Fundings

The company plans to enter battery energy storage and expand its solar, energy efficiency and wastewater treatment businesses

Overseas property now accounts for 13 per cent of surveyed buyers' wealth, up from about 5 per cent a decade ago. Experts explain the remittance limits, tax obligations and risks investors must assess

Tax authorities address Section 80LA deduction disputes, but experts flag GST compliance costs and competitiveness concerns

Fintech funding rounds declined 41 per cent to 153 in January-September 2026, even as capital raised increased 14 per cent to $2.2 billion, signalling a shift towards established firms

The two-year partnership will support grassroots entrepreneurs through structured training, mentorship, incubation, investor access and seed funding, with a focus on smaller cities and rural areas

Sarvam accounted for $346 million of the $399 million raised by Indic AI startups in 2026, as investors concentrated funding on a few firms amid growing concerns over AI sovereignty

Led by Dallas Venture Capital, the Series B round will help Simplismart expand its AI inference platform, strengthen cloud partnerships and grow across North America and global markets

Blume Ventures and South Park Commons led the funding round as Cent plans to expand its AI-powered medical imaging, diagnostics and preventive healthcare services in India

The ChatGPT maker shifted the value discussed in the talks by $150 billion, from $1.4 trillion

The Bhubaneswar-based healthtech firm raised Rs 69 crore in equity and over Rs 30 crore in debt to expand its rural clinic network and strengthen AI-powered healthcare services

Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Stride Ventures and Tanmay Bhat, the company was valued at nearly Rs 1,000 crore and plans to expand categories and omnichannel distribution

The travel-tech startup plans to use the funding to expand its global supply network, strengthen AI capabilities and scale destination operations across key international markets

The managed care company plans to open five hospitals across Bengaluru over the next six months as its valuation triples from its previous fundraise, taking total funding past $120 million.

A tweak in microfinance norms may be needed as flight to safety overrides growth objectives

The World Bank Group has helped mobilise USD 36 billion in private capital for development in India over the past four years, including USD 9.6 billion for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), as it steps up efforts to spur private sector-led growth and job creation. Private capital mobilisation by the Group rose nearly five-fold to USD 14.5 billion in fiscal 2026 from about USD 3 billion in fiscal 2022, Manuel Reyes-Retana, IFC's division director for South Asia, said. The increase reflects growing investor interest in development-linked investments, with guarantees from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) helping reduce investment risks and attract private funding, he said. Institutional investors are increasingly drawn to such instruments because they are familiar with the World Bank Group's underwriting standards and governance practices, Reyes-Retana said. "We are seeing a positive response from private ..

Funding, M&As and tech talent are driving global and domestic backing for startups

Moonshot AI is targeting a Hong Kong IPO in Q1 2027 after closing a private funding round at a $50 billion valuation

The newly approved fund will provide equity capital to growth-stage SMEs, with a focus on manufacturing firms and industrial clusters in Tier-II and Tier-III cities, to boost expansion and exports

The firm is seeking a valuation of around $1.4 trn, not including the money raised, said the people, potentially vaulting it back above longtime rival Anthropic's most recent private market valuation

Founded in 1981, Gujarat Themis is India's first company to start commercial production of the anti-tuberculosis drug Rifampicin, according to its website