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ET Startup Awards is most often covered alongside Peak XV Partners, which appears in 4 of these 4 stories. The clearest coverage concentration is ipo: 1 of 4 stories, with the rest divided among 3 other categories. We currently track 4 Cross-Sector stories that mention ET Startup Awards, published between August 18, 2026 and August 21, 2026. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each.
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Jury convenes in Bengaluru
Jury led by Rishad Premji selects winners through a secret ballot.
Best on Campus and Comeback Kid nominees revealed
The Economic Times reveals the shortlists for Best on Campus and Comeback Kid categories.
Bootstrap Champ and Top Innovator nominees revealed
ET Startup Awards announces shortlists for two other categories ahead of the main event.
Emergent founded
Mukund Jha founds Emergent in Bengaluru and San Francisco as an AI app-building platform.
Scapia founded
Anil Goteti founds Scapia in Bengaluru as a travel fintech platform built around a co-branded credit card.
ET Startup Awards launched
The Economic Times Startup Awards are introduced, becoming a prestigious honor for Indian entrepreneurs.
SolarSquare founded
Shreya Mishra, Neeraj Jain, and Nikhil Nahar found SolarSquare in Mumbai as a residential rooftop solar company.
The Midas Touch shortlist reveals which Indian venture investors have generated exits, with multiple public listings and a pending IPO. Publicly listed portfolio companies signal a maturing exit market.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com · Ettech Last Updated (in)
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.
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.
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.
Source: Our Reporters (in) · Ettech Last Updated (in)
