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Founded in 2020 by Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, Zepto has gone from a pandemic-era experiment in rapid grocery delivery to an IPO-bound company in just five years.

Two founders inherited skills, values, and ways of living that were never meant to become businesses until building their websites helped them reach customers far beyond their villages. This Mothers Day, meet the women who turned deeply personal convictions into discoverable brands with Hostinger.

Venture capital funding declined in the first week of May due to lower number of deals and lack of high value transactions.

SEBI issued its observations on Zepto's draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) between May 4 and 8, as part of a batch of approvals covering six companies. In regulatory parlance, receiving SEBI's observations is equivalent to securing the green light to float a public offering.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Heres the roundup for Friday, May 8, 2026

DesignX builds Df-OS and Vish.ai to turn factory data into decisions. Used by Unilever, Hero, ITC, and others across 30+ enterprises.

Kissht raised Rs 926 crore in its initial public offering (IPO), which was a combination of fresh issue of shares and offer of sale (OFS).

State IT Minister Priyank Kharge proposed the establishment of a common assembly, integration and testing (AIT) facility for the spacetech industry in Karnataka

The centre is aimed at serving as a launchpad for Indian startups through deeptech research and commercialisation.

Elon Musk says Neuralink is building a surgical robot capable of reaching any brain region to support broader brain-computer interface treatments.

Hyderabad-based spacetech startup Skyroot Aerospace has raised $60 million; battery swapping startup Yuma Energy is expanding beyond its core partnership with Yulu as Indias EV delivery ecosystem scales rapidly.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Thursday, May 7, 2026.

Walmart, which had earlier announced to source goods from India worth up to $10 billion per year by 2027, is focusing on strengthening entrepreneur and supplier capabilities.

Chiratae Ventures believes there is untapped potential of deeptech startups in India which are working on advanced technologies.

Hiring in the Indias IT sector is witnessing a structural shift with emphasis on value based roles rather than volume focused recruitment.

The latest investment was led by Lachy Groom, the co-founder of AI robotics company Physical Intelligence and an early backer of quick commerce startup Zepto.

Skyroot Aerospace plans to utilise the newly-raised capital to support the commercial launch operations of its Vikram-1 rocket.

Bangalore-based FabInvest has built a community of over 25,000 registered investors by making premium real estate investments accessible at a fraction of the traditional cost.

Actor Lisa Ray has co-founded NuHer, a midlife health clinic offering integrated care for perimenopause and menopause, highlighting the need for informed, empathetic support. Gaurav Mishras Proshort is an AI sales coaching platform delivering real-time insights. It has crossed $1M ARR within a year

As access to religious practices expands to include rituals, offerings, devotional products, and even storytelling content, faith is gradually transitioning from a largely community-driven activity to a more individual, flexible, and personalised journey.

India hosted a Paris roadshow for Bharat Innovates 2026 to connect deep-tech startups and higher education innovators with global partners.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the IIT Madras Technology Summit 2026 in Delhi, focused on deep-tech and industry collaboration.

The Union Cabinet has approved ECLGS 5.0 to unlock Rs 2.55 lakh crore in credit support for MSMEs and airlines amid global disruptions.

Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, is backing the three-year-old startup as part of its broader strategy to finance energy transition projects in emerging markets. The investment marks Mirovas fourth deal in India under this mandate.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

Freshworks will lay off around 500 employees, attributing the reduction to AIs growing role in code writing.

IRDAI nod lets Even Healthcare enter retail insurance, offer direct-to-consumer plans with portability, and embed its full-stack care model beyond group coverage.

BigEndian said the funds will be used to commercialise its first SoC, expand product engineering and deepen partnerships with foundries, IP ecosystems and OEMs.

Yuma Energy is growing fast and moving beyond its Yulu roots. With 350+ stations already live, Managing Director Muthu Subramanian explains how the company is scaling its battery-swapping network to serve new partners, e-rickshaws, and the wider Indian EV market.

Indian ice cream startups raised a record $26.5 million in 2024, accounting for 74% of all sector funding over the prior five years.

Together, the two projects are expected to bring in around Rs 3,936 crore and create about 2,230 skilled jobs.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

Curium Life builds AI for surgery. Its SurgiMeasure tool brings real-time insights into the OR, backed by clinical studies and global collaborators.

Perceptyne builds AI-driven robots for manufacturing. Its dual-arm systems automate complex tasks with lower cost and flexible deployment.

Quick commerce is turning ice cream into an impulse buy, prompting brands to rethink formats, distribution, and how consumers indulge at home.

Strap: What if startups didnt have to chase distribution, but could build where demand already exists? A new project in Dwarka, The Omaxe State, is turning infrastructure into a platform for startup growth. -Surya Kannoth Delhi's oldest cricket stadium was built in 1883. The Arun Jaitley Stad

While Pixxel will design, build, launch, and operate the satellite, Sarvam will handle both training and inference directly in orbit, with full-stack language models running on board the spacecraft.

As platform reach declines and costs rise, Indian entrepreneurs are rethinking what it means to truly own their audience. Increasingly, theyre moving away from rented platforms to build independent digital storefronts they control.