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From AI assistants, chatbots to image-generation tools, Indias search habits in 2025 signal how AI has embedded itself into everyday digital behaviour.

India also became one of the first markets where Google launched its most advanced AI-led Search features.

Ayekart, the agri-food startup, will use the funds to scale operations, strengthen market linkages, and expand retail distribution capacity.

The sports entertainment app will feature creator-led match watch-alongs, bite-sized sports moments, real-time communication between fans and creators, as well as free-to-play fantasy sports.

Nexus's new fund aims to back early-stage companies building in artificial intelligence, enterprise software, consumer tech, and fintech.

While sports remained the undisputed area of interest among Indians, AI, Bollywood and religion werent far behind and made it to Google's list of top search trends in 2025.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Thursday, December 4, 2025.

Bengaluru maintains its dominant position in the country's tech landscape and is poised to lead from the front in the world of AI, according to the Bengaluru Innovation Report.

The company said the new capital will power its next phase of scale-upboth in India and abroadacross its current products, the F77 electric motorcycle and the recently launched X-47 crossover, as well as future platforms Shockwave and Tesseract.

The company plans to grow the product to $25 million ARR by 2028, driven by increasing interest in AI-led knowledge management.

As Atlassian shapes its next chapter by building ambitious, AI-powered products, Head of Product Anand Narayanan says it all comes down to one principle: trust over control.

If completed, the deal would represent another liquidity event for SoftBank from an Indian company, boosting its returns portfolio, which otherwise has been a mixed bag, with significant gains from PB Fintech and Blinkit (Grofers) investment, alongside losses exceeding $500M from Paytm.

Over the years, the Mumbai-based payments company's has evolved from a hardware provider to a software and services platform.

Petcare orders often come with urgency and emotion, making every failed payment a moment of stress for families. Cashfrees checkout stack helped HUFT deliver consistency at scale, strengthening its bond with pet parents everywhere.

Beyond brand endorsements, celebrities in 2025 took on deeper roles as investors, partners, and co-founders. From logistics, electric mobility, spirits, grooming, and sustainable travel gear, heres what caught their attention.

Lastly, a quantum-driven crypto meltdown, more AI chaos, and China creating a new global money system are among the outrageous predictions made by Danish investment bank Saxo Bank.

In November last year, Flipkart appointed Dan Bartlett, Head of Corporate Affairs and Executive Vice President, Walmart, to its board.

Meanwhile, revenue from operations climbed 18% year-on-year to Rs 649.90 crore from Rs 551.57 crore in the same period last year.

The NGIS scheme, rolled out by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has deployed Rs 67.84 crore across 686 startups in 12 Tier II and III cities.

As companies rethink how and where work happens, IndiQube has quietly emerged as the infrastructure beneath that shift. At its helm are two founders who understand both scale and nuance.

From contracts to customer interactions, enterprise data is messy, sprawling, and often hidden in plain sight. Elastic is bringing clarity to this complexity, using AI-powered search to make information actionable and help companies make smarter, faster decisions.

The new labour reforms formally bring gig and platform workers into the welfare framework, requiring digital record-keeping and contributions to dedicated worker funds.

Indias Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has warned that fake news and AI-generated deepfakes pose a direct threat

Meeshos Rs 3,421 crore IPO was fully subscribed, with strong retail participation driving the 277.9 million share offer to 1.16 times subscription by Wednesday afternoon.

A report by Quess Corp highlights that India must take war-footing measures to build a sizeable pool of defence ready talent, which is now in short supply.

With this new development, Standard Chartered and BIIs financing will enable Apraava to install around 2 million smart meters in homes and businesses.

Sheela Foam has invested Rs 125 crore in Furlenco as both companies race to expand their reach and home products portfolios. The fundraise comes as Wakefit gears up for its IPO and intensifies its focus on high-volume furnishing categories.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

The electric bike maker and renting platform also managed to narrow its net loss for the period by 12% despite soaring expenses during the year ended March 31, 2025.

At TechSparks 2025, Adithyan RK, Co-founder and CEO of Hyring, reveals how AI can cut bottlenecks, curb cheating, reduce bias, and give recruiters their time back.

Firms generating more than 50% of their revenues from green markets often enjoy valuation premiums of 12-15% on capital markets, reflecting investor confidence in their long-term resilience and profitability, says WEF report.

The Series B funding will accelerate Yoodlis investment in AI coaching, analytics, and personalisation and help expand its reach across enterprise learning, GTM enablement, and professional development.

In todays complex and globalized marketplace, a robust vendor agreement is more than just a risk-management tool. It is a legal necessity grounded in a well-established statutory and judicial framework.

Government data shows hundreds of early-stage filings abandoned before examination. Since the Startup India initiative was launched in 2016, Maharashtra has topped the chart every time. INLIFE Healthcare is scaling science-led supplements across India.

Bengaluru-based Moonrider will use the newly raised funds to advance its vehicle engineering and battery technology, and accelerate the development of its tractor lineup.

Tiger Global has taken 1.9% of the anchor allotment in Meeshos upcoming initial public offering, reaffirming support for one of its earliest India bets as the ecommerce company heads to market this week. The New Yorkbased investor first backed Meesho in 2019.

IPO-bound Wakefit is expanding deeper into high-volume home categories such as curtains and tabletop dcor, positioning them as entry points that build customer trust and funnel shoppers toward higher-value furniture purchases.

The company also noted that its upcoming Q3 crypto report notes that for the first time, there are more Gen Z crypto investors than millennials indicating that the asset is now favoured by the internet savvy young investors.

The firms focus on the two verticals comes after a recent research into its user base showed that a majority of its users use the platform to make payments.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Tuesday, December 2, 2025.

They once worked unseen in the fields, now they lead one of Andhra Pradeshs fastest-growing farm collectives. Supported by Bayer CropScience Limited and SFAC, the Naidupeta BRDS FPO is redefining rural leadership.

Government data shows hundreds of early-stage filings abandoned before examination, raising questions about Indias innovation narrative.

Maharashtra received the highest share of disbursals under the Startup India AIF framework in the last three years, followed by Karnataka.

From building an AI-native platform to creating a culture of compassion, engineering copilots and agentic systems, ACKOs AI journey spotlights how technology and people can grow stronger together.

The funding will be used to expand StockGros geographic presence, introduce new product features, and extend offerings across multiple asset classes.

The company plans to use the funding to accelerate market expansion across India and global markets and on advanced R&D, including the launch of a next-generation concrete modular system.

While 1,200 DPIIT-recognised startups have closed down in Maharashtra, 845 have shut shop in Karnataka. They are followed by Delhi with 737 and Uttar Pradesh with 598.

Fireside Ventures has closed its fourth fund at Rs 2,265 crore as it steps up dealmaking across seed to Series A rounds. The Kanwaljit Singh-led fund plans to back 10 to 12 startups annually and deepen follow-on investments.

At TechSparks 2025, DPDzeros Ananth Shroff explored how intelligent, sentiment-aware systems are transforming debt collection from a confrontational process into a compassionate one.

2025 promises greater innovation, regulatory clarity, and adoption. With a focus on education, security, and financial inclusion, Binance is leading the charge towards a decentralized, inclusive financial future, with India playing a pivotal role in this global shift.