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The launch of Fund II follows the success of the firm’s initial fund, which hit its hard cap at US$60 million in 2023

Founded by Navan Jaiswal and Ankur Yadav, CirclePe had raised INR 7.5 crore in pre-seed funding at a valuation of INR 35 crore.

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The lab-grown diamond jewellery company said the capital will help strengthen its Indian manufacturing, accelerate retail expansion, and build a global brand from India.

The asset-servicing firm will use the fresh capital to expand its global business and strengthen its technology-led financial infrastructure platform.

The Bengaluru-based supplement startup will use the capital to drive product innovation, expand into new markets, and strengthen its omnichannel presence.

The acquisition takes the combined assets under management close to ₹9,000 crore and strengthens Wealth First's ambition to become a leading national wealth management institution.

The company looks to tap into growing demand for scalable, experience-led office solutions from new and conventional enterprises and enterprises, GCCs, and high-growth businesses.

The company recently shut down its sports-focused analytics platform, Dream Play.

DSG Consumer Partners, Rukam Capital and The Chennai Angels also join the round.

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Phitku says it uses clean, alcohol-free and skin-friendly formulations to work for Indian climate conditions and everyday uses.

Oyo’s IPO features a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 6,650 crore and no offer for sale (OFS).

The Capitalist operates two brands - The Plug, a community-driven sneaker and streetwear platform, and The Capitalist Concierge, a private luxury concierge service.

Kapture CX provides a full-stack Agentic AI platform built to orchestrate the high-stakes workflows that large enterprises depend on.

Finnovate, The Func. Lab, and The Capitalist Ventures collectively raise over INR 26 crore in fresh funding to fuel growth and expansion.

Prosus India also turned adjusted EBITDA positive in FY26.

Rusk Media recently raised INR 100 Crore in a pre-series C funding round led by Nazara Technologies.

Creating a global AI-led digital engineering company with over 46,000 employees across more than 40 countries.

As OpenAI accelerates its expansion in India, Prabhjeet Singh will lead the company's efforts to drive AI innovation, business adoption, and strategic collaborations across the country.

Planned expansion is expected to create 12,000-15,000 jobs while strengthening the company's integrated e-mobility platform

Alienkind has raised $3.2 million in a Pre-Series A funding round to expand into new markets, accelerate growth, and scale to 100 stores across India by FY28.

Business owners and founders will build software for real operational problems using AI, with the most impactful business transformations competing for a total prize pool of INR 1 Crore

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EXL has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI data solutions firm iMerit in a deal worth up to $310 million, strengthening its enterprise AI capabilities and expanding expertise in foundation model training, evaluation, and reinforcement learning.

Amazon plans to invest $48 billion in India from 2026 to 2030, taking the company’s total investment in the country since 2010 to $88 billion.

The fund will focus on IBC-led resolutions, one-time settlements, and strategic asset monetisation across multiple sectors.

SaffronStays will use the fresh capital to expand its footprint, enhance technology and guest experiences, and strengthen its position in India's growing managed holiday-home market.

As part of this, HCLTech will drive IT service consolidation, boost efficiency and build an agile, scalable technology capability.

From mining and power generation to transmission and distribution, to ports and logistics to data centres and fulfilment centres and roads to water, the company connects critical layers of infrastructure.