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The annual transacting user base of Meesho now stands at 284 million for Meesho and the seller base has grown to 1.13 million.

Revenue from operations grew 12% YoY, while net profit was up 87%. Growth was driven by recruitment business, 99acres, and matchmaking services.

Info Edge CEO Hitesh Oberoi will step down on 2 December 2026 after nearly 27 years, with founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani returning as MD and Group CEO from 3 December, subject to shareholder approval.

How to get corporate gifting right across multiple cities Sending Diwali gifts to a handful of employees or clients is relatively simple. Sending hundreds of gifts to recipients spread across different cities is another matter. Addresses need to be verified, budgets finalized, packaging standard

The two-year partnership aims to expand access to training, mentorship, incubation and seed funding for entrepreneurs in smaller cities and rural areas.

These materials respond to changes in heat and moisture and can have applications in security systems, sensors and lighting technologies.

Cope harder, says Ashwini Vaishnaw as he defends Indias manufacturing model, citing Rs 3 lakh crore in GST collections, government incentives and jobs created through electronics production.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

Bihar's Sheetal Kumari transforms homemade badi into GomatiRoots, securing funding through YourStory's Shuru Kar initiative.

As food companies navigate increasingly complex product development and safety requirements, connected data and generative AI could help scientists make better-informed decisions, reduce manual work and identify potential risks earlier.

Jio Platforms received a stellar backing from the stock market, propelling its market capitalisation to Rs 12.5 lakh crore.

At TechSparks 2026, leaders from HT Media Labs, Inshorts, and Eloelo Group discuss why credibility, human creativity, and audience-first formats will matter as content creation scales.

Kripa Venkatachalam, VP, India Technical Field Organisation & Global Customer Success at Cadence Design Systems, reflects on gender barriers, changing workplace policies, and the importance of having people who cheer you.

Gurugram-based Troovy will use the funding for R&D, expanding its manufacturing capacity, and scaling distribution across quick commerce and offline channels.

Simplismart said it will use the funding to develop its tech platform, for market expansion, and partnerships.

What if AI could do more than answer the phone? At TechSparks 2026, Google Clouds Naren Kachroo showed Gemini voice AI handling bookings, sales negotiations and multilingual conversations.

Workshaala targets Rs 1,000 Cr revenue as it scales enterprise workspace business India's offices are being reinvented, and Workshaala wants to be the company that runs them. The enterprise workspace provider has set out a Rs 1,000 crore revenue vision for its next phase of growth, built on a fo

Cent said it will use the funding for R&D and to build out its AI, engineering, and clinical teams.

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The company plans to use the funds for research and development, expanded production, and growing its Rotoris House, its appointment-based space for meeting clients, presence in India and overseas.

At TechSparks 2026, K Yatish Rajawat of Hundred Million Jobs said MSMEs, data laws, entrepreneurship and reskilling will shape the next wave of employment in the country.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Tuesday, October 27, 2026.

The pre-Series B round, led by VC firm IvyCap Ventures, comprises fresh capital for business expansion and a secondary component for partial liquidity to early shareholders.

Microsoft has about 23,000 employees in India, although there is no immediate clarity on how many of them would be eligible for the voluntary exit programme.

Nazara Technologies swung to a profit of Rs 35.3 crore in Q2 FY27, as revenue surged 53% year-on-year to a record Rs 803 crore. Gaming revenue more than doubled, driven by growth in mobile gaming and the consolidation of Bluetile and BestPlay.

As ageing populations and skill shortages weigh on economies worldwide, countries are looking beyond immigration to build structured talent partnerships. India has an opportunity to emerge as a trusted global hub for workforce readiness, backed by skills training, tech and verifiable credentials.

Ather Energy swung to a consolidated net profit in Q2 FY27 as revenue from operations grew 63% year-on-year. The electric two-wheeler maker plans to expand production capacity to meet rising demand.

The revenue of company for the second quarter of FY27 stood at Rs 2,648 crore which was an annual growth of 28.4%.

Anthropic will be listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange and will trade under the name of ANT.

The company said it will use the funding to expand internationally, develop new games and social experiences, and launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered game creation platform that will enable users to build and publish games without writing code.

The company noted that its agentic platform Myra engaged in over 90,000 daily conversations across multiple Indian languages and English, of which more than 55% originated from Tier II and Tier III cities in the second quarter of FY27.

Join Google Cloud product leaders for the latest on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience.

At TechSparks 2026, Metas Piyush Vaidya outlined how Meta Business Agent could help D2C brands use WhatsApp for personalised customer engagement, product discovery and round-the-clock support.

Discover five powerful lessons from Lundy Bancrofts Why Does He Do That? about abusive behaviour, emotional manipulation, power, and healthy relationships.

BioStack creates workflows that bring together clinical information across disparate health systems and geographies. It currently works with hospitals across the US, Brazil, India and Argentina.

Ather Energy swung to a consolidated net profit in Q2 FY27 as revenue from operations grew 63% year-on-year. The electric two-wheeler maker plans to expand production capacity to meet rising demand.

At TechSparks 2026, Ayush Agarwal, Head of Product and Technology at Attero, explains how AI-powered systems are helping the e-waste recycler standardise scrap pricing, automate compliance and improve financial visibility.

Mallikarjuna Iytha, told to drop science due to disability, founded IDEA to back 2,000+ entrepreneurs with disabilities in India.

Why do lean AI startups scale while others stall? A Suvan Ventures report identifies seven growth drivers across 25 companies.

At TechSparks 2026, Soulflower Founder Natasha Tuli explained why advertising and discounts may attract customers, but transparency, product quality, and listening to consumers are what bring them back.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Monday, October 26, 2026.

At TechSparks 2026, Sneha Roy, the co-founder and COO of Murf AI, explains how multilingual speech, smaller AI models, and cost-efficient infrastructure can make voice agents work across markets.

Silicon chips and digital language models face diminishing returns. Speaking at TechSparks 2026, Nagendra Nagaraja explained how quantum systems process the infinite data of nature to transform global compute, energy, and discovery.

The next wave of Indias digital economy raises a different set of questions: who controls the layers through which consumers discover apps, access services and make payments? And how can India build for the next 500 million users without relying on assumptions about what they want or can afford? A

Rapido rides ahead with Razorpays realtime payments Getting around an Indian city has always been harder than it should be. Cabs were expensive, public transport was overcrowded, and for millions of daily commuters, the last mile remained unsolved. When Aravind Sanka, Pavan Guntupalli, and SR

Venture capital funding in the third week of October recorded a sharp fall due to lower number of deals and absence of large value transactions.

The data centre will host mission-critical payment and settlement systems, along with other flagship initiatives, the government said in a statement.

In a post on 'X', Shivakumar said the government had taken concerns about Kannadigas being overlooked seriously and asserted that their rights, dignity, and opportunities would not be compromised.

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At TechSparks 2026, Movin Jain of Skydo and Srijon Biswas of PhonePe discussed building payments infrastructure at scale, the challenges of cross-border transactions, and how AI could change business operations.