Category: Startups
Forget revenue and burn rate. Early-stage founders should track these critical signals
If you ask most investors what they look for in early-stage startups, they’ll probably tell you about the big four: revenue growth, burn, customer acquisition…
UpGrad to acquire Unacademy at lower Rs 2,000 crore valuation
Upskilling platform UpGrad is set to acquire Unacademy in an all-stock deal after many months of negotiations, valuing the Bengaluru-based edtech at 2,055 crore ($218…
Galaxeye eyes 8-week timeline to begin commercial data rollout; defence demand to anchor early revenues
Spacetech startup Galaxeye is targeting an eight-week window to begin commercial sales of satellite imagery from its newly launched Mission Drishti, with defence and security…
Spacetech startup GalaxEye launches Mission Drishti from SpaceX
Spacetech startup GalaxEye on Sunday launched its first earth observation (EO)satellite, Mission Drishti, aboard a Falcon 9 operated by SpaceX from Vandenberg, California. The 190-kg…
AI is driving new wave of startups with smaller teams: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, said artificial intelligence is enabling a new generation of startups and could lead to significant breakthroughs in science, mathematics…
Home interior startups lean on AI to shave costs, chase profits
India’s developing home-interior segment is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to stabilise itself as it grapples with high customer acquisition costs, stiff competition from the…
Nebius to buy Eigen AI for $643 million to boost inference and US expansion
Amsterdam-based AI infrastructure firm Nebius said on Friday it had agreed to acquire inference and optimization startup Eigen AI in a deal valued at about…
Amazon India Prime Day 2026 sale set for July
Amazon announced on Friday that its Prime Day sale will take place in India in July 2026, according to a press release. Globally, Prime Day…
Consumer durables market set to reach Rs 5.39 lakh crore in FY30; startups targeting niche segments: Report
Riding on growing demand for televisions, air conditioners, and refrigerators, India’s consumer durables market is set to grow to Rs 5.39 lakh crore by FY30,…
Palo Alto Networks to acquire Elevation Capital-backed AI app infra startup Portkey
US-based cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks has agreed to acquire AI infrastructure startup Portkey, as it looks to expand its capabilities in securing enterprise use…