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RBI supervisory disclosures and BIS working papers have highlighted the rising operational and fraud-related risks as fintechs continue to expand into credit, wealth, and banking-related services.

The Foundery runs a 90 day residential co founder programme where participants refine ideas, validate demand, build products, and test market fit models.

Launched in August 2021, EaseMyDeal has evolved into a comprehensive digital marketplace.

The acquisition will add a large tertiary care hospital with a capacity of 360 beds to Park Medi World's portfolio.

The California- based firm will use funds to expand its India engineering operations, with 75 percent of new hiring focused on firmware development, platform security engineering and silicon validation.

With this approval, the Mumbai-based digital payments firm can now operate as a fully regulated payment aggregator and expand its services to include inward and outward cross border transactions.

Sensa Core has built a strong presence in the in vitro diagnostics space, focusing on products such as blood gas, electrolyte, glucose and lactate analyzers.

The round also saw participation from Indian lenders such as Union Bank of India, Karur Vysya Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Tamilnad Mercantile Bank and STCI Finance.

The acquisition is targeted for completion on or before 31 March 2026.

Called the Unicorn Growth Fund, the vehicle is expected to start operations in January 2026.

Fortis Healthcare plans to invest an additional INR 410 crore over the next three years to expand bed capacity, upgrade medical infrastructure, and strengthen clinical programs at the Yeshwanthpur hospital.

Dec 12–18, 2025 Startups Highlights

According to Tata Chemicals, the acquisition supports its plan to increase participation in higher value and less cyclical product segments.

With this acquisition, Extreme IX will serve as the foundation for Megaport's expansion in India.

The deal marks AnyMind Group's entry into offline retail and is its 13th acquisition overall and 7th in Japan.

As part of the arrangement MUFG plans to appoint two directors to the board of Shriram Finance.

With the acquisition, Näck's range of supplements will become part of GABIT's existing health ecosystem.

The Series B round was jointly led by venture capital firm V3 Ventures along with existing investors Rainmatter and Gruhas Collective Consumer Fund.

Speaking to Entrepreneur India, the company heads discussed the investment approach as it looks ahead to 2026.

The value of the deal was not revealed.

With this funding, HMI Learning is projected to move towards a valuation of around INR 250 crore (around USD 30 million).

The round was led by Japan based Mynavi Corporation and also saw participation from existing investors Blume Ventures, Bharat Inclusive Technologies Seed Fund, and Rebright Partners.

The round saw participation from Eximius Ventures and Titan Capital and was led by Ronnie Screwvala of Unilazer Ventures and upGrad.

Soumen Ray, currently Chief Financial Officer for Bharti Airtel India, will be appointed Group Chief Financial Officer.

Before the transaction, PhysicsWallah held 64.98 percent of Xylem Learning's fully diluted equity, which increased to 77.27 percent following the deal.

The project is expected to strengthen power transmission infrastructure across key regions of Uttar Pradesh.

Funding to accelerate the growth of MOM Meal of the Moment and Gimi Gimi while boosting innovation and distribution

Other participants in the round include Lotus Family Trust, Volrado Venture Partners, Anchorage Capital, Param Capital, S Gupta Family Investments, angel investors, and the company's founder.

The investment follows the company's recent Series B round, in which it secured INR 150 crore from stock market investor Mukul Agarwal.

Existing investor BEENEXT Capital also participated, investing INR 22 crore, while Aavishkaar Capital contributed INR 75 crore.