OpenAI's $150 billion valuation hinges on upending corporate structure

OpenAI is set to raise $6.5 billion through convertible notes, contingent on restructuring its corporate structure and removing a profit cap for investors. The funding round, valuing OpenAI at $150 billion, has strong investor interest from Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple, and Sequoia Capital.

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Winners of ET Startup Awards 2024; and other top stories this week

We at ETtech were neck-deep preparing for the past few months to bring to you the tenth edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA). We reached out to more than 150 of the country’s top entrepreneurs, investors and other stakeholders to compile a list of the best entrepreneurial talent. Then we distilled it to arrive at the final nominees.

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‘Sachet’ covers now guard against cyber fraudsters using AI

A recent study by Deloitte said that India’s cyber insurance market worth $50–60 million in 2023 is expected to grow at an annual rate of 27–30% in the next five years.

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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.

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ET Startup Awards 2024 | Best on Campus: ClaimBuddy stays on pulse to take home campus star prize

The startup that provides digital infrastructure to hospitals for processing insurance claims and assists patients in getting faster pay-outs was praised for its mission to improve a massive pain point for users.

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Wealthtech startup Centricity raises $20 million in round led by Lightspeed India Partners

Returning investors Burman Family Office and Shantanu Agarwal, among others, participated. The startup, now valued at $125 million, had earlier raised $4 million in September 2022, in a round led by the Burman Family Office at a $20 million valuation. The fresh funds will be used to scale its platforms Invictus and One Digital.

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Ex-Google executive said goal was to 'crush' competition, trial evidence shows

The statements underscored the US Department of Justice's claim that Google has sought to monopolize markets for publisher ad servers and advertiser ad networks, and tried to dominate the market for ad exchanges which sit in the middle.

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