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For years, we at Inc42 have tracked the Indian tech startup ecosystem and seen it grow from a kid to
India is developing a commercial-scale silicon-based fabrication facility with an above average capacity of 50,000 wafer-starts per month, minister for
Car rental marketplace Zoomcar saw another disappointing quarter in the three-months ended June 2025. The Nasdaq-listed company posted a net
Indias Defence Tech Moment Arrives The recent Indo-Pak military conflict brought to the fore how battlefields are getting future-ready as
Indias climate tech ecosystem has long been subject to the influence of global capital flows and trends, shaped by the
Months after raising $140 Mn, HR tech unicorn Darwinbox has bagged $40 Mn (about INR 335 Cr) from Ontario Teachers
GenAI-native autonomous medical coding startup Arintra has secured $21 Mn (about INR 184 Cr) in its Series A funding round
Online travel aggregator (OTA) EaseMyTrip saw its consolidated net profit plunge about 99% to INR 44.3 Lakh in Q1 FY26
Analysing Fractals INR 4,900 Cr DRHP Fractal has set the ball rolling to become the first Indian AI-focussed startup to
Update | August 13, 19:11 IST The IPO of BlueStone closed with an oversubscription of 2.7X, with investors bidding for
B2B AI market research startup Metaforms has raised $9 Mn (around INR 78.8 Cr) in its Series A funding round
Investigation into CoinDCXs $44 Mn (nearly INR 380 Cr) crypto heist has led to a breakthrough with Bengaluru Police reportedly
Big tech giant Googles parent Alphabet is reportedly planning to invest $6 Bn to build a 1 gigawatt (GW) data
Whats In WeWork Indias IPO Fate? After Awfis went public in 2024, followed by Smartworks and IndiQube this year, all
About three months after issuing an interim order in the case of alleged financial misappropriation by promoters of Gensol Engineering
AI recruitment platform for blue-collar workers Vahan.ai has bagged a strategic investment from Temasek-founded investment firm LemmaTree. Alongside this transaction,
AI-based edtech startup SpeakX (erstwhile Yellow Class) is set to raise $11 Mn (around INR 96 Cr) in its Pre-Series
Vedantu Charts A Comeback Vedantu appears to have pulled off a remarkable turnaround. A far cry from piling massive losses
Fintech SaaS major Zaggle is acquiring fintech startup Rio.Money for INR 22 Cr to enter the consumer credit card market.
Emerging from the throes of the funding winter, Indian startups are on the mend. Funding numbers are improving, the growth-at-all-cost
Raheel Shah, the cofounder and chief business officer of education-focused non-banking financial company (NBFC) Eduvanz, has stepped down from his
They say you cant make an omelette without breaking eggs, but in India, were breaking a lot without making much
SaaS-based sales playbook automation startup Sharpsell.ai has raised INR 30 Cr (around $3.4 Mn) in a Series A funding round
Mamaearth parent Honasa is reportedly preparing for its next phase of expansion with a focus on beauty tech products to
Lenskart Eyes D-Street Debut Eyewear titan Lenskart is gearing up for its biggest move yet a public markets debut.
Venture Catalysts-backed drone tech startup Garuda Aerospace has bagged export licence, now allowing it to supply drones to overseas markets,
SoftBanks Sumer Juneja has stepped down from IPO-bound omnichannel eyewear retailer Lenskarts board. Meanwhile, Sayali Karanjkar and Ashish Kashyap have
Childrens clothes are growing. Little wonder, the $24.01 Bn market for kidswear in India is expected to grow 2.63% every
Media-focused SaaS unicorn Amagi Media Labs has filed draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the markets regulator SEBI to raise
After two consecutive weeks of decline in investment activity across the Indian startup ecosystem, funding momentum shot up in the
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reportedly flagged that Unified Payments Interfaces financial sustainability will depend on changing the
Innovist founder and CEO Rohit Chawla believes quick commerce is not the best place to build a brand today. Its
The Centre has reportedly banned 25 over-the-top (OTT) platforms and websites, including ALTT, ULLU, Big Shots App, Desiflix and Boomex,
VC firm Elevation Capital on Tuesday (July 22) sold 2.59% stake, or over 1.01 Cr shares, in online travel aggregator
Airtels AI Punt With Perplexity Airtel and Perplexity have banded together to conquer Indias AI frontier. Earlier this week, the
Adding on to the string of startup shutdowns, EV financing and leasing startup Ohm Mobility is now winding down its
Edtech major PhysicsWallah (PW) has received markets regulator SEBIs approval for its IPO within four months of filing its draft
AI-focused mental health startup LISSUN has bought US-based digital mental health company Being Cares Inc to expand its footprint in
Continuing the rally after the Q1 show, shares of Eternal surged almost 4% to INR 313.95 on the BSE, hitting
The government issued 1,524 orders to block online betting and gambling platforms between 2022 and June 2025, minister of state
End Of The Road For Good Glamm? The Good Glamm Group is on its deathbed, and the only thing that
Online broking giant Angel One plans to form a joint venture (JV) with Singapore-based Livwell to float a digital-first life
Logistics major Shadowfax has expanded its board by adding three new members as it prepares for its public listing. The
Amid a string of funding rounds materialising for early to growth stage Indian AI startups, Bengaluru-based AI startup iTuring.ai has
Auxano Capital has completed exit from its portfolio company WIOM, securing a 7X return on its investment via a secondary
Just days away from becoming the third publicly-listed real estate tech company, Bengaluru-based IndiQube is betting on an asset-light model
The world has long looked at nanotechnology with scepticism. This is because the field involves manipulating matter at the atomic
The directorate of enforcement (ED) has filed a complaint under the foreign exchange management act (FEMA) against Flipkart-owned Myntra and
Beauty and personal care D2C brand SUGAR Cosmetics has raised INR 40.99 Cr (around $5 Mn) in a mix of
OnEMi Technologies Pvt Ltd, the parent entity of IPO-bound fintech startup Kissht, saw its net profit decline 18.3% to INR