Category: Startups
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $740 million this week; up 4 times on-year
Startups raised around $739.7 million between February 7 and February 13, up 335.8% compared to the $169.7 million secured during the same period last year,…
India cabinet approves $18 billion in infrastructure, urban, startup projects: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Synopsis ndia cabinet approves $18 billion in infrastructure, urban, startup projects, union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says Agencies India’s cabinet has approved projects worth about Rs…
Razorpay picks Axis, Kotak, Citi, and JPMorgan to manage its IPO
Digital payments major Razorpay has finalised four investment banks for its upcoming public listing, according to two people in the know. Axis Capital, Kotak Mahindra,…
Govt approves Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with Rs 10,000 cr corpus
The government on Friday approved the second tranche of Startup India Fund of Funds Scheme with a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore. This will encourage…
Startups lead India Inc on women’s C-suite pay
Smaller and early-stage startups are emerging as unexpected pace-setters on pay equity in India’s leadership ranks, with compensation for women in the C-suite rising 17%…
Mutual funds adopt India Inc’s next gen companies with open arms
Domestic mutual funds held shares worth Rs 1.77 lakh crore in about two dozen new-age companies at the end of 2025, nearly double compared with…
Domestic MFs double their holdings in new-age startups over a year
Domestic mutual funds held shares worth Rs 1.77 lakh crore in about two dozen new-age companies at the end of 2025, nearly double compared with…
Healthcare startup Preventify raises Rs 2 crore in funding round led by PedalStart
Healthcare startup Preventify has raised Rs 2 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by PedalStart, alongside participation from angel investors, including Narayana Health Executive…
Homegrown startups outperform returnee tech talent, study shows
India’s fiercely competitive startup field has provided evidence to suggest that homegrown entrepreneurs fare better over the long run than returning diaspora with overseas experience,…
Investors catch a big whiff of money in D2C fragrance firms
Initial signs of India’s direct-to-consumer fragrance and deodorants segment attracting risk capital are emerging, with several early-stage brands in talks to raise funds. DSG Consumer…