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Quick commerce unicorn Zepto has converted into a public entity after dropping private from its name, months after raising $450 million at a $7 billion dollar valuation, as it gears for public market debut.

The EV-maker has been struggling with declining market share with its share price seeing a gradual decline post its second quarter results. On Friday, its share price hit a 52-week low of Rs 34.73 apiece.

Venture capital funding into Indian startups showed the dominance of debt component and it reveals the level of cautiousness among the equity investors.

Qualified institutional buyers led the rally at close, bidding for 1,807 crore of Meesho's shares against their quota of 15.03 crore, translating to a subscription rate of 120.18 times.

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YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Friday, December 5, 2025.

Amazon plans to equip 15 million small businesses with AI tools and bring AI literacy to 4 million government-school students by 2030, expanding its $12.7 billion cloud and AI investments. It also introduced upgraded AI features for sellers and committed to scaling student learning programmes.

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With this move, Rivpe will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Zaggle once the share purchase agreement is executed and the transaction is completed.

PhonePes Pincode is closing its consumer quick commerce app to focus fully on building B2B tech and sourcing solutions for offline retailers, redirecting its team to scale inventory, order management and ERP offerings.

Should the round go through, it will be among the biggest deeptech funding rounds in India, bolstering confidence in the country's deeptech ecosystem, which otherwise has seen few growth-capital rounds, despite an extensive focus on the space.

At YourStory TechSparks 2025, a panel of senior leaders from Japanese companies discussed how Indias talented, agile workforce is driving innovation, scaling businesses, and shaping a new era of cross-border collaboration.

Behind Binances meteoric ascent stands a leader who built her power without ever seeking attention. Yi Hes move to Co-CEO marks a natural evolution for one of Web3s most influential yet understated architects.

Delays in crypto policy are pushing Indians offshore, warns Binances SB Seker. In an interaction with YourStory, he spoke about what decisive regulation could mean for the countrys digital future.

Founded in 2018, Kosha.ai is building tools for the textile industry. By using real-time material measurement, the startup helps manufacturers, recyclers, and brands verify what their textiles are made of.

A venture that can hit or even come close to breakeven in the initial phase stands a better chance of survival during funding winters and increased bargaining power.

Elsewhere, Spotify said its annual year-in-review feature, Wrapped 2025, was its biggest ever, which saw over 200 million engaged users within the first 24 hours19% more than last years Wrapped, which took 62 hours to reach the same number of users.

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.