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The scheme is aimed at accelerating long-term domestic capital for startups and solidifying the VC ecosystem 

The programme aims to help founders strengthen early-stage ideas and build viable, sustainable, and scalable ventures.

Late-stage funding recorded a slight decline compared to 2024, but remained significantly higher than 2023 levels, as seed and early-stage investments declined compared to previous years.

The PMS, which is branded as ‘InvestValue India Winners’, will invest across market capitalisations, with a focus on companies expected to benefit from structural shifts in the economy, such as formalisation, rising consumption, manufacturing growth, and digital transformation.

Today, a new set of companies, including hyper-local, kitchen-first platforms like Swish, are attracting large cheques, despite operating in what appears to be an already “solved” category. What exactly are investors seeing that others don’t?

As capital becomes more selective, India’s fintech ecosystem appears to be entering a consolidation phase, one where fewer companies raise larger, more patient rounds.

The digital age has transformed nearly every aspect of life. Whether it’s working out, connecting with friends, or looking for food and wine deals while grocery shopping, many people are turning to digital solutions to add much-needed ease to their busy lives.

With a record push towards AI-driven skilling and the ‘Education to Employment’ framework, but no GST relief for online learning, edtech leaders call Budget 2026 a structural shift towards outcome-led growth

From planning tools to guest engagement and gifting, weddings are becoming more thoughtful and experience-driven, without losing their emotional core.

In an era obsessed with overnight success, Aliasgar Jasupurwala's journey offers a different narrative.

In an era obsessed with overnight success, Aliasgar Jasupurwala’s journey offers a different narrative.

BRND.ME, a global consumer brands company, has announced its entry into Europe with a presence across 7 countries. 

With this round, the company’s total funding now stands at USD 42 million, including a USD 12 million Series A led by CX Partners in April 2024.

Total funding nearly doubled year-over-year, largely driven by Raphe mPhibr’s USD 100M Series B round led by global investments firm General Catalyst. The number of annual funding rounds increased from 5 in 2016 to 42 in 2024, before moderating in 2025 YTD.

Lab-grown diamond brands say BIS’s clarification on diamond nomenclature brings long-needed transparency, reshaping how the category approaches trust, pricing, and brand-building rather than slowing growth

Policy, capital, and infrastructure set to make India a launch hub and global supplier of satellites and subsystems by 2030.

Binance Wallet has announced the launch of three AI-powered features on Binance Wallet (web platform) to help users cut through information overload in Web3 and more easily navigate the market and discover emerging trends. 

With rising competition from D2C brands and shifting consumer behaviour, Duroflex is reshaping its strategy around sleep science, omnichannel expansion, and tighter category focus

As couples across the country rethink what a “perfect wedding” looks like, 2026 is shaping up to be a year defined by intention, personalization, and smarter use of technology.

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When Nishkam Batta first arrived in North America from India in his early twenties, ambition came easily. Language did not.