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ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $187 million this week, down 28% on-year
7+ hour, 6+ min ago (350+ words) The number of deals during the week was also down at 18 transactions, compared to 24 in the corresponding week last year. Compared to the previous week, when startups raised $310.7 million, the funding was down 39.8%. Startups raised around $187 million in the week…...
Valuations do a quick jump at select startups
15+ hour, 20+ min ago (203+ words) Geno Auriemma blasts officiating, clashes with Dawn Staley after South Carolina Gamecocks upset UConn Huskies; watch here US intelligence warns Iran unlikely to ease Strait of Hormuz chokehold soon, sources say Word of the day - Discursive Delhi weather today: Yellow…...
Fidelity marks down conversational AI platform Gupshup's valuation by 80% to $278 million
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (385+ words) Gupshup was valued at $1.4 billion when Fidelity first invested in the company back in 2021 through a secondary transaction. The asset manager has been steadily revising the value of its holding and had marked it down to $697 million as of July…...
Product design startup Noon emerges from stealth mode with $44 million funding
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (339+ words) San Francisco-headquartered startup Noon has emerged from stealth mode with $44 million in funding from Chemistry, First Round Capital, Scribble Ventures, Elevation Capital, and Afore Capital, along with individual investors from the technology and design industries. Sinha told ET during an…...
IdeaForge, IIT Bombay ink pact to launch programme for identifying emerging deeptech founders
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Dugar Finance raises $5 million in pre-series A round led by HegdInvst
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (230+ words) RBI's weekend move bought some relief, but no end to Re depreciation pressure, says Naveen Mathur NSE IPO: Can you buy shares now to participate in OFS? All about the Rs 20,000 crore opportunity Dollar surges in Asia as war's safe-haven…...
Agentic AI startup Sycamore raises $65 million led by Coatue, Lightspeed
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (243+ words) Single-board computing firm Raspberry Pi earnings beat expectations on demand and higher prices Indonesia summons Meta and Google over non-compliance with child social media curbs, minister says April 2026 Festive Calendar: From Hanuman Jayanti to Akshaya Tritiya, check the full list…...
ETtech Explainer: What Emergent’s ARR reveals about AI’s numbers game
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (409+ words) A debate over how vibe-coding startup Emergent " backed by the likes of SoftBank, Lightspeed, and Khosla Ventures " has reported its numbers has put the spotlight on the ARR metric of AI startups. In February, Emergent said it had hit $100 million…...
Early-stage funding value ticks up 46%, but numbers decrease
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Starcloud reaches $1.1 billion valuation as AI space race heats up
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (205+ words) Telangana takes a stand: Bill targets hate speech and hate crimes with strict penalties He ate pulao every day, twice. Yet he lost 14 kgs in just 9 months. How? Maharashtra to regularise pre-2011 land encroachments, free up to 500 sq ft Confusion…...