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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.
ET Startup Awards 2026: Deeptech wants government to step up as the first customer
At the discussion, titled ‘Building the Hard Stuff in India’, moderated by Accel partner Prashanth Prakash, founders from the space, semiconductor and healthtech sectors discussed the challenges of building capital-intensive technologies, developing domestic capabilities and taking complex products to market.
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.
ETSA 2026: India’s strong medical, STEM talent can drive deeptech startups: BrainSight AI cofounder
Laina Emmanuel, cofounder of BrainSight AI, remarked that India needs to create more opportunities for scientists, engineers, and doctors to work together and build deeptech companies.
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.
ET Startup Awards 2026: Theranautilus’ nanorobots will be ready for human trials by year-end
Theranautilus won the Top Innovator category at The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026 for its unique nanorobot technology, which is built on fundamental research and backed by peer-reviewed work. Past winners of the award include Qure.ai, BrainSight AI, String Bio, and Eyestem.
Info Edge says it invested Rs 1,003 crore on AI, deeptech startups since 2020
Info Edge, the parent of Naukri, has significantly boosted its AI and deeptech investments, pouring Rs 1,003 crore into 54 startups since 2020. The company's AI portfolio is valued at Rs 1,268 crore, showing a strong return, while its deeptech investments are valued at Rs 559 crore. Many of its portfolio companies are attracting further external funding and government support.
Deploy AI in healthcare with caution; build guardrails first, says Manipal CEO
Speaking at ET's AI Conclave and Awards 2025, Dilip Jose said that AI should be integrated into clinical workflows as a force multiplier and not deployed as a standalone efficiency tool. Laina Emmanuel, cofounder of BrainSight AI, and Abhijeet Vijayvergiya, cofounder of Nektar.ai, also shared their views on the use of AI in healthcare.
Founders pitch to PM Modi at Startup India event
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met select startup founders at National Startup Day in New Delhi. Entrepreneurs showcased innovations across agritech, cleantech, AI and recruitment. Modi stressed that leadership in artificial intelligence and manufacturing will define India’s economic strength and urged startups to focus on building physical, scalable solutions.
Neuroscience startup BrainSightAI raises $5 million from IAN Alpha Fund, others
BrainSight AI raised $5 million in pre-series A funding round. With plans to expand in India and pursue FDA certification. The Bengaluru-based firm aims to enter US markets and explore opportunities in Africa and Southeast Asia. Its product suite includes Voxelbox and Snowdrop aimed at improving brain disorder diagnosis and patient care.
ET Startup Awards 2024: The stars of startup world to shine today
Ashwini Vaishnaw, union minister for railways, information and broadcasting, electronics and IT, will be the guest of honour at the glittering ceremony. Winners and nominees, past and present, will be among the elite speakers. Watch out for full coverage of the event in ET's pages.
AI in wealthtech; ETSA 2024 Top Innovator winner interview
Happy Monday! Rapid developments in artificial intelligence are being adopted in India's fast-growing wealthtech sector. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
ETSA 2024: Need stronger collaboration between private investors and govt to support deeptech startups: BrainSight AI founder Laina Emmanuel
As part of a series of interviews with the winners of The Economic Times Startup Awards 2024, ‘Top Innovator’ award winner BrainSight AI’s founder Laina Emmanuel talks about the firm’s journey so far.
The Economic Times Startup Awards 2024: And the big winners are…
Top entrepreneurs, business leaders and an international cricketer came together in Bengaluru on September 11 to pick the winners of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) 2024. Today, we take great pleasure in announcing the winners of the tenth edition of India’s most coveted award for entrepreneurship.
ET Startup Awards 2024 | Top Innovator: BrainSight AI forces a rethink
Founded in 2020, when the entire health sector was focused on fighting the pandemic, the startup had a tough time convincing hospitals to let it test its hypothesis and explaining the potential upsides of the software to top neurologists in the country.
ET Startup Awards 2024: Nominees for Top Innovator
The award will recognise innovations that launch a business or give it a big boost. It should be an original idea that is core to the business or one that provides the differentiation that sets it apart from competition.
ET Startup Awards 2023: String Bio bags the Top Innovator award
The high-powered jury initially shortlisted biotech startup String Bio along with Info Edge Ventures-backed Brainsight AI, which is building an advanced software system that can create a map of the human brain, tracking signals exchanged between different parts of the brain.
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