Accel bets $550 million on India’s next wave of founders for AI era

Accel, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm that placed some of the earliest bets on Flipkart and Swiggy, is deepening its commitment to India as artificial intelligence reshapes how startups are built. The firm has raised $550 million for its ninth early stage India fund, part of a $3.5 billion haul across four new global … Read more

Temasek doubles down on India; sees long-term opportunities in family businesses

Growing openness of large family-owned businesses to partnering with institutional investors is one of the biggest structural shifts in the Indian market, said Ravi Lambah, head of India at Temasek. “Every family wants to create long-term value,” Lambah told ET in an interview Wednesday. “If we can help strengthen governance, prepare businesses for IPOs, support … Read more

Ex-Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein Is Crushing Retirement

Lloyd Blankfein went from being a poor kid on a Brooklyn housing project to a Harvard graduate, a corporate tax lawyer, then the CEO of Goldman Sachs. His titanic change in circumstances required a major shift in mindset, Blankfein explained in “Streetwise,” his memoir published this spring. He wrote that “growing up in public housing, … Read more

Godrej launches wealth management business

In January 2026, Godrej Industries (GL) had formed a new subsidiary Godrej Investment Ltd (GIL). Now under GIL it has launched group’s wealth management business, Godrej Wealth with a target to build assets under management of Rs 1,00,000 crore by 2031. The platform will focus on HNI clients with investable assets of Rs 2 crore … Read more

Berkshire Meeting Highlights Tough Balancing Act for Greg Abel

Greg Abel didn’t take long to address the elephant in the room. In his first few minutes addressing Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders on Saturday — the first annual meeting without Warren Buffett leading the festivities — Abel took investors back to one year earlier, when Buffett shocked the room and anointed him as its next … Read more

Next 20-25 years will be era of India, says BlackRock CEO Larry Fink

The next 20-25 years will be the era of India, which over the next decade or more is going to grow at 8-10 per cent, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said on Wednesday. Speaking at a fireside chat with billionaire Mukesh Ambani on ‘Investing For a New Era’, the CEO of the US multinational investment management … Read more

Jio BlackRock AMC attracts 10 lakh investors, 18% first-time participants

The joint venture between Jio Financial Services and BlackRock has also seen strong participation from investors beyond major metros, with 40% of its retail investors coming from B-30 cities. Photo Credit: Jio BlackRock Mutual Funds Instagram Jio BlackRock Asset Management, which launched its services in May, has built an investor base of 10 lakh, with … Read more