Lab-Grown Diamond Jewellery Startup Aukera Raises ₹90 Crore to Expand
Lab-grown diamond jewellery brand Aukera raises ₹90 crore (over $10 million) led by Alteria Capital to fund its India retail…
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Indian startup news, funding rounds, valuations and layoffs.
Indian AI Startups Raise $1.067 Billion in H1 2026
Indian AI startups raised $1.067 billion in H1 2026, led by generative AI, as investors bet on the country's enterprise…
Dil Foods in Talks to Acquire Cloud Kitchen Pioneer FreshMenu in Distress Sale
Virtual restaurant operator Dil Foods is reportedly in talks to acquire FreshMenu, one of India’s earliest cloud kitchen startups, in…
Rapido’s Ownly burning around ₹140 per order During Bengaluru Pilot
Rapido’s food delivery platform Ownly has begun testing a 25% discount program in Bengaluru, marking a significant shift from its…
InstaHelp, Snabbit, Pronto burned around ₹135–145 crore in June 2026
India’s instant househelp startups—Urban Company’s InstaHelp, Snabbit, and Pronto—burned an estimated $16–17 million (around ₹135–145 crore) in June 2026, as…
CarDekho To File DRHP For ₹3,500 Cr IPO This Quarter
CarDekho Group, the Jaipur-based auto-tech company owned by Girnar Software, is preparing to file its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP)…
Tencent in Talks to Become Manus’ Largest Shareholder After Meta Deal Unwinds
Tencent Holdings is reportedly in advanced discussions to become the largest shareholder of AI startup Manus, as investors work to…
Zendesk commits $100 million to help startups build with AI
Zendesk has announced a $100 million, two-year commitment to help startups build AI-powered businesses through an expanded Zendesk for Startups…
AI Training Startup Mercor Eyes $20 Billion Valuation
Mercor, the AI training and talent platform that connects domain experts with frontier AI companies, is reportedly in talks to…
BiofuelCircle Secures ₹35 Crore in Fresh Funding to Expand Biofuel Marketplace
BiofuelCircle, a Pune-based digital biomass and biofuel marketplace, has secured ₹35 crore in fresh funding in a round led by…