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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
Pernia Pop Up Shops parent Purple Style Labs (PSL) consolidated net loss for the year ending March 31, 2026 (FY26)
D2C brand Epigamias existing shareholders Verlinvest and the family of its late cofounder Rohan Mirchandani have increased their stakes in
Spiritual tech startup Utsav has secured 36 Cr ($3.8 Mn) in a Series A funding round led by Atomic Capital.
In line with its bid to modernise its digital payments offerings, fintech major Pine Labs invested about 24 Cr on
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
For Indias deeptech sector, the governments deeptech-focused 1 Lakh Cr Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) fund was supposed to be
Astrotalk pulled off something unique this week. It became Indias 133rd unicorn but in the process, it didnt raise any
With an eye on bolstering its energy solutions business, electric vehicle (EV) maker Ola Electric yesterday announced the launch of
EV logistics startup Zypp Electrics parent Bycyshare Technologies managed to trim its consolidated net loss to 59.7 Cr in the
Indias AI story has grown beyond building an Indian equivalent of ChatGPT. The current phase is about building the infrastructure,
Recently listed insurtech company Turtlemint managed to trim down its Q1 FY27 net loss 19% to 37.8 Cr from a
Fintech SaaS company Zaggles net profit for the June quarter (Q1 FY27) dipped 33% to 17.5 Cr from 26.1 Cr
Private equity firm Tiger Global Management has reportedly exited The Viral Fever (TVF), the digital entertainment company behind shows such
In 2021, when much of India was still getting used to ordering groceries online, two teenage Stanford dropouts, Aadit Palicha
The Infra.Market IPO was never easy to follow. It all started with RDC Concrete. In 2021, Infra.market acquired RDC Concrete
Shares of LEAP India made their stock market debut on the BSE and NSE today, listing at a premium of
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
August is here, and Indias biggest shopping months are just around the corner. From Raksha Bandhan and Ganesh Chaturthi to
Adding to its AI initiatives, used car marketplace Cars24 announced the launch of an independent enterprise AI company, Deployment Inc,
Logistics major Delhiverys consolidated net profit for the June quarter of FY27 slumped 65% to 31.9 Cr from 91.1 Cr
The Payments Council of India (PCI) has clarified that UPI payments will remain free for consumers amid growing speculation over
Nykaa was once called the Amazon of beauty. And it wasnt an unfair comparison to some degree. Like Amazon, Nykaa
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

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