Startups
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Mukesh Bansal-led Nurix AI acquires Verloop to expand enterprise offerings
Mukesh Bansal-led Nurix AI has acquired Verloop, a customer support automation platform, to broaden its enterprise product portfolio.
09 Jul, 09:23 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Wheelocity raises ₹82 crore in ongoing funding round for rural commerce
Rural commerce startup Wheelocity has raised over ₹82 crore (about $8.5 million) in an ongoing funding round, according to its MCA filings.
09 Jul, 05:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Netskope CEO calls unlisted references to assess candidate fit
Netskope CEO Sanjay Beri revealed that the $4.8 billion software company conducts extensive reference checks by contacting not only the references candidates provide but also those they omit.
09 Jul, 03:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Honasa Consumer projects 30% year-on-year revenue growth in Q1 FY27
Honasa Consumer, the parent company of Mamaearth, expects to post a 30% year-on-year growth in its operating revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 (Q…
09 Jul, 01:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Flipkart waives commission on all fashion products to boost seller loyalty
Flipkart has eliminated commission fees on all fashion products sold on its platform, expanding the zero-commission policy beyond items priced below ₹1,000.
09 Jul, 09:22 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Milo Drive raises $2.4 million to expand electric mobility platform
Electric mobility startup Milo Drive has raised $2.4 million in a seed funding round co-led by Caret Capital and Antler, the company announced.
08 Jul, 09:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Elevate Education raises ₹170 crore to scale AI-led higher education platform
Edtech startup Elevate Education, formerly Sunstone, has raised ₹170 crore ($17.7 million) in a Series D funding round led by existing investor WestBridge Capital, according to inc42.com.
08 Jul, 05:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
CCI approves upGrad’s acquisition and merger with Unacademy
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved upGrad’s acquisition of certain shareholding in Unacademy’s parent company, Sorting Hat Technologies…
07 Jul, 09:23 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Origin Fresh in talks to raise $10 million to expand distribution
Origin Fresh, a Bengaluru-based fresh produce startup, is in discussions to raise $10 million in a Series A funding round to deepen its supply chain and ex…
07 Jul, 09:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Blinkit launches premium grocery service Gourmet in select cities
Blinkit has introduced a premium grocery service called Gourmet in select pincodes of Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, and Mumbai, offering higher-priced food items s…
07 Jul, 07:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Robotics startup Mowito raises $3 million to expand US presence
Bengaluru-based robotics startup Mowito has raised $3 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Version One Ventures, with participation from All In Capital, Unisol, and iSeed.
07 Jul, 07:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Live entertainment platform thumpN raises $3.75 million pre-seed round
Live entertainment discovery and ticketing platform thumpN raised $3.75 million (₹35.7 crore) in its pre-seed funding round, the company announced on July 6.
07 Jul, 05:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Econovus raises ₹40 crore to expand sustainable industrial packaging
Econovus Packaging, a Pune-based industrial packaging startup, has secured ₹40 crore (approximately $4.2 million) in its first institutional funding round.
07 Jul, 05:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Fizzy Goblet ropes in Kareena Kapoor as strategic investor
D2C footwear and accessories brand Fizzy Goblet has onboarded Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan as a strategic investor nearly four years after appointin…
07 Jul, 03:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Rafael Nadal builds hotel empire after $220 million tennis career
Rafael Nadal, the retired tennis star with a $220 million net worth, has transitioned into the hospitality industry by opening a chain of hotels.
07 Jul, 03:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Hive raises $15m to automate industrial machines with silicon brain
Hive, a Norway-founded physical AI startup, has raised $15 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by UK-based SuperSeed, with participation from US-ba…
07 Jul, 11:22 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
NoBroker shifts to home-buying marketplace to boost profits
NoBroker is revamping its business model after a decade as a proptech unicorn by transitioning from a primarily free listings platform to a home-buying mar…
07 Jul, 09:22 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Skyroot Aerospace prepares Vikram 1 for first private Indian satellite launch
Skyroot Aerospace is gearing up for its Vikram 1 mission, which will make it the first private Indian company to launch a commercial satellite.
07 Jul, 07:22 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
NoBroker shifts focus to home services, surpassing real estate transactions
NoBroker, India’s largest proptech platform, reported over 100,000 real estate transactions in March 2026, while its home services business processed 150,0…
06 Jul, 11:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Trump memecoin investors lost $3.8 billion, analysis finds
Investors in the Trump memecoin suffered losses totaling $3.8 billion, according to a recent analysis published by TechCrunch.
06 Jul, 03:21 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Dream Sports to shut down Dream Money wealthtech platform by July 30
Dream Sports announced it will discontinue its wealthtech platform, Dream Money, on July 30.
05 Jul, 01:21 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Paytm Europe subsidiary obtains payment institution licence from Luxembourg
Paytm’s Luxembourg-based subsidiary, Paytm Europe Payments S.A., secured a payment institution licence from the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Finan…
03 Jul, 03:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Nudge reinvents ecommerce discovery for AI-powered shopping
Bengaluru-based startup Nudge is reshaping ecommerce discovery for the AI era by helping brands improve their visibility and recommendations within AI-powered shopping experiences.
03 Jul, 01:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
BCT Ventures raises ₹42 crore to launch AI-led nutrition brands
BCT Ventures, a Mumbai-based ecommerce startup focused on nutrition and wellness, has raised ₹42 crore ($4.4 million) in a seed funding round led by 3one4 Capital.
03 Jul, 01:22 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
PlayBlue raises $2.7 million seed round to expand offline retail
Sports retail startup PlayBlue has raised $2.7 million (₹25.7 crore) in a seed funding round co-led by Centre Court Capital and MIXI Global, with participa…
02 Jul, 09:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Battery tech startup BatX Energies raises ₹105 crore in Series A round
Delhi NCR-based battery recycling startup BatX Energies has raised ₹105 crore (over $11 million) in its Series A funding round led by IvyCap Ventures, the company announced.
02 Jul, 03:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Bhavin Turakhia invests $30 million in AI-native workplace platform Neo
Bhavin Turakhia has invested $30 million of his own capital to develop Neo, an AI-native workplace platform designed to enable collaboration between humans and AI agents.
02 Jul, 01:22 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Bike Bazaar halts lending amid credit crisis and loan portfolio deterioration
Pune-based two-wheeler finance startup Bike Bazaar stopped all new loan disbursements starting December 2025 due to a sharp deterioration in its loan book, according to inc42.com.
02 Jul, 07:22 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Age Care Labs raises ₹85 crore to expand senior care services
Age Care Labs has raised ₹85 crore to scale its senior care services and expand its platform, the company announced.
02 Jul, 07:22 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Supply6 raises ₹48 crore to expand product portfolio and enter new markets
D2C nutrition and wellness startup Supply6 has raised ₹48 crore (about $5 million) in a funding round led by Unilever Ventures, with participation from exi…
01 Jul, 03:22 pm IST