{
  "id": 2278282,
  "title": "The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Startup of the Year and Midas Touch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/the-economic-times-startup-awards-2026-nominees-for-startup-of-the",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-21T01:55:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/newsletters/morning-dispatch/the-economic-times-startup-awards-2026-nominees-for-startup-of-the-year-and-midas-touch/articleshow/133390674.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026 revealed nominees for the Startup of the Year and Midas Touch categories. The awards, now in their 12th edition, celebrate India's growing startup ecosystem. The Startup of the Year recognizes breakthrough innovation, top-class execution, and rapid growth, while Midas Touch honors the most lucrative exit of the year. Notable nominees for Startup of the Year include PorterSkyroot Aerospace, Rapido Meesho, Groww, and Sarvam. Midas Touch nominees are Shailesh Lakhani, Manu Chandra, Anu Hariharan, and Mukesh Bansal. The awards were set to be judged by Rishad Premji, executive chairman of Wipro, on August 25 in Bengaluru.",
  "summary": "Happy Friday! We are excited to bring to you the 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA). A few days before our esteemed jury convenes to pick the winners, we reveal nominees for the most coveted categories: Startup of the Year and Midas Touch for the best investor.",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}