Start Ups

Kitchenware startup Cumin Co. raises $5 mn in pre-Series A funding round

The direct-to-consumer kitchenware brand has raised $5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Fireside Ventures to expand R&D-led product portfolio and strengthen supply chain, innovation capabilities

AI startup Emergent raises $70 million in SoftBank, Khosla-led round

The firm has raised $100 million in seven months, with over 5 million users creating and shipping products in more than 190 countries

Whizzo raises $15 mn in Series A round to scale technical textiles platform

Fundamentum-led Series A backs materials-science research, in-house IP and expansion of an Asia-wide manufacturing network

Clean energy platform LNK Energy launched with ₹10,000 cr investment

They said the company will focus on supporting sustainable growth, responsible industrial development, and long-term energy security for India

India's top 20 startups dominated valuations, fundraising in 2025

While the average valuation of the top 20 startups was $1.78 billion, the remaining 80 had an average valuation of just $0.42 billion, nearly one-fourth of the top cohort

Datanomics: Consumption, not technology, powers India's startup boom

A decade into Startup India, most Indian unicorns are clustered in consumer and finance, highlighting limited depth in enterprise tech and frontier technologies like AI

Guj, Arunachal, Goa top states in ecosystem for startups: DPIIT ranking

The exercise is aimed at supporting states and Union territories (UTs) in developing their startup ecosystem and learning from each other's best practices

Unacademy retreats from offline expansion as founder bets on digital growth

Gaurav Munjal plans to franchise or sell physical centres while folding Airlearn into the company's core online platform

Snabbit steps up senior hiring as it scales home-services business

Quick home-services platform brings on Pync's founding team as it expands into new categories and cities

Aule Space raises $2 mn to develop satellite life extension jetpacks

Aule Space has raised $2 mn in pre-seed funding led by pi ventures to build autonomous satellite jetpacks that dock with geostationary

India's startups turn to AI applications in 2026 after missing infra boom

Venture investors and startup executives are betting on services, enterprise tools in 2026 after missing the infrastructure boom

CarDekho Group-backed Carrum raises Series A funding from Uber

The fleet management startup operates over 3,000 vehicles in several Tier 1 cities and aims to scale operations with the new capital

Uber targets India's $13 billion corporate transportation market

Ride-hailing giant expands employee transportation services as GCCs fuel demand

On-demand house help market becomes two-horse race in urban India

Capital, labour flock to Urban Company, Snabbit as speed becomes currency of convenience

Aivar raises $4.6 million in a seed round to take AI services global

Seed round led by Sorin Investments, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, will fund expansion across India, the US and Middle East and deepen investment in AI accelerators, senior talent

Ed-tech firm LEAD Group targets partnering with 1,200 schools in 2026

With nearly 8,500 schools already on board, LEAD Group is planning its next growth phase ahead of a proposed FY28 IPO

Arrowhead raises $3 mn to expand human-like voice AI for financial sales

The startup's human-like voice AI can handle long sales calls and, according to the company, delivers significantly higher conversion rates than human agents

Juniper Green raises ₹2,039 cr in debt financing for renewable projects

The company raised the debt financing from the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID), HSBC Bank, DBS Bank India, Barclays Bank and Aseem Infrastructure Finance Limited

Even Healthcare secures $20 million to expand its managed-care hospitals

With this announcement, Even Healthcare reports operating break-even within six months of its first hospital launch. The fundraise also marks a 2x valuation milestone for the company

Apax Partners makes strategic bet, acquires minority stake in iD Fresh Food

Private equity firm invests more than ₹1,500 crore for over 35% of the ready-to-cook foods maker, backing its expansion across India and Gulf markets, according to sources