ETtech Deals Digest: Apna, Mobile Premier League enter unicorn clubIndia’s startup ecosystem minted two new unicorns this week—one of them the youngest to enter the coveted billion-dollar valuation club. Me...
17 Sep, 2021, 06.05 PM IST
Every second founder of a unicorn this year is an IITianEvery second founder of Indian startups that turned a unicorn this year is an alumnus of one of four oldest Indian Institutes of Technology...
15 Sep, 2021, 10.27 AM IST
Most unicorn founders this year are IITiansAs many as 30 of the 58 founders of these are engineering graduates from the IITs of Delhi, Bombay, Kharagpur or Kanpur, according to a stu...
14 Sep, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
SaaS startups come off age, firm up plans to raise capital via IPOsAccording to merchant bankers, there could be more SaaS players hitting the IPO street, given the huge investor interest in the sector.
01 Sep, 2021, 04.28 PM IST
VC firm Accel launches Atoms programme to back early-stage startupsAccel Atoms fund will invest $250,000 in startups with an uncapped convertible, meaning the venture capital firm will not pick up a stake i...
30 Aug, 2021, 06.31 PM IST
Postman becomes most valued Indian SaaS startup after $225M fundingThe seven-year-old startup is now valued at $5.6 billion, overtaking BrowserStack which was valued at $4 billion in June.
19 Aug, 2021, 12.22 PM IST
Mindtickle becomes a unicorn after SoftBank-led fundingExisting backers including Norwest Venture Partners and Qualcomm Ventures participated in the $100 million round that has more than doubled...
06 Aug, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
BrowserStack becomes India's highest-valued SaaS firm after fresh fundingThe $200 million fundraise values Browserstack at $4 billion, making it among the highest valued software-as-a-service (SaaS) startups to h...
17 Jun, 2021, 02.29 PM IST
MindTickle to turn unicorn with $100 million funding from SoftBankAfter social commerce startup Meesho and banking technology platform Zeta, SoftBank is set to put another $100 million in SaaS startup Mind...
17 Jun, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: A week of SaaS and Super App ambitionsTata Digital, a wholly owned subsidiary of India's largest conglomerate, wrapped up two startup deals this week, while Indian SaaS startups...
11 Jun, 2021, 07.02 PM IST
Zenoti raises $80 million in funding round led by TPGThe latest capital infusion, which pegs Zenoti’s post-money valuation at $1.5 billion, is an extension of the SaaS startup's Series D fundi...
08 Jun, 2021, 11.46 PM IST
Icertis raises $80 million funding at $2.8 billion valuationIcertis, a Pune-based software firm, will use the funding to fuel its expansion plans and product development, CEO Samir Bodas says.
12 Mar, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
Startup Jobs: 2020's unicorns look to ramp up hiring in 2021Newly minted startup unicorns—Pine Labs, Zenoti, Postman, Razorpay, Cars24 and Glance—are scaling up teams by 10-100% to drive market expan...
05 Jan, 2021, 10.32 PM IST
2020 Year in Review | Why 2021 will be an inflection point for India's SaaS sectorIndia’s SaaS sector was growing at 1.5 times the growth in the global SaaS market, with the industry expected to reach $13-$15 billion in r...
28 Dec, 2020, 12.01 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Zenoti, LeadSquared, Wakefit.co raise fundsA quick look at this week's most important investments in the tech and startup space.
18 Dec, 2020, 05.41 PM IST
Delhivery raises $25 million from Steadview ahead of planned IPOSteadview Capital's investment will play a key role in taking the Delhivery public in the next 12-15 months, founder-CEO Sahil Barua said.
15 Dec, 2020, 06.04 PM IST
Zenoti raises $160 million in funding, enters unicorn clubThe funding round catapults Zenoti into the coveted Unicorn club, making it only the fifth software product company of Indian origin, after...
15 Dec, 2020, 12.37 PM IST