Startups

Regulatory sandboxes necessary to foster AI innovations: IFSCA official

Regulatory sandboxes are necessary to ensure that startups and other players can build things in a controlled environment within the guardrails without stifling innovation, a senior official at the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) said on Monday. Speaking at a session at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in the national capital, IFSCA's Chief Technology Officer Joseph Joshy also said he would look at the things through the regulatory lens. The five-day summit -- which will see a host of heads of state and government, overseas representatives and industry players, among others -- commenced on Monday. "We need to ensure that there are regulatory sandboxes among regulators so that there are guardrails... (so that) before regulations come startups and others can build things in a controlled environment so that you don't stifle innovation and that you encourage it within the guardrails," Joshy said. Joshy is also the Chief General Manager as well as Head of FinTe

Deep-tech startup Atsuya named among top 20 in AI for All challenge

Founded in 2017, Atsuya Technologies works across sectors including manufacturing, retail, quick commerce, and oil and gas

Most of our users have never seen a line of code in their life Mukund Jha

Emergent CEO Mukund Jha explains how Emergent went from zero to $50 million in seven months by letting business owners build their own software

Why over 100 Indian AI startup founders are moving operations to the US

Around 100 Indian AI startup founders are heading to the US as demand, funding and decision-making for AI products remain stronger in the American market

Startups seek tax clarity after SC ruling on Tiger Global spooks investors

The startup group has asked the government to reassure global investors of a stable investment environment, asking it to issue a clarification that pre-2017 investments would not face taxes

Why open source is becoming a strategic imperative for Indian startups

As AI and software stacks grow complex, Indian startups are moving from using open source to actively contributing, seeing collaboration as a strategic business advantage

Datanomics: Consumption, not technology, powers India's startup boom

A decade into Startup India, most Indian unicorns are clustered in consumer and finance, highlighting limited depth in enterprise tech and frontier technologies like AI

Homegrown perfume brands smell strong growth through capital infusion

Homegrown fragrance brands are scaling fast as young Indians turn perfumes into daily lifestyle statements, pushing India's scent market towards a $4-billion future

Arrowhead raises $3 mn to expand human-like voice AI for financial sales

The startup's human-like voice AI can handle long sales calls and, according to the company, delivers significantly higher conversion rates than human agents

From delivery to discovery: How quick commerce is becoming a branding tool

For the startup behind the product, that single impulse-led trial captured what quick commerce platforms are increasingly enabling: compressing the distance between discovery and repeat purchase

Simple Energy launches Generation 2 scooter range to power 2026 growth

Electric two-wheeler maker Simple Energy introduces India's longest-range e-scooter 400-km 'Ultra'

Even Healthcare secures $20 million to expand its managed-care hospitals

With this announcement, Even Healthcare reports operating break-even within six months of its first hospital launch. The fundraise also marks a 2x valuation milestone for the company

Scope in data analytics for MBAs | From Tracxn’s Co-Founder

In this session, Neha Singh, Co-Founder, Tracxn, shares her experience of deriving actionable insights from data and explains the scope in the data analytics sector

Thinking of a startup? Abu Dhabi's Hub71 offers a global incubation base

Platform doubling down on India as a strategic bridge between Asia and the West

India to offer more opportunities for next 500 mn users: Prosus' Sharma

The India head of the Dutch tech investment firm explains why Prosus is betting on India's heterogeneous market and AI-first strategy

EV startup Evera Cabs to deploy 4,000 BluSmart cars on its platform

Earlier this year, commercial driver management platform Signodrive Technologies leased the fleet of 4,000 vehicles from Gensol Engineering under an insolvency resolution process

Edtech firm Aakash seeks RBI clarity on funding used in rights issue

Edtech firm Aakash had approached National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in the interest of all stakeholders, as it was unable to utilise the funds received from TLPL

Moxie Beauty raises $15 mn in Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners

The fast-growing haircare brand plans to expand product development and distribution as demand rises for India-specific, salon-grade formulations

Govt has infused over ₹3,100 crore in women-led startups in 6 years

Piyush Goyal also mentioned that while the country is home to over 2 lakh government-recognised startups, nearly 48 per cent of these startups have at least one woman director or partner

India a very vibrant market, have to think like startup: Nestle India CMD

By the end of the year, we will digitise entirely from supply planning to distribution, says Manish Tiwary, chairman and managing director, Nestle India