# B Capital

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **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.
- **2026-08-17**: Bootstrap Champ and Top Innovator nominees revealed — ET Startup Awards announces shortlists for two other categories ahead of the main event.
- **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.
- **2022**: Scapia founded — Anil Goteti founds Scapia in Bengaluru as a travel fintech platform built around a co-branded credit card.
- **2021-12**: ISM 1.0 Launch — Indian government announces $10B incentive plan for fabs and display units.
- **2015**: ET Startup Awards launched — The Economic Times Startup Awards are introduced, becoming a prestigious honor for Indian entrepreneurs.
- **2015**: SolarSquare founded — Shreya Mishra, Neeraj Jain, and Nikhil Nahar found SolarSquare in Mumbai as a residential rooftop solar company.
- **2015**: Shadowfax founded — Abhishek Bansal, Vaibhav Khandelwal, Praharsh Chandra, and Gaurav Jaithlia found Shadowfax in Bengaluru as a third-party logistics provider.

## Recent coverage (3 stories)

### ET Startup Awards 2026: 5 Comeback Kid Nominees Vie for Top Honor
2026-08-18 03:42:00 · 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

### Seltz Lands $12.5M Seed to Build the Search Layer for AI Agents
2026-06-25 01:48:38 · 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

### India's Chip Ambitions Face Supply Chain Reality as AI Valuations Peak
2026-03-20 00:51:21 · 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

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