Business News Jefferies Raises India Allocation to 14%, Cuts Korea and Taiwan Jefferies lifts India to 14% in its Asia-Pacific ex-Japan portfolio and trims Korea and Taiwan on AI capex peak concerns.
Business News Sarvam AI Names Ex-Google Cloud India MD as President Sarvam AI appoints former Google Cloud India MD Sashikumar Sreedharan as President, Chief Business Officer and board member.
Business News Sridhar Vembu Cites China’s Youth Jobless Rate as Warning for India Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu cites China’s 18% youth unemployment to argue India needs more entrepreneurship and self-employment.
Business News MakeMyTrip Acquires Majority Stake in Ride Pooling Firm Quick Ride MakeMyTrip acquires a majority stake in ride pooling platform Quick Ride to enter shared mobility under its ground transport unit.
Business News Mohalla Tech Eyes Profitability as Revenue Up By 40%: Key Takeaways Microdrama and AVOD drive ShareChat-parent revenue in FY26.
Business News RK Sinha, SIS Group Founder and Former BJP MP, Passes Away at 75 RK Sinha, founder of SIS Group and former BJP Rajya Sabha MP, died in Noida on October 30 at the age of 75.
Business News OneStack Raises INR 12.5 Cr from Shepherd’s Hill OneStack raises INR 12.5 crore from Shepherd’s Hill, Pentathlon and AVNM to put cooperative banks on UPI as issuers and acquirers.
Business News Venomics AI Raises USD 2.7 Mn to Advance Venom-Based Drug Discovery IISc spin-out Venomics AI raises USD 2.7 million pre-seed led by Speciale Invest and South Park Commons for venom-based drug discovery.
Business News Canva Lays Off Over 1,200 People Amid Slowing Growth Canva lays off 1,271 employees, 22% of its workforce, as it restructures teams amid slowing growth and high AI costs.
Business News CCI Approves Kotak’s Acquisition of Deutsche Bank India Retail Unit CCI approves Kotak Mahindra Bank’s acquisition of Deutsche Bank India’s retail, private banking and wealth management units.
Business News Google Expands Voluntary Exit Program with Severance to Five Countries Google extends voluntary exit offers with severance to employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland.
Business News altM Raises USD 10.3 Million in Series A Cleantech startup altM raises USD 10.3 million Series A led by Rainmatter and Mela Ventures to scale biomass chemicals production.
Business News Beyond The Creative Brief Ven Krishnamoorthy, Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Elegans, moved from engineering to branding after a corporate meeting in Milan ...
Business News Startup Roundup: Dispatch, Cellegant Raise Funds; Taisho Ventures Wins DBS Award Dispatch raises INR 5 crore pre-seed, Cellegant secures INR 26.1 million for hydrogen drones, Taisho Ventures wins SGD 1 million DBS award.
Business News Analog Devices Completes Acquisition of Alif Semiconductor Analog Devices completes its USD 1.35 billion acquisition of Alif Semiconductor, adding AI-native edge microcontrollers.
Business News Nuuk to Raise INR 100 Cr from Wipro Consumer Care Ventures Nuuk in talks to raise INR 100 Cr led by Wipro Consumer Care Ventures and RPSG Capital Ventures at INR 500 Cr valuation.
Business News Razorpay Receives SEBI Approval for IPO Razorpay receives SEBI approval for IPO, reportedly targeting INR 5,500-6,500 crore at a USD 5 billion valuation.
Business News PowerUp Money Raises USD 10 Mn to Scale AI-Led Wealth Management PowerUp Money raises USD 10M led by Flourish Ventures to scale AI-led wealth management; Infinite nears INR 500 Cr in AUM.
Business News Multiples PE Leads USD 100 Mn+ Round in GIVA Multiples PE leads USD 100M+ round in GIVA to scale manufacturing and expand to 1,000+ outlets in the next 3-5 years.
Business News Mahesh Babu Joins Shortgun Games as Strategic Investor Mahesh Babu joins Shortgun Games as strategic investor to back original Indian PC and console titles led by Project Takedown.
Business News Adobe Launches Adobe for Startups with 12 Months of Free Access to AI Tools Adobe launches Adobe for Startups, offering eligible early-stage companies 12 months of free access to Firefly, Acrobat and Semrush.
Business News UPI Hits Record 25.47 Bn Transactions in October, Daily Value Crosses INR 1 L.Cr UPI hits a record 25.47 billion transactions worth INR 31.53 lakh crore in October, with daily value crossing INR 1 lakh crore.
Leadership Fireside Ventures Co-founder and Partner Vinay Singh to Step Down Fireside Ventures co-founder Vinay Singh to step down after nearly a decade; successor not yet named by the VC firm.
Business News Apple Records Highest-Ever India Revenue in September Quarter Apple posts all-time September quarter revenue record in India as global revenue rises 12% to USD 114.5 billion.
Business News Upsurge India Leads Secondary Deal in iD Fresh Food; Blue Ashva Capital Exits Upsurge India leads INR 50 Cr+ secondary deal in iD Fresh Food for about 1% equity as Blue Ashva Capital fully exits.
Business News Pronto Founder’s Provision Labs Acquires Basilisk Industries Provision Labs, founded by Pronto’s Anjali Sardana, acquires hardware startup Basilisk Industries to build physical AI.
Business News Clinics On Cloud Raises USD 12.5 Mn in Series A Funding Clinics On Cloud raises USD 12.5M Series A from Dubai-based investors via Model42 to take its microclinics global.
Business News Two Point O Capital Raises USD 10 Mn Two Point O Capital raises USD 10M led by Transition Venture Capital to scale clean energy solutions for C&I businesses.
Business News Yuvraj Singh Launches PROTOCOL32, a 32-Supplement Daily Sachet Yuvraj Singh launches PROTOCOL32, a 32-supplement daily sachet sold by invitation, with blood tests on day 1 and day 90.
Business News Apple Acquires Talent, Patents of AI Data Startup Ascend.io Apple acquires talent, licences and patents from AI data engineering startup Ascend.io in a deal disclosed via EU filing.