Category: Startups
Licious April-December revenue surges 47% YoY, operating losses hold up
Meat and seafood retailer Licious’s revenue for the nine-month period from April to December 2025 has shot up 47% to Rs 839 crore. Operating losses…
After failed acquisition talks with Upgrad, Unacademy pivots back to online test prep
Bengaluru-based test preparation startup Unacademy is refocusing on its core business after its acquisition talks with Upgrad fell through. As part of the shift, Unacademy…
Regulatory delays, late-stage funding gaps slowing India’s deeptech startups: VCs
As interest in deeptech increases, investors say regulatory bottlenecks and bureaucratic delays continue to be the biggest drags on innovation, often slowing down grants and…
Deeptech company Greentech raises Rs 30 crore from Transition VC
Greentech Megawatt, a Coimbatore-based wind turbine operations and maintenance company, has raised Rs 30 crore in its first funding round, from Transition VC. Founded in…
Actress Samantha Prabhu’s perfume brand Secret Alchemist secures $3 million from Unilever Ventures, others
Secret Alchemist, a clean perfume brand backed by actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, has raised $3 million is a funding round led by Unilever Ventures, with…
OpenAI acquires healthcare startup Torch, deal pegged at $100 million
OpenAI on Monday announced that it has acquired healthtech startup Torch as part of its strategic push into artificial intelligence (AI)-powered healthcare tools. The deal…
Ride-hailing firm inDrive forays into grocery delivery in Pak, launches in-app ads in top markets
Bid-based ride-hailing platform inDrive has rolled out in-app ads across its top 20 markets and is expanding into grocery delivery in Pakistan, per a report…
Security startup Torq raises cash at $1.2 billion valuation
The Israeli cybersecurity startup Torq is planning to announce Sunday that it has closed a $140 million funding round, raising its valuation to $1.2 billion….
India AI Mission fuels startup ecosystem, strengthens push to make India ‘global AI producer’: Experts
Industry leaders and startup ecosystem enablers have hailed the Government of India‘s ambitious IndiaAI Mission, calling it a transformative step toward making India a global…
PM Modi tells IndiaAI startups to showcase local AI use cases at February summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indian artificial intelligence (AI) startups to showcase their strongest offerings at the upcoming India AI Impact Summit 2026, calling it…