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Rapido cofounder: Subscription model has halved customer acquisition cost

Ride-hailing company aims to become profitable in a year, says cofounder

Qcom platform LoveLocal to launch 30-minute delivery, expand outside Mumbai

LoveLocal, which focuses on the fresh edibles category, acts as a bridge between local retailers and customers

We're building global innovation bridge between St Louis and India: Bio-STL

Bio-STL and AgVaya launch Global AgXelerate to connect Indian agri-tech and bioscience startups with global markets and investment opportunities

Snabbit shifts corporate headquarters to Bengaluru, expands leadership

The company has plans to double its workforce by 2025-26

300+ startups working on satellite manufacture, launch services: Isro chief

Isro chairman V Narayanan credits IN-SPACe for integrating startups into India's space ecosystem; says human lunar mission target set for 2040

HouseEazy raises ₹150 cr in Series B round from investors to grow business

HouseEazy, a marketplace for resale homes, has raised Rs 150 crore from investors, including Accel, to grow its business. In a statement on Tuesday, the company said it has raised this amount in a Series B funding round led by Accel, with participation from existing investors Chiratae Ventures and Antler. "The capital infusion will fuel technology advancements, geographic expansion, and brand growth, while strengthening HouseEazy's basket of services," the statement said. HouseEazy was founded by Tarun Sainani and Deepak Bhatia. "Indian consumers have long awaited a safe, one-stop solution for buying and selling homes. HouseEazy was founded with the vision of transforming the entire home ownership journey, built on the pillars of trust, speed, and convenience," said Bhatia. In just three years, Sainani said the company has helped over 2,500 homeowners transact properties worth more than Rs 2,000 crore. "With this new funding, we're ready to expand HouseEazy into new cities and un

Artha India Ventures announces first close of ₹500 cr Artha Venture Fund II

The Rs 500 crore micro VC fund will invest in 36 early-stage startups across premium consumption, fintech, AI, and deep tech themes

GoodScore raises $13 mn from Peak XV to expand AI credit platform

Bengaluru-based fintech will use the funds to deepen its AI-led credit health offerings, scale its marketplace, and grow its product and tech teams

EcoEx raises $4 million to expand waste-tech and clean solutions

EcoEx's $4 million seed funding from Dovetail Global Fund and others will fuel tech upgrades, expansion, and ESG-aligned waste management solutions across India

Lightspeed leads $23 mn funding in Emergent AI app-building platform

AI startup Emergent raises $23 million Series A led by Lightspeed as platform hits $15 million ARR in 90 days with 1.5 million apps built from natural language prompts

India to enter Global Innovation Index top 10 in 3 years: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said India's ranking on the Global Innovation Index has gone up from 91 to 38 in the last decade, and expressed confidence that it would secure a position among the top 10 in the next three years. The Startup India campaign launched under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership has started showing results as India now has the third largest startup ecosystem globally, and has made the country's youth job creators from job seekers, he said. Shah was speaking at the inauguration of the Gujarat government's Startup Conclave here. "Recently, the Global Innovation Index was announced. In 2015, our ranking on this index was 91 but we have jumped to 38th rank in 2025. This indicates the potential that our people have. I am a firm believer that India will be among the top 10 countries in the next three years and dominate innovation in the world looking at the performance and abilities of our youth," he said. The Startup India scheme is the Indian

Chakr Innovation raises $23 million in Series C round, led by Iron Pillar

The newly raised capital will primarily be used to expand manufacturing capacity, accelerate international growth, and backward integration

PhysicsWallah rolls out LexGlobal to link legal studies with industry

The flagship certifications will feature the names and logos of PW, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), and top law firms guiding the creation of the courses, it added

Best of BS Opinion: India's new-age economy gets a data reset

Today's Opinion pieces explore a new data framework, the Bima Sugam initiative, the real impact of the GST rate cuts, and what the startup ecosystem really needs

Startups and VCs call for ecosystem for growth of semiconductor industry

Startups and venture capital firms emphasise the need for a strong ecosystem to accelerate the growth of India's semiconductor industry, fostering both domestic and global competitiveness

All in Capital targets closing its second fund in next three months

With an estimated corpus of $25 million, the VC firm plans to invest in 45-50 startups over the next three years in sectors like consumer-tech, artificial intelligence, and deeptech

CityMall raises $47 mn funding to build value e-commerce for Bharat

Currently serving over 60 cities across Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Bihar, CityMall has been on a 2x year-over-year growth trajectory over the past few years

India's space startups team up to share skills and expertise, minimise risk

What stood out was the group's zero-cost bid. Though the government is offering up to ₹350 crore in financial support, these companies have opted to bear the entire investment themselves

Family office to Narayana Murthy wary of startups amid valuation cuts

Catamaran is one of the country's largest private investors, running $1.3 billion for the Infosys Ltd founder, who is the father-in-law of former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

AI entertainment startup Dashverse raises $13 mn to power GenAI content

Bengaluru-based AI entertainment firm to invest in core tech and product innovation as DashReels crosses five million downloads in a month