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AI Startups To Watch: 5 Startups That Caught Our Eye In September

Indias AI story is moving beyond models, and the next quest is about how AI is being deployed, integrated into

15 Sep 2026 9:09 pm
Google Picks Four Indian Startups As Part Of AI For The Planet Accelerator

Tech giant Google has picked four Indian startups as part of its debut AI focused accelerator Google DeepMind Accelerator: AI

14 Sep 2026 2:07 pm
ESDS Touches Upper Circuit Again, Now Up 306% From IPO Price

ESDS Software Solution extended its post-listing surge into a sixth consecutive trading session today, with its shares touching the upper

11 Sep 2026 2:23 pm
PhonePe Shuts Down Engineering Office In The US: Report

Fintech major PhonePe has reportedly shut down its engineering office in the US, winding down a four year-old team. Sources

11 Sep 2026 2:42 am
VinFast Plans Two India-Specific EVs In Strategic Reset: Report

Weeks after suspending production of select cars in India, Vietnamese EV maker VinFast is now reportedly eyeing the development of

10 Sep 2026 8:49 pm
Apple Unveils First Foldable iPhone Duo, Priced

Smartphone maker Apple yesterday unveiled its first foldable smartphone, called iPhone Duo, at its flagship Surprise and Shine event in

10 Sep 2026 2:04 am
Auditors Flag Second Suspected Employee Fraud At Ola Electric Arm

Ola Electrics FY26 annual report disclosed another suspected employee fraud at its wholly owned subsidiary Ola Electric Technologies Pvt Ltd

9 Sep 2026 9:14 pm
LOHUM Begins Lithium Mining Operations In Zimbabwe

Noida-based sustainable critical mineral producer LOHUM claims to have become first Indian company to start lithium operations globally, announcing the

9 Sep 2026 8:36 pm
GFF 2026: NPCI Launches Instant Card-Issuing ATMs, Deepens AI Push

At the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 in Mumbai, UPI operator NPCI announced a series of digital infrastructure initiatives to

9 Sep 2026 7:48 pm
UIDAI Launches SDK, Sandbox To Ease Aadhaar Face Authentication

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) today launched Face Auth SDK & Sandbox, a set of software tools and

9 Sep 2026 3:29 pm
PhonePe, Visa Partner For Cardless Payments In India, 14 Overseas Markets

Walmart-backed fintech major PhonePe has partnered with global card network Visa to launch three cardless payment solutions for consumers and

9 Sep 2026 2:28 pm
FIU Issues Notices To 15 Crypto Platforms, Initiates Takedown

The Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) has issued notices to 15 offshore virtual digital asset (VDA) service providers for non-compliance with

9 Sep 2026 1:57 pm
PM Modi Urges Fintechs To Step Up Cybersecurity, Consumer Protection

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has urged Indian fintech startups to further strengthen cybersecurity and consumer protection as the sector

8 Sep 2026 9:29 pm
Whatfix Cofounder Vara Kumar Namburu Takes Over As CEO

SaaS soonicorn Whatfix has appointed its cofounder Vara Kumar Namburu as chief executive, shortly after the unfortunate passing of cofounder

8 Sep 2026 3:13 pm
Quick Commerce Supply Chain Startup DocPharma Nets $2 Mn For Expansion

Healthcare supply chain startup DocPharma has raised $2 Mn (19 Cr) in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Equentis,

2 Sep 2026 3:06 pm
Niyo To Acquire Capital India

Fintech soonicorn Niyo has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the forex and cross-border payments business of listed financial services

1 Sep 2026 2:03 pm
LEAP India Q1 Profit Jumps 30% YoY To

Recently listed logistics company LEAP Indias net profit for the June quarter (Q1 FY27) increased by 30% to 24.7 Cr

31 Aug 2026 8:18 pm
Zomato Lays Off 240 Employees, Shuts Hyderabad Customer Support Operations

Eternals food delivery business Zomato has fired around 240 employees as it shuts down its customer support operations in Hyderabad,

31 Aug 2026 3:08 pm
Online Grocery Startup Satvacart Shuts Down After 12-Year Run

Gurugram-based online grocery startup Satvacart has shut down after 12 years of operations and disbanded its team after failing to

31 Aug 2026 1:53 pm
Ather Launches Konarc Escooter At

EV maker Ather Energy launched its new Konarc electric scooter at its annual Community Day today. Starting at 99,999, the

29 Aug 2026 2:03 pm
From Third Wave Coffee To MATTER

Indian startup funding activity took a minor hit in the last week of August. Twenty three startups managed to raise

29 Aug 2026 9:00 am
[Update] Sandhya Devanathan Leaves Meta For New Role At OpenAI

Update | August 29, 01:54 AM IST Hours after Sandhya Devanathan said that she had stepped down as the India

29 Aug 2026 1:54 am
IPO-Bound Purple Style Labs Nets

Ahead of the commencement of the bidding for its public issue on August 31, Pernias Pop Up Shop parent Purple

28 Aug 2026 8:43 pm
Hero MotoCorp Buys Additional 3% Stake In Ather For

Over a month after Hero MotoCorps board approved an investment in Ather Energy, the auto giant has now bought 1.18

28 Aug 2026 8:11 pm
Alpha Wave Ventures Exits Aye Finance Via

Global investment firm Alpha Wave has offloaded nearly 1.92 Cr shares or 7.78% stake in MSME-focused NBFC Aye Finance via

27 Aug 2026 9:06 pm
Ashish Kacholia-Backed Sanlayan Turns Profitable In FY26, Revenue Surges 5.7X To

Defence tech startup Sanlayan Technologies turned profitable in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), as acquisitions helped it scale its portfolio

27 Aug 2026 8:17 pm
Building Pharma Labs In Space, Zerodha

The Race To Make Drugs In Space For decades, microgravity research was largely about discovering how matter behaved beyond Earth.

27 Aug 2026 8:00 am
Micromax Floats Family Office, Earmarks

Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Micromax Informatics has announced the launch of a family office, with a corpus of 250 Cr

27 Aug 2026 2:16 am
Atomberg DRHP: A Look At Shareholding Pattern

Consumer appliances brand Atomberg filed its draft IPO papers with market regulator SEBI, for a proposed public issue comprising a

25 Aug 2026 9:05 pm
Nexedge Capital Nets $20 Mn To Scale HNI Wealth Management Platform

Wealth management startup Nexedge Capital has raised $20 Mn (191.4 Cr) in its maiden funding round co-led by Mirae Asset

25 Aug 2026 1:52 pm
SoftBank Sells

Adding to its Lenskart windfall, global investment firm SoftBank has now offloaded 4.50 Cr shares in the eyewear retailer to

24 Aug 2026 8:51 pm
Y Combinator Offloads Meesho Shares Worth

US-based startup accelerator Y Combinator offloaded 4.85 Cr shares of listed ecommerce platform Meesho, around a 1% stake, via multiple

24 Aug 2026 8:34 pm
Qualcomm Offloads Shadowfax Shares Worth

Shadowfaxs early investor Qualcomm Ventures sold 75 Lakh shares in a block deal worth 183.85 Cr in Shadowfax on Friday

24 Aug 2026 7:49 pm
Why Hammer Prefers Cables Over Premium Headphones For Quick Commerce

For D2C consumer brand Hammer Lifestyle, quick commerce is not a channel for replicating its entire ecommerce catalogue. Instead, the

19 Aug 2026 8:13 pm
D2C Brands Should Use Quick Commerce Gains To Scale General Trade: Veeba

D2C brands should capitalise on the quick commerce boom and use the gains generated from the channel to expand their

19 Aug 2026 2:12 pm
How Quick Commerce Has Become More Than A Convenience Play

Quick commerce is no longer confined to its traditional strongholds of food, groceries and personal care. As Indian consumers become

19 Aug 2026 1:55 pm
KKR To Invest In BookMyShow To Fuel Live Entertainment Push

Online ticketing and entertainment platform BookMyShow has signed definitive agreements with global investment firm KKR for the latter to acquire

19 Aug 2026 1:54 pm
Swiggy Gets The IOCC Tag, Shiprocket

Swiggy Instamart All Set For Inventory Model Swiggy is finally an Indian-owned and controlled company (IOCC). After a failed attempt

19 Aug 2026 8:00 am
Swiggy Shareholders Vote To Cap Foreign Ownership At 49.5%

At Swiggys 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM), the foodtech giants shareholders voted to cap its aggregate foreign ownership at 49.5%

18 Aug 2026 8:37 pm
IPO-Bound NoPaperForms

IPO-bound education-focused SaaS company NoPaperForms, which got SEBIs nod for its IPO in March this year, saw its profit after

18 Aug 2026 8:22 pm
The RDI Fund Row, PM

Indias Deeptech Fund Hits A Hurdle Indias 1 Lakh Cr RDI fund promised to unlock patient capital for deeptech startups.

17 Aug 2026 8:00 am
Mirae Asset Venture Investments Marks First Close Of Fund II At

Investment firm Mirae Asset Venture Investments (MAVI) India has marked the first close of its second fund at 1,125 Cr

13 Aug 2026 2:50 pm
Exclusive: Former Dyson India Boss Ankit Jain Bags Funding From BEENEXT For New Venture

Former Dyson India MD Ankit Jain is working on a startup focused on building premium consumer appliances, sources told Inc42.

13 Aug 2026 2:39 pm
D2C Brand Scrubsy Nets $3 Mn To Expand Home Cleaning Offerings

D2C home-cleaning startup Scrubsy has raised 27 Cr ($3 Mn) in a seed round led by V3 Ventures. Founded in

13 Aug 2026 1:46 pm
[Update] LEAP India IPO: Issue Subscribed 49% On Day 2

Update | August 10, 20:40 IST Logistics tech company LEAP Indias IPO was subscribed 49% at the end of second

10 Aug 2026 8:40 pm
Info Edge Q1: PAT Jumps 43% YoY To

Naukri parent Info Edge net profit for the first quarter of FY27 (Q1 FY27) jumped 43% to 490.1 Cr from

10 Aug 2026 2:48 pm
GalaxEye Acquires StarOps To Expand Satellite Engineering Capabilities

Spacetech startup GalaxEye has acquired Bengaluru-based spacecraft engineering company StarOps to deepen its in-house satellite engineering capabilities. The integration also

10 Aug 2026 2:23 pm
Gains From Unexercised ESOP Buybacks Taxable As Capital Gains: ITAT

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that gains arising from the repurchase of vested, unexercised employee stock options

6 Aug 2026 9:26 pm
Lok Sabha Passes Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, Clearing Path To Levy MDR On UPI Payments

The Lok Sabha on Thursday (August 6) passed the bill amending the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to

6 Aug 2026 9:05 pm
Fisdom Cofounders Set To Exit Groww A Year After $150 Mn Acquisition

Wealth management startup Fisdoms cofounders Subramanya SV and Anand Dalmia are set to exit Groww upon completing a one-year planned

6 Aug 2026 8:08 pm