Category: Startups
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raised $1.11 billion in May, up 37% on-year
Rapido’s mega funding round helped Indian startups raise about $1.1 billion in May, a 37% increase from $811.6 million raised during the same month last…
Danish pension fund excludes SpaceX citing governance and valuation
Danish pension fund Akademikerpension said on Friday it had placed SpaceX on its portfolio exclusion list ahead of the company’s initial public offering, citing concerns…
Listed digital payment majors finally turn a corner in FY26
Listed Indian digital payment companies, loss-making for years, finally turned a corner in fiscal 2026 with Pine Labs and Paytm reporting full-year net profits for…
Digital lending firm Kissht’s revenues jump 67% to Rs 619 crore in Q4
Mumbai-based digital lending startup Kissht, operated by OnEMI Technology Solutions, reported a 67% jump in operating income, at Rs 619 crore, for the quarter ended…
Why founders across India are signing up for the One of a Kind Startup Awards 2026
The buzz around the One of a Kind Startup Awards 2026 is only getting louder. Applications are pouring in. The deadline is May 31. And…
Red Balloon launches India’s first commercial near-space balloon
India has entered the global near-space race with Vijayawada-based startup Red Balloon Aerospace launching the country’s first indigenous commercial super-pressure stratospheric balloon, a high-altitude platform…
Anthropic strengthens India team, appoints Sangeeta Bavi to lead startups
Anthropic has roped in Sangeeta Bavi as head of digital natives, startups and growth for India, the latest in a string of senior hires by…
PhysicsWallah to infuse Rs 120 crore in its fintech arm FinZ Finance
Edtech firm PhysicsWallah will invest Rs 120 crore in its wholly-owned fintech arm FinZ Finance, as it looks to scale up the subsidiary’s operations. The…
Hyderabad’s BluJ rolls out e-aircraft prototype
Deep-tech aviation startup BluJ Aerospace on Tuesday unveiled the second-generation prototype of its heavy-payload electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The Hyderabad-based company aims…
Peak XV, Activate in talks to invest in Silicon Valley AI dictation startup Wispr Flow
Peak XV Partners and Haptik founder Aakrit Vaish’s AI-focussed investment fund Activate are in talks to participate in Wispr Flow’s new funding round, which is…