ET Startup Awards 2025: From deeptech to deep connections stitched seamlessly by Bengaluru cool
By
Binu Mathew
The afternoon might have been warm, but the evening when the brains behind India’s finest startups trade hoodies for linen jackets, was effortlessly cool, Bengaluru cool. The 11th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) was part high-decibel celebration, part deep reflection.
Well, deeptech reflection, to be precise. This was the evening that a bunch of emerging technologies and those who work to weave disruption—and businesses—out of them took front and centre. From the minister to the money bags,
