Month: August 2026
As startups go public, ETSA jury asks: When does a startup cease to be one?
As many Indian startups go public at early stages, the definition of startups is starting to change. Do you consider a public market company a…
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Best on Campus: Armatrix slithers to success with snake-like robotic arms
Armatrix, which is building snake-like robotic arms that can navigate confined industrial spaces, won the Best on Campus award at The Economic Times Startup Awards…
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Startup of the Year: Street-smart Groww outruns regulatory odds to claim top prize
Online investment and wealthtech platform Groww bagged the coveted Startup of the Year award at the ET Startup Awards 2026 for what the jury lauded…
ET Startup Awards 2026: Groww adjudged No. 1; Sauce VC’s Manu Chandra named Midas Touch winner
Wealthtech platform Groww won the coveted Startup of the Year at the 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards, beating back a stiff challenge…
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Comeback Kid: Mukund Jha returns stronger with AI bet
For the Comeback Kid category, the ET Startup Awards 2026 jury looked for founders who had endured a bruising phase and returned stronger. Mukund Jha’s…
ET Startup Awards 2026: How we arrived at the winners… the methodology
In its 12th year, The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) have captured the ever-changing world of technology and digital India as the sector has evolved…
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Midas Touch: Sauce VC’s winning recipe earns Manu Chandra the prize
One of the most high-profile categories at The ET Startup Awards 2026 – the Midas Touch award for best investor – witnessed closely contested deliberations,…
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Social Enterprise: Varaha delivers carbon dollars to smallholder farmers
Climate change is putting growing pressure on small farmers, who typically cultivate on one or two hectares. Erratic weather, poor soil health and rising input…
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Woman Ahead: Palmonas, Progcap share crown for building across sectors
In one of the most fiercely contested categories of the ET Startup Awards, the jury named two winners this year. Pallavi Mohadikar, cofounder and chief…
Fifty shades of nifty growth: ETSA jury spots next giants
There are two red-letter days in India’s startup calendar. The first is the night of ET Startup Awards, usually falling in October every year. The…