Category: Startups
ETtech Explainer: What Emergent’s ARR reveals about AI’s numbers game
A debate over how vibe-coding startup Emergent — backed by the likes of SoftBank, Lightspeed, and Khosla Ventures — has reported its numbers has put…
MS Dhoni invests in Kuku, to be the brand ambassador of micro-drama app Kuku TV
Indian cricketer MS Dhoni has invested in the mobile-first storytelling platform Kuku and also become the brand ambassador for Kuku TV, a micro-drama app, the…
Indian startups turn to small languages models to solve for efficiency, privacy, cost
New-age startups are increasingly adopting smaller AI models to protect customer data and avoid the cost of large models, as they adapt their AI strategy…
B2B firm Zetwerk eyes Rs 500 crore pre-IPO round at $3 billion valuation
Business-to-business manufacturing marketplace Zetwerk is in discussions to secure about Rs 500 crore in pre-initial public offering (IPO) funding from Bharat Value Fund, along with…
Urban Company’s Insta Help crosses one million bookings in March
Synopsis Urban Company’s quick service housekeeping vertical Insta Help crossed one million monthly bookings in March. The development comes after the company reported over 50,000…
Urban Company’s quick service vertical InstaHelp surpasses 1 million monthly bookings in March
Urban Company’s quick service vertical InstaHelp surpassed one million monthly delivered bookings in March, with three days remaining for the month to end, the company…
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $936 million in March so far; down 56% on-year
Indian startups raised about $935.7 million in funding in March so far, marking a 56% decline from March 2025, when they raised a total of…
Karnataka most preferred hub for tech startups, says IT/BT minister Priyank Kharge
Karnataka continues to be the country’s most preferred destination for technology startups to scale, the state’s IT/BT minister Priyank Kharge said on Thursday. “Karnataka has…
AI spend in India’s financial services sector to double in 2026: QED Investors
AI spend in India’s financial services sector is set to double in 2026, according to a report by venture capital firm QED Investors, driven by…
Amazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robot
Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, just under two months after the startup introduced a humanoid robot called Sprout designed to be a friendly addition to…