Byju’s parent used money repaid by Great Learning to back Aakash’s rights issue. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Di...
20 Oct, 2026, 07.51 AM IST
Woman secretly built a plan to pay off $58,000 which brought her husband to tears, here's what happened nextRebecca Christiansen built and Instagram account to pay off a debt of $58,000 and her followers helped her do that when she documented her ...
17 Oct, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
From shareholders to partners: How Google and Meta’s Jio investments evolved into an AI allianceMeta and Google, originally minority shareholders in Jio Platforms, are now forming strategic partnerships with Reliance. The new collabora...
17 Oct, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Skyroot eyes funding boost; MDR deferment cheers D2C brandsHappy Thursday! Skyroot is eyeing a big funding round as it gears up to scale rocket production. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Di...
15 Oct, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
UPI MDR rollout pushed; India’s first quantum computer coming soonHappy Wednesday! The implementation of MDR on select UPI payments has been deferred beyond Diwali. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning ...
14 Oct, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
Who is Abdulrahman Alfozan? ChatGPT maker OpenAI's Saudi national employee arrested by FBI for planting high tech listening device in San Francisco officeOpenAI's security team found the device late last month at ChatGPT maker's office and the employee, Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan, was...
14 Oct, 2026, 05.35 AM IST
- CoinSwitch Ventures goes global as BlackLane Capital, plans to back startups with cheques of up to $5 million
CoinSwitch’s investment arm, CoinSwitch Ventures, has rebranded as BlackLane Capital, expanding beyond crypto and Web3 to invest in early-s...
13 Oct, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
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...
12 Oct, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
How two Australian brothers-in-law turned a garage wine business into a $50 million company in 5 yearsTwo Australian brothers-in-law started selling wine from a garage in Adelaide in 2011. By 2016, their company, Vinomofo, had reached $50 mi...
09 Oct, 2026, 10.20 PM IST
ElevenLabs CEO on AI slowdown; Prosus dials up fintech betsHappy Wednesday! ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski weighs in on the AI slowdown debate. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
07 Oct, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
Menlo Ventures on AI slowdown; Ola Electric CEO pledges stakeHappy Monday! Menlo Ventures, an early Anthropic backer, says the real AI constraint is compute, not a slowdown in frontier models. This an...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
ETMarkets Smart Talk| ‘Desi to Videsi’: How GIFT City is changing the way Indians invest globally — Mustafa PardiwalaGIFT City is emerging as a gateway for Indian investors seeking global diversification, offering access to US stocks, ETFs and sectors such...
02 Oct, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
Volantis raises $88 million for tech to connect AI, memory chipsThe fundamental limit for AI chips from both Nvidia and rivals like Advanced Micro Devices is how well the computing parts of a chip can ta...
01 Oct, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
Ecommerce's festive push; Vertex's AI betsHappy Wednesday! Ahead of the festive sales, ecommerce giants are building out their supply chains. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning...
30 Sep, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Piyush Goyal to headline ET Startup Awards; The Souled Store eyes fundraiseHappy Tuesday! Meet our distinguished guest of honour for The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning D...
29 Sep, 2026, 08.18 AM IST