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Gameberry Labs posts 20% rise in FY26 revenue to Rs 711 crore, profit up 17%
Gameberry Labs reported a 20% increase in revenue during FY26, reaching Rs 711 crore, alongside a 17% profit rise. The company's revenue from in-app purchases and advertising significantly contributed to the growth. Total expenses for the year rose by 23%, largely due to increased processing fees and employee costs. Most of Gameberry's revenue and users are derived from international markets, especially Saudi Arabia, the US, and Spain.
The ET Startup Awards 2026 special
Happy Monday! The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) 2026 ceremony brought together the country’s top founders, investors, and policymakers in Bengaluru for a Friday evening of sharp insights and spirited conversations.
ETSA 2026: Over a decade on, India's startup story is only getting started
The 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) captured this transition, reflecting an ecosystem that has moved beyond the race for scale to pursue technological depth, durable businesses and international markets.
The ET Startup Awards 2026 special
Entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers came together in a star-studded event to honour the best of Indian entrepreneurship at the ET Startup Awards 2026 in Bengaluru.
Winners of The ET Startup Awards 2026 to be feted today
Happy Friday! The who's who of the startup ecosystem will come together in Bengaluru today to honour the winners of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) 2026.
Startups will crown new champions today at 12th ET Startup Awards in Bengaluru
Union minister for commerce and industry Piyush Goyal will be the guest of honour at the event, which will bring together a strong mix of past and present ETSA winners and nominees, alongside leading voices from India’s new-economy landscape. Goyal is expected to speak about the government’s efforts to deepen and expand the country’s emerging business ecosystem.
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How a Singapore couple turned a $30,000 startup, KeaBabies, into a global brand generating $76 million revenue
A Singapore couple started KeaBabies with $30,000 in 2017. The baby and maternity brand has since expanded across international markets, with its latest reported figures showing $76 million in revenue and $8.9 million in net profit.
ETSA 2026: Consumer brands poised for bigger exits as strategic acquisitions pick up: Sauce’s Manu Chandra
Chandra has been selected for the Midas Touch honour for best investor at The ET Startup Awards 2026, with the jury recognising his track record of backing companies early and delivering significant exits.
Piyush Goyal to headline ET Startup Awards; The Souled Store eyes fundraise
Happy Tuesday! Meet our distinguished guest of honour for The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Union minister Piyush Goyal to headline ET Startup Awards on October 9 in Bengaluru
Goyal has been leading trade negotiations with key partners, including the US, after sealing high-profile deals with the UK, which came into force in July, and the EU, which is expected to take effect early next year. His ministry is also overhauling a raft of laws and regulations to make it easier to do business and to cement India's position as a global manufacturing hub, a push that has coincided with record foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of $94.53 billion in FY26.
One of a Kind Awards: Honouring the resourcefulness of bootstrapped champions
At the One of a Kind Awards - for early stage startups, presented by The Economic Times and Cashfree Payments, the Bootstrapped Champion Award recognised an early-stage, internet-first startup that achieved significant traction while remaining largely self-funded.
MDR on UPI coming soon; India's new class of robot workers
Happy Friday! With a fee on UPI set to come into the picture soon, issuing banks are poised to claim the biggest slice. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
How Ather powered past Ola; Apple's first foldable iPhone
Ather Energy has surpassed Ola Electric in sales and other metrics. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Habuild CEO on user loyalty; Flipkart Minutes gets its own app
Happy Thursday! Habuild CEO Saurabh Bothra said repeat users are helping the company drive growth. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
ET Startup Awards 2026: Habuild leans on repeat users to expand beyond yoga into strength training, nutrition
Habuild, winner of the Bootstrap Champ title at the ET Startup Awards 2026, has built a profitable digital wellness business driven largely by repeat subscriptions. The platform, which started with free yoga sessions during Covid, reported Rs 112 crore revenue and Rs 57 crore net profit in FY25, while expanding into strength training and AI-led nutrition tools.
Deeptech firm Minimac Systems raises Rs 30 crore led by Zerodha's Rainmatter
Minimac, founded by Anshuman Agrawal, has been bootstrapped and profitable since its inception, the company said. The company operates across the lubricant lifecycle, helping industrial customers monitor the condition of lubricants, clean and restore used oil, and, when the oil can no longer be reused, send it to registered re-refiners.
Clean-air solution startup Yoga Clean Air raises Rs 20 crore from Info Edge Ventures, others
Founded by Sachin Panwar in 2010 with Deepak Raina and Gaurav Nagar, the company develops indoor air quality systems for homes, schools, hospitals, offices, and gyms.
ET Startup Awards 2026: Groww adjudged No. 1; Sauce VC’s Manu Chandra named Midas Touch winner
The elite jury was chaired by Wipro executive chairman Rishad Premji. The 11-member panel deliberated for nearly three hours on Tuesday to pick winners in eight categories.
The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026: And the big winners are…
Happy Thursday! Top entrepreneurs and business leaders came together in Bengaluru on August 25 to pick the winners of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) 2026.
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Bootstrap Champ: Habuild stretches profits without bending to VC cash
Founded in 2020 by Saurabh and Trishala Bothra and Anshul Agrawal, the platform aimed to make yoga more accessible and has become one of India's largest digital wellness platforms, growing without external funding.
ETSA 2026: Elite jury meets today to crown startup ecosystem's best
A distinguished jury led by Wipro’s Rishad Premji will select winners for the 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards. The awards recognise entrepreneurial excellence across categories including innovation, women-led ventures and social enterprise. The coveted Startup of the Year nominees include Porter, Skyroot Aerospace, Rapido, Meesho, Groww and Sarvam.
IIM graduate from Bengaluru shares ‘peak Bengaluru moment’: ‘I want to ask flatmate to pay my rent…’
Bengaluru is a city of not just opportunities and startups but surprises too. Recently, a LinkedIn member shared a funny incident on how she discovered that her flatmate was actually a pretty successful founder with a thriving business valued at multiple crores. She commented that this was a “peak Bengaluru moment".
ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Bootstrap Champ
The Bootstrap Champ will have demonstrated the ability to win customers and earn revenue for at least a year. It should possess the potential to scale into a large enterprise.
ET Startup Awards 2024 | Bootstrap Champ: Boult dances to the beat of its own drum
The jury of the ET Startup Awards lauded champs in this category that build successful businesses without the help of venture capital. And for this, wearables maker Boult stood out among the nominees for achieving its scale without tapping external funding.
ET Startup Awards 2022: Nominees for Bootstrap Champ
The Bootstrap Champ will have demonstrated the ability to win customers and earn revenue for at least a year. It should possess the potential to scale into a large enterprise.
ET Startup Awards 2021: Nominees for Bootstrap Champ
The Bootstrap Champ will have demonstrated the ability to win customers and earn revenue for at least a year. It should possess the potential to scale into a large enterprise.
Never took pride in being bootstrapped: Wingify founder Paras Chopra
The company that aims to make website optimization simple and easily accessible for its clients has over 4,300 brands across 87 countries which use their solution.
Positive ecosystem helps bootstrapped startups grow
The perception that a bootstrapped startup struggles to break even and turn profitable has been completely shattered by the businessmen.
Bootstrapping - running a startup without equity funding is the better way forward
Bhavin Turakhia, for sure has been celebrating bootstrapping since 1998. Turakhia took a loan of Rs 25,000 from his father and cofounded Directi in 1998.
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