✦ Sector Pulse

Every sector of India's startup ecosystem.

A dashboard view of all 17 sectors we cover — story count, weekly velocity, and the most recent moves in each. Updated continuously.

17Sectors
261Total Stories
9This Week
Active sectors
As of 5 July 2026

Lite Updates

Quick updates on news that matter but don't need long-form treatment.

115stories
🔥 6 this week
PepsiCo India Opens ₹1,266 Crore Flavour Manufacturing Facility in Ujjain
2 Jul · 5 min
Bengaluru Overtakes Mumbai as India’s Top Hub for Under-30 Entrepreneurs
2 Jul · 5 min
US Lifts Export Ban on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI Models
1 Jul · 5 min
WhatsApp Opens Username Reservations Ahead of Global Rollout Under New Head Kunal Shah
30 Jun · 5 min
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Funding

Primary rounds, exits, M&A, secondary transactions, and the capital flow patterns behind them.

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↑ 3 this week
Supply6 Raises ₹48 Crore Led by Unilever Ventures to Expand Foundational Nutrition
1 Jul · 4 min
Lytmus AI Raises ₹5 Crore Pre-Seed Round Led by Boundless Ventures
29 Jun · 5 min
Incuspaze Raises ₹150 Crore Led by Bharat Value Fund Ahead of FY29 IPO
29 Jun · 4 min
SuperLiving Raises $7 Million Series A Led by Lightspeed to Expand AI Wellness Platform
25 Jun · 4 min
Browse all 98 Funding stories →

SaaS & Tech

Indian SaaS export, AI/ML, fintech infrastructure, and deep tech.

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↑ 3 this week
US Lifts Export Ban on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI Models
1 Jul · 5 min
Lytmus AI Raises ₹5 Crore Pre-Seed Round Led by Boundless Ventures
29 Jun · 5 min
L&T to Invest ₹4,500 Crore in West Bengal Data Centre and Software Park
28 Jun · 5 min
OpenAI Appoints Prabhjeet Singh as India Managing Director to Lead Enterprise Expansion
26 Jun · 4 min
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D2C

Brand-building economics, unit-margin analysis, and consumer behavior shifts.

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+1 this week
Supply6 Raises ₹48 Crore Led by Unilever Ventures to Expand Foundational Nutrition
1 Jul · 4 min
Foodstories Secures ₹50 Crore Led by Nikhil Kamath to Expand Premium Food Retail
15 Jun · 3 min
Manam Chocolate Raises $9M in Series A Led by Omnivore to Expand Retail Footprint
11 Jun · 3 min
Patna-Based Java Sports Raises Angel Funding from YourStory Founder Shradha Sharma to Scale Cricket Gear Manufacturing
10 Jun · 3 min
Browse all 29 D2C stories →

Policy

SEBI, RBI, MCA, IT Ministry, and state-level moves that affect how startups are built.

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West Bengal Government Announces Plan to Revive Calcutta Stock Exchange
26 Jun · 5 min
Uber Board Sued by Shareholders Over Serial Compliance Failures and Abuse Claims
23 Jun · 4 min
Kerala Allocates ₹50 Crore for Gen-Z Startups and ₹10 Crore for Malayalam AI
20 Jun · 4 min
India Blocks Telegram Until June 22 Ahead of NEET Re-Exam
16 Jun · 3 min
Browse all 21 Policy stories →

Founders

Founder journeys, leadership transitions, and the personal-strategic decisions that shape companies.

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98 Fahren: The Gurugram Startup Building Cooling Vests for India's Outdoor Workforce
4 Jun · 3 min
Shaadi.com Founder Anupam Mittal Urges Corporate India to Adopt Bi-Monthly Salary Payouts
1 Jun · 3 min
Byju Raveendran Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail by Singapore Court Over Asset Order Non-Compliance
27 May · 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.
24 May · 2 min
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Banking & Finance

Fintech, lending, payments, and the regulated edges of finance in India.

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Razorpay Confidentially Files for $600 Million IPO Following Reverse Flip
15 Jun · 3 min
Recur Club Raises $50M in Series A to Scale AI-Led Debt Financing for Indian Startups
11 Jun · 3 min
HDFC, Axis, IndusInd Adopt Remote Work as the Government Pushes Corporate India to Save Fuel
20 May · 2 min
ONO Raises $1.2 Million in Pre-Series A Round Led by Aeravti Ventures to Scale Agri-Fintech Infrastructure
19 May · 2 min
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Trevel Raises $1 Million From India Accelerator, Finvolve, and Haldiram Family Office to Expand EV Fleet
13 Jun · 3 min
Exponent Energy Raises Rs 200 Crore in Series B2 Round Co-Led by 360 ONE Asset and TDK Ventures
10 Jun · 3 min
Six-Figure MNC Software Developer Moonlights as Weekend Rapido Rider to Offset Soaring Bengaluru Living Costs
8 Jun · 2 min
Ola Electric Raises ₹780 Crore via Oversubscribed QIP to Accelerate EV Manufacturing and Gigafactory Expansion
5 Jun · 2 min
Browse all 11 EV & Mobility stories →

Spotlight

Founder journeys in a Then-vs-Now narrative format.

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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.
24 May · 2 min
Ambrish Verma — Corporate engineer in Mumbai secretly training in theatre after office hours. → Writer, actor, and director behind record-breaking Indian web series.
22 May · 2 min
Mansi Baranwal — Worked as a Bain & Company consultant and studied nutrition-focused consumer problems closely. → Built Troovy Foods, a chocolate spread brand positioned as a cleaner, nut-rich alternative for Indian families.
16 May · 2 min
Sabyasachi Chandra — Built an intercity delivery startup from a Tier 3 town during college. → Founder of StartupFox, a startup media platform that has reached 11M+ content engagements across LinkedIn, Threads, Instagram and web.
14 May · 2 min
Browse all 7 Spotlight stories →

Healthcare

Health-tech, pharma, biotech, and care-delivery economics.

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SuperLiving Raises $7 Million Series A Led by Lightspeed to Expand AI Wellness Platform
25 Jun · 4 min
Zumutor Biologics Raises $7.3 Million Pre-Series B to Advance US FDA Cancer Trials
15 Jun · 4 min
Paediatric Startup Hoola Health Raises $5 Million in Funding Led by Peak XV’s Surge to Expand Clinic Network
10 Jun · 3 min
Immuneel Therapeutics Raises Over ₹100 Crore in Series B Round to Scale Indigenous CAR-T Cancer Therapy
8 Jun · 2 min
Browse all 6 Healthcare stories →
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Flipkart Warehouse Workers Protest Salary Cuts at Farukhnagar Facility
15 Jun · 3 min
FirstClub Raises $55 Million in Series B Round Led by Peak XV Partners and Sofina to Expand Product Categories and Supply Chain
4 Jun · 3 min
Gifting Platform Zuvees Raises ₹15 Crore in Series A Round Led by IvyCap Ventures for Cross-Border Expansion
3 Jun · 2 min
ONDC Raises ₹220 Crore from Zoho, Uber, and Paytm in Ongoing ₹430 Crore Private Share Sale
3 Jun · 2 min
Browse all 6 E-commerce stories →
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