Category: Startups
2025 Year in Review: Smaller seed investors reap bumper harvest on departure
ETtech The early bird, indeed, caught the worm this year. A partial, 30-bagger exit from bike-taxi startup Rapido, a 10x outcome from MoEngage, and early…
EV motor startup Naxatra Labs raises $3 million led by Zerodha’s Rainmatter, angel investors
Electric vehicle (EV) and industrial motor startup Naxatra Labs has raised $3 million led by Rainmatter, the venture investment arm of Zerodha. The deeptech startup…
Oyo parent Prism gets shareholders’ nod for Rs 6,650 crore IPO
Oyo parent Prism has received shareholders’ approval to raise up to Rs 6,650 crore through a fresh issue of equity shares as part of its…
Brainbees Solutions unit Swara Baby to buy KA Enterprises
Synopsis Brainbees Solutions Says Unit Swara Baby To Buy 100%BRIEF-Brainbees Solutions Says Unit Swara Baby To Buy 100% Stake In K.A. Enterprises ETtechSupam Maheshwari, CEO,…
Firstcry parent to extend hygiene play with KA Enterprises acquisition
Brainbees Solutions, the parent company of omnichannel mother-and-baby care brand FirstCry, informed the exchanges on Tuesday that its subsidiary Swara Baby Products will acquire a…
Startup Sarla Aviation commences ground testing of air taxi at Bengaluru facility
Aerospace startup Sarla Aviation, which plans to roll out electric air taxis for local commuting by 2028, on Monday announced the commencement of ground testing…
IPO-bound Rentomojo doubles net profit on 37% revenue growth in FY25
Furniture and electronics rental startup Rentomojo, which is preparing to go public next year, nearly doubled its net profit to Rs 43 crore in fiscal…
Deeptech funding ticks up as startups move beyond labs in 2025
India’s deeptech sector saw a marginal increase in funding in 2025, with capital increasingly flowing into startups that have moved beyond proof-of-concept and laboratory-stage validation….
Indigenous startup Digantara ventures into tracking missiles from space
Digantara, which specialises in monitoring space debris, has ventured into the domain of tracking missiles using satellites, citing greater interest from governments across the world…
Year in review: Startup funding flat in 2025 on early-stage AI reset
ETtech Despite a pickup in growth-stage funding, Indian startup funding remained largely flat in 2025 as fewer large deals and evolving venture capital thesis on…