Startups

Skyroot Aerospace eyes commercial rocket launches from early 2027

Following Vikram-1's maiden orbital launch in July, Skyroot plans to begin commercial operations in early 2027 and scale up to one rocket launch a month by the end of next year

India proposes framework to unlock data for AI training, protect privacy

The government's draft DEPA framework proposes secure data environments and privacy safeguards to unlock data for AI training, potentially generating $500 billion in value by 2030.

FarEye Technologies narrows FY26 net loss to ₹9.41 crore on revenue growth

Software-as-a-services company FarEye Technologies has narrowed its net loss to Rs 9.41 crore in FY'26 on a rise in revenues. The company had reported a net loss of Rs 52.13 crore in FY25. Revenue from operations rose 24.58 per cent to Rs 247 crore in FY26 from Rs 198 crore in the preceding fiscal year, while total income stood at Rs 265 crore, FarEye Technologies said in a statement. In the January-March quarter of FY26, the company achieved profitability, FarEye Technologies said on Thursday. FarEye's cash reserves stood at Rs 270.66 crore at the end of FY26. International markets, including North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific, contributed 91.88 per cent of revenue from operations in FY26, it said. FarEye Co-founder and CEO Kushal Nahata said the FY26 performance was driven by enterprise customer growth, improved operational efficiency and disciplined cost management. The company continued to invest in product development and AI capabilit

Chasing US capital, Indian AI startups weigh cost of moving amid challenges

VC firms such as Antler India and All In Capital have launched programmes to help homegrown AI startups establish a foothold in the US

Anthropic opens books on AI's explosive growth and staggering costs

Anthropic's IPO filing highlights rapid revenue growth, mounting AI development costs and safety risks as the Claude maker prepares to list on Nasdaq amid investor concerns over AI valuations

Account aggregators' interoperability to reduce drop-offs at lenders' end

The RBI's interoperability push will allow account aggregators to work across the network, reducing dependence on bilateral tie-ups and potentially improving customer onboarding for lenders

ShopOS launches Sloosh.ai creative platform for AI images, videos and reels

Backed by Binny Bansal's 3STATE Ventures, ShopOS has opened its AI creative engine to global users, offering tools for product imagery, videos, reels and creator-style content.

Unicorn India Ventures launches US operations, appoints ex-Google executive

Former Google executive Kishore Kanakamedala joins as venture partner to build a US investor network and help Indian deep-tech startups expand into international markets

India's auto tech funding at $1.3 bn in 2026, unlikely to match 2025 levels

Auto tech firms raised $1.3 billion across 97 rounds in 2026, with Bengaluru accounting for nearly 70% of funding; Rapido, Simple Energy and Rideriver led the biggest deals

India must spend $100 bn on R&D: Peak XV Partners MD Rajan Anandan

Rajan Anandan, MD of Peak XV Partners spoke about opportunities in India's startup ecosystem, the role of govt policy, the Research, Development and Innovation Fund, and Peak XV's investment strategy

IPO-bound Sathya Agencies plans to strengthen presence in Karnataka

The Chennai-based retailer has added 54 Karnataka showrooms through Unilet and is preparing for its first major Dussehra and Diwali festive season in the state

RapidCanvas raises $29 million in Series B round led by Vertex Ventures

The funding takes RapidCanvas' total capital raised to $52.5 million and will support expansion of its go-to-market teams, field AI engineering operations and partner network.

India's family offices bet on homegrown AI firms to catch up with US, China

Azim Premji's family office, QED Innovation Labs and Ranjan Pai's family office are backing homegrown AI firms, even as India's AI investment of over $15 bn between 2013 and 2025 trails US and China

AUM Ventures aims to close ₹750 cr fund by March 2027, bets on deep-tech

The venture capital firm has raised ₹250 crore in the first close of its ₹750 crore fund and plans six to seven investments this year, focusing on space-tech and other deep-tech sectors

Shoes that grow with kids: Aretto eyes Rs 100 crore revenue by FY27

The children's footwear brand, backed by Peak XV Surge and Veltis Capital, plans to cross 100 retail touchpoints and expand internationally while exploring adult footwear using its patented technology

NuSynth Technologies raises ₹36.5 crore in seed funding led by two VCs

Avaana Capital and Shastra VC co-led the funding round, which will help NuSynth expand R&D, develop proprietary chemical processes and build AI-enabled scale-up capabilities

B2B ecom platform Udaan targets IPO by early 2028 as turnaround takes hold

The B2B e-commerce firm expects FY26 revenue to grow 10 to 12 per cent as losses narrow by about 20 per cent, with CEO Vaibhav Gupta targeting profitability by end-2027

Bets are on for India's semiconductor space amid growing M&As, investments

Funding, M&As and tech talent are driving global and domestic backing for startups

India becomes TDK Ventures' second-largest investment hub globally after US

The venture-capital fund invests in early stage of a startup and believes in patient capital, holding investments for 10-12 years

TDB pauses accepting applications under RDI fund amid capital constraints

TDB closes fresh RDI funding call as strong demand from deep-tech projects outpaces available capital, despite an additional ₹1,000 crore allocation taking its total to ₹3,000 crore