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More than 30 angel funds, family offices, micro VCs, and individual investors have come together to form the Association of Prolific Angels in India (APAII), seeking to strengthen domestic early-stage funding and establish a unified voice for the sector.

Advocate Anjan Datta filed the plea, challenging the Centre's September 14 notification and the MDR framework announced on September 15, which is stated to take effect on October 15.

Started with one employee in a Namakkal village, Yaa Creations now serves 7 countries and earned Rs 1.5 crore in 2025.

The introduction of MDR on select UPI transactions has sparked debate among industry leaders including Nithin Kamath, Sameer Nigam, Ashishkumar Chauhan and Ashneer Grover over who should pay, how much and who benefits.

What is MDR? What impact does it have on merchants? Who bears the cost? Should you be worried as a customer? All FAQs answered.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Tuesday, September 16, 2026.

UGRO Capital has raised the funds through issuance of 38,000 senior, secured, rated, listed, redeemable and transferable non-convertible debentures, fully subscribed by Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V.

Ending nearly six years of fully free UPI, the government on Tuesday introduced a 0.4% fee on transfers worth more than Rs 2,000 made to merchants through the platform from October 15.

The funding by global consumer focused investment firm L Catterton is expected to support Nandhana Foods' next phase of growth.

Discover 7 Roald Dahl quotes that reveal powerful lessons about kindness, courage, imagination, and living a meaningful life.

The anchor issue saw participation from financial institutions and mutual funds.

Amitesh Kumar Sinha, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and CEO of the India Semiconductor Mission, lays out the thinking behind Semicon 2.0.

NCPCR summons Meta India head again on Sept 16 over child abuse ads; Meta now reports such cases to I4C. Capgemini also called.

ISM CEO Amitesh Kumar Sinha on why semiconductor jobs in India are open to every student and stream, from Sanands shop floor to chip design.

Semicon India 2026 runs 17 to 19 September in Delhi. ISM CEO Amitesh Kumar Sinha on the sessions, keynotes and announcements to watch.

The move ends the zero-MDR regime that has been in place since January 2020, introduced to drive digital payments adoption but long criticised by banks and fintechs as unsustainable.

JanAI Technology plans to bring AI-powered services to 100 million Bharat households through 10,000 local JanAI Cafes in three years.

ISM CEO Amitesh Kumar Sinha explains how a semiconductor chip is made, from sand and design to test and packaging, and why fabs cost billions.

In conversation with Shradha Sharma, the Gates Foundation CEO lays out what the next 18 to 24 months will decide for 1.4 billion people

The Hyderabad-based human capital management tech platform has more than 1,400 customers globally.

Professionals with 0-3 years of experience make up nearly 45% of the active engineering candidate pool, but account for only 28% of job opportunities, according to a report by talent platform foundit.

Teradyne opens its first India office in Bengaluru as Karnataka strengthens its semiconductor design, manufacturing and testing ecosystem.

AI access gets a $1 billion boost. The Gates Foundation plans to support AI in education, healthcare and agriculture, with a focus on underserved communities.

Semicon India 2026 hosts Engineering the Future, a womens leadership panel with leaders from Renesas, Applied Materials, Teradyne and Micron

Join Google's SMB experts for a hands-on look at three practical Gemini Enterprise use cases you can set up in 10 minutes or less.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

India Semiconductor Mission CEO Amitesh Kumar Sinha on Semicon 2.0s co-investment model and Indias timeline to chip self-reliance

The Bengaluru- and San Francisco-based tech startup, which delivers AI-powered interactive content, was founded by BITS Pilani alumni Shourya Agarwal, Malhar Patil and Amit Gaiki. It plans to use the funding on R&D, expanding its product portfolio, and scaling enterprise sales.

Discover 5 powerful books that challenge limiting beliefs, build resilience, and help you develop a stronger mindset for life.

Amazon Now has crossed $1 billion in annualised gross sales in India, rapidly expanding its minutes-based delivery network beyond metros amid intensifying quick-commerce competition.

This vertical will conceptualise and scale modern sports and active fitness competitions, cultivate mass-participation lifestyle properties, and collaborate with federations, governing bodies, rights holders and brands.

Explore how true wisdom comes from self-improvement, personal growth, and changing yourself before trying to change the world.

The four Indian startups selected for the inaugural cohort are applying AI, satellite intelligence, remote sensing and drones to challenges ranging from sustainable agriculture and agroforestry to carbon removal and biodiversity.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Monday, September 14, 2026.

These startups are part of Googles Asia-Pacific accelerator programme which aims to address environmental challenges using artificial intelligence.

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Can India move from innovating to owning the technologies of the future? FITT Forward 2026 brought founders, investors and industry leaders together to explore it.

Dr. Pratosh, an IISc faculty member, warns that AI is not just coming for jobsit could force a rethink of education, economics and what humans do for a living.

Discover why personal growth requires change, adaptation, and renewal through the powerful lesson behind a snake shedding its skin.

Temple will use its new biomarker, Entropy, to track the bodys parasympathetic state during meditation.

A Japanese entrepreneur living in India as a new global leader, using its ties across competing power blocs to shape the next global economic and technology order

The partnership will study the effects of meditation through Entropy, a biomarker of Temple.

The National National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition now in its ninth edition has seen startups from the previous editions raising more than $125 million in VC funding.