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Most new-age tech stocks gained this week, as benchmark indices snapped an eight-week losing streak despite a midweek sell-off. Among

Indias cleantech startups attracted substantially more capital in Q3 2026, with large electric mobility rounds driving funding growth alongside an

Early backer Peak XV Partners has sold 12.2 Lakh shares of coworking space provider Awfis in a bulk deal worth

With an eye on entering the homegrown electric two-wheeler (E2W) market, Vietnamese EV maker VinFast has signed letters of intent

Shares of fintech companies Paytm, Pine Labs and MobiKwik came under pressure today following reports that the proposed merchant discount

Late Stage VCs Turn Risk Averse In Q3 Indian startup funding stabilised in Q3, but investor appetite split sharply. The

Voice AI startup Desible.ai has raised 32 Cr (around $3.7 Mn) in a seed funding round led by Prime Venture

OpenAI Agents Hit Wikimedia OpenAI is under fresh scrutiny over its rogue agents. Wikimedia Foundation claims that the AI juggernauts

Sixteen founders across 10 new-age tech companies earned a combined 43.4 Cr in fixed remuneration in FY26, up 8.2% from

Marico has acquired an additional 24.09% stake in plant-based nutrition and personal care brand Plix for 1,012.03 Cr in an

Indias startup funding market remained selective in the third quarter of 2026, with investors backing fewer startups even as the

Dronetech company ideaForge Technology promoter and CEO Ankit Mehta has pledged 2.8 Lakh shares 0.56% of the companys total

Edtech major PhysicsWallahs wholly owned subsidiary FinZ Finance has agreed to sell a 95.79 Cr loan portfolio to Auxilo Finserve,

Bankings AI Investment Playbook No longer content with buying AI tools, banks are moving to co-build and invest in AI

Funding momentum in the Indian startup ecosystem continued through the final week of September. Homegrown new-age tech ventures raised

Drone maker ideaForge Technology has received a GST demand and penalty order totalling 109.2 Cr over alleged tax underpayment on

Everything ixigo has done since it started off in 2007 can be called a stepping stone to get to where

OpenAI Dispute Sparks Academic Panic Last month, OpenAIs Codex possibly solved the Navier-Stokes equations in days. But mathematician Tristan Buckmaster

Amid increasing competition in AI, Google has now unveiled its new, most powerful model Gemini 4 Argon. The model is

Startup Funding Up A Mere 5% YoY In Q3 Startup investors turned more selective in Q3 2026. While funding rose

Private equity (PE) giant TPG has now offloaded more shares of listed logistics giant Shadowfax via an open-market transaction for

AI coding tools are generating code faster, shifting more of engineers attention towards designing systems, reviewing output, and testing whether

Flipkart is leveraging AI to move beyond keyword-led product searches to interpret what shoppers want, ask follow-up questions, and adapt

Mumbai-based consumer appliance startup EDT has raised $2.4 Mn (over 23 Cr) in its pre-Series A round led by existing

Update | September 29, 2026 19:55 IST Snapdeal parent AceVectors 420 Cr IPO was oversubscribed 4.93X at the end of

UPIs MDR Showdown Indian retailers are set to stage a nationwide No UPI Day on October 2. Up in arms

Indian retail traders are gearing up for a nationwide protest against the proposed UPI MDR soon. The All India Mobile

It was a busy month for Indias fintech ecosystem. On the public markets, SEBI issued final observations on the proposed

The Supreme Court today refused to stay the Centres decision to introduce merchant discount rate (MDR) charges on select UPI

Digital lender Moneyviews IPO was oversubscribed 31.41X by 13:45 IST on the final day of bidding today. The public issue

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth around 442.35 Cr in the money laundering case

Allegations Hit Bharat Taxi The arrival of Bharat Taxi promised zero commissions and empowered drivers. But its rollout has triggered

Contract manufacturing company Aequs board has approved a fund raise of up to 650 Cr via a preferential issue of

Funding activity remained strong as Indian startups raised a combined $203.4 Mn across 21 deals between September 21 and September

In June 2026, three spacetech startups became the first cohort to receive funds selected under the Indian National Space Promotion

Snapdeal parent AceVectors 420 Cr IPO was subscribed 9% as of 14:12 IST on the first day of bidding, with

Enterprise tech startup CodeKarma is in talks to raise $5 Mn to $6 Mn in a fresh funding round, sources

Digital lender Moneyviews 1,092 Cr IPO was subscribed 3.55X by 13:15 IST on the second day of bidding. The public

IRDAI Resets Insurtechs Economics The IRDAI has proposed a radical overhaul of the insurance tech sector. The draft norms threaten

Shortly after the IPO lock-in expiry, SEDEMACs institutional investors A91 Partners, Xponentia, NJRN Family Trust and Mace Pvt Ltd have

For insurance distributors, the commission earned on every policy is central to their business model. It determines how much they

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Zelio E-Mobilitys board of directors approved a proposal today to raise up to 167.95 Cr via

Multiples Alternate Asset Management has led a $150 Mn funding round in Prime Focus-backed AI audiovisual content platform Brahma AI,

Indian Startup IPOs In Full Swing Indian startup IPO spring is in full bloom. Snapdeal parent AceVector is all set

Pine Labs early backer Mastercard has exited the company by selling its entire 4.31% stake through a bulk deal on

After Meta, tech giant Google has reportedly has agreed to report child abuse content hosted on its platforms to appropriate

IPO-bound B2B seafood brand Captain Fresh crossed the 5,000 Cr revenue mark in FY26, while its adjusted EBITDA nearly tripled

Days after rival RentoMojos strong stock market debut, furniture and appliance rental startup Furlenco is reportedly gearing up for a

Nothings CMF Crosses Over To India Nothing is spinning off its sub-brand CMF into an independent, majority Indian-owned company. With

India will need hundreds of semiconductor companies to build a globally competitive chip ecosystem, as the country looks to move