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The question of when Indias Unified Payments Interface (UPI) will finally be monetised has remained at the centre of the

Traveltech startup Holiday Tribe is in talks to raise around 50 Cr (about $5.2 Mn) in a fresh funding round,

Festive Rush Comes At A Cost Indias ecommerce sellers are heading into the festive rush with a growing cost burden.

Q2 FY27 marked a major milestone for Ather Energy as the listed electric vehicle (EV) major turned profitable for the

Athers Profit Milestone Meets A Manufacturing Crunch Electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy turned its maiden profit in Q2 FY27, and

Fintech major Paytms profit for the September quarter surged to 225 Cr, 10.7X from 21 Cr in the year-ago quarter.

Tata Communications plans to invest $400-450 Mn (around 4,350 Cr) to build 10,000 km of AI-ready connectivity infrastructure across India

Fintech startup axiTrust is in talks to raise around $5 Mn in fresh capital in its Series A funding round,

BSE SME-listed fintech SaaS company Veefin Solutions reported a 127% rise in its consolidated net profit to 24.9 Cr in

Fashion ecommerce platform Myntra reported a net loss of 581.8 Cr in the financial year ended March 31, 2026 (FY26),

Indian startup funding activity slowed down in the third week of October, with 17 startups raising over $184 Mn. This

Serial entrepreneur Ajeet Singh, who previously cofounded unicorns such as Nutanix and ThoughtSpot, has announced the launch of his third

Listed coworking space provider IndiQube Spaces board has approved an investment of up to 35 Cr in SaiEdge Realty to

Update | October 19, 2026 20:35 IST B2B manufacturing company Zetwerks 5,012.3 Cr IPO was oversubscribed 3.06X at the end

In a bid to expand into the budget food delivery segment, cloud kitchen operator Curefoods has begun piloting a new

Inside UCs 2,500 Cr Fundraise Plan A year after listing, Urban Company is back in the market for more funds.

For years, we at Inc42 have tracked the Indian tech startup ecosystem and seen it grow from a kid to

Shopifys India Checkout Bet Shopify is preparing to bring Shop Pay to India. Setting up a direct clash with domestic

Most new-age tech stocks gained this week, as benchmark indices snapped an eight-week losing streak despite a midweek sell-off. Among

Early backer Peak XV Partners has sold 12.2 Lakh shares of coworking space provider Awfis in a bulk deal worth

Voice AI startup Desible.ai has raised 32 Cr (around $3.7 Mn) in a seed funding round led by Prime Venture

OpenAI Agents Hit Wikimedia OpenAI is under fresh scrutiny over its rogue agents. Wikimedia Foundation claims that the AI juggernauts

Sixteen founders across 10 new-age tech companies earned a combined 43.4 Cr in fixed remuneration in FY26, up 8.2% from

Marico has acquired an additional 24.09% stake in plant-based nutrition and personal care brand Plix for 1,012.03 Cr in an

Dronetech company ideaForge Technology promoter and CEO Ankit Mehta has pledged 2.8 Lakh shares 0.56% of the companys total

Edtech major PhysicsWallahs wholly owned subsidiary FinZ Finance has agreed to sell a 95.79 Cr loan portfolio to Auxilo Finserve,

Bankings AI Investment Playbook No longer content with buying AI tools, banks are moving to co-build and invest in AI

Private equity (PE) giant TPG has now offloaded more shares of listed logistics giant Shadowfax via an open-market transaction for

AI coding tools are generating code faster, shifting more of engineers attention towards designing systems, reviewing output, and testing whether

Flipkart is leveraging AI to move beyond keyword-led product searches to interpret what shoppers want, ask follow-up questions, and adapt

Mumbai-based consumer appliance startup EDT has raised $2.4 Mn (over 23 Cr) in its pre-Series A round led by existing

Contract manufacturing company Aequs board has approved a fund raise of up to 650 Cr via a preferential issue of

Funding activity remained strong as Indian startups raised a combined $203.4 Mn across 21 deals between September 21 and September

In 1998, the newly incorporated Pine Labs was helping petrol pumps accept payments and manage loyalty programmes. Nearly three decades

In June 2026, three spacetech startups became the first cohort to receive funds selected under the Indian National Space Promotion

Snapdeal parent AceVectors 420 Cr IPO was subscribed 9% as of 14:12 IST on the first day of bidding, with

Enterprise tech startup CodeKarma is in talks to raise $5 Mn to $6 Mn in a fresh funding round, sources

Digital lender Moneyviews 1,092 Cr IPO was subscribed 3.55X by 13:15 IST on the second day of bidding. The public

IRDAI Resets Insurtechs Economics The IRDAI has proposed a radical overhaul of the insurance tech sector. The draft norms threaten

Shortly after the IPO lock-in expiry, SEDEMACs institutional investors A91 Partners, Xponentia, NJRN Family Trust and Mace Pvt Ltd have

For insurance distributors, the commission earned on every policy is central to their business model. It determines how much they

Multiples Alternate Asset Management has led a $150 Mn funding round in Prime Focus-backed AI audiovisual content platform Brahma AI,

Indian Startup IPOs In Full Swing Indian startup IPO spring is in full bloom. Snapdeal parent AceVector is all set

IPO-bound B2B seafood brand Captain Fresh crossed the 5,000 Cr revenue mark in FY26, while its adjusted EBITDA nearly tripled

The Clean Label Credibility Test Indias clean-label boom is facing its toughest test yet. FSSAIs recent crackdown on health and

Fintech startup Lendingkarts NBFC arm Lendingkart Finance has managed to trim its loss by 62% to 32.4 Cr for the

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of 10 Lakh on ride unicorn Rapido for misleading advertisements,

IPO-bound NODWIN Gaming has launched NODWIN Sports, a mainstream sports vertical focused on developing sporting properties, mass-participation events, and commercial

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has urged the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations to set up

New-age tech stocks delivered a mixed performance this week as weakness in the broader equity market kept investor sentiment cautious.