Start Ups

Edtech firm byteXL raises $9 million in funding round led by Elevar Equity

The edtech startup plans to expand from 40 to 120 institutions in two years and strengthen its AI-led learning platform, academic capabilities and skilling programmes

Cleartrip bets on hotels and homestays and AI to turn profitable

Flipkart's travel arm expects non-air business to account for nearly half its revenue and says it could become self-sustaining without parent funding in a couple of years

As India's edtech giants stumble, Manipal's UNext bets on discipline

Backed by MEMG, the company is betting on AI, university partnerships and lower acquisition costs while avoiding the high-spend consumer model that hurt several edtech rivals

B2B commerce firm OfBusiness plan IPO next year, DRHP likely in Nov

The IPO is expected to be based on the company's existing valuation of $4.4-5 billion, with the issue targeted for March-April next year

Ecom platform Flipkart doubles active seller base on zero-commission boost

Flipkart attributed the growth in sellers to its zero-commission model, simplified onboarding and AI-led tools aimed at improving selection, pricing and catalogues

US-patented tech to aid Spacetech startup GalaxEye's 30-satellite plan

The company is India's first start up to be granted an US patent on this technology which combines optical images with SAR to provide better quality image despite smoke and clouds in the atmosphere

India remains key priority as Adyen expands beyond payments: Gary Yang

Adyen's APAC President Gary Yang says India remains a key priority market, with plans to deepen its payments capabilities while expanding into fraud mitigation, loyalty, and usage-based billing

Policy reforms, risk capital fuel India's fast-growing space-tech ecosystem

Space-tech funding has surged as policy reforms, government-backed risk capital and access to Isro infrastructure allow private companies to move from development to commercial deployment

Arivihan raises $10 million to expand AI-powered learning platform

The edtech startup, backed by Accel and Prosus Ventures, plans to enter new states and CBSE while strengthening its AI research and vernacular-language capabilities

Quick commerce becomes the new battleground as festive season approaches

The race for speedy delivery gathers pace for the festival season as quick commerce firms expand beyond metros

EMI driving a third of electronics and appliances GMV: Flipkart exec

Nearly half of high-value electronics purchases are expected to use affordability options, while biometric authentication is seeing higher payment success rates

IIT Madras, Unicorn India mark ₹450 cr first close of ₹1,000 cr fund

IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund I has deployed nearly Rs 55 crore in four deep-tech startups and is targeting a final close by December 2026

Conversational AI firm Gupshup launches agentic AI solution for real estate

The solution combines agentic AI with property, inventory and CRM systems to support discovery, lead qualification, sales and post-sales interactions through WhatsApp and voice

Prime Focus-backed Brahma AI raises $150 million at $2 billion valuation

Brahma AI is an AI-native enterprise technology company focused on audiovisual content across media and entertainment, sports, healthcare, and advertising.

Entrepreneurship full for twists and turns, end destination matters: Bahl

AceVector's IPO opens on September 25 as Snapdeal co-founder Kunal Bahl reflects on its journey and says the company remains focused on long-term growth

Indian founders account for $560 billion of company value abroad

Founders who grew up in India account for $560 billion of founder-share-attributed value across 205 current and former unicorns abroad, Prosus and Dealroom find

Longevity healthcare startup Vytalyou raises ₹8-10 cr in growth funding

Mumbai-based Vytalyou has raised Rs 8-10 crore at a valuation of around Rs 33 crore to expand its network in Mumbai and enter other major Indian cities in 2027

Borderline case: Cosmetics from Pakistan breach Indian mkt, raise eyebrows

Drugs regulator says beauty creams from across the border are not registered, and contain excessive, toxic heavy metals

Celebrity investors move beyond endorsements, take equity in startups

Celebrities are increasingly taking equity stakes in Indian startups and getting involved in products, creative direction and brand-building beyond advertising

Handpickd eyes Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune expansion, targets 3-5x growth

The fresh produce platform plans to scale its zero-inventory model into three more metros and is targeting three-fold to five-fold year-on-year growth