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Blinkit weighs long-term growth, heavy investments over near-term EBITDA

Blinkit is focusing on long-term growth, investing in its inventory-led model, customer acquisition, and dark store network, and does not view EBITDA as a near-term target, with overall margins shaped by expansion and market competition.

16 Oct 2025 7:28 pm
Nestle to cut 16,000 jobs globally in over the next 2 years

The company will cut 4,000 jobs as part of ongoing productivity initiatives in its manufacturing and supply chain.

16 Oct 2025 6:45 pm
PhysicsWallah partners with IDP Education to make IELTS preparation more accessible

The partnership will offer PhysicsWallah students the IELTS curriculum along with awareness sessions, seminars, boot camps, and expert masterclasses, aiming to build both test readiness and confidence.

16 Oct 2025 6:16 pm
Zepto raises $450M led by CalPERS, now valued at $7B

The round was led by US-based pension fund CalPERS). Existing investor Avenir, Avra, Lightspeed, Glade Brook, The Stepstone Group and Nexus Venture Partners have also participated.

16 Oct 2025 5:50 pm
Zomato takes Wait and Watch approach on budget food delivery apps

Deepinder Goyal says Zomato will wait and watch before launching a new low-cost delivery app, as the company lowers its free-delivery threshold to attract value-conscious customers.

16 Oct 2025 5:07 pm
Zepto Cafe CXO Shashank Sharma exits firm to join FoodStories

Shashank Sharma has left Zepto Cafe to join gourmet retail chain FoodStories as Chief Executive. The leadership change at Zepto Cafe comes amid operational challenges and intensifying competition in Indias quick-commerce food segment.

16 Oct 2025 4:28 pm
HSBC partners with Juspay to build unified payments acquiring platform

HSBC Holdings Plc has with payments startup Juspay to develop a full-stack, acquiring solution,ttargeting digital-first and global merchants. The collaboration combines HSBCs global reach with Juspays payments technology to create an end-to-end acquiring platform designed to simplify how merchan

16 Oct 2025 4:00 pm
Eternal posts 65% adjusted revenue growth in Q2, profit narrows amid quick commerce investments

Eternal saw strong revenue growth in Q2, driven by Blinkit, even as net profit fell due to heavy investments in quick commerce and dark stores. Blinkits shift to an inventory model contributed to a surge in segment revenue.

16 Oct 2025 3:51 pm
How Razorpay is powering Indias next wave of disruptors with visibility and access

Razorpays The Next Big Thing goes beyond capital to focus on what startups need most in their early stages: visibility. By spotlighting founders and their innovations, the campaign helps young ventures cut through the noise, attract the right stakeholders, and accelerate their journey to scale.

16 Oct 2025 3:25 pm
Apple brings M5 chip to power a new lineup of devices

The new MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro all get the M5 boost, promising faster AI performance, sharper graphics, and improved efficiency.

16 Oct 2025 1:16 pm
Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (October 16, 2025)

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Thursday, October 16, 2025.

16 Oct 2025 1:02 pm
Kuku raises $85 M in funding round led by Granite Asia

The freshly fund will be mainly invested in content creation and building tools to support creators and storytelling.

16 Oct 2025 12:34 pm
Razorpay revenue jumps 65% in FY25; loss widens on redomiciling costs

Razorpay is expanding its operations in Southeast Asia, with a focus on Malaysia and Singapore, as part of its plan to strengthen its cross-border fintech infrastructure and tap new business markets.

16 Oct 2025 12:27 pm
Koo co-founders PicSee aims to make photo sharing mutual, automatic

The app from Billion Hearts Software Technologies, led by Mayank Bidawatka, who co-founded Koo, uses on-device artificial intelligence and face matching so that people receive pictures others have taken of them only after they share pictures of those others.

16 Oct 2025 12:00 pm
Alt Mobility is powering EV adoption for Indias logistics fleets

Delhi startup Alt Mobility has created a profitable model that bundles financing, servicing, and uptime to make EVs affordable for logistics operators.

16 Oct 2025 9:46 am
Graph AI raises $3M from Bessemer to automate drug safety monitoring

Graph AI aims to modernise how drugmakers detect and report adverse drug events, an area heavily dependent on manual, labour-intensive processes.

16 Oct 2025 9:31 am
How startups are making menstrual hygiene accessible to Indias rural women

Unlike low-cost, mass-market products, startups are now focusing on mass premium menstrual hygiene solutions, high-quality products that prioritise comfort, safety, and sustainability.

16 Oct 2025 7:45 am
Food delivery platforms get festive orders; Digitising local garages

Lastly, we at YourStory have gathered the heavyweights from the Indian and global tech ecosystem at TechSparks 2025 to bring you all the latest happenings from the world of AI.

16 Oct 2025 7:30 am
How Weya AI is reimagining enterprise customer support through voice-first AI agents

The startups voice-first AI agents remember conversations, follow up across channels, and help banks close leads faster.

16 Oct 2025 7:20 am
India's answer to Shein? This fast-fashion startup uses tech to design Gen Z styles

Bengaluru-based NEWME has taken a tech-style hybrid approach to cater exclusively to Gen Z without falling into the industrys biggest trap: overproduction.

16 Oct 2025 6:45 am
TCC Concept to acquire Pepperfry in share swap deal, eyes expansion in home goods

The acquisition will allow TCC Concept to strengthen its presence in the ecommerce and digital marketplace space, expand Pepperfrys product assortment, and improve fulfilment.

15 Oct 2025 5:55 pm
Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (October 15, 2025)

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here is the roundup for Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

15 Oct 2025 5:40 pm
Paytm merges offline and online payments under one roof amid broader reshuffle

The move comes after the Reserve Bank of India issued new guidelines for payment aggregators last month requiring companies to keep all merchant payment operations inside licensed entities.

15 Oct 2025 5:21 pm
Food delivery platforms see surge in festive orders despite fee hike and GST

Food delivery platforms are having one of their strongest festive sales in recent years, driven by social gatherings and the overall spirit of the season. Order volumes are expected to peak during Diwali and the year-end holiday celebrations.

15 Oct 2025 4:52 pm
Micro-tasks: Achieve big goals one small step at a time

Learn how breaking big goals into micro-tasks boosts productivity, reduces overwhelm, and helps you achieve success step by step.

15 Oct 2025 4:10 pm
Elastic{ON} 2025: Search AI and agents take centrestage in Indias AI push

From launches like Agent Builder and MetricsDB to customer success stories and hands-on demos, Elastics flagship event spotlighted Indias growing edge in the global AI transformation.

15 Oct 2025 3:05 pm
Prosus raises stake in ixigo to 15% as Peak XV, Elevation Capital book gains

The deal comes on the heels of Prosuss Rs 1,296-crore investment in ixigo earlier this month, made via a preferential issue of equity shares at Rs 280 per share, valuing the company at roughly Rs 12,800 crore.

15 Oct 2025 2:06 pm
Microsoft nonprofits: Accelerating social impact through technology, innovation, and AI

Discover how Microsoft is democratizing access to enterprise-grade cloud technology, AI innovation, and capacity-building support for nonprofits driving solutions to societys most pressing issues.

15 Oct 2025 2:00 pm
How a digital detox can supercharge your productivity?

Learn how reducing screen time through a digital detox can double your efficiency, improve focus, and enhance overall productivity at work.

15 Oct 2025 12:15 pm
Deeptech startups need easier access to capital: Ather CEO

In a fireside chat with Infosys Co-founder and Axilor Ventures Chairman, Kris Gopalakrishnan, at the Global Clean Mobility Summit, Athers CEO Tarun Mehta said capital remains a sticky point for deeptech startups in India.

15 Oct 2025 10:58 am
US-based Coinbase doubles down on CoinDCX with new investment

The US-based crypto platform had first invested in the Indian crypto exchange as part of its Series A fundraise in 2020.

15 Oct 2025 10:31 am
Ramayana-inspired gaming adventure; Journey to a Rs 190 Cr appliance brand

Tara Gaming was born in Pune, with Nouredine Abboud, Amitabh Bachchan, and Amish Tripathi as co-founders and Nicolas Granatino as executive chairman. Thermocool Home Appliances, a Rs 190 crore appliance brand, is now betting on smart, energy-efficient, and solar-powered appliances.

15 Oct 2025 7:30 am
Digitising local garages: How Partnr is empowering Indias unorganised mechanics

Founded in 2024, Delhi-based Partnr is digitising Indias unorganised two-wheeler repair ecosystem, connecting over 40,000 mechanics and helping them get access to parts, training, and business tools in one place.

15 Oct 2025 7:15 am
Inside Kreos mission to build Indias own gaming electronics brand

Founded by Ishan Sukul and Himanshu Gupta, Bengaluru-based Kreo is blending affordability and quality as it gears up to launch its first made-in-India gaming monitors.

15 Oct 2025 6:55 am
Everbright Health raises $7M seed funding from W Health Ventures, Sanos Capital

Everbright Health, a managed services platform for mental health providers, has raised $7 million in seed funding from W Health Ventures and Sanos Capital. The company aims to help psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists deliver advanced interventions such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

14 Oct 2025 8:06 pm
AWS unveils the building blocks for enterprise-ready AI agents at DevSparks Chennai 2025

As the AI landscape shifts from experimentation to execution, AWS is arming enterprises with the tools to build, deploy, and scale autonomous agents with confidence.

14 Oct 2025 6:25 pm
Micelios 2025 GCMS report notes the growing opportunity in battery recycling as Indian EV ecosystem grows

Rising EV adoption means an uptick in incoming lithium battery waste that will need to be treated responsibly, ensuring these batteries can be recycled and circulated back into the ecosystem.

14 Oct 2025 6:11 pm
FableStreet parent raises Rs 50 Cr to support its offline store rollout

FS Life, the parent company of FableStreet, plans to use the fundraise to support its offline expansion.

14 Oct 2025 5:55 pm
PM Modi says Google AI hub in Vizag will democratise technology, power Viksit Bharat

Google will invest $15 billion over the next five years in setting up an AI hub in India, which will include the country's largest data centre in partnership with Adani Group.

14 Oct 2025 4:48 pm
Airbound raises $8.65M seed funding, partners with Narayana Health

The company plans to use the new funding to scale manufacturing, expand operations beyond medical delivery, refine its technology, and prepare for wider market deployment in 2026.

14 Oct 2025 4:29 pm
Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (October 14, 2025)

Funding Currently Raises $1 Million for Indias First Real-Time Social Network Ahmedabad-based startup Currently, founded by Mitesh Shethwala, has raised $1 million led by Aarvi Family Office LLP with participation from LJ Knowledge Foundation, Dhruv Patel, Pratik Patel, Neerav Dad, Arpit Patel, an

14 Oct 2025 4:18 pm
Arali Ventures generates 26x return from partial exit in FinBox

Arali Ventures got three exits from its first fund and returned the capital back to the investors.

14 Oct 2025 3:50 pm
Resale-focused proptech startup HouseEazy bags Rs 150 Cr funding led by Accel

HouseEazy will use the fresh capital to enhance technology, expand geographically, and strengthen its suite of real estate services.

14 Oct 2025 2:51 pm
Time blocking vs to-do lists: Which boosts productivity?

Discover whether time blocking or to-do lists work best for entrepreneurs and employees. Learn strategies to organize tasks and boost productivity.

14 Oct 2025 2:20 pm
Why is gold more expensive than ever?

Golds glitter isnt just culturalits financial security, central bank demand, and a global rush reshaping markets and communities. Discover why the world is paying record prices for the oldest symbol of wealth, from beauty creams to bullion bars.

14 Oct 2025 12:48 pm
How scammers rig the stock market?

Scammers may change tactics, but their tricks remain the same: manufacture hype, control the story, and cash out while youre still buying. Stay sharp, diversify, and always double-check the pitch before you part with your money.

14 Oct 2025 12:44 pm
Gen AI-driven English speaking platform SpeakX secures $16M in pre-Series B funding

The Gurugram-headquartered companys funding round was led by WestBridge Capital, with participation from Elevation Capital and Goodwater Capital.

14 Oct 2025 12:37 pm
IIT-Madras incubated Muse Wearables launches tap-to-pay smart ring with NPCI

Muse allows users to make instant, secure payments by tapping their wearable smart ring named Ring One on any NFC (near field communication) enabled payment device with no phone, card, or wallet required.

14 Oct 2025 11:12 am
Two Brothers Organic Farms raises Rs 110 Cr to expand manufacturing, tech

The Pune-based Two Brothers Organic Farms will use the funds to scale its in-house manufacturing, strengthen farmer engagement, and deepen presence into international markets.

14 Oct 2025 11:05 am
CIMCON Software raises Rs 52 Cr in new funding round led by Niveshaay

The newly raised funds will be used to strengthen CIMCONs working capital base, provide support for large operations and maintenance contracts, and expand its capacity.

14 Oct 2025 11:00 am