Startups

Beyond Naukri, Info Edge's ₹41,300-crore startup portfolio shines

Since 2007, the company has made investments of ₹4,900 crore across 135 startups across sectors

Cybersecurity startup Mitigata raises $15 mn in Bessemer-led Series B round

Bessemer-led funding will help the company expand its AI-powered platform as enterprises grapple with rising cyberattacks and growing security risks

Info Edge invested in over 50 AI, deep-tech companies since 2020

Naukri parent has invested more than Rs 1,000 crore across over 50 AI and deep-tech startups since 2020, with its overall startup portfolio now valued at Rs 41,300 crore

Vetic raises $40 million to expand pet-healthcare network

The Bessemer-led funding will help the startup expand clinics and veterinary services, broaden insurance offerings and invest in technology

Policy needed to check foreign tech dominance, says People Group founder

The Shaadi.com founder says India must strengthen digital sovereignty, curb Big Tech dominance and create a policy environment that supports homegrown innovation

Pramaana Labs raises $27 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures

AI verification startup plans to use proceeds to train formalisation models, expand research team and scale operations across regulated sectors

Centre clears ₹22 crore aid for startups under Green Hydrogen Mission

The first batch of support under the National Green Hydrogen Mission's startup programme was announced as MNRE launched the Green Hydrogen Certification Portal

Invest in India before it's too late: Goyal to corporates, investors

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday urged investors, corporates and venture capital funds to "get into action" and start investing in India before it is "too late". He said India's investment ecosystem is ready, the domestic market is vast, and the government would help investors connect with market opportunities, while a supportive policy framework is already in place. "To our investors and venture funds, the time is now, get into action and start investing before it is too late. Indian family offices, Indian venture capital funds, Indian investors, Indian corporates, they all have to come into action. "The ecosystem is ready. Our startups are doing some phenomenal work. There are tried and tested models in India. The market is large. Government will help connect you to the market. The policy framework is available. Get open to ideas on that front and invest in the future that India offers to the world," he said. The minister was speaking at the closing ceremony

Nutrition startup TruNativ raises $30 mn in Series B funding led by OrbiMed

The Mumbai-based nutrition startup plans to expand distribution and grow its ingredient business as demand rises for clean-label and preventive-health products in India

Statsguru: Defence tech firms spread wings as funding surges and R&D rises

India's defence technology sector has seen a sharp rise in startups and funding, supported by growing investments in indigenous manufacturing and innovation

Agri-tech startups must move beyond basic problem-solving: NITI official

NITI Aayog's Himanshu Joshi said Indian agri- and water-tech startups should adopt technologies for new markets and move beyond basic problem-solving to tackle regulatory challenges

Equal AI raises $30 mn to expand AI-powered assistant platform in India

The Series B round, co-led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital, will support the expansion of Equal AI's voice-based assistant and lifestyle services

IN-SPACe selects three space startups for funding under technology fund

Astrobase, SatSure and TM2SPACE will receive support under the scheme to develop advanced propulsion, Earth observation AI and satellite navigation technologies

The CA who went home and built a Rs 1,176 cr rural e-commerce startup

Prasanna Kumar walked away from the corporate life to solve the supply chain problem he saw as a child and built VilCart - an e-com startup for 100,000 kirana stores across rural South India

Hoola Health raises $5 million led by Peak XV's Surge to fuel expansion

The health-tech startup plans to use the funds to expand its clinic network, strengthen technology capabilities and scale its integrated paediatric care model

VinFast to erickshaw startups: New entrants reshape Indian EV landscape

India's automobile sector saw 480 new entrants in FY26, up 37 per cent year-on-year, with electric vehicle makers dominating registrations across categories amid policy support

India-born founders behind 96 US unicorns, highest among immigrants: Study

Indian-born entrepreneurs account for the largest group of immigrant founders of billion-dollar companies, or unicorns, in the US, according to a new study by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP). The US-based non-profit organisation found that 96 American unicorns were founded or co-founded by entrepreneurs of Indian origin. Among them is Perplexity AI, co-founded by Aravind Srinivas, which ranks 12th with a valuation of USD 20 billion. According to the study, India tops the list of countries of origin for immigrant founders of US unicorns with 96 companies, followed by Israel (60 unicorns), the United Kingdom (47), China (41), Canada (30), Russia (23), France (21), Germany (18), Ukraine (16), Australia (14), Pakistan (10), and Romania (10). The NFAP study, titled "Immigrants and US Billion-dollar Companies" and authored by Stuart Anderson, found that immigrants have founded or co-founded 59 per cent (455 of 775) of America's privately held startup unicorns. The ...

Cars24 launches AI Labs, commits $20 mn to back AI startups and founders

Auto-tech platform Cars24 launches AI Labs to build AI-first products and support founders through funding, mentorship and partnerships with OpenAI, AWS and ElevenLabs

Estonian startups keen to partner with India, tap into its huge market

Several Estonian tech startups from diverse sectors such as AI, cybersecurity, defence and medicine have evinced interest in collaborating with India and tapping its huge market as the two countries seek to step up their economic partnership. Latitude59, an influential startup and technology conference that takes place here annually, is also keen on hosting a networking event in India next year under its aegis. Speaking with PTI, Latitude59 CEO Liisi Org said, "I love India, I have been there many times and I would love to host Latitude59 there. I don't know yet, where. There are conversations going on at various tech centres but of course if we don't do it, we are late to the party. India is one of the biggest countries in the world, if we don't collaborate with India, it is not smart." The interest is there in India because of the size of the market and the Indian delegation has been at Latitude59 five years in a row, she said. "The relationship is there and we should do somethin

Karnataka plans sops for data centre cooling solution providers

The Karnataka government is considering incentives for firms developing sustainable data centre technologies, including low-water cooling systems and renewable energy integration