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'First cheque is never just capital, it's belief': Skyroot's Pawan Kumar on angel investor Mukesh Bansal
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‘First cheque is never just capital, it’s belief’: Skyroot’s Pawan Kumar on angel investor Mukesh Bansal

Days after its historic success, Skyroot Aerospace cofounder Pawan Kumar Chandana publicly thanked angel investor Mukesh Bansal for backing the spacetech startup at a time…

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Go Digit net profit dips 38% in Q1, premium falls 8.4%
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Go Digit net profit dips 38% in Q1, premium falls 8.4%

New-age insurance startup Go Digit General Insurance recorded a 38% year-on-year dip in net profit to Rs 86.4 crore for the April-June quarter, as a…

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Number of space startups rose from one in 2014 to over 400 in 2026: Government to Rajya Sabha
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Number of space startups rose from one in 2014 to over 400 in 2026: Government to Rajya Sabha

India’s space sector has witnessed measurable gains since June 2020, when space was opened to private players, with the number of space start-ups increasing from…

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DOGE alumni launch military cyber startup with $1.4 billion valuation
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DOGE alumni launch military cyber startup with $1.4 billion valuation

A team of former DOGE employees have raised a major funding round for a startup that aims to use AI to expand US military cyber…

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Bistro sees limited impact from Swiggy's Toing, Rapido's Ownly: Deepinder Goyal
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Bistro sees limited impact from Swiggy’s Toing, Rapido’s Ownly: Deepinder Goyal

Eternal is not putting much effort into dealing with competition from Swiggy’s Toing and Rapido’s food delivery platform Ownly, said founder Deepinder Goyal in a…

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ETtech Deep Dive: Food brands basking in 'healthy’ glow get regulatory rap for dodgy ads
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ETtech Deep Dive: Food brands basking in ‘healthy’ glow get regulatory rap for dodgy ads

As the FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) cracks down on misleading claims of health benefits by food and beverage brands, ET has…

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Aircraft startup Electra to invest $850 million to build Ohio factory
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Aircraft startup Electra to invest $850 million to build Ohio factory

Hybrid-electric aircraft startup Electra said Tuesday it will invest $850 million to build a production facility to assemble its nine-passenger hybrid-electric aircraft in Springfield, Ohio….

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InMobi appoints JPMorgan, Jefferies for nearly $1 billion IPO
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InMobi appoints JPMorgan, Jefferies for nearly $1 billion IPO

InMobi Pte has appointed four banks for an initial public offering over the next few months to raise about $1 billion for the Indian mobile…

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Bluestone looks at store expansion, in-house manufacturing to drive growth
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Bluestone looks at store expansion, in-house manufacturing to drive growth

Omnichannel jewellery retailer Bluestone is doubling down on its strategy to increase margins through its company-owned and company-operated (COCO) stores and in-house manufacturing capabilities to…

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Even Healthcare in talks to raise $50 million from Khosla Ventures, Alpha Wave
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Even Healthcare in talks to raise $50 million from Khosla Ventures, Alpha Wave

Even Healthcare, which offers subscription-based healthcare services and insurance, is in talks to raise about $50 million in a Series B funding round led by…

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