# B Capital Type: Company Source: GetYourBrief — https://getyourbrief.com/entity/b-capital Canonical HTML page: https://getyourbrief.com/entity/b-capital ## Timeline - **2026-08-25**: Jury convenes in Bengaluru — Jury led by Rishad Premji selects winners through a secret ballot. - **2026-08-25**: Jury convenes in Bengaluru — Jury led by Rishad Premji selects winners through a secret ballot. - **2026-08-25**: Jury convenes in Bengaluru — Jury led by Rishad Premji selects winners through a secret ballot. - **2026-08-18**: Best on Campus and Comeback Kid nominees revealed — The Economic Times reveals the shortlists for Best on Campus and Comeback Kid categories. - **2026-08-18**: Best on Campus and Comeback Kid nominees revealed — The Economic Times reveals the shortlists for Best on Campus and Comeback Kid categories. - **2026-08-18**: Best on Campus and Comeback Kid nominees revealed — The Economic Times reveals the shortlists for Best on Campus and Comeback Kid categories. - **2026-08-17**: Bootstrap Champ and Top Innovator nominees revealed — ET Startup Awards announces shortlists for two other categories ahead of the main event. - **2026-08-17**: Bootstrap Champ and Top Innovator nominees revealed — ET Startup Awards announces shortlists for two other categories ahead of the main event. - **2026-08-17**: Bootstrap Champ and Top Innovator nominees revealed — ET Startup Awards announces shortlists for two other categories ahead of the main event. - **2026-06-24**: Seltz announces $12.5M seed round — The startup reveals its funding led by Speedinvest and B Capital to build an AI-native search engine. - **2024-Q2**: Valuation Warnings — Howard Morgan and other veteran VCs signal a peak in AI startup pricing. - **2024-Q1**: Supply Chain Friction — Materials providers like Inox Air Products report lack of support for upstream infrastructure. - **2024**: ISM 2.0 Expected — Anticipated rollout of expanded incentives for chemicals, gases, and R&D. - **2024**: Emergent founded — Mukund Jha founds Emergent in Bengaluru and San Francisco as an AI app-building platform. - **2024**: Emergent founded — Mukund Jha founds Emergent in Bengaluru and San Francisco as an AI app-building platform. ## Recent coverage (8 stories, network-wide) ### ET Startup Awards 2026: 5 Comeback Kid Nominees Vie for Top Honor 2026-08-18 03:42:00 · Sector: startups · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2 For startup founders and VCs, the ET Startup Awards 2026 Comeback Kid shortlist highlights resilient founders—SolarSquare, Shadowfax, Scapia, Emergent, Pratilipi—backed by marquee investors and recognized by a jury led by Rishad Premji. Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/et-startup-awards-2026-comeback-kid-nominees ### SolarSquare's 20-City Rooftop Solar Network Up for ETSA Comeback Kid 2026-08-18 03:41:02 · Sector: climate · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2 For clean energy professionals, SolarSquare's nomination as Comeback Kid reflects scaling of residential rooftop solar with financing, subsidies, and performance guarantees across 20 Indian cities. Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/solar-square-20-city-rooftop-solar-etsa-comeback-kid ### Shadowfax's Comeback Kid Nomination: 2015-Born 3PL Scales E-Commerce Delivery 2026-08-18 03:39:36 · Sector: supply · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2 For supply chain and logistics leaders, Shadowfax's Comeback Kid nomination at ET Startup Awards 2026 highlights resilient third-party logistics models serving e-commerce marketplaces and D2C brands with express parcel, reverse logistics, and hyperlocal delivery. Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/shadowfax-comeback-kid-nomination-supply-chain ### Seltz Lands $12.5M Seed to Build the Search Layer for AI Agents 2026-06-25 01:48:38 · Sector: startups · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2 Founded by ex-Amazon AGI scientist Antonio Mallia, Seltz has raised $12.5 million to reinvent web search for AI agents, signaling a new front in the search wars. The round was led by Speedinvest and B Capital. Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/seltz-12-5m-seed-ai-agents ### Seltz's $12.5M Seed Brings Agent-Native Search to the SaaS Stack 2026-06-25 01:48:28 · Sector: saas · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2 As SaaS platforms embed AI agents, Seltz's new funding will accelerate development of a search engine that returns machine-readable data, a critical infrastructure upgrade for agent-driven applications. Full story: https://getsaasbrief.com/story/seltz-ai-search-saas-infrastructure ### Seltz Raises $12.5M to Re-Architect Search from the Ground Up for AI 2026-06-25 01:48:16 · Sector: ai · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2 Seltz, founded by ex-Amazon AGI scientist Antonio Mallia, is building a search engine purpose-built for transformer-based agents, leveraging his PhD in information retrieval. The $12.5 million seed round signals a paradigm shift in AI's access to the web. Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/seltz-ai-search-reinvention ### India's Chip Ambitions Face Subsidy Gaps as AI Valuations Hit Fever Pitch 2026-03-20 00:51:26 · Sector: ai · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2 Semiconductor ecosystem players in India are demanding expanded subsidies under the upcoming India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 to include upstream materials and equipment. Meanwhile, veteran investor Howard Morgan warns that AI startup valuations have become dangerously overheated, signaling a potential correction. Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/india-semiconductor-mission-2-ai-valuation-risks ### India's Chip Ambitions Face Supply Chain Reality as AI Valuations Peak 2026-03-20 00:51:21 · Sector: startups · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2 India's semiconductor ecosystem is demanding broader financial incentives under the upcoming ISM 2.0 to support upstream materials and equipment suppliers. Simultaneously, veteran investor Howard Morgan warns that AI startup valuations have reached unsustainable levels, signaling a potential correction for high-burn foundation model companies. Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/india-semiconductor-mission-2-ai-valuation-risks --- This page is a machine-readable summary. 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