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Meeshos Rs 3,421 crore IPO was fully subscribed, with strong retail participation driving the 277.9 million share offer to 1.16 times subscription by Wednesday afternoon.

A report by Quess Corp highlights that India must take war-footing measures to build a sizeable pool of defence ready talent, which is now in short supply.

With this new development, Standard Chartered and BIIs financing will enable Apraava to install around 2 million smart meters in homes and businesses.

Sheela Foam has invested Rs 125 crore in Furlenco as both companies race to expand their reach and home products portfolios. The fundraise comes as Wakefit gears up for its IPO and intensifies its focus on high-volume furnishing categories.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

The electric bike maker and renting platform also managed to narrow its net loss for the period by 12% despite soaring expenses during the year ended March 31, 2025.

At TechSparks 2025, Adithyan RK, Co-founder and CEO of Hyring, reveals how AI can cut bottlenecks, curb cheating, reduce bias, and give recruiters their time back.

Firms generating more than 50% of their revenues from green markets often enjoy valuation premiums of 12-15% on capital markets, reflecting investor confidence in their long-term resilience and profitability, says WEF report.

The Series B funding will accelerate Yoodlis investment in AI coaching, analytics, and personalisation and help expand its reach across enterprise learning, GTM enablement, and professional development.

In todays complex and globalized marketplace, a robust vendor agreement is more than just a risk-management tool. It is a legal necessity grounded in a well-established statutory and judicial framework.

Government data shows hundreds of early-stage filings abandoned before examination. Since the Startup India initiative was launched in 2016, Maharashtra has topped the chart every time. INLIFE Healthcare is scaling science-led supplements across India.

Bengaluru-based Moonrider will use the newly raised funds to advance its vehicle engineering and battery technology, and accelerate the development of its tractor lineup.

Tiger Global has taken 1.9% of the anchor allotment in Meeshos upcoming initial public offering, reaffirming support for one of its earliest India bets as the ecommerce company heads to market this week. The New Yorkbased investor first backed Meesho in 2019.

IPO-bound Wakefit is expanding deeper into high-volume home categories such as curtains and tabletop dcor, positioning them as entry points that build customer trust and funnel shoppers toward higher-value furniture purchases.

The company also noted that its upcoming Q3 crypto report notes that for the first time, there are more Gen Z crypto investors than millennials indicating that the asset is now favoured by the internet savvy young investors.

The firms focus on the two verticals comes after a recent research into its user base showed that a majority of its users use the platform to make payments.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Tuesday, December 2, 2025.

They once worked unseen in the fields, now they lead one of Andhra Pradeshs fastest-growing farm collectives. Supported by Bayer CropScience Limited and SFAC, the Naidupeta BRDS FPO is redefining rural leadership.

Government data shows hundreds of early-stage filings abandoned before examination, raising questions about Indias innovation narrative.

Maharashtra received the highest share of disbursals under the Startup India AIF framework in the last three years, followed by Karnataka.

From building an AI-native platform to creating a culture of compassion, engineering copilots and agentic systems, ACKOs AI journey spotlights how technology and people can grow stronger together.

The funding will be used to expand StockGros geographic presence, introduce new product features, and extend offerings across multiple asset classes.

The company plans to use the funding to accelerate market expansion across India and global markets and on advanced R&D, including the launch of a next-generation concrete modular system.

While 1,200 DPIIT-recognised startups have closed down in Maharashtra, 845 have shut shop in Karnataka. They are followed by Delhi with 737 and Uttar Pradesh with 598.

Fireside Ventures has closed its fourth fund at Rs 2,265 crore as it steps up dealmaking across seed to Series A rounds. The Kanwaljit Singh-led fund plans to back 10 to 12 startups annually and deepen follow-on investments.

At TechSparks 2025, DPDzeros Ananth Shroff explored how intelligent, sentiment-aware systems are transforming debt collection from a confrontational process into a compassionate one.

2025 promises greater innovation, regulatory clarity, and adoption. With a focus on education, security, and financial inclusion, Binance is leading the charge towards a decentralized, inclusive financial future, with India playing a pivotal role in this global shift.

The new centre will focus on biology-driven solutions aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enabling scalable forms of natural carbon sequestration, with applications across environment, healthcare and agriculture.

Backed by the Patni Family Office, GetReplies is unifying the fragmented marketing landscape with the first Agentic AI platform designed to move B2B teams from simple task automation to autonomous outcome orchestration.

Strapline: Expanding mentorship, market access, and funding to 75+ early-revenue stage startups across 20+ cities. Gayatri Guha Early-stage startups often face a critical challenge: theyve built a minimum viable product, secured initial customers, and proven market fit, but find it challenging

A wave of high-profile shutdowns defined 2025 as governance lapses, funding crunches, failed pivots, and fierce competition took down several once-celebrated startups. From BluSmart to GoodGlamm and Dunzo, YourStory breaks down what pushed these ventures to the brink.

Omnichannel furniture retailer Wakefit's IPO has opened its IPO amid heavy investor appetite for consumer startups. The IPO values the company at $669 million, giving stellar returns to founders and early backers.

Lenskart is seeing strong traction from Tier II and beyond towns. Rocket Health brings therapy, psychiatry, diagnosis, and medication together to deliver high-quality mental health care. Film producer Aditi Anand is riding high on the success of her Tamil film, Bison.

Four new-age companies listed in Novembertraditionally one of the busiest IPO monthsand while Groww, Lenskart and Pine Labs closed with gains, PhysicsWallah fell below its listing price, highlighting investor selectivity in a steady but cautious market.

The newly raised capital will support product development, expansion of its analytics capabilities and efforts to strengthen its technology stack for banks and other financial institutions.

Government data shows only 1.5% of applicants secured internships in the scheme's first year, with just 95 converting to full-time employment. Geographic barriers, low stipends, and limited corporate participation emerge as key bottlenecks in the ambitious workforce initiative.

The system continued to process payments at near-record levels with 20.47 billion transactions processed worth Rs 26.32 lakh crore, making it the second-busiest month of 2025.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Monday, December 01, 2025.

Bengaluru-focused city platform UnboxingBLR (UBLR) announced three initiatives spanning culture, civic engagement and innovation

Headquartered in San Jose, Mixx Technologies operates in the US, India, and Taiwan and focuses on optical-based high-bandwidth solutions for large-scale AI inference models.

Lenskart is seeing strong traction from Tier 2 and beyond towns, where customer uptake matches metro cities. The company says new store additions are expanding the market rather than splitting existing sales.

Government data shows that over 2.04 lakh private companies ceased operations between FY21 and FY25, with FY22 and FY23 alone accounting for more than 1.47 lakh closures.

Speaking at TechSparks 2025, InvestorAi CEO highlighted the importance of India being more than just a service provider, while NSW Trade & Investment Commissioner highlighted how Australia is offering meaningful opportunities for Indian firms.

Bengaluru-based Rocket Health brings therapy, psychiatry, diagnosis, and medication together to deliver accessible, high-quality mental health care.

Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh The worlds largest quantum-learning mission is now underway in Andhra Pradesh, with a bold vision and early success.

A fractured group of WazirX investors is moving toward an organised legal push. Peak XV's early bets in Groww and Pine Labs saw it realise a combined return worth Rs 2,361 crore.

Peak XVs favourable tailwinds come as the VC firm is looking to raise its maiden fund to make early-stage bets in India and Southeast Asia.

A fractured group of WazirX investors is moving toward an organised legal push after a landmark Madras High Court ruling strengthened crypto holders rights in India, dragging the fight out of scattered social rants and into a possible class action suit.

Total electric vehicle sales dipped by 27.2% month-on-month as automakers experience post-festive season drawbacks. The months following the festive season surge have historically been quieter months for electric vehicle manufacturers.

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