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PhysicsWallah founder Alakh Pandey plans a two-year South India expansion, targeting five states through local partnerships, multilingual learning and a broader education offering.

Discover 5 powerful lessons on self-acceptance from Why Is My Skin Brown?, a story about identity, belonging, and confidence.

AI makes into rich list Mukesh Ambani took the second position in Indias rich list Gautam Adani has reclaimed the top spot as Indias richest edging out Mukesh Ambani as per M3M Hurun India Rich List 2026. Gautam Adani & family with wealth of Rs 9.23 lakh crore ($96 billion) was in the number

As digital lending makes borrowing faster and more convenient, Viva Money is focusing on customer relationships, direct engagement, and listening beyond the app. The fintech industry has made borrowing faster, simpler, and more accessible than ever before. Today, customers can apply for a loan

DeFacto India launches AgHeal to connect farmer prosperity, agriculture, nutrition and public health through a national platform.

Learn how the MSME ODR portal, run by the Ministry of MSME, helps small businesses recover delayed payments online, with case studies from Telangana.

AgInvest 2026 brings AgriTech founders and investors to Coimbatore as funding shifts from scale to measurable value and new pilots

BHIM MyUPI lets users track transactions, manage Autopay mandates, raise complaints and check fraud risks through a conversational assistant inside the BHIM app.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

Large language models (LLMs) are becoming a commodity, with too many models in the market and prices also falling, Vembu said on the sidelines of the Zoholics event in Chennai.

Ultraviolette is targeting entry into the United States in 2027, along with a broader expansion across key markets in Latin America and South-East Asia, said the company in a press statement.

Hughes Precision will use this funding for the expansion of its small caliber ammunition facility and also expand into medium caliber segment.

On a day when Donald Trump announced his decision to rename AI as super intelligence, Zoho's Sridhar Vembu called it ubiquitous intelligence.

DMI Finance has raised Rs 1,455 crore through an oversubscribed, secured NCD issuance to support its lending portfolio expansion and strengthen its debt capital base. The transaction saw broad participation from institutional investors and family offices.

Brahma AI is expanding beyond its existing media and entertainment focus into sports, healthcare, and advertising, while developing new AI applications.

The AI platform of Sol proactively handles email and the funding will be used for R&D & go-to-market initiatives

The Bengaluru-based venture runs online P&Ls for brands such as Medimix, Nilons and Origami, using its own technology and a performance-linked revenue model.

Palo Alto-based startup Silence Laboratories works with around 35 clients globally, including a top US bank, and has research published in more than 10 Tier-1 publications.

At Hikals AGM on September 23, shareholders will vote on Sameer Hiremaths five-year term as CMD. The Hiremath and Kalyani sides hold nearly identical 34% stakes, while proxy advisers are split over the move.

The New Tech Order will bring together leaders from government, academia, startups, technology, and finance at TechSparks 2026, YourStory's flagship summit in Bengaluru from October 13-15.

Retail broking firm Angel One believes artificial intelligence (AI) can be a disruptive force that personalises an individuals financial journey. However, the real test will be whether AI can deliver tangible value to users, says Dinesh Thakkar, founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Angel One

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At Hikals AGM on September 23, shareholders will vote on Sameer Hiremaths five-year term as CMD. The Hiremath and Kalyani sides hold nearly identical 34% stakes, while proxy advisers are split over the move.

Nothing plans to turn CMF into a standalone Indian company, shifting beyond local manufacturing towards product engineering, R&D and intellectual property development.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Tuesday, September 22, 2026.

KEONICS marks 50 years with plans to expand technology infrastructure, AI skilling and digital services across Karnataka.

The Diaspora Index by Prosus and Dealroom reveals the deep inroads by Indians founding companies overseas

Asian Games at Japan The Indian womens cricket team extended their dominance against Sri Lanka who had to settle for silver The Indian women's cricket team reasserted its continental dominance by clinching a second successive gold medal at the Asian Games, thrashing familiar foes Sri Lanka by 1

PhonePe also intends to explore opportunities to support 'Aani' and 'Jaywan', the UAE's domestic payment rails, by leveraging its full-stack technology platform, per a statement.

Used-car marketplace Spinny has pre-filed IPO papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), according to a news report by Moneycontrol. The company did not answer e-mail queries sent by YourStory. Founded in 2015, Spinny is an online used-car retailing platform that aims to bri

The packaged seafood company saw adjusted EBITDA rise by 173% in FY26 as it remained net profit positive for the second consecutive year.

AceVector plans to raise Rs 420 crore through the IPO and has priced its shares in the range of Rs 30-32.

A paper leak, a resignation and a rocket launch, how one MP connects examinations, growth and enterprise into a single argument

At DevSparks Chennai, Intel Director Aditi Nanda said developers may need to spend less time memorizing languages and frameworks, but engineering fundamentals, system knowledge, and the ability to understand user needs will remain essential.

Zoho Corporation Director Rajendran Dandapani said AI may take over more of the work of writing code, but developers will increasingly need to focus on deciding what to build, directing AI systems, and judging what they produce.

Starbucks Coffee Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Anand Varadarajan said the availability of skilled talent in Chennai and lower attrition rates were among the factors that influenced the companys decision to establish the GCC in Tamil Nadu.

WOI Indias Kashmir retreat united 40+ startup leaders, signed a JKEDI MoU and committed 2 crore to Shurukar for founder growth.

Soach Global will sell 16.5 lakh NSE shares through the IPO for about Rs 280-295 crore, while retaining 66 lakh shares as a long-term investment.

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Subish Ram, Digital Products and Services leader, EY Global Delivery Services (EY GDS), on why business knowledge is the developer's biggest edge in the AI era Strapline: At DevSparks Hyderabad, Subish Ram traced a decade-long shift from RPA to agentic AI and made the case that in addition to bu

From sovereign AI to open-code culture, Margaret Dawson on what it really takes to build for the AI era

Starbucks has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government to establish the centre.

The offering is India's second-largest public issue after Hyundai Motor India's Rs 27,870-crore IPO in 2024. The IPO surpassed LIC's Rs 21,000 crore offering in 2022 but remains below Hyundai Motor India's record public offer.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Monday, September 21, 2026.

The IPO will close on September 28, and the company's shares are proposed to be listed on the NSE and BSE on October 1, according to a public announcement on Monday.

Rajesh Subramaniam grew up in Triplicane in Chennai, reached Silicon Valley in 1994, and has spent 22 years building embedUR into a company of nearly 500 people without taking a rupee from anybody.

This is the seventh time in the year that VC funding on a weekly basis has fallen below $100 million, revealing the challenges the Indian startup ecosystem faces in raising large amounts of capital.

With a production facility in Noida, Sunnyvale-based deeptech startup Ottonomy has deployed its products across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and India.

Electronics and IT ninister Ashwini Vaishnaw outlines the sheer breadth of chip-making prowess the country aims to build going forward.