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The Bharat Taxi Row, Weekly Funding Rebounds & More
Allegations Hit Bharat Taxi The arrival of Bharat Taxi promised zero commissions and empowered drivers. But its rollout has triggered allegations of vigilantism, passenger intimidation, forced app...
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Policybazaar, Turtlemint Feel The Squeeze
Riya, 27, wants to buy her first family-floater health cover on Policybazaar. But before she sees a single price, the app asks for her name, phone number and city. Within minutes, her phone starts...
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Indian Startup IPO Tracker 2026
Dalal Street emerged as a founder’s paradise in 2025, with 18 Indian startups listing on the bourses and collectively mopping up a record ₹41,248 Cr from the public markets. The surge was driven by a...
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Spinny’s IPO Ride, But What’s Under The Hood?
Five years ago, CarTrade became one of the first digital auto marketplaces to test India’s public markets. The company went public in August 2021 at ₹1,618 per share. Five years on, its stock has...
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New-Age Tech Stocks: Insurtech Sell-Off Drags Combined M-Cap Down By $3.6 Bn...
New-age tech stocks saw a bearish week, with a sharp sell-off in PB Fintech and Turtlemint following IRDAI’s proposed commission caps overshadowing gains in Capillary Technologies and Zelio E-Mobility....
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Ride-Hailing Fear: Inside Bharat Taxi Coercion Allegations In Gujarat
“I wanted to reach my hotel and did not feel comfortable cancelling the ride at midnight, but they were not allowing us to leave.” A passenger who arrived in Ahmedabad from Pune told Inc42 while...
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True North Acquires Minority Stake in IPO-Bound InMobi
Private equity firm True North has reportedly acquired a minority stake worth around $50-60 Mn in IPO-bound adtech startup InMobi via secondary share purchases. As per a Livemint report, True North...
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IIT Madras, Unicorn India Ventures Mark First Close Of Fund I At ₹450 Cr
IIT Madras, IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP), and Unicorn India Ventures have announced the first close of their deeptech-focused IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund I at ₹450 Cr (about $46.9 Mn). The fund...
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FY26 Financial Tracker: Tracking The Financial Performance Of Indian Startups
The Indian startup ecosystem continued to mature in FY26, with 22 new-age tech companies making their public market debut as against 13 in FY25. At the same time, a growing number of startups turned...
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Aequs To Raise ₹650 Cr Via Preferential Issue To Bolster Manufacturing Capacity
Contract manufacturing company Aequs’ board has approved a fund raise of up to ₹650 Cr via a preferential issue of warrants to the promoter group, Mellwood Trustee Services Pvt Ltd. In a filing with...
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From Ultraviolette Automotive To GalaxEye — Indian Startups Raised Over $203...
Funding activity remained strong as Indian startups raised a combined $203.4 Mn across 21 deals between September 21 and September 25. This was 3.4X higher than $58.9 Mn raised by 14 startups in the...
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How Pine Labs Shifted Gears: From PoS Devices To An AI-Powered Fintech Stack
In 1998, the newly incorporated Pine Labs was helping petrol pumps accept payments and manage loyalty programmes. Nearly three decades later, Pine Labs is a listed company that has expanded well beyond...
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GalaxEye Gets ₹63.8 Cr RDI Support For Multisensor Satellite Tech
Spacetech startup GalaxEye has secured ₹63.84 Cr in financial support under the Centre’s Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund to develop its next-generation multisensor satellite technology....
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How Enterprises Are Building Robust Infra Backbone For AI At Scale
After the proliferation of AI adoption, enterprise India has started to ask whether its infrastructure is robust enough to survive the shift. With the country’s enterprise AI market expected to cross...
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Dextr AI Raises $6.7 Mn To Build AI Agents For Hospitality Industry
Hospitality-focused AI startup Dextr AI has raised $6.7 Mn (about ₹64.2 Cr) in a seed funding round led by Elevation Capital, with participation from Foundation Capital. The startup plans to deploy the...
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Rivet Bags $10.5 Mn From Peak XV, Others To Scale Dating Platform In US
Dating startup Rivet has raised $10.5 Mn (about ₹100.6 Cr) in seed funding from Peak XV Partners, Shine Capital, and Blume Ventures to build and scale its community-driven matchmaking platform. The...
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How Astrobase Is Building The Base For Tomorrow’s Medium-Lift Rockets
In June 2026, three spacetech startups became the first cohort to receive funds selected under the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre’s (IN-SPACe) Technology Adoption Fund’s (TAF)...
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AceVector IPO Subscribed 9% On Day 1 So Far, Retail Investors Lead Bidding
Snapdeal parent AceVector’s ₹420 Cr IPO was subscribed 9% as of 14:12 IST on the first day of bidding, with investors bidding for 65.11 Lakh shares against 7.42 Cr shares on offer, according to BSE...
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Exclusive: CodeKarma In Talks To Raise $6 Mn From Prosus, Accel
Enterprise tech startup CodeKarma is in talks to raise $5 Mn to $6 Mn in a fresh funding round, sources told Inc42. The round will be led by existing investors Prosus and Accel, the sources added. The...
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Moneyview IPO Subscribed 3.55X On Day 2, NIIs Lead With 7.77X Subscription
Digital lender Moneyview’s ₹1,092 Cr IPO was subscribed 3.55X by 13:15 IST on the second day of bidding. The public issue received bids for 82.65 Cr shares against 23.25 Cr shares on offer, according...
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