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...
View ArticleSwiggy, Zomato Have A New Fight On Their Hands
For years, Swiggy and Zomato have ruled the Indian foodtech sector with an iron fist, building vast restaurant networks and loyal customer bases that have made it difficult for new players to compete....
View ArticleNew-Age Tech Stocks Gain This Week, MobiKwik Surges 25% And PhysicsWallah 20%
Most new-age tech stocks gained this week, as benchmark indices snapped an eight-week losing streak despite a midweek sell-off. Among the 66 stocks tracked until last week, 36 rose 0.1% to nearly 25%,...
View ArticleEV Bets Drive India’s Cleantech Funding Surge In Q3
India’s cleantech startups attracted substantially more capital in Q3 2026, with large electric mobility rounds driving funding growth alongside an increase in deal activity. According to Inc42’s...
View ArticleIndian Listed New-Age Tech Company Tracker: Market Cap, Revenue & More
For years, we at Inc42 have tracked the Indian tech startup ecosystem and seen it grow from a kid to an adult. Among the clearest signs of evolution and maturity of this ecosystem is the growing number...
View ArticleD2C Brand Nat Habit Raises ₹142 Cr To Scale Offline Expansion
D2C personal care brand Nat Habit has raised ₹142 Cr (around $14.7 Mn) in an all-primary Series C funding round led by Trident Growth Partners to expand its distribution, product portfolio, and...
View ArticleOpenAI, Anthropic Prepare For Backlash Over Potential AI Catastrophe: Report
OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI companies are reportedly preparing for the public and political backlash that could follow a catastrophic AI incident disrupting critical infrastructure, financial...
View ArticleFrom DailyObjects To StockGro — Indian Startups Raised About $123 Mn This Week
Indian startup funding fell 47.4% in the first week of October, with 25 startups raising $122.9 Mn between October 5 and October 9. Startups raised $233.6 Mn raised across 16 deals last week. Funding...
View ArticlePeak XV Sells Awfis Shares Via ₹30 Cr Bulk Deal
Early backer Peak XV Partners has sold 12.2 Lakh shares of coworking space provider Awfis in a bulk deal worth ₹29.8 Cr. According to NSE data, the VC giant, via its affiliate entity Peak XV Partners...
View ArticleOTPless Ropes In Ex-BharatPe Exec Geetanshu Singla As New CTO
Identity and access management startup OTPless has roped in former BharatPe executive Geetanshu Singla as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Singla has taken charge as the CTO of the startup...
View ArticleGovt Orders Suspension Of Internet Services in New Delhi Amid Protests
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved a 24-hour suspension of mobile internet services in New Delhi amid the ongoing protests against the chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, in the...
View ArticleBewakoof’s FY26 Net Loss Jumps Nearly 20% To ₹87.4 Cr; Revenue Crosses ₹200...
After improving its bottom line performance in the fiscal year FY25, D2C fashion brand Bewakoof reversed the trend and slipped deeper into the red in the fiscal year ended March 2026. The company’s...
View ArticlePayments Vs Lending: The Tale Of Paytm’s Two Engines
Paytm began as a digital wallet, became a payments behemoth on the back of that and then built up the momentum with UPI. But two years ago it had to slow it all down and become a lending company. turn...
View ArticleJSW MG Motors India Announces Winners Of MG Developer Program 2026
Auto manufacturer JSW MG Motors has announced eight startups that emerged victorious in its startup engagement initiative, MG Developer Program (MGDP). The selected eight startups will work with JSW MG...
View ArticleThe CFO Code: MoEngage’s Narsimha Reddy On Why Finance Heads Need To Look...
For decades, a typical CFO job description looked like this: close the books, keep the company compliant, manage cash, and make sure the numbers add up. Today, this role is shifting dramatically....
View ArticleHow Arrowhead Is Using Voice AI To Fix The Gaps In Enterprise Sales And Support
For years, enterprises hired thousands of human executives to sell loans, answer customer queries and recover abandoned sales. Yet, even with massive teams, many high-value client interactions would...
View ArticleAmazon Layoffs: At Least 100 Employees In India Hit By Latest Global Job Cuts
Ecommerce giant Amazon has reportedly laid off at least 100 employees in India as part of its latest global job cuts. Citing sources, ET reported that the affected employees in India were primarily...
View ArticleAnthropic Bans ‘Cruel’ Behaviour Towards AI Models, Tightens Rules On AI Misuse
Anthropic has updated its usage policy to introduce restrictions on “sustained and needless abusive behaviour” towards its AI models. The company said the restrictions on abusing its models are...
View ArticleIndian AI Startup Funding Surges 265% YoY In Q3, Will Momentum Continue?
AI emerged as the defining theme in the Indian startup ecosystem in the July-September quarter, with startups in the segment raising their highest-ever-recorded quarterly funding. According to Inc42’s...
View ArticleNeoGrowth Raises ₹85 Cr To Expand Digital Lending Capabilities
MSME-focused lending platform NeoGrowth has secured ₹85 Cr ($8.8 Mn) in a mix of debt and equity round led by Dutch development bank FMO, with participation from LeapFrog Investments. The startup is...
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