Indian Startups
A startup is a company that is in its nascent stages and is working on raising funds through multiple sources to make its mark in the industry. Many of the startups in the recent past have been tech-enabled, founded by engineers or IIT/IIM graduates. India has a vibrant startup ecosystem, with a notable number of startups across different sectors such as e-commerce, healthcare and finance. The significant boom of the startup culture in India in the recent years can be owed to a multitude of factors, including, but not restricted to, the large consumer base
Domestic demand lifts Nilekani-backed Fundamentum’s deeptech fund to ₹3,500 crore
The Nandan Nilekani-anchored firm sees rising investor appetite for deeptech startups developing proprietary technology.
3 min read13 Oct 2026Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda launches venture arm to invest in AI, space, clean energy
Announcing the venture on social media, Navya said she had been working on the initiative for some time before making it public.
2 min read8 Oct 2026Ultraviolette Automotive raises $85 million led by Yali Capital, TDK Ventures
Ultraviolette Automotive will use the fresh capital to scale production, develop new electric vehicle platforms and expand across Europe, Japan and the US.
2 min read23 Sep 2026Indian startups need more patient capital beyond VC cycles. Rainmatter’s Dinesh Pai explains why
Rainmatter’s Dinesh Pai says Indian startups need more patient, entrepreneurial capital as wealth creation often takes longer than the traditional seven-to-eight-year VC cycle.
3 min read16 Sep 2026Airbound raises $37 million in Series A round from Greenoaks
The Bengaluru startup will use the funding to expand engineering, commercial manufacturing and go-to-market efforts as it builds drone delivery networks in India.
2 min read25 Aug 2026AI is just table stakes: Nithin Kamath roasts generic ‘nice-looking’ investment decks as ‘surefire way to get ignored’
Nithin Kamath said that the fundamental questions are: Why AI? How do you manage security risk? Continuous evaluation, especially of the high-stakes decisions.
2 min read14 Aug 2026Lightspeed-backed Centricity raises ₹280 crore led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund
The three-year-old wealthtech platform, which manages over ₹15,000 crore in AUM, plans to use the capital to scale its B2B2C distribution platform and expand its global NRI wealth business.
1 min read13 Aug 2026For AI startups, venture capital shifts focus from growth to durable margins
Accel announced its ninth India fund on Wednesday, with $550 million in commitments, as part of a $3.5-billion global fundraise. The firm has identified AI, consumer internet, financial technology, advanced manufacturing and deeptech as focus areas for the vehicle.
4 min read12 Aug 2026India’s startups look to UK as trade deal opens new opportunities
The India-UK FTA is making the UK more attractive for Indian startups, with tariff cuts benefiting goods businesses and easier worker mobility aiding SaaS and fintech companies.
4 min read10 Aug 2026Who pays when an AI agent goes rogue? Indian law has no clear answer
Recent AI safety disclosures by OpenAI and Anthropic have highlighted a legal blind spot for autonomous AI under Indian law.
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