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The India business of the omnichannel kids products retailer grew 18% y-o-y, its strongest growth in seven quarters.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Thursday, August 13, 2026. Indian fabric continues to remain a top draw as investors have kept the pace in fund raise, YourStory brings you todays headlines with the latest developments

Who could lead Tata Group after N Chandrasekaran? Explore the succession race and whether Leah, Maya or Neville Tata could emerge as future leaders.

Seismic Hazard and Risk Investigations makes warning systems that respond to an earthquake early.

REIO Systems has developed a software-defined radio platform covering 7 to 24 GHz, aimed at 6G research groups, defence electronics firms and drone manufacturers.

MedevPlus has developed a portable optical coherence tomography device for retinal screening and is extending the same imaging technology to veterinary and industrial use.

Nexactly AI Solutions has built an EEG-based rehabilitation platform out of IIT Roorkee's innovation hub, and is taking it to Shark Tank India.

Centricity will use this funding for strengthening tech stack, expanding distribution network and deepen market reach.

The Chennai-based education company achieved both top-line and bottom-line growth, driven by momentum in the commerce and government test-prep segments and disciplined cost management.

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For a small business, the festive season isn't just a busy stretch; it's the stretch. Cashfree data shows a small business's average order value (AOV) nearly triples during these months, growing from Rs. 1,142 to Rs. 3,000, a jump sharper than the platform-wide AOV lift of 62.5%. And for a new seller especially, 40% of a business's entire year of revenue rides on these few weeks. None of that upside comes free to a business signing up for a payment gateway right before the window opens. A brand-

Tata Trusts said the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust trustees have resolved to set up a selection committee to recommend Tata Sons new chairman.

Kusho AI, a Bengaluru startup founded in 2023, builds AI agents that auto-generate, run, and fix software tests, cutting manual QA time for engineering teams.

The Pune-based company makes DRONAAM, a modular counter-drone system carried as a rifle or a backpack, and has been delivering it to the Indian Air Force since 2022.

The defence arm of IIT Delhi's BotLab Dynamics develops small reconnaissance drones and swarm systems, and has raised $10 million to scale manufacturing.

The VC firm, which invests in startups across defence, space, semiconductors, energy and advanced manufacturing, plans to deploy Rs 80 Cr over the next six months

Managing Director William Bissell on why the company would rather be a constant in a customer's life than the brand of the moment.

Mirae Asset Venture Opportunity Fund-II will invest in startups at the Series B-D stages across sectors.

Under N. Chandrasekaran, Tata doubled down on electronics, semiconductors, batteries and digital businesses. Meanwhile, Milky Mist's IPO tells us about the kind of dairy businesses that Indias markets are willing to back.