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Voice AI startup Desible.ai has raised 32 Cr (around $3.7 Mn) in a seed funding round led by Prime Venture

OpenAI Agents Hit Wikimedia OpenAI is under fresh scrutiny over its rogue agents. Wikimedia Foundation claims that the AI juggernauts

Sixteen founders across 10 new-age tech companies earned a combined 43.4 Cr in fixed remuneration in FY26, up 8.2% from

Marico has acquired an additional 24.09% stake in plant-based nutrition and personal care brand Plix for 1,012.03 Cr in an

Indias startup funding market remained selective in the third quarter of 2026, with investors backing fewer startups even as the

Dronetech company ideaForge Technology promoter and CEO Ankit Mehta has pledged 2.8 Lakh shares 0.56% of the companys total

Edtech major PhysicsWallahs wholly owned subsidiary FinZ Finance has agreed to sell a 95.79 Cr loan portfolio to Auxilo Finserve,

Funding momentum in the Indian startup ecosystem continued through the final week of September. Homegrown new-age tech ventures raised

Everything ixigo has done since it started off in 2007 can be called a stepping stone to get to where

Startup Funding Up A Mere 5% YoY In Q3 Startup investors turned more selective in Q3 2026. While funding rose

Private equity (PE) giant TPG has now offloaded more shares of listed logistics giant Shadowfax via an open-market transaction for

AI coding tools are generating code faster, shifting more of engineers attention towards designing systems, reviewing output, and testing whether

Mumbai-based consumer appliance startup EDT has raised $2.4 Mn (over 23 Cr) in its pre-Series A round led by existing

Update | September 29, 2026 19:55 IST Snapdeal parent AceVectors 420 Cr IPO was oversubscribed 4.93X at the end of

UPIs MDR Showdown Indian retailers are set to stage a nationwide No UPI Day on October 2. Up in arms

Allegations Hit Bharat Taxi The arrival of Bharat Taxi promised zero commissions and empowered drivers. But its rollout has triggered

Contract manufacturing company Aequs board has approved a fund raise of up to 650 Cr via a preferential issue of

In 1998, the newly incorporated Pine Labs was helping petrol pumps accept payments and manage loyalty programmes. Nearly three decades

In June 2026, three spacetech startups became the first cohort to receive funds selected under the Indian National Space Promotion

Snapdeal parent AceVectors 420 Cr IPO was subscribed 9% as of 14:12 IST on the first day of bidding, with

Enterprise tech startup CodeKarma is in talks to raise $5 Mn to $6 Mn in a fresh funding round, sources

Digital lender Moneyviews 1,092 Cr IPO was subscribed 3.55X by 13:15 IST on the second day of bidding. The public

IRDAI Resets Insurtechs Economics The IRDAI has proposed a radical overhaul of the insurance tech sector. The draft norms threaten

Shortly after the IPO lock-in expiry, SEDEMACs institutional investors A91 Partners, Xponentia, NJRN Family Trust and Mace Pvt Ltd have

For insurance distributors, the commission earned on every policy is central to their business model. It determines how much they

Indian Startup IPOs In Full Swing Indian startup IPO spring is in full bloom. Snapdeal parent AceVector is all set

Pine Labs early backer Mastercard has exited the company by selling its entire 4.31% stake through a bulk deal on

After Meta, tech giant Google has reportedly has agreed to report child abuse content hosted on its platforms to appropriate

IPO-bound B2B seafood brand Captain Fresh crossed the 5,000 Cr revenue mark in FY26, while its adjusted EBITDA nearly tripled

Days after rival RentoMojos strong stock market debut, furniture and appliance rental startup Furlenco is reportedly gearing up for a

Nothings CMF Crosses Over To India Nothing is spinning off its sub-brand CMF into an independent, majority Indian-owned company. With

UPI is one of the cheapest ways for Indian merchants to collect digital payments. Now, the economics of Indias biggest

The Clean Label Credibility Test Indias clean-label boom is facing its toughest test yet. FSSAIs recent crackdown on health and

Fintech startup Lendingkarts NBFC arm Lendingkart Finance has managed to trim its loss by 62% to 32.4 Cr for the

UPI Gets MDR Makeover After a decade of free UPI payments, NPCI will now impose an MDR for select high-value

IPO-bound NODWIN Gaming has launched NODWIN Sports, a mainstream sports vertical focused on developing sporting properties, mass-participation events, and commercial

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has urged the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations to set up

New-age tech stocks delivered a mixed performance this week as weakness in the broader equity market kept investor sentiment cautious.

Eternals food delivery arm Zomato has begun charging an additional Pay on delivery fee on some cash-on-delivery (COD) orders, with

Startup funding activity rebounded back sharply in the second week of September. Between September 7 and September 11, Indian startups

EaseMyTrip cofounder and chairman Nishant Pitti has pledged 34.51 Cr shares of the online travel aggregator, worth 211.9 Cr, to

ESDS Software Solution extended its post-listing surge into a sixth consecutive trading session today, with its shares touching the upper

Electric two-wheeler (E2W) maker Ultraviolette Automotive is set to raise an additional 373.04 Cr as part of its ongoing Series

Online furniture and appliance rental platform RentoMojos IPO was subscribed 17.18X by 13:27 IST on the final day of bidding

Fintech major PhonePe has reportedly shut down its engineering office in the US, winding down a four year-old team. Sources

The seemingly unstoppable rally in ESDS Software Solution continued today, with the stock hitting the upper circuit for the fifth

D2C fashion and accessories startup Theater has raised 75 Cr (around $7.8 Mn) in a Series A funding round led

Global Fintech Fest 2026 Kicks Off Indian startups basked in the spotlight as the Global Fintech Festival 2026 kicked off

At the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 in Mumbai, UPI operator NPCI announced a series of digital infrastructure initiatives to

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) today launched Face Auth SDK & Sandbox, a set of software tools and