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Startup news and updates: daily roundup (August 6, 2026)

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Thursday, August 6, 2026.

6 Aug 2026 6:58 pm
10 Quotes from Mountains to Cross by Abraham M. George

Discover 5 inspiring lessons from Mountains to Cross by Abraham M. George on purpose, service, resilience, education, and impact.

6 Aug 2026 6:50 pm
Leumas rents out robotic factory lines to brands that do not want to build a factory

The Bengaluru-based company runs modular, software-controlled production lines for wellness and pharmaceutical products, sold as on-demand capacity rather than as machinery.

6 Aug 2026 6:17 pm
Constelli builds the signal processing tools used to design radar and electronic warfare systems

The Hyderabad-based company makes hardware and software for testing defence electronics in the laboratory, and sells to DRDO as well as contractors in three other countries.

6 Aug 2026 6:17 pm
Xovian is building satellites that listen for radio signals rather than take images

The Bengaluru-based company is developing radio frequency nanosatellites with onboard processing, aimed at tracking ships and aircrafts that optical imaging cannot.

6 Aug 2026 6:16 pm
Vikra Ocean Tech builds underwater robots for inspection, survey and defence work

The Chennai-based company makes remotely operated vehicles, autonomous surface vessels and crawling robots, along with the cameras and lighting that go on them.

6 Aug 2026 6:15 pm
Large firms to be net job losers, small businesses to drive employment: Nandan Nilekani

Nilekani argued that the future of the Indian economy lies in its millions of small businesses, which are more resilient to the disruptions caused by AI.

6 Aug 2026 4:51 pm
Swiggy targets Rs 10,000 Cr adjusted EBITDA by FY31

The company said by FY31, its food delivery business is expected to grow its GOV by 2.5-3.5 times and generate around Rs 5,000 crore in adjusted EBITDA, driven by affordability-led initiatives and operational improvements.

6 Aug 2026 4:18 pm
Mitti Labs raised $9.5M in Series A from Aramco Ventures, others

The company said that it will expand its geographical footprint in India and launch greenfield projects in the Philippines and Indonesia.

6 Aug 2026 4:17 pm