Startups
The next startup revolution is already happening in rural India
Bharat’s next generation of founders will not be raised in glass office towers. They will be raised in district headquarters and village markets.
7 min read2 Sep 2026AdvaRisk in talks to raise $20-25 million from Fundamentum, others
ICICI Bank-backed AdvaRisk is exploring a $20-25 million fundraise as banks step up efforts to detect fraud and recover stressed assets.
2 min read1 Sep 2026India’s deeptech boom puts growth investors to the test
Bigger rounds are attracting mainstream investors, but underwriting challenges are keeping growth capital cautious.
4 min read1 Sep 2026Khosla Ventures-backed AI note-taking unicorn Fireflies AI eyes acquisitions in India
Fireflies has also joined a list of global companies such as Cursor and ChatGPT in introducing India-based pricing for its products.
3 min read28 Aug 2026Catch them young: VCs are scouting college campuses for the next big startup
Campus Fund is raising a $100 million fund as venture capital firms increasingly look to student-led startups for early bets, encouraged by a growing deal pipeline and successful follow-on rounds.
4 min read28 Aug 2026Dream11 completes pivot to a global sports engagement platform after real-money gaming ban
Dream11 has ended all prize-based offerings and is now focused on sports content, live streaming, scores, stats, commentary, community, experiences and social contests.
2 min read27 Aug 2026Founders, investors launch ₹250 cr fund to back impact-focused startups
TILT is targeting a funding gap faced by early-stage businesses serving low-income communities, which often take longer to build product-market fit, distribution and sustainable economics than conventional venture-backed businesses.
3 min read27 Aug 2026India, Japan seek deeper startup, deep-tech cooperation; Goyal pitches $1 billion fund and capital corridor
India and Japan are formalizing a deep-tech alliance through a proposed four-pillar framework, backed by a planned $1 billion Indian fund of funds. The initiative leverages India's scaling talent and Japan's capital and manufacturing expertise to build long-term supply chain partnerships.
3 min read26 Aug 2026Boundless VC closes ₹300 crore fund to back early-stage AI, frontier-tech firms
This comes at a time when India has fallen behind the US and China in building globally competitive foundational AI models. While the industry sees greater opportunities for Indian startups at the application layer, a lack of early-stage local risk capital may pose challenges.
3 min read25 Aug 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.
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