Startup

India's fintech sector raises $2 bn in H1 2026, led by late-stage funding

Funding in India's fintech sector rose 42 per cent year-on-year to $2 billion in H1 2026, with late-stage companies accounting for four-fifths of the total capital raised

RDI fund's first cohort of startups aims to plug country's deep-tech gaps

The first five startups backed under the government's RDI fund will develop indigenous technologies in space, defence, healthcare, batteries and biotechnology through milestone-based financing

PhonePe Insurance CEO exits as fintech merges insurance with payments biz

Vishal Gupta, part of PhonePe's founding team, has stepped down as the fintech integrates its insurance business with its consumer payments business

SaffronStays secures $3.5 million funding led by Infinity Ventures

The hospitality startup will use the funds to expand across leisure destinations, invest in technology and strengthen its portfolio of managed holiday homes

Deep-tech startup Anscer Robotics secures ₹45 crore in Series A round

The Bengaluru-based robotics startup will use the funding led by IAN Group to drive product innovation, expand in the US and strengthen factory and warehouse deployments

South Korean startup trains humanoid robots using human workers' skills

His head, chest and hands strapped with body cameras, David Park deftly folded a banquet napkin the way he has thousands of times during his nine years at the five-star Lotte Hotel Seoul. Each of his motions is fed into a database that will one day teach a robot to do the same. The hotel chain is one of many companies South Korean artificial-intelligence startup RLWRLD (pronounced "real world") is working with to create an extensive library of human expertise, harvested from skilled workers across industries, to develop AI brains for robots that could be coming to industrial sites and homes. It collects similar data from logistics workers at CJ, capturing how they grip, lift and handle goods in warehouses, and from staff at a Japanese convenience store chain Lawson, tracking how they organise food displays. The goal is to build an AI software layer that can work in robots across a range of factories and other work sites in coming years, before potentially expanding into homes. ...

Urban Company's loss widens to ₹161 crore despite strong revenue growth

The home-services platform reported a 43% rise in quarterly revenue as transaction volumes hit a multi-year high

Pronto raises $20 million in Series B round as valuation doubles from March

The company will use much of the fresh capital to scale its workforce, CEO Anjali Sardana said, adding the platform is very supply-constrained

Anthropic weighs funding offers at over $900 billion valuation, tops OpenAI

Anthropic had previously resisted several inbound proposals from investors for a new round at a valuation of $800 billion or more

'Golden Ticket': VC company funds Indian AI startups' shift to US

All In Capital invests $350,000 in Vasuki AI, marking first relocation under its Golden Ticket programme aimed at helping Indian AI startups access global capital and scale

GobbleCube secures $15 million to expand AI software for commerce

Funding will support product development, AI capabilities, and hiring as GobbleCube expands its presence across global digital marketplaces

Building India's trillion-dollar company: Why owning tech matters most

The rise of electronics and digital technology marked a shift to a knowledge economy, where value moved from raw materials to design and intellectual property

Noon emerges from stealth with $44 million for AI design tool

Startup backed by First Round Capital and executives from Stripe, OpenAI and Apple develops AI-driven design tool integrating code and workflows

Future Wealth launches $50 mn fund to back founders across India, UAE

Singapore-based Future Wealth Investments unveils a $50 million venture fund to support early-stage founders across India, UAE and Singapore in sectors such as AI and logistics

Zetwerk files for IPO via confidential route, eyes up to ₹4,200 crore raise

Manufacturing marketplace taps top banks and explores pre-IPO funding at $3 billion valuation as rivals Infra.Market and OfBusiness also line up public offerings

'India can test AI with a billion people, be a gateway to Global South'

Indian diaspora has moved up the management and investment stack with every technology cycle. AI, says MR Rangaswami, is no different - but the disruption this time will spare no one, not even doctors

Rich Insights from B Capital’s investment expert

In this session, Karan Mohla, General Partner at B Capital, discusses the venture capital landscape in India and provides career suggestions.

Atlys raises $36 mn to expand visa platform globally, invest in AI tools

Susquehanna Asia VC leads Series C round as Atlys expands globally and invests in AI tools to streamline visa applications and build infrastructure for cross-border travel

Practo adds former health secy CK Mishra to board as independent director

Appointment comes as the digital health platform expands operations in the US and UAE and strengthens governance and institutional capacity

StrideOne raises ₹100 crore, appoints Rajesh Sud co-founder, chairman

StrideOne has raised ₹100 crore in equity and structured debt and appointed industry veteran Rajesh Sud as co-founder and chairman as it strengthens governance and scales its MSME credit platform