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TDB selects 13 cos under RDI fund's second cohort: Rajesh Kumar Pathak

TDB Secretary Rajesh Kumar Pathak talks about use of the fund, emerging areas of focus, safeguards against foreign takeovers, and measures to address conflicts of interest in the investment committee

Zomato's healthy food orders rise to 7.5% as younger users drive adoption

Healthy dishes now account for 7.5% of orders on Zomato, up from 5.3% two years ago, with users below 25 recording faster growth in adoption than older customers

Swiggy launches 24x7 customer helpline to report food safety concerns

The food delivery platform has also introduced a dedicated Food Safety channel within its in-app Help section, allowing customers to flag concerns over orders

Blinkit, Instamart raise dark-store capex as qcom shifts to larger hubs

Capex guidance per dark store has risen to around ₹2.5 crore from ₹1 crore as newer facilities exceed 5,000 sq ft and carry wider product assortments

Leanwatts raises ₹18.15 crore in seed funding led by Trivest Partners

The Hyderabad-based startup is also expanding its portfolio across public charging solutions, rectifiers, power modules, hybrid inverters and broader power conversion systems for the energy ecosystem

FSSAI crackdown spooks food businesses, compliance queries up 40%

Consultants report a 40 per cent increase in compliance-related queries since July

Swiggy's concierge platform Crew enters travel segment with AI support

The offering, available to paid members and invited travellers, provides AI-supported assistance with itineraries, reservations, transport and other travel needs

Cradlewise raises $12 million in Series A round led by 3one4 Capital

The AI-first health and wellness startup plans to use the fresh capital for growth, channel expansion, product research and development, and geographic expansion

Ecom, qcom, logistics firms ramp up hiring to meet festival demand

Meesho aims to enable over 10 lakh jobs, while Amazon has created more than 160,000 seasonal work opportunities across its India operations network

82% of India's Gen Z use AI tools weekly to learn new skills: Emeritus

Emeritus report finds 60 per cent of Gen Z respondents feel burned out by upskilling pressure, while interest in traditional study-abroad pathways is declining

Kepler Aerospace raises $8 mn seed round led by Blue Ashva Capital

The seed round will fund deployment of the company's first six swarming ISR satellites and support expansion of its mission operations and avionics-as-a-service businesses

Deep-tech startup Zenergize raises ₹33.5 cr in pre-Series A funding round

With this fundraise, the company has raised Rs 50.5 crore to date. It had earlier raised Rs 17 crore in a seed funding round

Zomato to cut about 250 jobs as its shuts Hyderabad customer support centre

The affected employees work through third-party service providers as Zomato increasingly adopts AI and automation for customer support through its in-house Nugget platform

Govt notifies ₹1.27 trillion Semicon 2.0, offers 40% fab capex support

The scheme spans chip design, manufacturing, equipment, materials, advanced packaging, R&D and talent development, with support available for up to six years

Qcom, ecom platforms see surge in premium, personalised rakhi demand

Flipkart Minutes saw festive shopping grow threefold, while Meesho's orders rose 36 per cent as convenience, premium gifting and personalisation drove demand

AI usage by logistics firms boosts delivery timelines of startups

An analysis by Unicommerce, based on summer sales this year, found that brands were able to limit RTO rates to 17 per cent, compared with nearly 25 per cent during the corresponding period last year

Homegrown direct-to-consumer companies raise $6 billion in five years

India's homegrown D2C startups raised nearly $6 billion across 2,000 equity funding rounds between 2021 and 2026 YTD, but funding has slowed sharply this year

MATTER raises $25 million to expand manufacturing, launch four motorcycles

The deep-tech electric motorcycle maker will use the capital to scale capacity and distribution and broaden its product line with four launches over the next 12-24 months

Nexedge Capital raises $20 million to expand wealth management platform

The firm will use the capital to strengthen technology, grow its senior banker network, expand into Tier-II and Tier-III cities, and build NRI and NBFC offerings

Amazon, Flipkart revise seller fee structures ahead of festive season

Amazon has introduced graded cancellation fees linked to order value and will raise closing fees, while Flipkart has rolled out penalties based on seller cancellations