Sabyasachi Chandra
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Sabyasachi Chandra

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Sabyasachi Chandra writes about startups, emerging businesses, funding trends, and India’s evolving entrepreneurship ecosystem. Through StartupFox, he focuses on curating clear, credible, and insight-led stories that help readers understand new companies, founders, and market movements.

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Blue Voice Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 1 Sept 2026 · 5 min

Blue Voice Raises $6M to Put 15,000 Pages of Police Policy in an Officer's Pocket

SignalFire and Las Olas VC led a $6 million seed into a Boston startup used by 225 agencies across 25 states. It answers a question every minute.
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E-commerce · Markets & IPO · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Shein Priced At A Quarter Of Peak While A Robotics Firm Beside It Was 3,842x Oversubscribed

The fast-fashion retailer raised $1.74 billion at the midpoint of its range, about 73 per cent below its 2022 valuation. Hong Kong's appetite has moved elsewhere.
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SaaS & Tech · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Tim Cook's Last Day As Apple CEO Hands India's Manufacturing Bet To A Hardware Engineer

John Ternus takes over on 1 September. India expects its share of global iPhone output to reach 30-35 per cent within five years, on a strategy Cook negotiated personally.
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E-commerce · Funding · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Truemeds Is Buying DealShare For Roughly What Sits In Its Bank Account

The proposed share swap values the former unicorn a little above its cash pile of more than $90 million. The operating business is worth close to nothing.
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Funding · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

India Took One Per Cent Of Global Venture Capital While The World's Deal Value Rose 161%

India's deal value grew 5 per cent in the first seven months while volumes fell 13 per cent. The gap is less about caution than about what this cycle funds.
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Markets & IPO · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Anthropic's IPO Prospectus Lands After Labor Day, Carrying A Bill For Its Own Red Lines

A listing in late September or early October would be the largest ever attempted. The prospectus must also explain what Anthropic's stated limits have already cost.
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SaaS & Tech · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Nvidia Paused The Guarantee Funding The AI Cloud Boom, Two Months After Offering It

The AI Compute Partnership let smaller cloud operators borrow against Nvidia's promise to rent unsold GPUs. Some deals are on hold after internal antitrust warnings.
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E-commerce · SaaS & Tech · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Zomato Shuts Its Hyderabad Support Centre And Cuts 250 Jobs As Vendors And AI Absorb The Work

Around 240 roles go with the closure of Customer Delight operations in Hyderabad. What stays in-house moves to Gurugram, to sit beside product and engineering.
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 Yoga Clean Air Founders
Funding · Healthcare · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

YOGa Clean Air Raises Its First ₹20 Crore Sixteen Years In, Led by Info Edge Ventures

Info Edge Ventures led ₹20 crore into a Gurugram company that was already profitable on ₹13 crore of revenue. It is the first institutional money in sixteen years.
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SaaS & Tech · EV & Mobility · 31 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Ford's India GCC Plans 500 Hires In 2027, A Smaller Number Than Its Last Two Pledges

Ford Business Solutions will recruit around 500 people next year for AI, data and connected-vehicle roles. Its India centre already employs more than 12,000.
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EV & Mobility · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Ola Electric's ₹95.8 Crore PLI Cheque Arrives As Revenue Falls And Cash Keeps Burning

The heavy industries ministry has sanctioned a second straight year of auto PLI money for Ola Electric. Its June-quarter revenue was still 45 per cent below a year earlier.
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SaaS & Tech · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 4 min

India Could Make a Third of the World's iPhones as John Ternus Takes Over at Apple

Cook hands over on 1 September with India assembling one in four iPhones. The government thinks a hardware engineer in charge could push that toward a third.
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Markets & IPO · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Zee Falls 15% as Lenders Move Against a ₹6.5 Crore Settlement of ₹22,006 Crore in Claims

The NCLT cleared a plan settling ₹22,006 crore of claims for ₹6.5 crore. Lenders now say the family entities that voted it through should never have voted.
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EV & Mobility · Founders · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Parth Jindal Takes the Chair at JSW MG Motor as the Group's Auto Bet Widens

The 36-year-old already runs JSW Cement and JSW Paints. Automobiles are a harder problem than either, and he is now running three parallel bets on them.
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Markets & IPO · E-commerce · 31 Aug 2026 · 4 min

SoftBank Cuts Lenskart Stake Again as India's Startup Exit Window Finally Opens

SoftBank's second Lenskart sale in two months landed 26% above its June price. Y Combinator and Qualcomm Ventures trimmed listed positions in the same fortnight.
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 Purple Style Labs Founder
Markets & IPO · FMCG & Retail · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Purple Style Labs Raises ₹306 Crore From Anchor Investors Ahead of Its ₹680 Crore IPO

The parent of Pernia's Pop-Up Shop drew 10 anchors led by ICICI Prudential ahead of its all-fresh-issue IPO. The luxury retailer remains loss-making with a negative net worth.
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Banking & Finance · Markets & IPO · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

HDFC Bank's Sashidhar Jagdishan Will Not Seek Reappointment, Retires 26 October

The MD and CEO told the board he did not want another term and wanted his successor to start clean. The board says it will fast-track the search.
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Markets & IPO · Healthcare · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Aragen Files for IPO With ₹800 Crore Fresh Issue as FY26 Revenue Hits ₹2,178 Crore

The Hyderabad CRDMO's draft papers show FY26 revenue of ₹2,178.39 crore and 591 customers. Goldman Sachs and Quadria Capital are among its existing backers.
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SaaS & Tech · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

AI Skills Command a 20-25% Campus Pay Premium as India's Entry-Level Hiring Turns Skills-First

Deloitte India surveyed 257 employers and 505 campuses for its Campus Workforce Trends 2026. Skills now price entry-level talent almost as much as institute tier does.
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SaaS & Tech · EV & Mobility · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Minth and AgiBot Open Europe's First Humanoid Robot Plant, Targeting 20,000 a Year

Serbia's Šabac facility is the manufacturing end of a Minth–AgiBot partnership. Stated capacity on full build-out is 20,000 humanoid robots and robot dogs a year.
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 Instinct AI
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 28 Aug 2026 · 7 min

Viral AI Assistant Instinct Raises $250 Million at a $2.5 Billion Valuation Months After a $50 Million Mark

The year-old startup's valuation has climbed from $50 million to $2.5 billion in about four months, before its public launch. Its AI agent has also drawn privacy and security concerns.
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 Oorjaa Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 28 Aug 2026 · 6 min

OORJAA Raises ₹9.7 Crore in First Close of Series A Led by Equentis Angel Fund to Scale Logistics Software

The logistics platform raised the first close of a larger Series A to scale its Datashastra software and control-tower stack. Its valuation was not disclosed and the round is not yet complete.
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 Salesforce Anthropic Claudeforce
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 28 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Salesforce and Anthropic Launch Claudeforce With 37 Prebuilt Sales Skills Inside Claude

The partnership embeds Salesforce CRM data and 37 prebuilt sales skills inside Claude, with actions governed by existing permissions. The plugin is in pilot, with open beta expected in September 2026.
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 Atorie Founders
Funding · D2C · 28 Aug 2026 · 7 min

Atorie Raises $9.5 Million Seed Led by a16z speedrun to Sell Luxury Goods Direct From Manufacturers

The AI-powered marketplace sells luxury-grade goods direct from the factories that make them, undercutting brand prices. Its valuation was not disclosed and its headline growth figure is a projection.
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 NVIDIA Hugging Face Acquisition
SaaS & Tech · Markets & IPO · 27 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Nvidia Agrees to Buy Open-Source AI Platform Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion

Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy the open-source AI hub for $12.9 billion, roughly 86 times its revenue. Neither company has confirmed the deal, and the price reflects strategic position rather than financials.
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 Inspecity Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 27 Aug 2026 · 6 min

InspeCity Raises ₹100 Crore in Pre-Series A Co-Led by Speciale Invest and Ashish Kacholia for Satellite Servicing

The IIT-Bombay-incubated startup will use the round to flight-qualify its satellite-servicing technology and run four in-orbit missions. Its valuation was not disclosed.
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 Biryani Bees Founder
Funding · FMCG & Retail · 27 Aug 2026 · 6 min

[EXCLUSIVE]* Biryani Bees Raises $1 Million From Vivek Oberoi Family Office to Expand Tier 2 Outlet Network

The Wolfpack Labs-incubated brand said it will expand from three outlets to 10 across Tier 2 markets and strengthen its central kitchen. The round is company-stated and its valuation was not disclosed.
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 Cüraa Founders
Funding · D2C · 26 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Cüraa Raises ₹40 Crore in Series A Led by 3one4 Capital to Expand Indian Kitchen Appliance Range

The creator-led kitchen brand co-founded by chef Sanjyot Keer will use the round to expand its appliance range and supply chain. Its valuation and revenue were not disclosed.
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 AM Intelligence NVIDIA
SaaS & Tech · Markets & IPO · 26 Aug 2026 · 6 min

AM Intelligence Orders About 9,000 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs for Hyderabad AI Factory in $8 Billion Compute Push

The AI infrastructure firm backed by Greenko's founders placed a binding order for NVIDIA's latest systems for a Hyderabad AI factory. It is the first tranche of a stated $8 billion compute buildout.
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 Scoobys Club Founders
Funding · D2C · 26 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Scooby's Club Raises $250K in Pre-Seed Round Led by TDV Partners to Expand Dog Care Network in Bengaluru

The dog care startup will use the pre-seed round to open two new Bengaluru properties and train canine coaches. No valuation was disclosed, and the company is about a year old.
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 Ringg AI Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 26 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Ringg AI Raises $10 Million in Extended Series A Led by Peak XV Partners to Expand Enterprise Voice Agents

The enterprise voice AI startup will use the extension to expand beyond phone calls into WhatsApp and browser workflows. Its valuation was not disclosed, and it competes in a crowded, fast-moving category.
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 Utsav Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 25 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Utsav Raises ₹36 Crore in Series A Led by Atomic Capital to Expand Temple Network and Devotional Services

The spiritual platform will use the round to expand its temple network and fulfilment as it scales online puja and prasad services. Its valuation and the round's terms were not disclosed.
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 Airbound Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 25 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Airbound Raises $37 Million in Series A Led by Greenoaks to Scale Autonomous Delivery Drone Manufacturing

The aerospace startup builds tail-sitter drones designed to weigh less than their cargo, aiming for cost parity with trucking. Its valuation was not disclosed, and its scale-up depends on drone-flight approvals.
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 Third Wave Coffee Founder
Funding · FMCG & Retail · 24 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Third Wave Coffee Raises ₹408 Crore Led by WestBridge Capital to Fund Expansion and Dessert Push

The specialty coffee chain raised ₹408 crore from existing backers at a reported ₹2,000 crore valuation, nearly double its 2023 mark, to fund new cities and its dessert push. FY25 losses narrowed.
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 Asaya Founders
Funding · D2C · 24 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Asaya Raises ₹88 Crore From RPSG Capital and Others at ₹400 Crore Valuation to Expand Skincare Range

The skincare brand raised ₹88 crore at a ₹400 crore valuation, nearly tripling its mark in under a year. The round mixed primary capital with a secondary exit for some early angels.
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 Batterysmart Founder
Funding · EV & Mobility · 21 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Battery Smart Raises ₹185.5 Crore Series C Led by Rising Tide Ventures at an Estimated $430 Million Valuation

The battery-swapping startup raised ₹185.5 crore from existing investors at an estimated $430 million, below its mid-2025 mark, as it prepares to file draft IPO papers. Its FY26 revenue rose 44%.
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 Bruno Milano Founders
Funding · D2C · 21 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Bruno Milano Raises ₹7.5 Crore in Round Led by Sauce VC to Expand Affordable D2C Watch Brand

The Noida-based watch brand will use the round to expand across India and grow its collections on ecommerce and quick commerce. Its valuation and revenue were not disclosed.
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 Zaydn Founders
Funding · D2C · 20 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Zaydn Raises $681K in Seed Round Led by Inflection Point Ventures to Scale Sneaker Production

The homegrown sneaker brand will use the round to scale inventory and production and expand across D2C and marketplaces. Its valuation and the round's terms were not disclosed.
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 Orange Health Founders
Markets & IPO · Healthcare · 20 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Y Combinator-Backed Orange Health Posts ₹138.6 Crore Revenue in FY26 as Net Loss Widens to ₹146 Crore

The Y Combinator-backed diagnostics platform grew revenue 65% in FY26 while its loss widened to ₹146 crore. The company says its home market of Bengaluru is now EBITDA-profitable.
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 Neuromod Aqua Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 20 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Neuromod Aqua Raises Pre-Seed Round From Sportskeeda Founder Porush Jain to Productise Sewage Treatment

The water infrastructure startup will use the capital to build a factory-manufactured platform for decentralised sewage treatment. The round size and valuation were not disclosed.
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 Peeko Founders
Funding · D2C · 20 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Peeko Raises ₹67.4 Crore in Series A Led by Chiratae Ventures to Expand Babycare Quick Commerce Network

The babycare quick commerce platform will use the round to expand its Bengaluru dark stores and build a wider parenting proposition. Its valuation and the round's terms were not disclosed.
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 Algofet Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 19 Aug 2026 · 5 min

AlgoFET Raises ₹15 Crore in Pre-Series A Round Led by Piper Serica to Build Autonomous Drone Infrastructure

The deep-tech startup builds autonomous docking and charging systems that let drone fleets operate without human intervention. Its valuation and the round's other terms were not disclosed.
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 Zenalyst Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 19 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Zenalyst Raises ₹3 Crore in Pre-Seed Round Through Convertible Debentures to Build Agentic AI Platform

The Bengaluru company raised the round through convertible debentures from angel and corporate backers, with no institutional investors. Its valuation and conversion terms were not disclosed.
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 Butterfly Learnings Founder
Funding · Healthcare · 19 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Butterfly Learnings Raises ₹65 Crore in Pre-Series B Round Led by Inflexor Ventures to Expand Network

The paediatric behavioural health platform will use the round to expand beyond Maharashtra and scale its Get SET Early autism screening tool. Its valuation and round terms were not disclosed.
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 Neogeo Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 18 Aug 2026 · 4 min

NeoGeo Raises $20 Million in Series A Co-Led by Neev II Fund and Aavishkaar Capital to Fund Expansion

The geospatial system integrator will spend the round on R&D and international expansion into the Middle East and the Americas. Its valuation and the terms of the round were not disclosed.
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 Lissun Founder
Funding · Healthcare · 18 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Lissun Raises ₹48 Crore in Series A Led by Colossa Ventures to Expand Child Development Network

The health-tech platform raised the round to expand its Sunshine by LISSUN child development centres and build AI-led tools. Terms beyond the headline amount were not disclosed.
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 Sunil Mittal Shabnam Sinha
Lite Updates · 18 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Sunil Bharti Mittal to Step Down as Airtel Payments Bank Chairman, Shabnam Sinha to Succeed Him

Sunil Bharti Mittal leaves the Airtel Payments Bank board on 30 September after a decade as chairman. His successor's board record is in fraud, risk and technology.
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 Wispr Founder
Funding · 18 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Wispr Raises $280 Million Series B Led by Menlo Ventures at a $2 Billion Valuation

Wispr has tripled its valuation in nine months on the back of its dictation app. Its new speech model also reveals the current one misses three words in ten in noise.
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 Tenet Diagnostics
Funding · Healthcare · 18 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Tenet Diagnostics Raises $30 Million From Tata Capital Healthcare Fund III and Blue Earth Capital

Tenet Diagnostics has raised about $30 million led by Tata Capital's third healthcare fund. Its last public revenue figure is a target from 2023.
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 DeHaat Honest Farms Founder
Funding · D2C · 17 Aug 2026 · 5 min

DeHaat Honest Farms Raises ₹35 Crore in Pre-Series A Round Led by OTP Ventures

DeHaat's pesticide-free consumer brand has raised ₹35 crore led by OTP Ventures. The parent has $221 million behind it and chose outside capital anyway.
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 Minimalist Founders
Lite Updates · D2C · 17 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Minimalist Reports ₹690 Crore Revenue in FY26 and ₹26 Crore Profit in First Full Year Under HUL

Minimalist grew 36% to ₹690 crore in its first full year under Hindustan Unilever. Advertising spending rose 55%, faster than revenue.
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 Blacksmith Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 14 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Blacksmith Raises $45 Million Series B Led by Peak XV at a $550 Million Valuation

Blacksmith runs GitHub Actions workloads on purpose-built compute. Its valuation has risen roughly ninefold in eleven months as AI agents multiply the code that needs checking.
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 Fymble Founders
Lite Updates · Founders · 14 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Fymble Launches Kyra AI as It Turns From Affordable Gym Access to the Harder Retention Problem

Fymble, which offers pay-per-use gym access starting at ₹99 a session with no long-term commitment, has launched Kyra, a Personal AI Health Companion built into its fitness app.
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 Scrubsy Founders
Funding · D2C · 13 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Scrubsy Raises ₹27 Crore From V3 Ventures to Expand Home-Cleaning Range

The Gurugram home-cleaning brand, founded in 2025, has raised ₹27 crore from V3 Ventures to scale its in-house manufacturing. It sells a small range of foam cleaners direct to consumers and has not disclosed a valuation.
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 Yulu Founders
Funding · EV & Mobility · 12 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Yulu Raises $93 Million in Series C Round Led by GEF Capital to Quadruple Its EV Fleet

The Bengaluru EV mobility platform has raised $63 million in equity and $30 million in debt as quick-commerce demand lifts its fleet. The round is reported to value it at around $170 million, and its strategic backers sat out.
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 Echovane Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 11 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Echovane Raises $1 Million in First Funding Round Co-Led by Titan Capital and Neon Fund

The San Francisco startup, founded by IIT-graduate former product leaders, uses AI agents to run market-research studies from brief to answer. It was bootstrapped until this first round and did not disclose a valuation.
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 Ayati Devices Founder
Funding · Healthcare · 11 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Ayati Devices Raises ₹15 Crore in Pre-Series A Round Led by Inflexor Ventures

The Bengaluru medtech startup makes portable screening devices for diabetic-foot complications. The round funds commercialisation and manufacturing, but the company has not disclosed revenue or a valuation.
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 Vecton AI Founders
Funding · Fintech · 11 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Vecton AI Raises ₹6 Crore in Pre-Seed Round Led by Zeropearl VC

The Bengaluru startup, founded in 2025, builds compliant AI systems for banks and insurers using a forward-deployed engineering model. It has not disclosed a valuation, and the round is small and early.
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 Discovered Materials Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 11 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Discovered Materials Raises $9 Million in Seed Round Led by Lightspeed India to Build AI Materials Scientists

The San Francisco deep-tech startup is using swarms of AI agents to find new materials that cool AI chips. It is founded in 2026, pre-revenue, and has not disclosed a valuation.
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 FreightFox Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 11 Aug 2026 · 5 min

FreightFox Raises ₹5 Crore in Pre-Series A Round Led by HighLeaf

The Pune freight-tech startup has raised a small pre-Series A led by HighLeaf, its third round since 2020. It sells an AI transport-management platform to large manufacturers but has not disclosed revenue.
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 Mstack AI Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 10 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Mstack Is in Talks to Raise at Least $30 Million from Alpha Wave, Lightspeed and Prosperity7

The Houston- and India-based specialty-chemicals startup is reported to be in talks with existing backers and Saudi Aramco's Prosperity7. The round has not closed, and no valuation or final size has been disclosed.
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 Bakingo Founders
Funding · D2C · 10 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Bakingo Raises ₹100 Crore in Series B Round From Faering Capital at 2.6X Higher Valuation

The Gurugram online bakery has raised its second round from existing backer Faering Capital at a valuation reported to be 2.6 times higher. Its losses widened even as revenue grew in FY25.
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 RURTECH Founder
Lite Updates · Founders · 10 Aug 2026 · 5 min

RURTECH's Saddam Hussain Is Building Parcel-Level Satellite Advisory for Indian Farmers

RURTECH sends satellite-derived advice for individual farm parcels over WhatsApp. Its live log covers 134 farmers and 1,875 messages across three weeks.
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 Naïve Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 8 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Naïve Raises $28.5 Million in Series A Round Led by Nexus Venture Partners to Power Autonomous Companies

The AI-infrastructure startup packages incorporation, payments and compute behind one API so agents can run businesses. Its headline traction figures are company-stated and unaudited.
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 Hadrian Founders
Funding · 8 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Hadrian Raises $1.37 Billion in Series D Round at $7.87 Billion Valuation to Scale Defence Manufacturing

The US defense-tech firm has more than quadrupled its valuation in a year, drawing a long roster of institutional backers. The raise funds automated factories that make parts for existing defence hardware, not new weapons.
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 Benne Founders
Funding · FMCG & Retail · 7 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Benne Raises ₹35 Crore in Pre-Series A Round Led by Ranjan Pai's Claypond Capital

The Mumbai dosa chain has brought in Ranjan Pai's Claypond Capital as lead of a ₹35 crore pre-Series A. The raise values the three-outlet brand at an estimated ₹364 crore, a figure the company has not itself disclosed.
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 E3 Electrical
Lite Updates · EV & Mobility · 7 Aug 2026 · 4 min

E3 Electric.AI Launches E3 TRION Electric Scooter Priced From ₹1,09,999

The Bengaluru startup's first scooter arrives in three variants priced from ₹1,09,999, built around an AI and IoT platform it calls the COMMANDCENTER. Its range and performance figures are company-stated.
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 Blissclub Founder
Funding · D2C · 7 Aug 2026 · 5 min

BlissClub Raises ₹160 Crore in Series B Round Led by Singularity AMC to Expand Offline Retail

The Bengaluru D2C brand's largest round to date brings in a new institutional lead alongside returning backers Elevation and Eight Roads. The company did not disclose a valuation, and its FY26 accounts remain unfiled.
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 Marmeto
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 7 Aug 2026 · 2 min

Marmeto Launches Elevate, an Analytics Platform Built for Shopify App Businesses

Marmeto has launched Elevate, an analytics platform for Shopify app companies delving into revenue, churn, reviews and installs. It is free for now, with paid plans promised later.
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 Consint AI Founder
Funding · Healthcare · 6 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Consint.AI Raises ₹22 Crore in Series A Round to Build Healthcare Fraud Detection Model

The Noida-based startup has raised its Series A from three funds, two of them returning seed backers, to build a foundational model for claims fraud. No lead investor or valuation was disclosed.
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 GetMyParking Founder
Funding · EV & Mobility · 6 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Get My Parking to Raise ₹40 Crore in Extended Series A from IvyCap Ventures at Flat Valuation

The parking-tech firm's board has cleared ₹40 crore in Series A3 preference shares from existing backer IvyCap Ventures. The raise has not yet closed, and the terms leave the company's valuation broadly unchanged from its previous round.
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 Homerun Founders
Funding · 6 Aug 2026 · 5 min

HomeRun Raises $12 Million Series A+ Led by Nexus Venture Partners to Expand Beyond Bengaluru

HomeRun raised $12 million in a Series A+ round led by Nexus Venture Partners, six months after its $6.6 million Series A. Valuation and dilution were not disclosed.
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 Mitti Labs Founder
Funding · 6 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Mitti Labs Raises $9.5 Million Series A Led by Aramco Ventures for Rice Methane Measurement

Mitti Labs has raised $9.5 million in a Series A led by Aramco Ventures, the Saudi oil company's first investment in an Indian startup
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 River Mobility Founder
Funding · EV & Mobility · 5 Aug 2026 · 6 min

River Mobility Raises $120 Million Series C Led by Elev8 Venture Partners and Claypond Capital

River Mobility has raised $120 million in a Series C led by Elev8 and Claypond Capital, its first major backing from Indian institutional investors
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 Inrisk Labs Founders
Funding · 5 Aug 2026 · 6 min

InRisk Labs Raises $27 Million Series A as EarthRe Wins Reinsurance Licence at GIFT City

InRisk Labs has raised $27 million co-led by Bessemer and Northpoint Capital as its EarthRe subsidiary receives a reinsurance licence at GIFT City
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 Adiabatic Technologies Founder
Funding · 5 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Adiabatic Technologies Raises ₹8.3 Crore Seed Round Co-Led by Malpani and Avinya Ventures

Adiabatic Technologies has raised ₹8.3 crore in a seed round co-led by Malpani Ventures and Avinya Ventures to scale battery manufacturing to 100 MWh
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 Hulp Founders
Funding · 5 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Hulp Raises $2.6 Million Seed Co-Led by Sparrow Capital and BITKRAFT Ventures

Hulp has raised $2.6 million in seed funding co-led by Sparrow Capital and gaming investor BITKRAFT Ventures, four months after being founded
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 Vingo Founders
Funding · E-commerce · 5 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Vingo Raises ₹10 Crore Seed Round Led by India Quotient for C2C Resale Marketplace

Vingo has raised ₹10 crore in seed funding led by India Quotient for a C2C marketplace in pre-owned goods, five months after being founded
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 Volta Founder
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 5 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Volta Infra Raises $300 Million at $2.4 Billion Valuation With $10 Billion Cloud Contract

Volta Infra has raised $300 million at a $2.4 billion valuation and announced a $10 billion six-year cloud contract with an unnamed AI developer
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 Vaaree Founders
Funding · D2C · 4 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Vaaree Raises ₹65 Crore in Series A Led by Hero Enterprise and Cap Alpha Ventures

Vaaree has raised ₹65 crore led by Hero Enterprise and Cap Alpha Ventures for warehouses and AI-led discovery. Its stated goal of next-day delivery is the expensive part.
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 Zoppler Systems Founder
Funding · 4 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Zoppler Systems Raises ₹6.5 Crore From Finvolve and India Accelerator for RF Sensing Products

Zoppler Systems has raised ₹6.5 crore co-led by Finvolve and India Accelerator for its RF sensing products. The announcement names no customer, contract or trial.
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 Superleap Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 4 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Superleap Raises ₹36 Crore in Pre-Series A Led by Peak XV's Surge to Build AI-Native CRM

Superleap has raised ₹36 crore led by Peak XV's Surge for an AI-native CRM aimed at replacing legacy systems. Its founders previously worked together at Unacademy.
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 smallest.ai; founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 4 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Smallest.ai Raises $13 Million Series A Led by Seligman Ventures to Scale Real-Time Voice AI

Smallest.ai has raised $13 million led by Seligman Ventures to build voice models that cut conversational lag. Its competitors in the category have raised considerably more.
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 Profound.me Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 4 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Profound Launches AI Representative Platform With $1.5 Million Seed From Stellaris and 3one4

Profound has raised $1.5 million from Stellaris Venture Partners and 3one4 Capital to build an AI representative for professionals. The product opened early access on the day of the announcement.
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 BASE Power Founders
Funding · 4 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Base Power Raises $1 Billion Series D at $13 Billion Valuation and Launches Its Own Home Battery

Base Power has raised $1 billion at a $13 billion post-money valuation, more than tripling its price in ten months. It owns every battery it installs, which is why the rounds keep arriving.
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 Valar Atomics Founder
Funding · 4 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Valar Atomics Raises $1 Billion in Sequoia-Led Round at a Reported $6 Billion Valuation

Valar Atomics has raised $1 billion led by Sequoia Capital, five months after a round reported at a $2 billion valuation. The company has not disclosed a valuation for either.
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 Horizon3 Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 4 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Horizon3 Raises $250 Million Series E at Over $2 Billion Valuation Led by NightDragon and NEA

Horizon3 has raised $250 million co-led by NightDragon and NEA, tripling its valuation in fourteen months. The price works out at roughly 20 times its own claimed recurring revenue.
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 Ather Founders
Markets & IPO · EV & Mobility · 3 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Ather Energy Reports ₹1,217 Crore Revenue in Q1 FY27 as Net Loss Narrows 71% to ₹51 Crore

Ather Energy's operating revenue rose 89% year-on-year to ₹1,217 crore in Q1 FY27 and its loss narrowed to ₹51 crore. Expenses were almost flat against the previous quarter.
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 Sarvam Founders
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 3 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Sarvam AI Board Approves ₹698 Crore Share Issue to NVIDIA, Glade Brook Capital and Others

Sarvam AI's board has cleared an issue of preference shares to raise ₹698 crore, led by NVIDIA. The issue price implies no increase on the valuation set at the June first close.
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 Matel Founders
Funding · 3 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Matel Raises ₹130 Crore in Series B Led by UC Impower to Expand Motor Manufacturing Capacity

Pune-based powertrain maker Matel has raised ₹130 crore led by UC Impower, with Catamaran entering the cap table. Its FY25 revenue was about half the annual sales figure it targeted in 2024.
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 Kaapi Machines Founder
Funding · FMCG & Retail · 3 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Kaapi Machines Raises ₹50 Crore in Equity From Sedna HoReCa Alongside Strategic Partnership

Coffee equipment distributor Kaapi Machines has taken ₹50 crore in equity from B2B foodservice platform Sedna HoReCa. Neither side has disclosed the stake, the valuation or the dilution.
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 UN:BLOC Founder with Yuvraj Singh
Lite Updates · 3 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Yuvraj Singh Joins Healthians Founder Deepak Sahni's Stealth Healthtech Venture UN:BLOC

Singh comes in as an investor and founding team member at the Gurugram startup, which is still in stealth. Neither the cheque size nor the product has been disclosed.
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 Urban Company Founders
Markets & IPO · 1 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Urban Company Posts ₹92 Crore Q1 FY27 Loss as Revenue Rises 44% to ₹528 Crore on InstaHelp Push

Urban Company's core marketplace reached its highest reported operating profitability while consolidated results swung to a loss. The quick-service vertical InstaHelp lost ₹131.58 crore on ₹11.11 crore of revenue.
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 Truth and Hair Founders
Funding · D2C · 31 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Truth & Hair Raises ₹5.4 Crore Seed Led by Inflection Point Ventures for Hair Styling Range

Angel platform Inflection Point Ventures leads the round, which funds distribution and product expansion at the Gurugram brand. Terms, valuation and the fate of its on-air Shark Tank offer are undisclosed.
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 PM Modi Meta India Head
Policy · SaaS & Tech · 31 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Hyderabad Police Book Meta India Head Arun Srinivas Over Morphed Content Featuring PM Modi

Hyderabad Cybercrime police have registered two cases naming Meta's India head alongside unidentified Facebook and Instagram account operators. Neither complaint alleges that Meta itself created the content.
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 Aham Housing Finance Founder
Funding · Real Estate · 31 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Aham Housing Finance Raises ₹100 Crore Led by The Sanmar Group to Expand Affordable Home Loans

The Chennai lender will use the equity to widen its branch network and lending capacity across four states. The cheque is roughly twice all the equity it has raised since inception.
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 super.money CEO
Fintech · 31 Jul 2026 · 5 min

super.money Launches superGift Multi-Brand Gifting Solution With Flipkart, Myntra and Cleartrip

The rewards instrument spans Flipkart, Myntra, Cleartrip, District and Zomato, in digital and physical formats. Razorpay and Pine Labs power redemption, and super.money says more partners will follow.
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 Simile Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 31 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Simile Raises $200 Million at $2 Billion Valuation Five Months After Its $100 Million Series A

Greenoaks led the round, with Index Ventures investing again and CVS Health Ventures returning. Simile says revenue has grown fivefold since February without disclosing the base.
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 Sambanova Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 31 Jul 2026 · 5 min

SambaNova Raises $1 Billion at $11 Billion Valuation in First Close of Series F Round

General Atlantic led the first close, with Seligman Ventures, T. Rowe Price Associates and Capital Group also investing. The round is not complete and no second close has been announced.
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 Apna Mart Founder
Funding · FMCG & Retail · 31 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Apna Mart Raises ₹120 Crore Series C From Existing Backers Accel, Fundamentum and Peak XV

Accel India and Fundamentum have put in ₹55 crore each and Peak XV Partners ₹10 crore. The round is about half the size of the March 2025 Series B at roughly twice the valuation.
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 Sid's Farm Founder
Funding · FMCG & Retail · 30 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Sid's Farm Raises ₹81 Crore Pre-Series B as Listed Rival Dodla Dairy Takes 2 Percent Stake

The round is led by Omnivore and Narotam Sekhsaria Family Office, with Dodla Dairy, Next Bharat Ventures and LIO joining. Dodla told the exchanges it is paying ₹11.64 crore for 2 per cent.
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 Arboreal Bioinnovations Founders
Funding · 30 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Arboreal Bioinnovations Raises ₹230 Crore Series A Co-Led by EAAA and Omnivore to Add Capacity

The Series A is co-led by EAAA Alternatives and Omnivore, with existing investor Rainmatter by Zerodha participating. It is the first investment from Edelweiss's second Discovery Fund, which closed above ₹1,200 crore.
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 SUIND Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 30 Jul 2026 · 5 min

SUIND Raises ₹20.5 Crore Seed Led by Transition VC to Scale Bumblebee Agriculture Drone

The seed round is led by Transition Venture Capital Fund with participation from IIMA Ventures. SUIND was still pre-revenue in FY25, with a filed loss of ₹1.89 crore.
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 fnp Founder
Markets & IPO · 29 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Ferns N Petals Plans 2028 Listing as FY26 Revenue Reaches ₹1,085 Crore on 25% Growth

FNP has set an end-2028 listing target and is guiding to 25% annual revenue growth. The same executive said in 2024 that the company would list in FY27.
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 Revspot Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 29 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Revspot Raises $4.8 Million Series A Co-Led by Inflexor Ventures and Info Edge Ventures

Revspot sells AI-driven lead qualification to high-ticket B2C businesses and claims more than 50 customers. Neither revenue nor the round's valuation has been disclosed.
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 Zepto Founders
Markets & IPO · E-commerce · 29 Jul 2026 · 4 min

Zepto Investors Discuss Revised $3 Billion Post-Money IPO Valuation, Down From $7 Billion Peak

Zepto and its investors are discussing a post-money IPO valuation of about $3 billion, less than half the mark set in October 2025. No decision on pricing or structure has been taken.
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 Fixxly Founders
Funding · E-commerce · 29 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Fixxly Raises $5.5 Million Seed Round From Accel, Fireside and Lightspeed Ahead of September Launch

Fixxly plans 30-minute delivery of building materials to contractors through a network of dark stores in Bengaluru. The company has not yet begun commercial operations.
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 Yaanendriya Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Yaanendriya Raises ₹15 Crore From Piper Serica to Scale Navigation and Inertial Sensors

Piper Serica has put ₹15 crore into Yaanendriya's navigation controllers and inertial sensors, its first institutional round. Reported FY26 revenue was ₹72 lakh against an FY27 target of ₹5.4 crore.
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 Hegdinvst Founder Aditya Bhandari
Funding · Banking & Finance · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Hegdinvst Raises ₹11.5 Crore Series A to Fund Sponsor Commitment to Proposed Category III Fund

The company says the bulk of the round funds its sponsor commitment to a proposed Category III hedge fund. That commitment is a SEBI requirement rather than a discretionary show of alignment.
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 Musafir Cafe Netflix Terribly Tiny Tales
Lite Updates · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Terribly Tiny Tales Produces Netflix Series Musafir Cafe 13 Years After Launching as a Facebook Page

The series was produced by a studio that began in 2013 as a page publishing tweet-sized fiction on Facebook. It was acquired by Collective Artists Network two years ago for an undisclosed sum.
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 Rapido Ownly Founders
Lite Updates · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Rapido Integrates Ownly Into Its Main App, Extending Zero-Commission Food Delivery in Bengaluru

Bengaluru users can now order food inside the main Rapido app rather than through the separate Ownly application. The service remains confined to one city, against an earlier plan that envisaged ten by this month.
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 BigBasket CEO Amit Nanda
Markets & IPO · E-commerce · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min

BigBasket's Consumer Arm Reports ₹8,223 Crore FY26 Turnover as Losses Widen 66% to ₹3,073 Crore

Turnover at BigBasket's consumer arm rose 7.7% in FY26 while losses widened 66%. The two entities together lost ₹3,175 crore, close to two-thirds of parent Tata Digital's net loss for the year.
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 House of Student Founder Vaibhav Verma
Funding · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min

House of Student Raises $2 Million Seed Round Co-Led by Saltwater Sutra and Nirmitsu

The seed round is a mix of equity and debt, co-led by Saltwater Sutra and Nirmitsu Inspirational Ventures. The split between the two instruments has not been disclosed, and neither has a valuation.
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 Bombay Shaving Company Founder
Markets & IPO · D2C · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Bombay Shaving Company Parent Visage Lines Reports ₹635 Crore FY26 Revenue and ₹9 Crore Net Loss

Visage Lines Personal Care more than doubled operating revenue in FY26 and reported its first positive adjusted EBITDA. The figure is struck after adding back ESOP cost, and the company remains loss-making.
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 Narayana Murthy Infosys
Policy · SaaS & Tech · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Infosys Fined €175,000 (₹2 Crore) by French Labour Authority Over Time-Tracking Gaps

France's labour regulator DRIEETS fined Infosys €175,000 over gaps in its working-hours tracking system. The company has not disclosed which employee categories were affected or whether the system needs an overhaul.
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 Omega Seiki Mobility Founder
Funding · EV & Mobility · 27 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Omega Seiki Mobility Raises ₹50 Crore From Securocorp Securities And Family Office Investors

The electric commercial vehicle maker takes capital from a securities firm, a family office and two individuals. It was reported this month to be seeking ₹125 crore ahead of a listing.
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 Berrylush, Snitch Founders
Lite Updates · D2C · 27 Jul 2026 · 4 min

Snitch Acquires Womenswear Brand Berrylush To Enter India's Women's Fashion Market

The menswear brand takes over a Noida-based women's western wear label and says it will rebuild it over 100 days. Neither company has disclosed what was paid.
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 PhonePe CEO
Fintech · 27 Jul 2026 · 5 min

PhonePe Reports ₹7,920 Crore FY26 Revenue As Net Loss Widens 62 Percent To ₹2,792 Crore

Operating revenue grew 11.5 per cent while total expenses rose 16 per cent, widening the consolidated loss by 62 per cent. The company puts its normalised operating loss at ₹1,377 crore.
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 Veefin Founders
Markets & IPO · 27 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Veefin Solutions Board Approves ₹35 Crore Non-Convertible Debenture Issue On Private Placement

The board has cleared up to 3.5 lakh debentures of ₹1,000 each, to be placed privately in tranches. Terms including coupon, tenure and security remain undisclosed.
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 Cactus Partners
Lite Updates · 27 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Cactus Partners Targets ₹1,600 Crore for Fund II With Plans for 13 to 15 Investments

The firm has stated a corpus, a cheque size and an investment count for its second fund. It has not announced a first close, an anchor investor or a timeline.
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 Amazon CEO
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 27 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Amazon Cuts Jobs in Its Artificial General Intelligence Group After 16,000 January Layoffs

Amazon has eliminated an undisclosed number of roles in the unit that builds its Nova models. The cuts come as the company forecasts $200 billion in 2026 capital expenditure.
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 Man Left His Job to Open Café
Lite Updates · 26 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Man Quitting ₹1.5 Lakh Mumbai Job for ₹4 Lakh Hometown Income Goes Viral

The post says he sold a ₹3 crore Mumbai flat and split it across land, a house, two restaurants and fixed deposits. None of the figures is independently verifiable.
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 Priyank Kharge
Policy · 26 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Karnataka to Form Two AI Working Groups After Minister's Visit to Anthropic's Bengaluru Office

Two groups drawn from the Centre for e-Governance and the Home Department will identify where AI fits state services. No agreement has been signed and no terms disclosed.
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 Tech Mahindra Employee Protest
Lite Updates · 25 Jul 2026 · 4 min

Former Tech Mahindra Engineer Alleges Wrongful Termination After Leave to Care for Daughter

A former software engineer says she was dismissed after taking leave for her sick daughter. No FIR has been registered, and Tech Mahindra has not responded on record.
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 Zetwerk Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 25 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Zetwerk Secures ₹500 Crore Pre-IPO Funding From Bharat Value Fund Ahead of Planned Listing

The pre-IPO round lands about two weeks after SEBI cleared Zetwerk's confidential draft papers. Zetwerk has not confirmed it, and the reported valuation has moved since March.
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 Flipkart food delivery
Lite Updates · E-commerce · 24 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Flipkart to Enter Food Delivery With Bengaluru Pilot and ONDC Integration, Krishnamurthy Confirms

Group chief executive Kalyan Krishnamurthy said food delivery will be another use case on the main platform, starting with a pilot. The commission structure, rider model and launch date were not disclosed.
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 Farm Watt biomass
Funding · 24 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Farm Watt Innovations Raises ₹32.5 Crore Co-Led by IAN Alpha Fund and Rainmatter to Expand Biomass Network

The two-year-old startup aggregates crop residue and sells it as feedstock to compressed biogas plants. It runs 15 hubs today and has named eleven states it wants to enter.
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 Wiffy
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 23 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Wiffy Raises $3 Million Series A Led by Earth Fund to Expand Installation Services Network

The Mumbai company recruits and deploys technicians who install furniture and appliances on behalf of brands. It raised a comparable amount at pre-Series A two years ago.
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 CARPL.ai
Funding · Healthcare · 23 Jul 2026 · 5 min

CARPL.ai Raises $10 Million Series A Led by IFC to Expand Radiology AI Marketplace

The platform lets hospitals deploy and monitor medical imaging AI from many vendors through one integration. It hosts more than 300 applications from over 100 vendors and serves 30 hospitals.
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 Tamil Nadu CM Vijay
Lite Updates · Policy · 23 Jul 2026 · 4 min

Centre Approves Two Tamil Nadu Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Worth ₹1,012 Crore

The clusters at Manallur and Pillapaikkam will provide land and shared infrastructure for electronics firms. The same two sites were announced in March 2025 at a higher figure.
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 UpKraft
Funding · 23 Jul 2026 · 5 min

UpKraft Raises ₹1.6 Crore Pre-Seed Led by PedalStart to Expand Across Bengaluru and Gurugram

The Bengaluru company sends vetted tutors into gated communities to teach music and other extracurricular subjects. It was founded twelve months ago and has published no enrollment or revenue figures.
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 Bioscan Research
Funding · Healthcare · 23 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Bioscan Research Raises $1 Million Seed Led by Unicorn India Ventures for CEREBO Brain Injury Device

The company's CEREBO device uses near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning to detect intracranial bleeding without radiation. It has held Indian regulatory clearance since 2023.
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 NeuralKart
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 23 Jul 2026 · 5 min

NeuralKart Raises ₹2.35 Crore Seed Led by Inflection Point Ventures for AI Insurance Platform

The Bengaluru startup sells AI software that reads insurer policy documents to automate underwriting, claims and audits. It is also building a separate computer vision product for industrial sites.
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 Pruthviraj P
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 23 Jul 2026 · 4 min

Karnataka Engineer Pruthviraj P Joins NVIDIA Deep Learning Team, Compensation Reportedly ₹2.6 Crore

Pruthviraj P, an electronics graduate from PES University, joined NVIDIA's deep learning group in California. No source has been named for the ₹2.6 crore compensation figure now circulating.
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 Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa
Markets & IPO · 23 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Eternal Reports ₹92 Crore Q1 Profit as Blinkit Lifts Revenue 182% to ₹20,211 Crore

Blinkit contributed 77.5% of operating revenue under an inventory-led model that books the full value of goods sold. The 47% sequential fall in profit reflects a higher tax charge, not weaker operations.
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 Suminter Founder
Funding · 21 Jul 2026 · 6 min

Suminter Raises ₹25 Crore Debt From BlackSoil to Finance Harvest Procurement

BlackSoil’s loan will help Suminter purchase ingredients from its farmer network during the harvest window. The additional liquidity arrives as the company manages subdued profitability, repayment obligations and a Negative long-term credit outlook from Crisil.
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 30 Sundays Founders
Funding · 21 Jul 2026 · 6 min

30 Sundays Raises ₹61 Crore Led by Bessemer to Expand Its AI Holiday Platform

The Series A was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with Info Edge Ventures and Eximius Ventures increasing their stakes. The company claims an annualised gross booking value of roughly ₹200 crore, but has not disclosed revenue, margins, valuation or the round’s primary-secondary split.
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 Gurgaon Auto Driver
Lite Updates · 21 Jul 2026 · 6 min

Gurgaon Auto Driver Says He Left ₹25,000 Supervisor Job and Now Earns ₹45,000

The auto driver told Zypp Electric co-founder Akash Gupta that he earns approximately ₹40,000–₹45,000 a month while educating three children.
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 VERIQUS Founder
Funding · Banking & Finance · 21 Jul 2026 · 6 min

Veriqus Raises ₹387 Crore Led by Norwest to Build an Integrated Wealth Platform

Norwest led the round, with participation from family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Veriqus plans to combine wealth management, asset management, business advisory and lending, although its valuation, round structure and other investors were not disclosed.
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 Deloitte Employee
Lite Updates · 21 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Deloitte Senior Consultant Quits After 10 Years, Citing 74-Hour Weeks and 5% Hike

A Hyderabad-based technology professional said he left Deloitte after being denied a promotion and receiving a 5% hike on a ₹35 lakh salary. His account is anonymous and has not been independently verified.
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 Plazza Founder
Funding · Healthcare · 20 Jul 2026 · 4 min

Plazza Raises $15 Million to Expand Its AI-Led Pharmacy Network

Accel, Elevation Capital and Nexus Venture Partners have backed Plazza’s attempt to combine neighbourhood pharmacies with localised inventory planning. The harder test will be whether deeper availability can justify the working capital and operating cost of a rapid store rollout.
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 Bijit Ray NEET
Lite Updates · 18 Jul 2026 · 4 min

Assam Student Bijit Ray Scores 502 in NEET UG 2026, Highlighting Tier-3 Test-Prep Access

Despite severe financial constraints and a lack of legacy institutional knowledge, an e-rickshaw driver’s son has bypassed traditional high-cost coaching hubs, signaling a democratization of competitive educational resources.
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 Mitsubishi West Bengal
Lite Updates · Policy · 11 Jul 2026 · 4 min

Mitsubishi Explores Setting Up Semiconductor Manufacturing Unit in West Bengal

The Japanese conglomerate is exploring sites in Durgapur and Panagarh as the state government prepares a new industrial policy to attract advanced supply chains away from established western and southern hubs.
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 TCS CEO K Krithivasan
Lite Updates · Policy · 10 Jul 2026 · 5 min

TCS CEO K Krithivasan Says AI Will Not Reduce Overall Headcount Following Strong Q1 Hiring

Despite Chairman N Chandrasekaran recently predicting the deployment of half a million autonomous AI agents, the company's CEO insists the workforce will simply transition into prompt engineering and model management to service a $2.6 billion AI pipeline.
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 Jainam Jain
Lite Updates · 5 Jul 2026 · 3 min

14-Year-Old Founder Jainam Jain Launches AI Marketing Startup Mengo Engine in Dubai

Operating from the Burj Khalifa, the 14-year-old entrepreneur has launched an AI marketing platform into beta, highlighting how accessible application-layer software development has become.
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 Pepsico India CEO Jagrut Kotecha
Lite Updates · 2 Jul 2026 · 5 min

PepsiCo India Opens ₹1,266 Crore Flavour Manufacturing Facility in Ujjain

The 22-acre facility represents a major slice of the FMCG giant’s ₹5,700-crore investment pipeline, aiming to localise the production of its core intellectual property and empower its regional bottling partners.
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 I Love Bengaluru
Lite Updates · 2 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Bengaluru Overtakes Mumbai as India’s Top Hub for Under-30 Entrepreneurs

With 21 founders featured on the latest Hurun India list, the southern tech capital has displaced Mumbai by attracting a new generation of entrepreneurs focused on artificial intelligence, space technology, and electric mobility.
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 Supply6 Founders Vaibhav Bhandari and Rahul Saji Jacob with Kriti Sanon
Funding · D2C · 1 Jul 2026 · 4 min

Supply6 Raises ₹48 Crore Led by Unilever Ventures to Expand Foundational Nutrition

The Bengaluru-based nutraceutical brand will leverage fresh capital from Unilever Ventures and Kriti Sanon to defend its daily supplement market share against established FMCG incumbents.
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 Anthropic CEO
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 1 Jul 2026 · 5 min

US Lifts Export Ban on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI Models

The US Commerce Department has restored global access to Anthropic's advanced models, but the abrupt two-week restriction exposes the severe geopolitical risk of building Indian enterprise software on proprietary American infrastructure.
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 Kunal Shah WhatsApp Head
Lite Updates · 30 Jun 2026 · 5 min

WhatsApp Opens Username Reservations Ahead of Global Rollout Under New Head Kunal Shah

The Meta-owned platform is abandoning mobile numbers as its sole primary identity, creating a crucial privacy shield to support its new global head’s mandate to scale high-frequency commerce.
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 Ford CEO
Lite Updates · 30 Jun 2026 · 4 min

Ford Rehires 350 Veteran Engineers to Fix Quality Gaps Missed by Automated Systems

After automated systems failed to catch real-world manufacturing errors, the US automaker brought back hundreds of experienced technical specialists to retrain its AI and halt a massive spike in recall costs.
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 Lytmus AI Ajit Kumar, Praveen Y., and Naveen Yadav
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 29 Jun 2026 · 5 min

Lytmus AI Raises ₹5 Crore Pre-Seed Round Led by Boundless Ventures

The Bengaluru-based startup is leveraging fresh capital from Boundless Ventures to build autonomous, hyper-personalized AI mentors for NEET aspirants, aiming to decouple high-quality instruction from human limitations.
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 Incuspaze Founder
Funding · Real Estate · 29 Jun 2026 · 4 min

Incuspaze Raises ₹150 Crore Led by Bharat Value Fund Ahead of FY29 IPO

The Gurugram-based managed workspace provider is leveraging fresh capital to acquire regional competitors and capture booming real estate demand from Global Capability Centres.
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 Kolkata L&T
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 28 Jun 2026 · 5 min

L&T to Invest ₹4,500 Crore in West Bengal Data Centre and Software Park

The engineering giant is allocating massive capital toward a 30 MW Tier-3 data centre and a sprawling software park to transform Kolkata into a major eastern technology hub.
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 Prabhjeet Singh OpenAI
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 26 Jun 2026 · 4 min

OpenAI Appoints Prabhjeet Singh as India Managing Director to Lead Enterprise Expansion

The former Uber India President will take charge of the AI giant's local operations in September, tasked with driving commercial adoption, striking infrastructure partnerships, and navigating regional compliance.
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 Calcutta Stock Exchange
Lite Updates · Policy · 26 Jun 2026 · 5 min

West Bengal Government Announces Plan to Revive Calcutta Stock Exchange

After thirteen years of dormancy, the newly elected state government has proposed backing the historic regional exchange in its 2026-27 budget to decentralise India's financial ecosystem and unlock local public-sector value.
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 SuperLiving Founders Manavdeep Singh Grover and Gurjot Kaur
Funding · Healthcare · 25 Jun 2026 · 4 min

SuperLiving Raises $7 Million Series A Led by Lightspeed to Expand AI Wellness Platform

The Bengaluru-based startup has secured fresh capital to scale its preventive health platform, utilizing a proprietary AI memory layer to bring affordable, personalised wellness coaching to India’s smaller cities.
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 BYJU's Aakash
Lite Updates · 25 Jun 2026 · 5 min

MEMG and GLAS Trust Near Final Settlement Over Aakash Shareholding

Manipal Education and Medical Group and the US lenders’ representative are finalising documentation to divide the remaining value of the collapsed edtech empire’s crown jewel.
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 Unnati Agri Founders Amit Sinha and the late Ashok Prasad
Funding · 23 Jun 2026 · 4 min

Unnati Agri Raises ₹17 Crore in Growth Capital From Recur Club

Following its merger with Gramophone, the integrated agritech platform is leveraging non-dilutive financing to fund seasonal inventory procurement and expand its rural distribution network ahead of a planned IPO.
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 Sherlocks AI Founders Gaurav Toshniwal and Akshat Jain
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 23 Jun 2026 · 5 min

Sherlocks AI Raises ₹7.5 Crore Pre-Seed Round Led by SenseAI Ventures

Founded by former Doubtnut executives, the AI-native incident management startup plans to use the fresh capital to expand its autonomous enterprise infrastructure tools across North America.
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 Square Yards Founders Tanuj Shori and Kanika Gupta
Funding · Real Estate · 23 Jun 2026 · 4 min

Square Yards Enters Unicorn Club With $95 Million Pre-IPO Funding Round

The Gurugram-based real estate platform has secured ₹900 crore in mixed debt and equity financing, relying on its massive financial services vertical to drive profitability ahead of a planned public listing.
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 Oracle
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 23 Jun 2026 · 4 min

Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs in Fiscal 2026 as AI Restructuring Costs Hit $1.84 Billion

The cloud-computing giant has slashed 13% of its global headcount, absorbing massive severance costs to aggressively pivot its capital toward artificial intelligence infrastructure and hyperscale data centers.
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 Indian Professional AI
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 23 Jun 2026 · 4 min

India Records 3.5 Lakh AI Job Openings in 90 Days Amid Rising Talent Deficit

A new workforce report reveals that despite possessing 920,000 AI professionals, Indian enterprises are struggling to find engineers capable of deploying complex generative AI models into production.
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 Mitigata Founders Mohit Anand, Sarthak Dubey, Mayank Morya, and Akshit Kaushik
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 23 Jun 2026 · 3 min

Mitigata Raises $15 Million Series B Led by Bessemer Venture Partners

The Bengaluru-based startup has secured significant capital to expand its unified platform—combining threat detection, compliance automation, and cyber insurance brokerage—into the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
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 Anagha Rajesh
Lite Updates · 23 Jun 2026 · 5 min

BioCompute Founder Shuts Down Bengaluru Lab to Relocate to San Francisco

After raising over ₹5 crore and building a DNA storage prototype in India, 24-year-old founder Anagha Rajesh is moving her hardware startup to Silicon Valley in search of higher investor risk appetite.
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 CRED Kunal Shah Meta WhatsApp Global CEO
Funding · Fintech · 22 Jun 2026 · 5 min

Meta Invests $900 Million in CRED as Kunal Shah Becomes Global Head of WhatsApp

Meta has acquired a 20% stake in CRED at a $4.5 billion valuation, securing founder Kunal Shah to lead the world's largest messaging platform while the Indian fintech transitions to an interim CEO.
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 Printing and Stationery of Indian Banks
Lite Updates · 21 Jun 2026 · 3 min

Indian Banks Spent ₹3,878 Crore on Printing and Stationery in FY25

Despite massive investments in digital infrastructure, legacy lenders like SBI and HDFC Bank continue to incur enormous physical printing expenses driven by regulatory mandates, physical branch expansion, and rural outreach.
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 CRED Kunal Shah
Lite Updates · Fintech · 19 Jun 2026 · 4 min

Meta Reportedly in Talks to Invest in CRED at $4 Billion Valuation

The social media giant is reportedly exploring a major capital injection into the Kunal Shah-led platform, signalling a potential alignment of premium digital payments and WhatsApp’s massive discovery engine.
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 Manali Couple
Lite Updates · 18 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Couple's Viral Post Reveals ₹5,000 Rent for Remote Working in Manali

A viral breakdown of a couple's remote working expenses highlights the growing friction between corporate return-to-office mandates and the extreme cost efficiencies of Tier-4 living.
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 Pramaana Labs Founders Ranjan Rajagopalan, Krishnan Raghavan, and Sanjay Ganapathy Subramaniam
Funding · 18 Jun 2026 · 3 min

Pramaana Labs Raises $27 Million Seed Round Led by Khosla Ventures

The Palo Alto-based startup has secured massive early-stage capital from top-tier US and Indian investors to build a deterministic verification layer that catches AI errors in high-stakes fields like law, tax, and healthcare.
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 Deepseek CEO
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 17 Jun 2026 · 4 min

DeepSeek Raises $7.4 Billion at $50 Billion Valuation

The Hangzhou-based AI laboratory has secured massive domestic capital to accelerate its open-source models, pressuring Western incumbents on enterprise inference costs while strictly preserving founder control.
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 Solar Square Founders
Funding · 16 Jun 2026 · 4 min

SolarSquare Raises $53 Million Series C Led by B Capital to Expand Rooftop Solar Operations

The residential rooftop solar platform has secured fresh capital to expand its geographical footprint, capitalizing on government subsidies that are rapidly formalizing a traditionally fragmented installation market.
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 Vir Das Apple Watch
Lite Updates · 16 Jun 2026 · 4 min

Vir Das Receives Fake ₹50,000 Apple Watch via Zepto; Company Issues Replacement

The quick-commerce unicorn replaced the counterfeit device following public backlash, exposing the operational friction of selling premium hardware through decentralized dark stores.
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 Foodstories Founder Ashni and Avni Biyani
Funding · D2C · 15 Jun 2026 · 3 min

Foodstories Secures ₹50 Crore Led by Nikhil Kamath to Expand Premium Food Retail

The gourmet lifestyle platform, founded by Ashni and Avni Biyani, has raised fresh capital from the Zerodha co-founder to scale its digital delivery network and high-end experiential storefronts across India.
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 HCLTech sarvam.ai
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 15 Jun 2026 · 4 min

HCLTech Leads $234 Million Series B in Sarvam AI at $1.5 Billion Valuation

The IT services giant has secured a 10.46% stake in the Bengaluru startup, positioning itself to capture India's regulated enterprise AI market while equipping Sarvam with massive compute capital.
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 Zumutor Founder Kavitha Iyer Rodrigues
Funding · Healthcare · 15 Jun 2026 · 4 min

Zumutor Biologics Raises $7.3 Million Pre-Series B to Advance US FDA Cancer Trials

The Bengaluru and Cambridge-based biotech firm has secured fresh capital to complete Phase 1 trials for its novel Natural Killer (NK) cell checkpoint inhibitor targeting solid tumors.
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 Razorpay Office
Lite Updates · Banking & Finance · 15 Jun 2026 · 3 min

Razorpay Confidentially Files for $600 Million IPO Following Reverse Flip

The Bengaluru-based payments giant has confidentially filed for a $600 million public listing, accepting a valuation haircut to secure domestic liquidity.
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 Rekise Marine Founder Maitrai Maka
Funding · 12 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Rekise Marine Raises $9.7 Million in Seed Round Led by Accel and NKSquared to Advance Naval Robotics

The fresh capital will fund sea trials for Jalkapi, India’s first extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle, while drastically expanding the company's AI and embedded systems engineering units.
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 Deloitte SAP Delivery Centre Bangalore
Lite Updates · 11 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Deloitte India Inaugurates SAP Delivery Centre in Bengaluru to Build Agentic AI for Enterprises

The consulting giant plans to hire up to 500 specialized AI professionals over the next two years, establishing a dedicated command center to deploy autonomous workflows for global cloud migrations.
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 Manam Chocolates Founder Chaitanya Muppala
Funding · D2C · 11 Jun 2026 · 3 min

Manam Chocolate Raises $9M in Series A Led by Omnivore to Expand Retail Footprint

The vertically integrated D2C brand will use the fresh capital to bypass global commodity volatility and scale its experiential retail stores to 18 locations across India.
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 Tayab Khan UAE Lottery
Lite Updates · 11 Jun 2026 · 2 min

26-Year-Old Security Guard Wins Rs 15 Crore in UAE Lottery via Micro-Syndicate Strategy

Nepalese expat Tayab Khan’s Rs 15 crore individual payout highlights the massive, quiet trend of blue-collar syndicates pooling risk to crack the Middle Eastern lottery economy.
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 Aashna Doshi
Lite Updates · 10 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Former Google Engineer Quits High-Paying New York Role After Four Years to Start Her Own Venture

A former Google software engineer's decision to leave a prestigious New York role to start her own venture highlights a growing wave of FAANG engineers choosing to build rather than climb.
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 YourStory founder Shradha Sharma standing alongside Java Sports co-founders Nishant Ranjan and Trina Mukherjee
Funding · D2C · 10 Jun 2026 · 3 min

Patna-Based Java Sports Raises Angel Funding from YourStory Founder Shradha Sharma to Scale Cricket Gear Manufacturing

By launching an indigenous manufacturing hub along the Patna-Gaya Road, the D2C brand is orchestrating a structural reverse migration of highly skilled cricket equipment artisans back to their home state.
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 Mygate co-founders Vijay Arisetty, Abhishek Kumar, and Shreyans Daga
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 10 Jun 2026 · 3 min

Mygate Raises ₹225 Crore in Funding Round Led by Dharana Capital to Expand Community Management Footprint

By transitioning from a simple visitor management tool into a high-margin advertising and ERP platform, the Bengaluru-based startup has secured fresh capital after achieving structural profitability in FY26.
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 Employee Resigning from Her Office
Lite Updates · 10 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Bengaluru Executive Details Post-Exit Identity Struggles After Resigning from 11-Year Senior Management Career

Stepping off the high-performance treadmill after a long tenure exposes a hidden psychological vacuum, revealing how deeply personal identity blends with institutional validation.
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 Integra Robotics Team
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 9 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Deeptech Startup Integra Robotics Raises $1.12 Million in Pre-Series A Round Co-Led by Finvolve and India Accelerator

By moving away from single-use hardware and developing a unified architecture that connects cobots, unmanned ground vehicles, and bionic hands, the deeptech startup is positioning itself to capture India’s rapidly growing defense and manufacturing automation markets.
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 Immuneel Therapeutics Founders Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Siddhartha Mukherjee
Funding · Healthcare · 8 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Immuneel Therapeutics Raises Over ₹100 Crore in Series B Round to Scale Indigenous CAR-T Cancer Therapy

By leveraging its localized GMP manufacturing infrastructure, the Bengaluru-based biotechnology firm is successfully compressing the $500,000 cost of global CAR-T treatments into an affordable, indigenously built cell therapy for emerging markets.
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 Software Engineer Driving Rapido
EV & Mobility · 8 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Six-Figure MNC Software Developer Moonlights as Weekend Rapido Rider to Offset Soaring Bengaluru Living Costs

A viral encounter with a corporate tech professional operating a bike taxi highlights how escalating fixed costs are outpacing standard middle-management salary growth in primary technology hubs.
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 woman managing her independent café in Spiti Valley
Lite Updates · 5 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Bengaluru Professional Resigns from Corporate Career to Launch Independent Cafe in Spiti Valley

The migration of skilled urban professionals toward remote hospitality ventures highlights a growing rejection of corporate stress in favor of localized, low-overhead micro-businesses.
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 Woman auto-rickshaw driver
Lite Updates · 4 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Former IT Manager Exits 9-Year Corporate Career to Drive Auto Rickshaw for ₹60,000 Monthly Income

Swapping corporate screen time for localized transit operations highlights a growing structural rejection of middle-management stress in favor of predictable daily cash flow and total schedule control.
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 L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan and Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay at MoU signing ceremony in Chennai
Policy · 4 Jun 2026 · 2 min

L&T Signs Rs 18,600 Crore MoU With Tamil Nadu to Create 8,200 Direct Jobs

L&T Chairman and MD SN Subrahmanyan met Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay at the Chennai Secretariat on June 4 to formalise an investment that spans three projects and promises over eight thousand direct jobs.
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 The Sweet Change Founders Manvi Agnihotri and Sheen Hitashi
Funding · D2C · 4 Jun 2026 · 2 min

The Sweet Change Raises Rs 1.7 Crore in Pre-Seed Funding Led by Rebalance to Scale Sugar Alternatives Portfolio

Founded by a clinical nutritionist, the direct-to-consumer brand plans to scale its online distribution footprint and launch new product formulations to capture a slice of India's $650 million sugar substitutes market.
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 FirstClub Founder
Funding · E-commerce · 4 Jun 2026 · 3 min

FirstClub Raises $55 Million in Series B Round Led by Peak XV Partners and Sofina to Expand Product Categories and Supply Chain

Led by former Flipkart and Cleartrip executive Ayyappan R, the Bengaluru-based startup is leveraging a $255 million valuation to scale its lab-tested grocery model and penetrate adjacent consumer segments.
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 Anthropic CEO India
SaaS & Tech · 4 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Anthropic Brings Mythos AI to India, Expands Access to 150 Organisations Across 15 Countries

Anthropic's Mythos, previously accessible only to select organisations in the US and UK, is now being extended to 150 organisations in over 15 countries — with India newly on the list.
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 Corporate Professional
Policy · 3 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Bengaluru CA Details 10-Year Salary Progression from ₹1.92 Lakh Articleship to ₹57.8 Lakh KPMG Sweden Manager Role

Anirudh Rapole's decade-long compensation breakdown highlights the massive financial upside of corporate global mobility channels while shifting the conversation around domestic versus international purchasing power.
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 Frustrated Employees
SaaS & Tech · 2 Jun 2026 · 3 min

Delhi Startup Demands 30% Pay Cut From Entire Team to Recover Rs 2 Crore Testing Mistake

Management has frozen appraisals and asked staff to sign a consent form for a two-month salary reduction, offering speculative ESOPs in exchange for covering a major enterprise contract loss.
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 27-year-old founder Mehul Mohan
Policy · 2 Jun 2026 · 3 min

27-Year-Old Startup Founder Relocates to Dubai Citing Systemic Burnout in Bengaluru

The viral departure of tech entrepreneur Mehul Mohan has ignited a fierce debate over whether India’s complex regulatory environment and failing urban infrastructure are actively pushing top-tier talent out of the country.
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 Salary Delay
Policy · 1 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Startup Leader Sparks Controversy by Defending Seven-Day Salary Delay Following Missed Team Targets

A viral social media post defending delayed compensation due to underperforming business quarters has reignited an intense workplace debate over fundamental employer obligations versus executive financial pressure.
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 Cars24 Founders
SaaS & Tech · 1 Jun 2026 · 2 min

IPO-Bound Cars24 Commits $20 Million to Launch AI Labs and Invest in Startups

Unveiled by founder Vikram Chopra, the new initiative aims to leverage the automotive platform's deep operational data and global tech partnerships to incubate the next generation of AI software.
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 Zoho Sridhar Vembu
SaaS & Tech · 1 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Zoho Founder Sridhar Vembu Calls AI Tech Valuations an "Insane Bubble" Citing Extreme P/S Ratios

Zoho's founder points to soaring price-to-sales ratios at companies like Nvidia and Microsoft as evidence of a market hype cycle that is rapidly ignoring core economic fundamentals.
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 Indian Office Employee Worried
SaaS & Tech · 1 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Tech Workers Push Back Against Mandatory Return-to-Office as Bengaluru Living Costs Surge

A viral Reddit post from a Bengaluru software engineer highlights a growing friction point in the IT sector, where rigid office mandates are wiping out employee savings amid severe rent inflation.
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Satish Kumar
Founders · 24 May 2026 · 2 min

Satish Kumar — A 17-year-old with zero funding starting a local dairy business. → Built a Rs 2,000 Crore dairy empire processing 1.5 million litres of milk daily.

A 17-year-old with zero funding starting a local dairy business. → Built a Rs 2,000 Crore dairy empire processing 1.5 million litres of milk daily.
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