“When you read this on the morning of June 14, I am likely somewhere on the road between Durban and Pietermaritzburg, chasing a version of myself I once didn’t know existed.” Thus begins the lovely essay on his running journey appearing tomorrow in Sunday ET by our colleague Pravin Palande @lonelycrowd who’s running the 85-km Comrades Ultramarathon in South Africa tomorrow. “Seven years ago, this would have been unthinkable. In 2019, I was 47 and could barely manage 5 km without feeling like my heart might blow up my chest.” Truly inspiring. Best wishes Pravin!

🚨🚨New: After a string of governance lapses at Indian startups, VCs seem to be tightening founder share clauses. Toady for @ETtech

EXCLUSIVE: Within days of the new government taking charge, West Bengal secures ₹126 Cr in central funds for tribal welfare for the FIRST time. Bengal to get ​■ 768 new classrooms ■ 106 ashram school hostel renovations ■ New tribal multipurpose marketing centres Read exclusively in @ETPolitics m.economictimes.com/news/pol…

IIT Kanpur snaps up 19 yr old Nisarg Adhikary to join forces with its premier cyber security hub C3i Doors set to open for another ethical hacker too! #Teenswhoexposed gaps in CBSE-OSM portals & more @ETPolitics m.economictimes.com/news/ind…

Hyderabad City Police is successfully exposing the multi-state tentacles of cybercrime through #OperationOctopus. Moving beyond individual fraudsters, we are striking at the very infrastructure that sustains them. Over the decade, cybercrime has evolved from isolated incidents into a sophisticated ecosystem. To counter this, our teams have neutralised vast networks supplying ‘mule accounts’ and deactivated thousands of ‘ghost SIM cards’ across India. We are also holding financial institutions accountable for KYC lapses and negligence. We have engaged with all concerned stakeholders to apprise them of these issues and are confident of a positive response and proactive action in this regard. Our mission is clear: to ensure a safe digital space for every citizen through relentless action. @EconomicTimes @Shilparanipeta

Tap and pay is the way to go for card transactions in India. Gen Z is tapping all the way as they shop while chip transactions are slowly losing relevance. This is significant for the PoS ecosystem as going forward merchants could invest more in contactless terminals only

Navi was eyeing an IPO last year and is now going for a private round. This will be the second time Navi is looking to raise new funds. In 2024, @ETtech reported Navi was looking to raise around $200 million but it didn't materialise. economictimes.indiatimes.com…

▶️Nexus is Zepto's biggest institutional investor and the biggest shareholder outside of the promoter group But...interestingly, Suvir Sujan (Nexus cofounder, who has been mentoring Zepto since early days) is not a board member as the qcomm company goes public 👇

Once Zepto announces price band, will be interesting to see how returns pan out not just for Nexus but other investors as well

▶️Zepto is a high conviction bet for Nexus. It invested early but continued to invest as the five-year old startup made its growth journey The weighted average cost of acquisition per share across Nexus's two funds has a wide gap - almost 6X

📊The DRHP opens up Zepto’s shareholding, which had so far remained largely private.

📈VC firm Nexus Venture Partners has been an early (and then later too) backer of Zepto, which filed its public DRHP for a $1 billion IPO Few things that stood out as interesting about Nexus's investment in Zepto. FYR, Nexus is the biggest seller in the IPO's small OFS 👇

Read the full story by @puranchdET on: economictimes.indiatimes.com…

Silicon Valley’s South Park Commons ramps up India deeptech push By @puranchdET & @dishaacharya_ Read more at: economictimes.indiatimes.com…

🚨🚨Scoop: Gagan Goyal, Partner at India Quotient, is set to leave the firm after having spent over 9 years. This comes just months after India Quotient raised its largest ever fund and elevated two younger folks as partners Details with @pranavmukul economictimes.indiatimes.com…

Railways clears Rs 163-crore traction upgrade on Bengaluru-Tumakuru route @vsomanna_bjp economictimes.indiatimes.com…

India's cybersecurity talent gap grows as skills prove hard to find

🚨🚨Tarun Davda’s exit from Z47 ( formerly Matrix Partners India) comes at a time when the Indian venture capital industry is seeing unprecedented top-level partner churn. This graphic is pretty telling of how a new breed of VCs will emerge with independent funds in this current cycle.. @pranavmukul @ETtech

Another Shivakumar cannot emerge in Bengaluru South, BJP-JD(S) workers should join development efforts: CM @dkshivakumar economictimes.indiatimes.com…

“Don’t sell your land,” ⁦#Shivakumar ⁩tells people on first visit to #Bengaluru South, urges them not to migrate to Bengaluru city @ETPolitics economictimes.indiatimes.com…