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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.

The jury, led by Wipro’s executive chairman Rishad Premji, will meet on August 25 in Bengaluru to pick the winners of ETSA 2026.