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Smallest.ai raises $8 mn seed round led by Sierra Ventures for expansion

The full-stack enterprise voice AI platform plans to scale operations in North America and India and expand into regulated sectors such as banking, healthcare, and retail

Amazon crosses $20 billion ecommerce exports target from India in 10 years

The ecom giant targets exports worth $80 billion from the country by 2030

Flipkart Minutes VP Kabeer Biswas resigns within a year of joining

While Biswas had joined Minutes in January this year, the company's qcom operations had started just a few months ago in August 2024

Govt approves 7 projects worth ₹5,532 cr under ECMS, to create 5,000 jobs

Notably, Tamil Nadu accounts for five of the seven projects, while Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh account for one each

Cooperative cab service 'Bharat Taxi' to pilot test in first week of Nov

A few months ago, the 'Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited' was formally registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, with an authorised share capital of Rs 300 crore

Unicorn India Ventures to close ₹1,200 cr Fund III by December 2025

The VC firm has raised over ₹1,000 crore and plans to invest 80% of Fund III in deep-tech, defence, and semiconductor startups across 20 companies

India's B2C ecom startups raise $1.3 bn in 2025 so far, Bengaluru leads

A new report shows rapid growth in India's B2C e-commerce space, though investment continues to cluster in urban hubs.

BigBasket logs strong festive sales as electronics category surges 500%

Along with BigBasket, other q-com platforms such as Instamart, Zepto, and Flipkart Minutes also registered a significant increase in sales compared to last year

A prayer, a click: India's faith-tech startups ride festival wave

Astroyogi, AstroSage AI, and AstroSure.AI see record traffic and sales as digital consultations, AI-based astrology, and pooja kit demand surge during festivals

Premium products, fast deliveries fuel ecommerce boom during Diwali

Amazon, Flipkart, Instamart, Zepto report sales surge across smartphones, gold coins

Festive rush propels Skye Air to target 300k drone shipments this October

Drone startup Skye Air expects record festive volumes, partners with Blue Dart, DTDC, Shiprocket, and Ecom Express; plans city-wise expansion to Bengaluru and beyond in 2025

Festive cheer lights up growth prospects for lesser-known D2C startups

Festive season 2025 boosts visibility and sales for homegrown D2C brands, with creative strategies driving 10-100% growth across startups and small businesses

Qcom platform LoveLocal to launch 30-minute delivery, expand outside Mumbai

LoveLocal, which focuses on the fresh edibles category, acts as a bridge between local retailers and customers

Qcom unicorn Zepto raises nearly $450 million at $7 billion valuation

Quick commerce unicorn Zepto secures $450 million in fresh funding at a $7-billion valuation, led by CalPERS, with existing investors Lightspeed, Avra, and Nexus participating

Eternal's net profit slumps 63% to ₹65 crore, revenue surges 183%

Zomato's parent Eternal reports a 63% YoY fall in Q2FY26 profit to Rs 65 crore, while revenue more than doubles to Rs 13,590 crore on robust Blinkit and food delivery growth

Eternal to set up subsidiary Eternal Foundation to focus on charity

Eternal shared the development while announcing the results for the second quarter of FY26 (2025-26)

Snabbit shifts corporate headquarters to Bengaluru, expands leadership

The company has plans to double its workforce by 2025-26

A new playbook: Startups go vertical in India's quick commerce race

Investors say that specialised vertical players can offer better availability and domain-specific expertise

Mobility platform Rapido enters hotel, bus, train, and flight booking space

Rapido partners with Goibibo, ConfirmTkt, and redBus to integrate travel bookings into its app, targeting 100 million new users from Tier-II and Tier-III citieS

PhysicsWallah partners with IDP to offer IELTS preparation tools, resources

Under the partnership, IDP will offer test prep tools, discounted resources, and dedicated IELTS Corners at PhysicsWallah campuses to support global education goals.