Business News
Weekly Wrap: EV, AI Catapult Funding; Ridedriver Leads with USD 102 Mn Raise
India’s startup funding jumped to USD 291.8 million across 21 rounds, alongside five acquisitions and one tech IPO during July 31–August 6.
Business
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Smallest.ai Raises USD 13 Mn in Series A Funding Led by Seligman Ventures
Smallest.ai has raised USD 13 million in Series A funding to scale its real-time voice AI technology and expand enterprise deployments.
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KKR to Invest INR 13,188 Cr to Acquire Medicover’s India Hospital Business
KKR takes control of Medicover’s hospital operations in India. The acquisition adds to KKR’s investments in India’s hospital sector.
Business News
5 Things to Know About the New Air India CEO – Tewolde Gebremariam
Tewolde Gebremariam has taken charge as Air India's new CEO, bringing more than a decade of airline leadership as the carrier enters a new phase of global expansion.
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BlissClub Raises INR 160 Cr in Funding Round
BlissClub has raised INR 160 crore in fresh funding to expand its product portfolio, offline retail presence and operations as it scales its athleisure business.
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Microsoft Launches Fourth Datacenter Region in Hyderabad
Microsoft has launched its fourth datacenter region in India, expanding cloud and AI infrastructure in Hyderabad.
Business News
5 Things Rajiv Kumar Addressed at HDFC Bank’s 32nd AGM
At HDFC's AGM, Chairman Rajiv Kumar outlined the Bank's governance priorities, FY26 performance and six key drivers of its next growth phase.
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Pinegap Raises USD 8 Mn in Series A Funding
Backed by Stellaris Venture Partners, Pinegap is scaling its AI platform that automates earnings analysis, company research and investment tracking.
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Nazara Technologies to Raise INR 733.5 Cr Through Preferential Issue
Nazara Technologies has unveiled a preferential equity issue backed by Bluetile and BestPlay leadership to accelerate growth and global expansion.
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Piper Serica Announces INR300 Cr First Close of Bharat Tech Fund
Piper Serica has secured over one-third of its Bharat Tech Fund target, strengthening its focus on funding Indian startups in strategic deeptech sectors.
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River Mobility Raises USD120 Mn in Series C Funding
Backed by new and existing investors, River Mobility is gearing up for its next growth phase with expanded manufacturing and product development.
Business News
Consint.AI Secures INR 22 Cr in Series A Funding
Consint.AI raised INR 22 crore in a Series A funding round to accelerate global expansion, strengthen AI research, and develop foundational AI models.
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HomeRun Raises USD12 Mn Led by Nexus Venture Partners
HomeRun has raised USD 12 million in fresh funding to accelerate its expansion, strengthen supply chains and deepen its technology stack.
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Typsy Beauty Raises INR 20 Cr in Funding Round Led by Saama Capital
Typsy Beauty has raised INR 20 crore to expand its retail footprint, enter skincare and scale its fragrance portfolio.
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Reliance Retail Acquires Fashion Discovery Platform Furrl
Reliance Retail has acquired AI-powered fashion discovery startup Furrl to strengthen personalized shopping across its retail ecosystem.
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HCL Completes Acquisition of HPE’s Telco Solutions Unit
HCL acquired HPE' Telco Solutions business, adding 1,500 telecom professionals, software IP and engineering capabilities.
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NVIDIA Leads USD 74 Million Investment in Sarvam AI
Sarvam has completed its USD300 million funding round with fresh backing from Nvidia and other investors.
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BITS Pilani Leads India’s Deep-Tech Founder Ranking, Ahead of IIT Bombay
BITS Pilani has emerged as India's leading deep-tech startup incubator by alumni, with 140 companies founded by its graduates.
Business News
Anthropic Signs USD 10 Bn Compute Deal with Volta Infra
Anthropic has signed a six-year computing infrastructure deal with startup Volta Infra Holdings, securing access to a hydropower-powered AI data center.
Leadership
Two Regulators, Two New Executive Directors: RBI’s Chakraborty, SEBI’s Mahapatra Take Charge
The Reserve Bank of India has appointed Monisha Chakraborty while SEBI has named Prasanta Mahapatra as Executive Director.
Leadership
5 Things to Know About the New Indigo CEO Willie Walsh
IndiGo has entered a new leadership era with Willie Walsh taking over as CEO. Here's a look at five key facts about him.
Business News
Vaaree Raised INR 65 Cr Series A Led by Hero Enterprise and Cap Alpha Ventures
Vaaree doubles down on AI-powered home styling and fulfilment as it prepares to scale its home décor marketplace across India.
Business News
GetVantage Secures INR 63 Crores in Series A1 Round
GetVantage secured INR 63 crore to expand its AI-powered Capital Gateway for MSME financing across digital platforms.
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India’s Golden Day at CWG 2026: Five Athletes Strike Gold
From boxing to para sports, these five Indian athletes struck gold at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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Superleap Raises INR 36 Cr in Pre-Series A Led by Peak XV’s Surge
AI is rewriting CRM. Superleap secured INR 36 crore to help enterprises move beyond legacy systems with AI-native workflows.
Business News
Mohalla Tech To Scale AI-Led Micro-drama With INR 100 Cr Investment
Mohalla Tech will invest up to ₹100 crore by 2026 to scale AI-led micro dramas and expand AI-powered content production.
Business News
Former Swiggy, Zomato Executives Launch ‘Profound’ with USD 1.5 Mn Seed Funding
Profound raised USD 1.5 million to build AI representatives that help professionals discover career opportunities.