Tag: startup
Kodama Systems: Tech startups innovate to snuff out wildfires
This is the tinderbox of the Sierra Nevada. It’s early June, the temperature is 97 degrees Fahrenheit and the air shimmers over dead trees choked…
Rainmatter: Zerodha’s Rainmatter invests Rs 10 crore each in Boson Whitewater, TruNativ
Water recycling startup Boson Whitewater and nutrition-focused brand TruNativ have each secured Rs 10 crore in equity funding from Zerodha-backed early-stage venture firm Rainmatter. Boson…
Ex-Amazon VP says CEO seduced his wife. He wasn’t referring to Jeff Bezos but… | Trending
A retired Amazon Vice President claims the CEO of a startup where he once worked seduced his wife and led to his divorce. Seattle-based Ethan…
AI Deal: The new AI deal: buy everything but the company
In 2022, Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas left their jobs developing artificial intelligence at Google. They said the tech giant moved too slowly. So…
Esop: Big LTCG gains for startups staff holding Esop in secondary deals
The reduction in long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax on unlisted securities to 12.5% from 20% could benefit startup staffers holding employee stock option plans (Esop),…
Growth-oriented outlook, inclusive provisions to uplift all sections of society
The announcements and provisions made in the Union Budget 2024 indicate an intention to have a multiplier effect for uplifting the poor, youth, women, and…
Fisdom: Fisdom ropes in former SBI executive Girish Venkat to head wealth management biz
Bengaluru-based wealthtech startup Fisdom has onboarded Girish Venkat as the head of its wealth management business, the company said on Thursday. Venkat assumes charge from…
From Resilience to Resurgence: ET Soonicorns Summit 2024 returns to Bengaluru with a sharper focus on startup reinvention
Three Indian companies have attained unicorn status in 2024: tech-enabled logistics startup, Porter; fintech software platform, Perfios and generative AI startup, Krutim. All three are…
edtech sector: Schoolnet acquires Housing cofounder’s startup Genius Teacher in edtech consolidation
Edtech firm Schoolnet, which provides digital classroom services to government schools, has acquired Housing.com co-founder Advitiya Sharma’s startup Genius Teacher amid broader consolidation in the…
Fisker: EV startup Fisker slashes prices of Ocean SUV amid debt troubles
Electric-vehicle startup Fisker said on Wednesday it was cutting the prices of its 2023 electric Ocean SUV model, signaling an attempt by the cash-strapped firm…