POLICY
Google Has Put Four AI Chips…
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Google Has Put Four AI Chips In Orbit To Find Out If They Survive
The chips run in 15-minute bursts. Google's own paper puts the launch economics at 1,800 Starship flights before any of this competes with a building.
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POLICY
UPI Processed 24.07 Billion Transactions In…
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UPI Processed 24.07 Billion Transactions In September, Two Weeks Before It Starts Charging
The monthly decline is a calendar artefact. Daily volumes rose, and this is the last clean month before MDR starts on 15 October.
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MARKETS & IPO
Kuku's Revenue Rose Sixfold To ₹1,484…
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Kuku's Revenue Rose Sixfold To ₹1,484 Crore, And It Spent ₹1,105 Crore On Marketing
Marketing was nearly four times the prior year, and content cost under ₹200 crore. Making the shows is the cheap part.
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Seeds Fincap Raises ₹100 Crore to Lend to Businesses Too Small to Have a Balance Sheet
Its 70,000 borrowers average about ₹1 lakh each, assessed on cash flow rather than paperwork. For a lender, this equity is what makes several times as much borrowing possible.
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Unveilr Raises at ₹16.7 Crore to Do the AI Search Work That Dashboards Only Measure
Profound just raised $180 million selling software that tracks brands in AI answers. Unveilr's founder argues nobody wanted another dashboard, and sells the work itself.
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Google Gives Gemini 4 Argon to Cyber Defenders First, Without the Guardrails
The model reaches trusted cyber defenders first, without the restrictions that stop it helping with security work. Google's own staff reportedly find it better on tests than on real tasks.
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E-COMMERCE
AceVector's IPO Closed 5.07 Times Subscribed,…
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AceVector's IPO Closed 5.07 Times Subscribed, A Day After Moneyview Closed At 102
Non-institutional investors bid 8.53 times, institutions 3.42. A book weighted that way is chasing a listing gain rather than taking a position.
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FUNDING
AMD Is Buying World Labs For…
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AMD Is Buying World Labs For $8.2 Billion, Seven Months After Valuing It At $5 Billion
Nvidia already sells world models, simulation and robotics tooling to the same customers. AMD is buying research, not a distribution advantage.
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FINTECH
IRDAI's Public Insurance Registry Consultation Closes…
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IRDAI's Public Insurance Registry Consultation Closes Today
It is the quieter of IRDAI's two open consultations, and for distribution businesses it may be the more consequential one.
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Arivihan Raises $10M for Teaching Without Teachers, Priced at Thirty Times Revenue
Revenue of ₹3.14 crore against a loss of ₹4.45 crore, priced near $60 million. The bet is that teaching without teachers holds its margin as it scales.
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Bharat Housing Network Turns Its Mortgage Rails Toward Solar Panels and EVs
This is borrowed money, not equity, and the cost of it is the business. The company named for housing is lending it against solar panels and electric vehicles.
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MARKETS & IPO
Ola Electric Will Raise Up To…
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Ola Electric Will Raise Up To ₹1,000 Crore Through A Rights Issue
Three months after a ₹780 crore QIP, and with ₹350 crore of this going to repay debt. The promoter may pledge shares to take up his entitlement.
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FINTECH
Moneyview's IPO Closed 101.87 Times Subscribed,…
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Moneyview's IPO Closed 101.87 Times Subscribed, Two Weeks After It Cut The Issue
The order book drew ₹77,843 crore for a ₹1,092 crore issue, after the company cut the offer before opening it.
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Alive App Raises $1M After Bengaluru Turned Its First Profitable Quarter
Bengaluru turned its first profitable quarter, which means the oldest city is now funding the newest. The harder problem is getting people to come back.
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MARKETS & IPO
Anmol Industries Filed For A ₹1,800…
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Anmol Industries Filed For A ₹1,800 Crore IPO In Which The Company Gets Nothing
Profit rose roughly fivefold on 28 per cent revenue growth, which is a margin story rather than a demand one. The trust selling holds 84 per cent.
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POLICY
TakeMe2Space Will Fly Two Orbital Data…
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TakeMe2Space Will Fly Two Orbital Data Centre Satellites On A Falcon 9 In 2028
Two satellites at 1.5 kilowatts each will not replace a data centre. What they could replace is the ground station.
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SAAS & TECH
The ED Has Attached ₹442 Crore…
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The ED Has Attached ₹442 Crore More In The Gameskraft Case, Taking The Total To ₹2,843 Crore
The attached property sits with family members and private trusts rather than the company. That reflects the shape of what the agency alleges.
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SAAS & TECH
Tonbo Imaging Has SEBI Clearance For…
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Tonbo Imaging Has SEBI Clearance For An IPO That Raises It Nothing
The company owns all its intellectual property and rents its factories. That is rarer among Indian defence suppliers than the IPO itself.
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E-COMMERCE
Cars24 Cannot File Its IPO Papers…
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Cars24 Cannot File Its IPO Papers Until April 2027, After The Reverse Flip
The accounting change buried in the disclosure matters more than the date. Wholesale revenue is now recognised as commission, not vehicle value.
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POLICY
The Supreme Court Won't Stay The…
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The Supreme Court Won't Stay The UPI MDR Rollout, But Wants To Know What The Charge Is
The court let the 15 October date stand but asked the government to explain, on affidavit, what the charge legally is.
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Balwaan Krishi Raises ₹100 Crore to Stop Importing the Machines It Sells
Most small farm equipment sold in India is assembled from imported parts. The bulk of this round is going into making them in Jaipur instead.
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Amaani Has Raised $5 Million For Its Arab-Ingredient Beauty Brand AÏZA
The brand launched in December 2024, so the ninefold growth is measured against a first half-year. What it does track is the move onto shelves it does not pay for.
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SAAS & TECH
The Government Asked Tata Whether Its…
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The Government Asked Tata Whether Its $14 Billion Chip Plans Survive The Boardroom Fight
The fab's schedule does not depend on who chairs Tata Sons. It depends on whether Tata Sons can keep funding it, which is what the dispute is partly about.
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MARKETS & IPO
India's Tech Funding Rose 7% To…
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India's Tech Funding Rose 7% To $10.3 Billion While The Number Of Rounds Fell 38%
Seed funding fell 37 per cent and first-time funded companies dropped 30 per cent. The pipeline is thinning while the top of the market absorbs more.
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Rivet Raises $10.5M From Peak XV to Undo What Its Founder Helped Build at Tinder
Taru Kapoor spent eight years at Tinder before building the app that argues swiping was the mistake. Peak XV and Blume are funding it from India.
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POLICY
IRDAI Has Proposed Capping Insurance Commissions,…
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IRDAI Has Proposed Capping Insurance Commissions, And PB Fintech Fell 36%
Expense caps free up money for insurers while capping what distributors can earn. ICICI Lombard rose 5 per cent on the same day Turtlemint hit its floor.
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Safebox Raises $1.11M to Map What Indian Families Own Before Anyone Has to Look
Two founders survived a near-fatal accident and found no product that would have told their families what they owned. ₹86,917 crore sits unclaimed in bank deposits alone.
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betterhood Has Raised ₹11.5 Crore For Preventive Pain Care, Led By Sauce
The money funds two different businesses at once: quick commerce shelves and a community of 7,000 physiotherapists. Only one of them is defensible.
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POLICY
PayGlocal Has IFSCA Approval For A…
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PayGlocal Has IFSCA Approval For A GIFT City Payments Subsidiary
It already holds an RBI cross-border aggregator licence and a US FinCEN registration. The GIFT City unit makes three regulated jurisdictions.
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FUNDING
MathCo's Revenue Grew 24% In FY26…
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MathCo's Revenue Grew 24% In FY26 And Its Profit Fell 94%
Employee costs rose 33 per cent to produce 23.7 per cent more revenue. For a firm selling AI efficiency, that is an uncomfortable ratio.
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MARKETS & IPO
Mastercard Has Sold Its Entire Pine…
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Mastercard Has Sold Its Entire Pine Labs Stake For ₹934 Crore
The buyers were domestic insurers and mutual funds. That is now the standing bid absorbing India's new-age exits.
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BANKING & FINANCE
NSE Listed At A 0.84% Premium,…
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NSE Listed At A 0.84% Premium, Which The Grey Market Had Already Predicted
The grey market premium had already fallen from ₹145 to ₹38 while the book was open. The debut simply confirmed what that decline was signalling.
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ONYA Raises ₹12.5 Crore Having Doubled Its Stores and Kept the Economics Intact
Eight stores and ₹3.5 crore a month, up from four and ₹2 crore ten months ago. Revenue per store slipped slightly, which is what healthy retail expansion looks like.
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Ultraviolette Raises $85M, Taking It to $151M Against ₹32 Crore of Revenue
The round takes disclosed funding to $151 million since August 2025. FY25 revenue was ₹32.3 crore on 547 vehicles, which tells you what is actually being funded.
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Indian Walker Raises at ₹20 Crore for Bags Built on a Rapido Rider's Commute
The round size is undisclosed and most of it goes into stock. Bags are a forgiving category for that, because a backpack has no sizes and does not go out of season.
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Adani Puts ₹2 Crore Into Durga Puja, Aimed at the Artists Rather Than the Banners
Eight committees will receive ₹25 lakh each, with a preview tour from 10 to 12 October. The money is aimed at the making rather than the visibility.
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BANKING & FINANCE
Auxilo's Revenue Rose 28% In FY26…
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Auxilo's Revenue Rose 28% In FY26 While Its Profit Barely Moved
Finance costs rose faster than interest income, compressing the lender's spread. Net interest income grew about 15 per cent against revenue growth of 28.
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E-COMMERCE
CarDekho's Parent Is Converting To A…
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CarDekho's Parent Is Converting To A Public Company Ahead Of A ₹3,000 Crore IPO
The issue is expected to be about 90 per cent offer for sale. With ₹1,177 crore of net cash, the company does not need the money, and its investors want an exit.
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BANKING & FINANCE
Soach Global Is Selling A Fifth…
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Soach Global Is Selling A Fifth Of Its NSE Stake For Up To ₹295 Crore, Five Times What It Paid For All Of It
It paid ₹59.25 crore for its full stake in 2016. The seller then was the state-owned IFCI, and the shares it sold are now worth about ₹1,470 crore.
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E-COMMERCE
Snapdeal's Parent AceVector Has Priced Its…
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Snapdeal's Parent AceVector Has Priced Its IPO At A ₹1,741 Crore Valuation
SoftBank is the largest seller and the founders are selling nothing. The company turned free cash flow positive in FY26 for the first time.
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