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Update | August 26, 2026, 10:55 IST Bengaluru-based AI startup Ringg AI has raised an additional $10 Mn (95 Cr),
Beauty and personal care (BPC) major Honasa Consumer has called off its proposed 135 Cr acquisition of a 58% stake
Zerodha Asset Management Pvt Ltd, the entity behind Zerodha Fund House, saw its operating revenue zoom 78.7% to 16.8 Cr
Consumer services company platform Urban Company has filed a defamation and disparagement suit against Kent RO Systems over advertisements questioning
Indias technology ecosystem is entering another major transition. Over the past decade, technology leaders have navigated the shift to mobile,
The CBI has registered an FIR against Gensol Engineering, Gensol EV Lease, and BluSmart founders Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet
D2C skincare brand Be Clinical has raised 21 Cr (about $2.2 Mn) in its seed extension round led by Sauce,
Venture capital (VC) firms Accel and AVP (formerly AXA Venture Partners) sold over 1 Cr shares of listed media SaaS
IPO-bound consumer appliances startup Atomberg Technologies saw its consolidated net loss widen 26.8% to 148.9 Cr in the financial year
Pet wellness brand Dogsee Chew was once asked by a UK distributor to remove the Made in India label from
As AI moves from powering search and recommendations to making decisions on behalf of consumers, ecommerce is beginning to shift
Healthtech startup Butterfly Learnings, which operates a child development and behavioral healthcare network, has raised 65 Cr ($7.7 Mn) in
Shares of ecommerce enablement platform Shiprocket made a strong stock market debut on the BSE and the NSE today. The
Flipkart wanted to draw attention to the final day of its Freedom Sale. Instead, its obituary-style print advertisement has triggered
Indias AI story has grown beyond building an Indian equivalent of ChatGPT. The current phase is about building the infrastructure,
At a time when founder Nitish Mittersain is set to step down as the CEO on September 1, 2026, Nazara
Mamaearth parent Honasa Consumers consolidated net profit more than doubled to 90.5 Cr in the quarter ended June 2026 from
AI health companion startup August AI is in talks to raise about $4 Mn from Peak XV Partners, sources told
Omnichannel eyewear giant Lenskarts consolidated net profit for Q1 FY27 surged 273% to 228.4 Cr from 61.2 Cr in the
The cost of using AI is falling rapidly, with the price of processing a million tokens dropping by roughly 10X
Electric mobility service provider Yulu has raised $93 Mn (about 887.5 Cr) in its Series C funding round led by
Listed adtech company Mobavenue AI Techs net profit zoomed 94.3% to 11.7 Cr in the first quarter (Q1) of the
Adding to its AI initiatives, used car marketplace Cars24 announced the launch of an independent enterprise AI company, Deployment Inc,
The Payments Council of India (PCI) has clarified that UPI payments will remain free for consumers amid growing speculation over
EV major Ola Electric managed to trim its net loss for the June quarter (Q1 FY27) by 22% to 336
D2C athleisure brand BlissClub has raised 160 Cr (about $16.8 Mn) in a fresh funding round led by Singularity AMC,
Shares of Fusion Klassroom Edutech made their stock market debut on the BSE SME platform today, listing at a premium
Ahead of the commencement of the bidding for its public issue on August 7, logistics tech platform LEAP India has
In the run up to go public, logistics unicorn Shiprockets consolidated loss for the fiscal year FY26 increased by around
On August 2, Urban Company cofounder and CEO Abhiraj Singh Bhal announced that the companys instant housekeeping service, InstaHelp, had
In 2024, NASA was looking at how to incorporate hyperspectral imagery at scale. Having been introduced in the early 1980s,
Update | August 6, 2026, 10:15 IST Quick commerce startup for construction and interior materials HomeRun has raised $12 Mn
Logistics major Shiprocket has filed the RHP to raise 1,617 Cr (about $170 Mn) via its IPO, a 30% reduction
Barely three months after raising $60 Mn at a unicorn valuation, spacetech giant Skyroot Aerospace is back in the market
AI-powered equity research startup Pinegap has raised $8 Mn (over 76 Cr) in its Series A funding round led by
Electric two-wheeler manufacturer River Mobility has raised $120 Mn (about 1,141 Cr) in its Series C funding round co-led by
Amid growing instances of digital scams, the Supreme Court (SC) has directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to strengthen
Market intelligence platform Tracxn reported its fourth consecutive loss-making quarter, reporting a net loss of 3 Cr in the June
B2B ecommerce unicorn OfBusiness is looking to revive its IPO plans amid improvement in equities market condition. Sources told Inc42
The Bombay High Court (HC) on Wednesday (August 5) reportedly directed Meta, Google and other intermediaries to take down allegedly
Home decor marketplace Vaaree has raised 65 Cr (around $6.8 Mn) in a Series A funding round co-led by Hero
Supply chain solutions provider LEAP India reported a 65.7% jump in its consolidated net profit to 62.3 Cr in FY26
Shares of Ather Energy climbed as much as 18% to hit an all-time high at 1,500 on the BSE today
In a major relief for iPhone maker Apple, the Centre has proposed extending tax exemptions till 2041 to foreign companies
In what could likely pave the way for the reintroduction of the merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI payments, the
IPO-bound edtech startup Imarticus Learning has acquired Singapore-based BELLS Institute of Higher Learning for 800 Cr as it gears up
EV components manufacturer Matel Motion & Energy Solutions has raised 130 Cr ($13.6 Mn) in Series B funding round led
Education-focused NBFC Avanse Financial Services has reported a 31% YoY uptick in its net profit for the first quarter of
Trying to make sense of enterprise data can often feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. For brands
Shares of Urban Company surged as much as 17.7% to 152.20 apiece on the BSE today after Morgan Stanley upgraded

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