Page 24 - Start Ups

Flipkart-backed super.money acquires checkout financing platform BharatX

The company plans to introduce checkout financing for direct-to-consumer (D2C) and e-commerce brands

Honeywell, AM Green sign MoU to advance carbon capture, SAF in India

The feasibility study is expected to conclude by mid-2025, marking a critical step towards achieving large-scale decarbonisation

Geniemode raises over $50 million in Series C round led by Multiples

The investment is aimed at fuelling its global expansion and enhancing its technology-driven supply chain solutions, the company said

Zepto Cafe reaches 100,000 daily orders, nears $100 mn GMV run-rate

Despite being a newer player, the current scale of Zepto Cafe is more than 10% of the size of some of the leading QSR chains in India

Artificial intelligence is changing how Silicon Valley builds startups

Lee, 41, would normally be flattered. In the past, a fast-growing startup like Gamma, the artificial intelligence startup he helped establish in 2020, would have constantly looked out for more funding

Ad row: Aim was to promote religious tourism not hurt sentiments, says Oyo

"We have immense respect for the diverse faiths and beliefs of our country and celebrate India's rich spiritual traditions," the company added

Razorpay unveils four new offerings, including AI features, at FTX 2025

The firm said the corporate card would enable customised spending limits and supplementary cards

Flipkart Ventures picks AI startups for third accelerator programme

Companies will get financing and business advice from e-commerce giant's leaders

NOTO Ice Cream raises Rs 15 cr in funding round led by Inflection Point

It is expanding into new markets such as Ahmedabad, Kolkata, and Lucknow

PayU appoints new risk officer in a streak of new leaderships hires

Rao's appointment follows a streak of leadership changes at the payments technology company

Meesho launches 'creator marketplace' to ramp up influencer-driven traffic

The e-commerce firm is partnering with creators who resonate with the diverse lifestyles of its 187 million annual transacting users

Byju's fallout lingers but edtech ecosystem bets on long-term benefits

Following Byju's crash-and-burn, both industry players and investors are moving away from a valuations game to larger issues of governance and sustainable growth

The travails of Sachin Bansal's Navi, a fintech that wanted to be a bank

Earlier this week, Bansal stepped away from the CEO post pf the finserv and tech verticals to focus on the group's long-term vision, expansion and M&A efforts

Funding squeeze hit brakes on startups' unicorn race in 2024: Tracxn

Time taken to become unicorn fell by half in four years till 2023; back to 2019 levels again

Google-backed Glance targets profitability in yr, eyes AI-powered growth

While one reason for a profitable growth is expansion into the US markets, Tiwari is keen on the generative AI powered offering, which is expected to be launched in the next four to six weeks

Singulr AI raises $10 mn led by Nexus Venture, Dell Technologies Capital

Singulr is helping enterprises rapidly adopt and operationalise powerful new AI technologies while managing costs and minimising risk.

Pocket Entertainment launches AI-powered comics platform, Pocket Toons

The company is leveraging AI to produce content 20x faster at a third of the cost, making high-quality comics more accessible than ever

Spyne raises $16 million Series A to drive US expansion, AI innovation

This investment will fuel Spyne's growth trajectory, focusing on aggressive expansion in the US and developing its next-generation AI solutions designed to transform automotive retail

IPO-bound Udaan raises $75 million from M&G, Lightspeed, and others

Udaan co-founder and chief executive officer Vaibhav Gupta said that the company was in advanced talks to close an additional equity round of $25 million from potential investors in the coming quarter

PhonePe launches device tokenisation for credit and debit card transactions

This is a first among companies that have decided to offer direct solutions to customers without requiring a merchant's reliance on third-party payment orchestration platforms