Category: Startups
Brain health startup Ivory develops ‘treadmill test’ for brain; focusses on cognitive health in India
As preventive healthcare gains traction, brain health startup Ivory says it has developed a “treadmill test” for the brain, aiming to address a long-standing gap…
Inside the investment strategy of the government’s new Fund of Funds
The government rolled out a Rs 10,000 crore Fund of Funds (FoF) 2.0 on Monday. The FoF 2.0 has been designed to continue the momentum…
Korean AI chip startup DeepX prepares public share offering
Synopsis The on-device AI chip company, which works with Hyundai Motor and Baidu, plans to select banks to manage its initial public offering after wrapping…
OpenAI acquires AI personal finance startup Hiro
OpenAI has acquired the startup Hiro Finance as part of its efforts to position its AI chatbot as a useful tool for business finance teams….
Zepto trims cash burn before IPO, pitches profitability by FY29 to investors amid growing competition
Quick commerce firm Zepto has begun engaging institutional investors ahead of its planned June–July public listing, as it steps up pre-IPO roadshows, people familiar with…
Humyn Labs to deploy $20 million to scale human data layer for physical AI, robotics
Physical artificial intelligence (AI) startup Humyn Labs, which is building data infrastructure for systems, said it will deploy $20 million to scale its human intelligence…
BharatPe cofounder Shashvat Nakrani steps down
BharatPe cofounder Shashvat Nakrani has stepped down from his role in the company. In a personal note, Nakrani said he is transitioning from day-to-day execution…
India has strong pipeline of ideas, keen to back local founders: Y Combinator’s Ankit Gupta
In an exclusive interview ahead of Y Combinator’s Startup School India 2026 event, Ankit Gupta, the accelerator’s general partner, said the firm remains keen on…
Cashfree appoints ex-Visa finance head Sameer Gandhi as its new CFO
Bengaluru-based payments processor Cashfree has appointed Sameer Gandhi as its chief financial officer (CFO), the company said in a note today. Gandhi was previously the…
Consumer company CTOs want engineers who can think, not just code
As new-age companies push to become AI-first, chief technology officers (CTOs) are rethinking how they hire senior engineers and what role they play at firms…