Category: Startups
IIT Bombay incubator launches Rs 250 crore deeptech fund, to back 30 startups
IIT Bombay’s incubator, the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), has launched a Rs 250-crore deeptech fund which aims to provide early-stage capital. The Y-Point…
Warburg Pincus-backed Whatfix lays off 6% of staff; trims sales, marketing roles
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Whatfix has laid off around 60-80 employees, according to three people aware of the development. The Bengaluru-based firm has handed pink slips…
Edtech PhysicsWallah expects Q3 to be profitable, full-year profitability by FY27
After reporting a profitable second quarter, edtech company PhysicsWallah expects to repeat the performance in the third quarter as well, and is projecting full-year profitability…
Edtech PhysicsWallah expects full-year profitability by FY27
After reporting a profitable second quarter, edtech company PhysicsWallah expects to repeat the performance in the third quarter as well, and is projecting full-year profitability…
Indian vibe coding startup Emergent gets strategic investment from Google’s AI Futures Fund
Vibe coding startup Emergent, which reached 2.5 million users and breached the $25-million annual recurring revenue (ARR) run rate within five months of launch, announced…
US startup seeks to reclaim Twitter trademarks ‘abandoned’ by Musk’s X
A fledgling social media platform has asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel trademarks for Twitter so it can take them for itself,…
Silicon Valley-backed defense firms face growing pains after hot streak
US defense technology companies have roughly doubled their share of Pentagon contracts over the past year, but they face growing pains as they try to…
Trump administration sued over removal of app for tracking immigration agents’ whereabouts
The developer of the most popular app used to share information about sightings of federal immigration agents sued the Trump administration on Monday, alleging free…
Swiggy shareholders approve delivery company’s plan to raise Rs 10,000 crore via QIP
Shareholders of food and grocery delivery company Swiggy have approved its plan to raise Rs 10,000 crore via a qualified institutional placement, according to a…
After turning down Puma, Virat Kohli announces partnership with Agilitas Sports for his One8 brand
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli announced in a post on microblogging platform X on Monday that he has partnered with Indian sportswear startup Agilitas Sports. “A…