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Instamart will now deliver products from Home Centre in 10 minutes

India's leading home decor and furniture brand debuts on quick commerce, offering 10-minute delivery of lifestyle and kitchen products across key metro cities

Myntra expands the 'Rising Stars' programme to back D2C home brands

Homegrown brands like Sleepyhead and Chumbak join Myntra Rising Stars Home Edit with curated selections across decor, furnishings, smart cookware and more

Zepto to launch its subscription-based analytics platform, 'Zepto Atom'

Zepto Atom will offer brands hyperlocal insights, predictive analytics and full-funnel consumer behaviour data, aiming to disrupt India's ₹1,000 crore analytics market

AI agents can transform customer experience, says Arundhati Bhattacharya

As job roles shift and demand for empathy grows, AI agents are set to change how industry and business are impacted, says Salesforce regional head and former SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya

BluSmart drivers look to join other platforms, but struggle with costs

With high joining costs and daily rentals payable, former BluSmart drivers say they simply can't afford joining most other platforms

AI infrastructure startup Flam raises $14 million in Series A round

Flam will use the capital to scale its GenAI product suite, expand across North America, Europe and the Middle East, and deepen mixed reality infrastructure in Asia

Group of senior executives exit IPO-bound Flipkart in recent months

Departures come as Flipkart gears up for a $60-70 billion IPO and expands its quick-commerce play against rivals like Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Zepto

Motilal Oswal, Raamdeo Agrawal buy shares worth $100 million in Zepto

Both investors acquire shares from Zepto's early foreign backers at a $5 billion valuation as the firm aims for majority domestic ownership before going public

Next stop for BluSmart's electric vehicles could be Everest Fleet

Fleet operator in talks with embattled firm's lenders for possession of EVs

Zopper eyes expansion after raising $25 mn, IPO likely in 3-5 years: COO

The company has recently raised $25 million in growth capital from investors to accelerate its expansion and invest in new-age technology

Startups get boost as govt raises credit guarantee cover to ₹20 crore

Revised CGSS raises guarantee cover to ₹20 crore and increases protection for lenders to encourage credit flow and reduce risks for innovation-led startups

Porter raises $200 mn in Series F round led by Kedaara and Wellington

Porter has raised $200 million in a Series F round led by Kedaara and Wellington to scale operations, deepen impact on MSMEs, and build a green logistics network

Bengaluru-based Routematic raises ₹340 cr, defies electric vehicle dip

The move is important as it comes at a time when the app-based mobility space - both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) - has been under a cloud

Evera Cabs bets on BluSmart EVs to drive Rs 100 crore revenue in FY26

Company targets 1,000 fleet, 39,000 customers in its expanded June run

InfoEdge earns 36% gross IRR on startup investments since 2007

InfoEdge's startup portfolio has yielded a 36 per cent gross IRR since 2007, led by Zomato and Policybazaar; total FMV of investments has reached Rs 36,855.4 crore

Flipspaces raises $35 million from investors to expand its business

This capital raise will be used to accelerate growth across India, the US, and UAE, strengthen its technology and explore inorganic growth opportunities in new geographies and adjacent categories

Pristyn Care opens 3 hospitals in NCR, targets 50 by FY28 public listing

Healthtech firm Pristyn Care moves from asset-light model to hospital ownership, aiming for 50 hospitals, Rs 2,000 crore revenue and 20% Ebitda by FY28 IPO

Celcius Logistics raises ₹250 cr in Series B to expand to 1,000 cities

With the latest round, Celcius aims to scale its tech-enabled cold chain logistics, enter new sectors, and enhance its presence in over 1,000 cities across India

Evera Cabs initiates repossession of BluSmart-operated 500 electric cabs

Already 220 vehicles have been acquired and the remaining 280 are set to be reclaimed in the coming days, Evera Cabs said in a statement

Proptech startup Alt DRX raises $2.7 million from investors to expand biz

In a statement on Monday, the company said it has "closed its Pre-Series A funding round, raising Rs 23 crore ($2.7 million)"