Category: Startups
Govt pushing corporates to increase engagement with startups: DPIIT Secretary
The government is pushing corporates to increase their engagement with startups with a view to promoting the growth of budding entrepreneurs and boosting domestic manufacturing…
Asset management firm State Street invests $65 million in Groww AMC
Global asset manager State Street Investment Management has invested $65 million (about Rs 580 crore) in Groww Asset Management Company (AMC). State Street may end…
Binny Bansal-backed RISA Labs raises $11.1 million
RISA Labs, a US-based startup building an AI operating system for cancer care, has raised $11.1 million in a funding round co-led by Cencora Ventures…
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…