With the fresh funds, the Bengaluru-based startup aims to strengthen its core AI models, expand its technology and go-to-market teams, and improve conversion outcomes for sales functions within financial services.
India is seeking more accountability from businesses and is quite stringent about complacency stemming from digital hoarding, unvetted vendor access, and slow breach reporting responses.
Slower funding, changing consumer behaviour, and rising competition are forcing D2C brands to rethink how they grow, with 2026 shaping up as a test of execution rather than ambition
Insights from early-stage venture firm Antler India and alternative credit platform BlackSoil illustrate how the year 2025 laid the groundwork, with 2026 shaping up to be a year of design rather than exuberance.
Following the acquisition, Urban Harvest plans to scale the brand by expanding distribution and improving price competitiveness through supply chain efficiencies.
The partnership brings together Polymage Labs' compiler expertise and Tenstorrent's AI computing platforms, with the aim of improving software support for advanced AI hardware.
The IITM Global Research Foundation will support international academic programmes, joint research and consultancy projects, startup collaboration and technology transfer.
As part of the deal, CarInfo and its companion app BikeInfo will be brought into the CARS24 ecosystem. However, both applications will continue to function as standalone products and will retain their existing teams.
As part of the agreement, UMG will secure global distribution rights for all future original soundtracks created for projects owned or controlled by Excel Entertainment.
Maruti Suzuki's export portfolio in 2025 included 18 models, which were shipped to more than 100 countries across regions such as Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
In a stock exchange filing, the private sector lender said Iyer, currently Head of Strategy, will assume the role of Executive Director for a three-year term starting February 21, 2026. He will succeed Rajeev Ahuja, who is set to retire on February 20, 2026.
With the deal announcement pending, Apax has beaten firms like Carlyle, Kedaara, Permira, ChrysCap, Multiples, and Verlinvest for the deal, according to a report by the Economic Times, citing people aware of the matter.