Three unicorn founders Yashish Dahiya, CEO and Co-Founder PolicyBazaar, Amit Agarwal, founder and CEO, NoBroker, and Prashant Singh, co-founder and COO, LeadSquared share their journeys, and whats next for them.

YourStory presents daily news roundups from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Tuesday, August 9, 2022.

Here are the companies that announced early-stage rounds during the day.

The investment from Ravi Modi's family office is a part of Lenskart's ongoing fundraise to raise $250 million at a valuation of $5 billion.

The smartphone market in India increased by 3% to 35 million units in the April-June 2022 quarter, with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi leading the way.

Weve been dismissed as a non-starter biz at every step. Women dont invest in their growth, businesses like yours dont scale, LinkedIn already exists weve heard it all. We will work hard to prove everyone wrong, leap.clubs founders, Anand Sinha and Ragini Das.

The SaaS-enabled talent marketplace for sales will use the funds to hire top talent, increase sales experts base, and expand into new verticals.

Speaking at The Success Edition powered by Kotak Mahindra Bank in association with YourStory, Vikram Chopra, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cars24, gave insights into his entrepreneurial journey, the challenges they navigated, and how Kotak helped.

Fintech startup Jodo, which is building solutions to make education payments convenient, will use the funds to accelerate product innovation and sales, and further grow the team.

Healthtech startup Basys.ai uses its proprietary AI technology to help improve doctors clinical decision-making in managing the metabolic health of their patients.

IEOs can be an excellent way for projects to raise capital whilst also adding a significant degree of credibility for investors. Heres a look at the most recent Launchpad projects.

In this compilation, we present thought-provoking quotes from the week of August 1-7 that frame Indias battle with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Edtech startup upGrad aims to strengthen its team from the present 4,800 to 7,600 in the next three months.

The investment will enable cell therapy company Eyestem to progress a treatment for Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration (Dry AMD) to the clinic.

Founded in 2020, muvin caters to kids between the ages of 10-24. Besides allowing parents to transfer money to their children digitally, muvin helps impart financial literacy to children and teenagers.

D2C brands see a higher order value to the tune of 20-30% in overseas markets, but the cost of customer acquisition is higher than in the domestic market.

Homegrown direct-to-consumer brands barely a few years old, including Mensa Brands, are shifting multiple levers to fuel their international ambitions.

Pune-based startup Pi Green is creating technology-driven solutions for the reduction of particulate matter emitted by diesel gensets.

YourStory has curated a list of startups that aim to help handloom weavers in the country grow and scale up.

Launched in 2019, Zoof Pets makes shoes for dogs that help prevent injuries and improve hygiene. It has sold around 10,000 sets in India in three years.

YourStory presents daily news roundups from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Saturday, August 6, 2022.