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    <title><![CDATA[Kissht parent OnEMI board approves Rs 832 crore preferential issue]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[SEBI Greenlights Kuku Technologies’ ₹3,500 Cr IPO]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[SEBI last week approved Kuku’s IPO after the startup filed its confidential DRHP in June The audio OTT startup’s IPO’s size could be in the range of ₹2,500-3,500 Cr and could potentially value it at ₹15,000 Cr The IPO will consist of a fresh issue of shares as well as an offer-for-sale component Markets regulator SEBI has greenlit the proposed listing of audio OTT startup Kuku Technologies months after it filed its draft IPO documents confidentially. As per its latest update, it had issued its observation letter for Kuku’s offer documents last Friday (September 11). In SEBI parlance, the observation letter signals the regulator has given its go-ahead to a company to proceed with its public issue. Kukufiled its confidential DRHP with the SEBI in June. As per sources, the IPO’s size could be in the range of ₹2,500-3,500 Cr ($261-366 Mn) and could potentially value it at ₹15,000 Cr (about $1.8 Bn). The IPO will consist of a fresh issue of shares as well as an offer-for-sale component. Kuku plans to deploy the capital to upgrade its tech, AI infrastructure, content production and fuel geographic expansion. Founded in 2018 by Lal Chand Bisu, Vikas Goyal and Vinod Meena, Kuku offers audiobooks, podcasts, and original audio shows via itsKuku FMbrand, while also operating microdrama platform Kuku TV and microlearning platform Guru. The startup’s content library spans more than 20,000 titles across seven languages and multiple genres including drama, finance, and well-being. It claims to have more than 1 Cr listeners and creators on its platform and 400 Mn app downloads across its portfolio. Kuku has raised over $156 Mn to date from the likes of Fundamentum Partnership, Krafton, Vertex Ventures, IFC, 3one4 Capital, among others. Itsmost recent $85 Mn Series C funding round, in October 2025, was led by Granite Asia. Earlier this year, it evenroped in former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhonias an investor and as the brand ambassador for Kuku TV. Driven by increasing smart phone penetration and affordable internet access, the market for microdramas is expected to grow to $6.5 Bn by 2033 from $1.5 Bn currently. Kuku competes with the likes of Pocket FM, Flick TV, ReelSaga and Miniplix, as well as OTT majors like Amazon, JioHotstar and Zee5, in this segment.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[India Gets ₹1 Lakh Cr Investment Commitments Under Semicon 2.0: Vaishnaw]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[India has secured around ₹1 Lakh Cr in investment commitments from players in capital equipment, materials, specialty gases, and advanced packaging under Semicon 2.0 since its launch, said Vaishnaw at Semicon India 2026 The second phase of India’s semiconductor policy framework could create close to 1 Lakh new jobs and entails an outlay of ₹1.28 Lakh Cr Vaishnaw said that Semicon 2.0’s roadmap rests on six core pillars: chip design, equipment and raw materials, fabs, advanced packaging, R&D, and talent Under the recently approved Semicon 2.0 mission, the Central government is seeing investment commitments worth approximately ₹1 Lakh Cr ($11-12 Bn), union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said during his address at Semicon India 2026. Global players across capital equipment, materials, specialty gases, and advanced packaging have pledged to deploy this capital over the next 2-3 years as India scales up its domestic electronics value chain, the minister said. The estimates are based on the minister’s discussions with the companies, some of whom are yet to make their investment plans public. Notably, US-based semiconductor company Applied Materialsannounced a $5 Bn (about ₹48,000 Cr) investment commitmentearlier today. Vaishnaw also highlighted that the government would be targeting at least 200 startups and companies operating under the Semicon 2.0. Under the initial phase of the mission, Vaishnaw said that more than 105 startups attempted chip design, of which about 20 secured venture capital funding worth around ₹800 Cr. “Semicon 1.0 was all about setting the foundation and making sure that we learned to walk. Semiconductor 2.0 is more aboutgetting the ecosystem in place,” said Vaishnaw. The first phase of the India Semiconductor Mission (Semicon 1.0) was approved with an outlay of ₹76,000 Cr in December 2021. Under the mission, 12 semiconductor manufacturing units were approved, carrying a cumulative investment of over ₹1.64 Lakh Cr. In July 2026, India approved Semicon 2.0 with atotal outlay of ₹1.28 Lakh Cr. With the Semicon 2.0, eligible semiconductor startups and MSMEs can get up to ₹15 Cr in seed funding, along with equity co-investment support for companies backed by VC or PE investors. Deployment-linked incentives will also be available for semiconductor IPs, chips and SoCs launched after the scheme’s announcement. The scheme will provide fiscal support for semiconductor fabs and advanced packaging facilities. Silicon wafer fabs with at least ₹20,000 Cr investment will qualify for support of up to 40% of eligible capex, while compound semiconductor, photonics, sensor and discrete fabs will also be eligible. Advanced packaging projects, including 2.5D/3D packaging, wafer-level chip-scale packaging and heterogeneous integration, will also receive support, alongside R&D facilities for semiconductor equipment, raw materials and testing infrastructure. The Semicon 2.0’s roadmap rests on six core pillars: developing the chip design ecosystem, equipment]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (September 17, 2026)]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[From India’s semiconductor push with Applied Materials and Lam Research to early-stage funding across deeptech and workforce platforms, plus a new partner payout feature from Swiggy,YourStorybrings you today’s headlines and the latest news across sectors. Vamshi & Vyshak founded Yaanendriya, Bengaluru, 2025 Bengaluru-based Yaanendriya designs and manufactures inertial sensors, navigation and control systems for autonomous machines across commercial and defence applications. Incorporated in February 2025, its stack spans motion sensors, vehicle controllers and positioning modules for drones, vehicles and robots. A 0.4% fee on UPI merchant payments above Rs 2,000, capped at Rs 300 for transactions of Rs 75,000 and above, could create a new revenue pool for payments players. Investors are upbeat, though the impact on profitability and customer behaviour remains uncertain. Under Semicon 2.0, India will target at least 200 chip-design startups and companies and train one lakh semiconductor technicians, clean-room and factory-floor workers. The programme spans six pillars and has an outlay of Rs 1,27,500 crore, according to the government. Lam Research plans approximately Rs 10,000 crore of investment to set up its first silicon component manufacturing facility in India, alongside advanced R&D and deeper supplier partnerships. The proposed site will support a vertically integrated silicon manufacturing process. Applied Materials will invest $5 billion in India over the next decade, including a 140-acre advanced semiconductor research park, a 10X scale-up of India-based supply-chain capacity by 2035, and a plan to double its R&D workforce in the country. DheyaTech has raised Rs 43 crore in funding led by Avaana Capital, with participation from Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Limited. The company said the capital will be used to scale production, build an integrated gas turbine testing facility, and work closely with customers to accelerate deployment timelines. Founded in 2018, the Bengaluru-based company develops indigenous micro gas turbine engines for advanced aerial mobility and energy systems, spanning 20 kgf to 400 kgf of thrust. DheyaTech said its engines are entering commercial deployment, with flight trials targeted for Q4 2026, and that it is pursuing airworthiness certification under CEMILAC-DRDO. Enlight Metals Private Limited has raised $1.5 million from Exar North Group Inc. at a $10 million valuation to advance its agentic AI-enabled metal procurement platform. The company said funds will support its technology roadmap, scaling operations and expansion across the metal procurement ecosystem. The Pune-based firm said its platform has reduced transaction processing time by 75%, inventory costs by 30% and overhead by 60%. It currently operates in Pune, Mumbai and Raipur, and plans to expand into Ahmedabad and Indore. Director Vedant Goel said the partnership will combine capital with technology and operational support. Factrika has raise]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[NSE raises Rs 6,746 Cr from anchor investors ahead of IPO]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The National Stock Exchange (NSE) garnered Rs 6,746 crore from anchor investors, including state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Goldman Sachs and Fidelity, ahead of the opening of its much-awaited IPO subscription. Additionally, sovereign wealth funds GIC Singapore, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Norges Bank as well as Eastspring and HSBC Global Asset Management participated in the anchor round. According to a circular uploaded on the BSE website, NSE allotted over 3.77 crore shares to 150 anchor investors at Rs 1,785 apiece, the upper end of its IPO price band. This takes the transaction size to Rs 6,746.2 crore. Foreign institutional investors (FPIs) accounted for about 43 per cent of the anchor book, with investments of Rs 2,883 crore. More than 20 foreign long-only funds participated, with investors from the US, Europe and Asia spanning sovereign wealth funds, regional long-only funds and global mutual funds. Domestic institutional participation was also broad-based, with the participation of mutual funds, insurance companies, pension funds and other institutions. More than 25 large domestic mutual funds and 11 major insurance and pension companies invested around Rs 3,588 crore, accounting for 53% of the anchor book. The participating mutual funds included ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, HDFC Mutual Fund, Nippon India Mutual Fund, Axis Mutual Fund, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, Kotak Mutual Fund, UTI Mutual Fund, Mirae Asset Mutual Fund, Tata Mutual Fund, Franklin Templeton, Edelweiss Mutual Fund and HSBC Mutual Fund. LIC, NSE's largest shareholder with a 10.72% stake, participated through three entities – LIC, LIC Mutual Fund and LIC Pension Fund – investing more than Rs 500 crore. NSE is among the top five holdings of LIC, whose existing stake in the exchange is larger than the portion being offered through the initial public offering (IPO). The SBI group, which is selling a 1% stake in NSE through State Bank of India and SBI Capital Markets, also participated in the anchor book through SBI Mutual Fund, SBI General Insurance, SBI Life Insurance and SBI Pension Fund, investing more than Rs 400 crore. The strong institutional response comes ahead of NSE's Rs 22,569-crore IPO, for which the exchange has fixed a price band of Rs 1,700-1,785 per equity share. ​ The exchange will command a valuation of Rs 4.2 lakh crore to Rs 4.42 lakh crore at the price band.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lam Research to invest Rs 10,000 Cr in India, set up first silicon component manufacturing facility]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[US semiconductor equipment maker Lam Research plans to invest approximately Rs 10,000 crore in India to establish its first silicon component manufacturing facility in the country. Speaking at SEMICON India 2026 on Thursday, Sesha Varadarajan, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Lam Research, said the proposed facility will support a vertically integrated manufacturing process spanning silicon ingot production and processing for advanced semiconductor technologies. The facility will also serve as a manufacturing and export base for Lam’s global operations. “This investment reflects our approach to invest across key aspects of the ecosystem here and will serve as a base for manufacturing and export globally,” Varadarajan added. The new facility is expected to deepen Lam’s local manufacturing footprint and strengthen its integration with suppliers in India. Lam did not disclose the proposed facility’s location, manufacturing capacity or timeline for beginning operations. Varadarajan said India has assumed a critical role for Lam across both innovation and operations. What began as Lam’s small engineering centre in Bengaluru has expanded into a full-scale advanced R&D operation supporting multiple aspects of Lam’s global business. It supports customers globally through design solutions, testing, validation, and next-generation technology development, he said. Lam is also increasing partnerships with Indian companies across specialised materials, precision components, gases, chemicals, metrology, and manufacturing services. Varadarajan said establishing a manufacturing base could help local suppliers build capabilities that allow them to participate more deeply in global semiconductor value chains. “These partnerships will help local companies develop capabilities needed to not only help Lam in our goals, but also participate globally in value creation,” he said. Lam is one of the world’s major suppliers of wafer fabrication equipment, with technologies used in critical semiconductor manufacturing processes including deposition and etch. The company also provided an update on its Semiverse initiative, under which it is working with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the India Semiconductor Mission to expand access to semiconductor manufacturing education. Lam had set a goal of training up to 60,000 students in India over 10 years. Varadarajan said more than 99 universities were participating in the initiative in 2026 and that the company expects to achieve its target earlier than originally planned. “Lam will deliver on our goal earlier and with stronger numbers than what we committed,” Varadarajan said. “Our journey in India mimics exactly what the semiconductor mission for India is, which is an end-to-end commitment from silicon to systems,” he added.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[NSE raises Rs 6,746 Cr from LIC, Goldman Sachs and others in anchor round ahead of mega IPO]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday garnered Rs 6,746 crore from anchor investors, including state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Goldman Sachs and Fidelity, ahead of the opening of its much-awaited IPO subscription. Additionally, sovereign wealth funds GIC Singapore, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Norges Bank as well as Eastspring and HSBC Global Asset Management participated in the anchor round. According to a circular uploaded on the BSE website, NSE allotted over 3.77 crore shares to 150 anchor investors at Rs 1,785 apiece, the upper end of its IPO price band. This takes the transaction size to Rs 6,746.2 crore. Foreign institutional investors (FPIs) accounted for about 43 per cent of the anchor book, with investments of Rs 2,883 crore. More than 20 foreign long-only funds participated, with investors from the US, Europe and Asia spanning sovereign wealth funds, regional long-only funds and global mutual funds. Domestic institutional participation was also broad-based, with the participation of mutual funds, insurance companies, pension funds and other institutions. More than 25 large domestic mutual funds and 11 major insurance and pension companies invested around Rs 3,588 crore, accounting for 53 per cent of the anchor book. The participating mutual funds included ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, HDFC Mutual Fund, Nippon India Mutual Fund, Axis Mutual Fund, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, Kotak Mutual Fund, UTI Mutual Fund, Mirae Asset Mutual Fund, Tata Mutual Fund, Franklin Templeton, Edelweiss Mutual Fund and HSBC Mutual Fund. LIC, NSE's largest shareholder with a 10.72 per cent stake, participated through three entities – LIC, LIC Mutual Fund and LIC Pension Fund – investing more than Rs 500 crore. NSE is among the top five holdings of LIC, whose existing stake in the exchange is larger than the portion being offered through the initial public offering (IPO). The SBI group, which is selling a 1 per cent stake in NSE through State Bank of India and SBI Capital Markets, also participated in the anchor book through SBI Mutual Fund, SBI General Insurance, SBI Life Insurance and SBI Pension Fund, investing more than Rs 400 crore. The strong institutional response comes ahead of NSE's Rs 22,569-crore IPO, for which the exchange has fixed a price band of Rs 1,700-1,785 per equity share. ​ The exchange will command a valuation of Rs 4.2 lakh crore to Rs 4.42 lakh crore at the price band. The issue will open for public subscription on September 17 and close on September 21. The offering, which comprises an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 12.64 crore equity shares by existing shareholders, is set to become India's second-largest public issue after Hyundai Motor India's Rs 27,870-crore IPO in 2024. The reduction in the OFS size from the earlier planned 14.9 crore shares has brought down the overall issue size from the initial estimate of around Rs 30,000 crore. At the lower end of the price band, the issue is ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Clean Label Brands Vs FSSAI, PhonePe Eyes 2027 IPO & More]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[India’s clean-label boom is facing its toughest test yet. FSSAI’s recent crackdown on health and purity claims is threatening the marketing language that helped many D2C brands grow. Can “healthy” food startups survive when every claim must stand up to evidence? The Label Under Fire:FSSAI’s recent notices to 20 legacy and D2C brands has brought claims such as “100% natural” and “healthy” under scrutiny. Brands built on “ingredient transparency” were caught using date powders and fructose while advertising zero added sugar. Rather than challenging the FSSAI’s notices, several brands quietly opted to scrub these absolute claims and overhauled their packaging. But the situation took a sharp turn after the SC began questioning what a front-of-pack warning label should look like. SC Weighs In:The apex court accepted FSSAI’s proposed red hexagon warning for packaged foods high in sugar, salt and saturated fat. At the same time, it also sought more clarity on scientific thresholds, label size and possible confusion with existing food markers. The next hearing in the matter could establish a clearer path for how health warnings must appear, potentially reshaping packaging and product listings across India’s food market. Trust Needs Proof:Experts believe that the crackdown can potentially create a better opportunity for brands to demonstrate better ingredients, transparent formulations and verifiable nutritional claims. However, it will raise the cost of entering the category and will require the brands to rethink product formulations. So, will new-age food brands adapt or will this regulatory reckoning shatter consumer trust in “clean-label” promises?Let’s find out… As AI chips grow more powerful, heat and material limitations are threatening to slow the semiconductor progress. Discovered Materials is tackling this bottleneck with AI agents that can search, simulate and validate new materials for advanced chips. Materials Science Meets AI:Founded in 2026, Discovered Materials uses AI agents to accelerate the discovery of new materials for semiconductors. Its AI agents generate candidate structures and estimate properties and distinguish theoretically-attractive candidates from materials that can ultimately be manufactured and deployed. Beyond Discovery:The startup claims to have so far generated more than 500 previously unknown materials, which it claims are computationally stable. However, only a small number may have plausible synthesis routes. To address this, Discovered Materials is building experimental and verification capabilities that connect candidate generation to synthesis and lab validation. The IP Ambition:The US-based startup’s long-term ambition is to become a materials and intellectual-property company, potentially licensing discoveries to semiconductor and chemical companies. It also plans to focus on expanding its laboratory infrastructure and computational capabilities. With India’s semiconductor market projected to become a $155 Bn op]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[With UPI MDR Clarity, PhonePe Eyes IPO By March 2027]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[PhonePe is set to revive its initial public offering (IPO) plans and is targeting a public listing between February and March 2027, sources told Inc42 The new UPI MDR framework gives PhonePe greater clarity on monetising its core payments business after years of zero MDR PhonePe will look to refile its IPO papers by the end of this year, seeking a valuation of $10 Bn, sources told Inc42 With greater clarity around the monetisation of UPI payments following’ the introduction of a new Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework, Walmart-backed fintechPhonePeis set to revive its initial public offering (IPO) plans, which wereput on hold earlier this year. Sources told Inc42 that the fintech startup is now targeting a public listing between February-March 2027. “They have an almost 45% share of merchant payments. With greater clarity on the MDR regime, PhonePe is now looking to revise its IPO plans and could target a listing between February and March 2027,” the sources said. PhonePe will look to file its updated IPO papers by the end of this year, seeking a valuation of $10 Bn, sources in the know told Inc42 on the condition of anonymity. PhonePe declined to comment on this development. Notably, theMDR framework was introduced by the Central government yesterday, bringing charges back on select UPI merchant transactions beginning October 15. The move marks a shift from the broad zero-MDR regime in place from 2020. The charges will apply only to select transactions, with merchant UPI payments above ₹2,000 attracting a 0.4% MDR. However, person-to-person (P2P) transactions up to ₹2,000 will continue to remain free. Small merchants receiving up to ₹1 Lakh a month through UPI QR payments will also be exempt. A lower MDR of 0.02%, capped at ₹300, will apply to capital market payments, including transactions involving stockbrokers, securities dealers, mutual funds and investment platforms. The revised framework gives PhonePe, which has long been the UPI market leader, a greater clarity on monetising the service following years of no revenue. After filing for an confidential IPO in September 2025,PhonePe had filed its updated DRHPin March post receiving the SEBI’s approval for its OFS-only IPO. Existing investors including Walmart, Tiger Global and Microsoft were expected to sell shares. The IPO was earlier expected to value PhonePe at $9 Bn-$10.5 Bn, with the offering size estimated to be in the range of $900 Mn-$1.5 Bn. In its updated DRHP, PhonePe noted that UPI payments carried an MDR until 2020, allowing payment apps, aggregators and banks to earn revenue from transactions. The government later scrapped the MDR on UPI and RuPay payments to boost digital payment adoption. PhonePe’s DRHP also cited calls from the Payments Council of India to review the zero-MDR regime for large merchants and RuPay debit card transactions. The startup said a “carefully structured MDR regime” could support investments in infrastructure, innovation and merchant acquisition, whi]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Aakrit Vaish’s Activate Closes Maiden VC Fund At $105 Mn To Back AI Startups]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Activate has closed its debut fund at $105 Mn (₹1,000 Cr), comprising an $85 Mn early-stage fund and $20 Mn deployed through growth investment vehicles. The fund positions Activate as India’s largest VC platform focused exclusively on AI, as AI-focused funding and dedicated investment vehicles gain traction in the Indian startup ecosystem. Founded by Aakrit Vaish and Pratyush Choudhury, Activate has made 10 AI investments in nine months, including seven early-stage bets and three growth investments in Sarvam AI, ElevenLabs and Wispr Flow. Former Haptik CEO Aakrit Vaish-led VC firm Activate has announced the final close of its maiden fund at $105 Mn (around ₹1,000 Cr). The fund, which was closed within a year of its launch, comprises an $85 Mn flagship early-stage fund and $20 Mn deployed through dedicated growth investment vehicles. Activate said the flagship fund closed at 125% above its original target. Activate’s LP base includes more than 50 founders and AI researchers, around a dozen global VC general partners and more than 50 family offices, enterprises and corporates. Notable backers include Vinod Khosla, General Catalyst, Raghu Raghuram, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Lalit Keshre, Harsh Jain, Bhavin Turakhia, Ronnie Screwvala and Ranjan Pai, among others. Founded in December 2025 by Vaish and former Together Fund partner Pratyush Choudhury, Activate aims to back AI-native startups at the pre-seed or idea stage. It is targeting to back 25-30 startups operating across AI applications, foundational models, physical infrastructure and related areas, with initial equity investments in the rangeof $500K-$3 Mn. The fund reported its first close at $75 Mn in December, and has since made 10 investments. Through its early-stage strategy, called Inception, Activate has backed seven startups across consumer AI, AI-led services and frontier technology. All seven remain in stealth. The firm said it works with founders from as early as the ideation stage, including in some cases before incorporation, and supports them across product development, technical architecture, hiring, go-to-market and subsequent fundraising. Beyond early-stage investments, Activate has also backed Sarvam AI, ElevenLabs andWispr Flow. Activate’s investment in Sarvam came amid the Bengaluru-based AIstartup’s ongoing $300 Mn Series B round. Vaish had said the investment was the firm’s largest capital commitment to a company at the time, although the exact amount was not disclosed. In February,Activate partnered with NVIDIAto provide its portfolio founders with access to the chipmaker’s Nemotron family of open-source models, along with technical training, compute resources and support. Beyond capital, the firm said its ecosystem includes a GenAI community of more than 15,000 technical practitioners across over 40 groups. It has also forged partnerships with NVIDIA, OpenAI, Anthropic, ElevenLabs, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Notion, with portfolio companies eligible for up to $1 M]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ET Business Growth Summit, Jaipur:  Entrepreneurs highlight new growth opportunities]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The session was followed by a fireside chat with Ramakrishna Eda, Chief General Manager, IDBI Bank Then followed a special address by K. L. Jain, President, Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry The panel discussion brought together representatives from tourism, exports, handicrafts, food and beverages, jewellery, and venture capital (VC) spaces The panel discussion was followed by a fireside chat with Manoj Bohara, Chief Regional Manager, Jaipur Regional Office, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Inside WOI India’s Kashmir Retreat: Founders, MoU and ₹2 Crore Commitment]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[WOI India hosted the inaugural India Leaders' Retreat, Kashmir Edition, from September 18 to 20, 2026, at The Khyber Himalayan Resort & Spa in Gulmarg. The retreat was supported by the Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) and the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, and brought together some of India's leading founders, investors, business leaders and ecosystem builders for conversations on entrepreneurship, institution-building and India's next phase of growth. The invitation-only gathering brought together 40+ founders and investors, including 30 confirmed unicorn and soonicorn builders. The participating companies represented a combined valuation of over $50 billion, based on a verified floor estimate. Designed as a closed-door, off-the-record gathering with no press, the retreat moved beyond conventional conferences and panel discussions to create space for candid conversations, peer learning, new relationships and deeper engagement with India's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Two significant outcomes marked the retreat: a Memorandum of Understanding between WOI India and JKEDI to strengthen Jammu & Kashmir's startup ecosystem, and WOI India's ₹2 crore commitment towards Shurukar, an initiative launched by Shradha Sharma in collaboration with DPIIT. A key outcome of the retreat was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between WOI India and JKEDI, establishing a foundation for continued collaboration to support entrepreneurship and strengthen the startup ecosystem in Jammu & Kashmir. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to creating more opportunities for local founders through access to entrepreneurial networks, mentorship, market connections and ecosystem-building initiatives. The retreat also featured a dedicated interaction between national startup leaders and approximately 40 founders from Jammu & Kashmir. The founders presented their ventures, shared their ambitions and engaged directly with experienced entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem leaders. The interaction created an opportunity for J&K founders to showcase their work, receive feedback, explore potential collaborations and build relationships that can extend well beyond the retreat. Vikramjeet Singh, Administrative Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Government of Jammu & Kashmir, joined the retreat and engaged with participating leaders on the region's entrepreneurial landscape. Shri Vikramjit Singh, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Industries & Commerce Department, J&K, also joined the retreat and engaged with participating leaders on the region's entrepreneurial and industrial landscape. He said,"Jammu & Kashmir is witnessing a growing industrial and startup ecosystem, with new opportunities emerging across sectors. As the investment and entrepreneurial landscape continues to evolve, I encourage the founders and investors participating in this retreat to be part of this journey, explore the opportunities that Jammu & Kashmir offers, and c]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[AceVector files RHP for Rs 287 Cr fresh issue, turns free cash flow positive in FY26]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[SoftBank-backed AceVector, the parent company of Snapdeal and Unicommerce, has filed its red herring prospectus (RHP) with SEBI for an IPO comprising a Rs 287 crore fresh issue, along with an offer for sale (OFS) by existing shareholders. Under the IPO, AceVector will raise Rs 287 crore through a fresh issue, while existing shareholders will sell up to 4.12 crore shares through an offer for sale (OFS). Starfish I Pte. Ltd., the promoter selling shareholder, will account for the largest portion of the OFS, offering up to 2.76 crore shares, or 66.9% of the total shares on offer. Meanwhile, three Nexus entities — Nexus India Direct Investments II, Nexus Opportunity Fund and Nexus Ventures III  will collectively offer 86.96 lakh shares, accounting for around 21% of the OFS. Its co-founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, who together hold a 33.99% stake directly and through related entities, will not participate in the OFS. Existing investors, including SoftBank and Foxconn, will also sell a small portion of their holdings. The IPO comes as AceVector has made progress on its financial performance and turned free cash flow positive in FY26. The company generated adjusted free cash flow from operations of Rs 10.82 crore in FY26, compared with a negative position in the previous year. Its operating revenue also grew 29% to Rs 510.38 crore in FY26 from Rs 395.02 crore in FY25. AceVector also significantly reduced its operating losses during the year. Its adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed 59% to Rs 15.94 crore in FY26 from Rs 39.16 crore in FY25. The adjusted EBITDA margin consequently improved to -3.12% from -9.91% during the same period. AceVector operates two key businesses, Snapdeal, its value-focused ecommerce marketplace, and Unicommerce, an ecommerce enablement SaaS platform. Snapdeal derives more than 62% of its business from fashion, with most products priced below Rs 599. Nearly 82% of its orders come from non-metro cities. Meanwhile, Unicommerce serves more than 8,100 clients across India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East through its ecommerce technology platforms. AceVector plans to use the fresh issue proceeds to strengthen Snapdeal’s technology infrastructure, invest in marketing and business development, pursue inorganic growth opportunities and meet general corporate requirements. The IPO will open for subscription on September 25 and close on September 29, with the anchor book opening on September 24. IIFL, CLSA and Systematix Group are the book-running lead managers. Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write about. This shall, however, not influence our reporting or coverage in any manner whatsoever. You may find a list of our investorshere.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[NSE IPO receives nearly four times subscription so far on final day]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Rs 22,569-crore initial public offering (IPO) of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), the country's second-largest public issue, received 3.92 times subscription so far on the final day of bidding on Monday. The offering is India's second-largest public issue after Hyundai Motor India's Rs 27,870-crore IPO in 2024. The IPO surpassed LIC's Rs 21,000 crore offering in 2022 but remains below Hyundai Motor India's record public offer. The NSE IPO received bids for 34.78 crore (34,78,26,096) shares against 8.86 crore (8,86,42,911) shares on offer, as per details available with the BSE till 02:35 PM. The category for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) garnered 7.99 times subscription, while the portion for non-institutional investors was subscribed 5.07 times. The quota for retail investors received 1.13 times subscription. The NSE on Wednesday last week raised Rs 6,746 crore from anchor investors, including state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Goldman Sachs and Fidelity. Additionally, sovereign wealth funds such as GIC Singapore, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Norges Bank, as well as Eastspring and HSBC Global Asset Management, also participated in the anchor round. The IPO comprises an Offer for Sale (OFS) of up to 12.64 crore equity shares by existing shareholders. The exchange has fixed a price band of Rs 1,700-1,785 per equity share for the IPO. At the upper end, it will command a valuation of up to Rs 4.42 lakh crore. Since the offering is entirely an OFS, proceeds from the share sale will accrue to existing shareholders, not the NSE. NSE shares are expected to make their market debut on September 24. The public issue marks a significant milestone for the NSE, whose listing plans had remained stalled for nearly a decade amid regulatory hurdles, including those linked to the co-location controversy. The reduction in the OFS size from the earlier planned 14.9 crore shares has brought down the overall issue size from the initial estimate of around Rs 30,000 crore.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moneyview fixes IPO price band at Rs 32-34; eyes Rs 1,092 Cr]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Accel and Tiger Global-backed digital lending platform Moneyview has fixed the price band for its IPO at Rs 32-34 per share, putting the company’s valuation at nearly Rs 6,000 crore at the upper end of the band. The IPO will open for subscription on September 24 and close on September 28. The anchor book will open a day earlier on September 23. Moneyview is looking to raise Rs 1,091.6 crore through the public issue. The IPO comprises a fresh issue ofRs 750 croreand an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 10.04 crore shares. At the upper price band, the company will have an implied market capitalisation of around Rs 5,985 crore. The price band comes shortly after Moneyview halved the size of its fresh issue from the Rs 1,500 crore proposed in its draft papers. The company and its existing investors also reduced the OFS from around 13.6 crore shares to 10.04 crore shares. Founders Puneet Agarwal and Sanjay Aggarwal will participate in the OFS along with investors including Accel, Tiger Global Management, Ribbit Capital, DI Investment and Crimson Winter. Accel is currently Moneyview’s largest shareholder with a 21.89% stake, followed by Tiger Global at 13.79%. Moneyview plans to use Rs 325 crore from the fresh issue to support loan disbursals under default loss guarantee arrangements, while another Rs 250 crore will be invested in its lending subsidiary Whizdm Finance to strengthen its capital base. The remaining proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. Financially, Moneyview reported Rs 3,351.2 crore revenue in FY26, up 43.3% year-on-year, while profit rose marginally to Rs 242.7 crore. In Q1 FY27, revenue grew 50.2% to Rs 1,041.1 crore, while profit jumped 158.8% to Rs 173.8 crore. Investors can bid for a minimum of 441 shares, requiring Rs 14,994 at the upper price band. Moneyview is expected to list on the stock exchanges on October 1. Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write about. This shall, however, not influence our reporting or coverage in any manner whatsoever. You may find a list of our investorshere.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Exclusive: Drivn’s Indian entity raises Rs 45 Cr from Avaana Capital]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Electric commercial mobility startup Drivn’s Indian entity has raised Rs 45 crore or $4.7 million in a seed funding round led by Avaana Capital. The fundraise comes a few months after Drivn received an$80 millioncommitment from Japanese financial services group Nomura in February 2026. The latest capital has been raised by Drivn’s Indian operating entity, while its parent holding company is based in Singapore. According to regulatory filings accessed byEntrackr, the Indian entity’s board approved the allotment of 33,98,792 compulsorily convertible preference shares (CCPS) at an issue price of Rs 132.40 per share. Avaana Capital invested the entire Rs 45 crore in the round. According to the filings, the company will use the fresh capital to meet its business requirements and for general corporate purposes. Founded in 2025 by Manav Bansal and Alpna Jain, Gurugram-based Drivn is building a full-stack electric mobility platform focused on large commercial vehicles. The startup owns and leases electric intercity buses and heavy-duty trucks, while also offering fleet operations and other services for commercial fleet owners. Drivn also provides charging infrastructure and battery lifecycle management solutions as it looks to build an integrated platform for businesses transitioning their commercial fleets to electric vehicles. Following the latest fundraising, Singapore-based Drivn Transition PTE. LTD remains the majority shareholder in the Indian entity with an 88.75% stake. Avaana Capital holds a 7.22% stake, while co-founder and CEO Manav Bansal owns 4.03%. Despite raising capital and securing the Nomura commitment, Drivn’s Indian entity was still at a pre-revenue stage in FY26. The company reported a loss of Rs 1.96 crore during the financial year, according to its regulatory filings. Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write about. This shall, however, not influence our reporting or coverage in any manner whatsoever. You may find a list of our investorshere.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Zurich Kotak General Insurance launches digital-first insurance platform to simplify SME business protection]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Indian SMEs contribute nearly 30% of the country's GDP and support millions of livelihoods. Forget the UPI fee fight. Do we know how India pays today? Nobody's money? The fortune Indian families forgot they had Has the US Fed and AI created a costlier world? And has the queue got longer for India? A different kind of buyback. Is this the beginning of these kinds of buybacks? Come January 2027, will India’s online platforms get their own Tukaram? Gold rush on Dalal St as regional jewellers bid to be the next Tanishq]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Startup news and updates: daily roundup (September 21, 2026)]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[From Ottonomy’s autonomous logistics robots to Rajesh Subramaniam’s 22-year journey building embedUR into an essential router-software powerhouse,YourStorybrings you today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors. The first thing Rajesh Subramaniam wanted was to sort the lighting. “I just want to make sure my lighting is not that bad and you can still see me,” he said, before we had got anywhere near his company or his plans for it. When I told him the story would be written and not filmed, he settled back into his chair and talked for the better part of an hour about Wi-Fi. Growing up in Lank, a small village near Shamli in Uttar Pradesh, Smita Choudhary witnessed how differently boys and girls were raised. Girls were expected to leave school early and take on household responsibilities, while boys were encouraged to attend college and build careers. Ritukar Vijay believes there is one part of logistics that is always messier than the rest: the middle. While robotics has slowly been incorporated into the industry over the past decade, the “messy middle” of moving samples, meals, parts and parcels between buildings, through elevators, and across campuses remained largely non-automated. Prime Industries has raised Rs 11.86 crore from Dr Uday Narang, founder of Omega Seiki Mobility, to support its focus on defence, nuclear and precision manufacturing. The company plans to use the capital partly to establish an R&D and incubation centre for its Special Product Division. Prime Industries has interests in businesses including Kay Bouvet Engineering and Linga Agri, spanning defence, nuclear and advanced manufacturing. Narang is also associated with OBSC Perfection, a precision manufacturing company with capabilities in CNC machining, investment casting, forging and stamping for industrial applications including defence and aerospace. LTM has appointed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur as Strategic Advisor to its BlueVerse Craft business unit. BlueVerse Craft helps enterprises develop AI-powered creative capabilities by combining strategy, creativity, technology and production. Kapur will advise the unit’s leadership on its vision for AI-enabled creativity, including how emerging technologies can expand creative possibilities and content production. A BAFTA winner and Academy Award nominee, Kapur has worked across global cinema and storytelling. The appointment comes as enterprises face growing demand for content across formats, channels and markets, with AI increasingly being used to accelerate, adapt and personalise content production. Edelweiss Financial Services has launched a public issue of secured, redeemable non-convertible debentures worth up to Rs 300 crore, including a Rs 150 crore green shoe option. The issue comprises 10 series with tenures of 24, 36, 60 and 120 months, offering annual, monthly and cumulative interest options. Effective annual yields range from 8.64% to 10%. The issue opens on September 21 and closes on October 5, 2026]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[YuVerse takes its last-mile AI proposition to Global Fintech Fest]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Skillmatics posts Rs 659 Cr revenue in FY26, profit rises marginally]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Educational toys and games startup Skillmatics is reportedly in talks to raise fresh capital as it looks to expand its business. The potential fundraise comes as the company has scaled its revenue while remaining profitable. Skillmatics’ revenue from operations increased 34.5% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 659 crore in FY26 from Rs 490 crore in FY25, according to its consolidated financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies (RoC). The Mumbai-based company operates a direct-to-consumer (D2C) and omnichannel edutainment business, offering educational toys and learning games for children aged between one and 12 years. Skillmatics sells its products through its own website, e-commerce marketplaces, and retail stores across global markets. The company has a presence in more than 25 countries and works with over 3,000 retail stores internationally, with North America being its key market. A large part of its business comes from overseas markets. Around 87% of Skillmatics’ operating revenue was generated outside India, primarily through its US-based subsidiary Grasper Global Inc. The company also reported Rs 7.52 crore in other income during FY26, taking its total revenue to around Rs 667 crore from Rs 496 crore in FY25. While Skillmatics saw healthy growth in revenue, its expenses increased at a faster pace during the year. The company’s total expenditure rose 36.1% to Rs 652 crore in FY26 from Rs 479 crore in FY25. Marketing remained one of the biggest expenses for Skillmatics. The company spent around Rs 169 crore on marketing during the year, accounting for about 26% of its total expenditure. The cost of making toys and games was another major expense and stood at around Rs 130 crore in FY26. Other expenses, including packaging, commissions, transportation, employee benefits and other operating costs, also contributed to the increase in the overall cost base. As expenses grew faster than revenue, the company’s profit growth remained limited. Skillmatics’ net profit increased 4.2% to Rs 17.57 crore in FY26 from Rs 16.86 crore in FY25. Its EBITDA margin stood at 1.75%, while return on capital employed (ROCE) was recorded at 5.14% during the fiscal year. On a unit level, Skillmatics spent around 99 paise to earn every rupee of operating revenue in FY26, indicating the pressure from its growing cost base. The company ended FY26 with current assets of around Rs 222 crore, including cash and bank balances of Rs 75.5 crore. Skillmatics has built its business around the global market, particularly North America, where it has developed a sizeable presence across both online and offline channels. The company has raised around $28 million to date across its funding rounds and counts investors such as Peak XV Partners and Sofina among its backers. The rise in revenue shows that Skillmatics has continued to scale its global business, although the relatively modest growth in profit shows the higher costs involved in marketing, manufacturing, and expandin]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Soach Global eyes 25X returns from NSE IPO, to pocket Rs 295 Cr via partial exit]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Mauritius-based Soach Global Opportunities Fund is set to make nearly 25X returns on its decade-old investment in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) through a partial exit in the exchange's initial public offering (IPO). The fund is selling 20% of its holding through the offer for sale (OFS), while retaining the remaining 80% as a long-term investment. According to the company's press release, Soach Global Strategic Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the fund, is selling 16.5 lakh equity shares at NSE's IPO price band of Rs 1,700 to Rs 1,785 per share. The transaction is expected to fetch approximately Rs 280 crore to Rs 295 crore. Soach Global acquired 1.5 lakh NSE shares from the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) in January 2016 for Rs 59.25 crore at Rs 3,950 per share. Over the following decade, its holding increased to 82.5 lakh shares through corporate actions without any additional investment. Its adjusted acquisition cost stands at Rs 71.8 per share. At the upper end of the IPO price band, the fund's partial exit will generate nearly five times its entire original investment. Following the sale, Soach Global will continue to hold 66 lakh NSE shares, valued at approximately Rs 1,120 crore to Rs 1,180 crore. Hong Kong-based Soach Global Corporation Limited operates in fund management and advisory, with a focus on trade, commerce and long-term investments in India and global markets. Its Mauritius-based investment subsidiary holds the group's investment in NSE. Anubhav Dayal, founder and director of Soach Global Opportunities Fund, said the partial exit is intended to enable wider retail participation in NSE's growth. He added that the fund views its remaining holding as a long-term investment and has no plans to re-enter after the sale. NSE's IPO, which opened on September 17, will close for subscription today. The issue was subscribed 1.76 times as of 11:50 AM on the final day. Ahead of the IPO, the exchange raisedRs 6,746 crorefrom 189 anchor investors, including LIC, Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, ADIA, GIC, Fidelity, Societe Generale. Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write about. This shall, however, not influence our reporting or coverage in any manner whatsoever. You may find a list of our investorshere.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moneyview IPO to open on September 24]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Digital lending platform Moneyview Ltd is gearing up to launch its Rs 1,092-crore initial public offering (IPO) on September 24. The price band has been fixed at Rs 32-34 per equity share, valuing the company at nearly Rs 6,000 crore at the upper limit. The IPO will close on September 28, and the company's shares are proposed to be listed on the NSE and BSE on October 1, according to a public announcement on Monday. Moneyview's IPO comprises a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 750 crore and an Offer for Sale (OFS) of 10.05 crore equity shares, valued at Rs 342 crore at the higher end of the issue price, by existing shareholders. This takes the total issue size to Rs 1,092 crore. Of the Rs 750 crore fresh issue proceeds, Rs 325 crore will be used to support the company's lending operations, while Rs 250 crore will be invested in augmenting the capital base of its NBFC subsidiary. The remaining funds will be utilised for general corporate purposes. On the financial front, Moneyview reported a profit after tax of Rs 242 crore in FY26 and revenue of Rs 3,351 crore during the year. For the quarter ended June 2026, the company's profit after tax stood at Rs 174 crore and revenue at Rs 1,065 crore. The company's lending business has continued to grow, with loan disbursals rising 31 per cent to Rs 23,099 crore in FY26. Disbursals stood at Rs 7,152 crore in the first quarter of FY27, up 40 per cent year-on-year. Its assets under management (AUM) stood at Rs 22,520 crore as of June 30, 2026. Founded in 2014 by IIT Delhi graduates Puneet Agarwal and Sanjay Aggarwal, Moneyview operates as a digital-only, credit-led fintech platform offering financial products across borrowing, transactions, investments and protection. Its flagship digital personal loan business, launched in 2017, remains a key contributor to its operations. The company said its technology and artificial intelligence-led model enables a largely unassisted digital customer journey and allows it to offer personalised financial products at scale. Moneyview has a user base of more than 140 million and claims coverage across 99 per cent of pincodes in India. Beyond personal loans, the company has expanded into products and services including earned wage access, home loans, loans against property, digital gold and UPI transactions. Axis Capital, BofA Securities India, IIFL Capital Services and Kotak Mahindra Capital Company are the book-running lead managers to the issue.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Samara Capital acquires stakes in ARC and Calyx]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Private equity firm Samara Capital has acquired stakes in Associated Road Carriers (ARC) and Calyx Container Terminals to create an integrated logistics platform. As per mint report, Samara has invested around Rs 1,200 crore, with the promoters and the PE firm holding nearly equal stakes in the new entity. The combined platform brings together ARC’s business-to-business road transportation network and Calyx’s container freight station operations at Chennai Port. Together, the two companies reported revenue of around Rs 2,140 crore in FY26. The fresh capital will be used to expand the branch and hub network, strengthen first-mile and last-mile logistics capabilities and upgrade technology. The platform may also pursue acquisitions as it expands its presence across India. Samara plans to build a nationwide logistics business covering both domestic and EXIM cargo movements. The firm will also focus on improving operations through investments in technology, data analytics, engineering and process improvements. The combined platform will seek to use ARC’s road network and Calyx’s port-linked infrastructure to offer logistics services across different stages of the supply chain. Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write about. This shall, however, not influence our reporting or coverage in any manner whatsoever. You may find a list of our investorshere.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[China slows humanoid robot IPO rush as hype outruns reality]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Weekly VC funding falls below $100M again; How Ottonomy is building robots for real-world logistics]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[It’s a wrap for SEMICON India 2026, which drew investment commitments of aroundRs 1 lakh croreunder Semicon 2.0. The event concluded with aspotlighton startups and student teams building on homegrown chip platforms. A report by EY and India Semiconductor and Electronics Association was also released. The report estimates India’s semiconductor market to grow from $64 billion in 2026 to $200 billion by 2035, and also lays out a roadmap for converting domestic demand and design talent into leadership across manufacturing, advanced packaging and innovation. Highlighting thechip-making prowessthe country aims to build going forward, Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said India should design and manufacture chips for everyday products such as cars, power systems, televisions, refrigerators, and other appliances within the next five years. In global news, Australia’s curbs onsocial mediaseem to have won Tim Cook’s approval. After meeting with Cook at the company’s US headquarters, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Apple’s Executive Chair had called the Australian government’s efforts “world-leading”. The government’s moves include a proposal to give users the option to select the content they see on their feeds. In December last year, ​Australia became the first country to ban social media for children under 16. Meanwhile, calls for anAI kill switchare growing louder, but experts say implementing it could be a logistical nightmare. In today’s newsletter, we will talk about Here’s your trivia for today: What was Sony’s first product which was a massive failure?(Scroll down for the answer) Venture capital funding into Indian startups saw a steep decline in the third week of September as the majority of the fundraise came from the very early-stage category, which generally accounts for lower value. This is the seventh time in the year that VC funding on a weekly basis has fallen below $100 million, revealing the challenges the Indian startup ecosystem faces in raising large amounts of capital. Sunnyvale-based deeptech startup Ottonomy is building robots for real-world logistics. Ottonomy, which has a production facility in Noida, has deployed its products across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and India. The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly’shigh-level weekunfolds this week. The packed agenda includes conflicts and international security, climate change, pandemic preparedness, sea-level rise, and fight against racism and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. What was Sony’s first product which was a massive failure? We would love to hear from you! To let us know what you liked and disliked about our newsletter, please mail[email protected]. If you don’t already get this newsletter in your inbox,sign up here. For past editions of the YourStory Buzz, you can check ourDaily Capsule page here.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25 FE prices teased ahead of Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2026: How much can buyers save?]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 FE buyers could save thousands of rupees during Flipkart's upcoming Big Billion Days Sale 2026, with the e-commerce platform teasing prices below₹60,000 and₹50,000, respectively. Flipkart has confirmed that this year's Big Billion Days Sale will begin on October 9 in India. The Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 FE are among the Samsung smartphones expected to receive significant discounts during the festive-season event. According to Flipkart's sale page, theGalaxy S25will be priced below₹60,000, while theGalaxy S25 FEwill be available for less than₹50,000. The exact deal prices have not yet been disclosed. The offers are likely to apply to the 128GB variants. Currently, the Galaxy S25 128GB is listed at₹69,999, while the Galaxy S25 FE 128GB costs₹54,999. At the teased prices, buyers could potentially save more than₹9,999 on the Galaxy S25 if it is sold at₹60,000, while the Galaxy S25 FE could see savings of more than₹4,999 if its price falls to₹50,000. The actual savings will depend on the final sale prices and any additional bank or exchange offers. Samsung has also increased the price of its latest Galaxy S26 flagship range, with the standard Galaxy S26 now starting at₹99,999 on the company's official store. The Galaxy S26+ and Galaxy S26 Ultra could also see price increases. MoreSamsungdeals could be announced as the festive shopping season approaches. Amazon and Samsung's own online store are also expected to reveal their promotional offers in the coming days. Meanwhile, Flipkart has teased a Big Billion Days sale price for the iPhone 17 in the₹7X,XXX range, potentially making Apple's latest standard iPhone significantly cheaper during the festive-season sale. The price appeared in an image shared by Flipkart's official mobile account on Instagram as part of a carousel post discussing smartphone myths. While the exact figure remains undisclosed, the teaser points to the iPhone 17 being available for well below its current retail price. Apple recently raised prices across its existing iPhone lineup in India amid higher global component costs and a shortage of memory chips. The iPhone 17 currently starts at₹99,900 in the country, meaning buyers were expecting to spend around₹1 lakh for the device during the festive season. A sale price in the₹7X,XXX range could therefore translate into savings of nearly₹20,000 compared with the current starting price, depending on the final offer. Additional bank discounts or exchange benefits could potentially bring the effective price down further.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Listen to this article in summarized format The first phase of GEO was awareness, the second was visibility, and the third is accountability. You will stop accepting that you show up in a third of tracked prompts. Nobody's money? The fortune Indian families forgot they had Has the US Fed and AI created a costlier world? And has the queue got longer for India? A different kind of buyback. Is this the beginning of these kinds of buybacks? Come January 2027, will India’s online platforms get their own Tukaram? Four rules made HDFC Bank a compounder. All four have stopped. Can the new CEO rewrite them? Gold rush on Dalal St as regional jewellers bid to be the next Tanishq]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Federal Open Market Committee voted to increase the benchmark federal funds rate to a range of 3.75% to 4%. Nobody's money? The fortune Indian families forgot they had Has the US Fed and AI created a costlier world? And has the queue got longer for India? A different kind of buyback. Is this the beginning of these kinds of buybacks? Come January 2027, will India’s online platforms get their own Tukaram? Four rules made HDFC Bank a compounder. All four have stopped. Can the new CEO rewrite them? Gold rush on Dalal St as regional jewellers bid to be the next Tanishq]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[From an IIT Bombay lab to a Rs 1,000 Cr IPO]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[India’s startup ecosystem has become very good at building companies at speed. Professor Shashikanth believes building genuinely new technology is a different game altogether. Nearly two decades ago, a group emerging from an IIT Bombay lab started Sedemac with an ambition that sounds deceptively simple: build new control technologies and see them achieve widespread adoption. Today, the numbers tell a remarkable story. Sedemac has crossed Rs 1,000 crore in annual revenue, with around Rs 200 crore in EBITDA, Rs 150 crore in profit before tax and Rs 100 crore in profit after tax. The company operates at roughly 40% return on capital employed, ships one million motor controllers every quarter, and its technology sits inside millions of two-wheelers on Indian roads. But Shashikanth’s story is less about one company’s growth and more about what happens when engineers attempt something that the market itself may not yet know it needs. “Creators of technology are market creators,” he says. “You don’t start with, ‘Oh, this market is going to grow big.’ Therefore, it will grow big or not because of you.” At the heart of Sedemac’s growth is its work on motor controllers and sensorless commutation. A motor controller manages the flow of power between a power source such as a battery and an electric machine. For that motor to operate, the controller needs to determine which coils should be energised based on the position of the rotor. Conventionally, a physical sensor can provide that information. Sensorless commutation attempts to do this without such a physical position sensor, instead estimating the rotor’s position using other information. At higher speeds, this has been understood for decades. At zero and low speeds, the physics becomes significantly harder because one of the phenomena used for estimation, back EMF, reduces with speed and disappears at zero speed. “We are the first company globally, globally, it is a very big statement, that has made as much progress in sensorless commutation as we have,” says Shashikanth. But Sedemac did not start in 2007 with a grand plan to solve this particular problem. The opportunity emerged years later through its work with the two-wheeler industry. Around 2014-15, while developing an Integrated Starter Generator or ISG, the team realised the system could be improved if it made progress on sensorless commutation. In 2018, a TVS moped became the first vehicle to use the system. According to Shashikanth, it was also the world’s first sensorless ISG application. What followed was not an overnight deep-tech success story. Sedemac estimates that 12 to 13 million vehicles carrying its ISG are now on Indian roads. Five of the top 10 two-wheeler models selling in India use its ISG in at least one variant, including models from TVS, Bajaj and Hero. Another Sedemac technology, Shashikanth says, has already gone into around 50 million vehicles. This scale matters because Sedemac had to break into an industry dominated by eno]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 03:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Exclusive: Disha (formerly Curelink) raises Series A led by General Catalyst]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Disha (formerly Curelink), an AI-powered health coaching platform offering personalised diet, fitness and chronic-care support, has raised Rs 43.88 crore in a Series A round led by General Catalyst, with participation from existing investor Elevation Capital.The company had raised$3.5 million(about Rs 26 crore) in a seed round led by Elevation Capital and Venture Highway.According to its regulatory filings accessed byEntrackr, Disha’s board has approved the issuance of 12,309 Series A CCPS at an issue price of Rs 35,643.64 per share to raise the aforementioned amount. General Catalyst led the round with an investment of Rs 38.20 crore, followed by Elevation Capital with Rs 5.20 crore and Flamel Performing Creatives Private Limited with Rs 48 lakh. As perEntrackr’sestimates, Disha’s post-money valuation increased 52% to around Rs 288 crore from Rs 190 crore in the previous round.The fresh capital will be used to meet working capital requirements, develop and enhance its AI models and technology platform, expand its business and operations, strengthen its capital base, and fund general corporate purposes, the filings indicate. Disha is an AI-powered health coaching platform by Curelink, offering personalised diet, fitness and chronic-care support across 15 conditions in Hindi, English and Hinglish, with 24×7 coaching. It claims 70 lakh sign-ups, 3 lakh active users and 1.4 crore messages. Following the latest allotment, Aman Singla and Divyansh Jain hold the largest stakes in Disha at 31.10% each. General Catalyst holds 13.33%, followed by Elevation Capital at 9.96% and the ESOP pool at 9.02%. Venture Highway owns 4.07%, while Flamel Performing Creatives holds 0.17%. Its angel investors Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Founder & CEO of Paytm), Ankush Sachdeva (Cofounder & CEO of ShareChat), and Digital Sparrow Capital each hold around 0.16% in the company. The company is yet to report its FY26 numbers. Disha’s revenue doubled to Rs 4.91 crore in FY25 from Rs 2.47 crore in FY24, while its loss narrowed 22.5% to Rs 4.45 crore from Rs 5.74 crore during the same period. Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write about. This shall, however, not influence our reporting or coverage in any manner whatsoever. You may find a list of our investorshere.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) plans to come out with clearer guidelines and a policy framework within the next two to three months to address Quality Control Order-related hurdles faced by semiconductor and other deeptech companies. Quality Control Orders, or QCOs, mandate that specified products comply with Indian standards, with the Bureau of Indian Standards overseeing certification. Speaking at SEMICON India 2026, DPIIT Joint Secretary Dr Sumeet Jarangal said the department was working on a mechanism to deal with cases where replacement components used in sophisticated manufacturing equipment come under BIS and QCO requirements administered by different ministries. “Within two, three months, we will come up with clear guidelines and policy, so that no company has to suffer because of the QCO framework,” Jarangal said. Jarangal said the issue was less pronounced for new production machinery, but could become complicated when companies needed to import replacement components. He cited the example of one company that had identified around 1,400 replacement components covered by BIS-related requirements. The challenge, he said, is that the applicable standards and regulatory requirements can fall under different administrative ministries, making compliance more complex for companies operating sophisticated manufacturing facilities. DPIIT is working on a framework under which the relevant line ministry could identify, based on a company’s request, the departments responsible for individual components and coordinate the required regulatory treatment. The department is also examining whether DPIIT should act as the nodal agency for such cases or whether the authority should remain with the respective administrative ministries. Jarangal said similar challenges were being faced by companies in other high-tech and deeptech sectors as well. He said there needed to be flexibility while these sectors were still developing and domestic production of specialised components remained limited. The comments came during a panel on regulatory enablement for semiconductor manufacturing, where officials from Customs, the Department of Commerce and the Gujarat government, along with industry representatives, discussed bottlenecks around imports, standards, SEZ rules and clearances. During the discussion, MeitY Joint Secretary Sushil Pal, who moderated the panel, also sought a mechanism to provide streamlined regulatory treatment to companies supported under the India Semiconductor Mission and their supply-chain partners.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 02:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[For Indian investors, technology has changed much more than the way a trade is placed. A decade ago, market participation depended heavily on brokers, research reports, television channels and financial newspapers. Information has become easy to access. The challenge is deciding what deserves attention. Today, an investor can access live prices, screen thousands of stocks and study financial statements from a smartphone. Artificial intelligence has added another layer to this process. The bigger change is happening inside the decision-making process. Information has become easy to access. The challenge is deciding what deserves attention. Investors also need to understand how different pieces of information fit together. Most importantly, they need to know whether a conclusion is supported by evidence. This is where the new technology stack becomes important. Trading apps solved one major problem for retail investors: access. An individual can now open a demat account, track a portfolio and place an order within minutes. Market participation has become considerably easier. Investors can also monitor their positions throughout the trading session. However, execution is only one part of investing. A trading platform can show what a stock is doing. It cannot automatically explain why the stock is moving. It also cannot establish whether the underlying business is improving. Valuation, business quality and risk still require analysis. That requires a research process. This is why the investor’s technology stack is expanding beyond brokerage applications. Screeners, financial databases, charting platforms, earnings transcripts and corporate filings have become important research tools. The next step is connecting these sources intelligently. One of the biggest problems facing retail investors today is information overload. There can be hundreds of companies worth studying. Each company can also generate thousands of data points. Investors can find revenue growth, margins, debt levels, promoter holdings and quarterly results within minutes. More information does not automatically create better understanding. A structured approach can make the information more useful. The process can begin with the business. Investors can understand the industry, competitive position and business model. They can then examine financial performance and valuation. Technical analysis and market behaviour can be considered after that. Risk should remain part of the process throughout. Technology can make each stage faster. A stock screener can narrow thousands of companies using specific conditions. Data platforms can bring historical numbers together. Charting tools can help identify trends and price structures. AI can then help organise and question the information. The important word here isstructure. Technology becomes more useful when it supports a defined framework. The objective should be to make the research process more consistent and repeatable. Artificial intellig]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Venture capital funding into Indian startups saw a steep decline in the third week of September as the majority of the fund raise came from the very early stage category which generally accounts for a lower value. This is the seventh time in the year till now that VC funding on a weekly basis has come under the $100 million level and this reveals the challenges that the Indian startup continues to face in raising large amounts of capital. During this week, the two transactions of Flam and UGRO Capital were the saving grace. The total funding for the week came in $99 million across 22 deals. In comparison, theprevious weeksaw a total amount of $392 million. This week there were totally 22 deals but 14 of them came under the pre-Series A category. This category generally sees larger volume of activity and given the stage of funding but the value of money raised is low. There has also been an uneven nature of VC funding into Indian startups this year and in the weeks where the amount raised was at a higher level, it has been generally due to one or two large deals in the $100 million range which provided the overall boost. Though, this week there was no such transaction. The overall funding momentum into Indian startups is likely to remain modest for the remaining months of the year and the hope is that next year will be a better period for the Indian startup ecosystem. UGRO Capital, a lending platform raised Rs 380 crore ($39.6 million approx.) from Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO). AI content startupFlamraised $40 million from QED Investors, Shah Rukh Khan, Claypond Capital, Martin Chavez, Olivier Pomel, Venky Harinarayan, RTP Global and Dovetail. Deeptech startupDheyaTechraised Rs 43 crore ($4.4 million approx.) from Avaana Capital and Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Limited.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[China's RoboTechnik to launch $800 million Hong Kong listing on September 21]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[L’Oréal has selected 13 companies from eight countries for the second cohort of its sustainability focused innovation programme, L’AcceleratOR. The cohort includes two startups from India. Backed by a €100 million (around Rs 1,000 crore) fund, the programme identifies, pilots and scales technologies focused on challenges across climate, nature and circularity. The Indian startups selected for the cohort are Without, a climate tech company developing technology to recycle hard to recycle flexible packaging into durable materials, and Nexus [Felis Leo Widgets], which is developing technology to produce energy storage batteries using agricultural waste. Without was previously selected as a winner of the L’Oréal SAPMENA Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program. The 13 companies will enter an acceleration phase led by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) innovation team, with a focus on pilot readiness. Theywill also have access to L’Oréal’s global resources to develop 6 to 9 month pilot projects, with the possibility of scaling successful solutions across the group’s operations. The second edition of L’AcceleratOR has expanded its geographical reach and covers a wider set of sustainability challenges, including water technology for the first time. L’Oréal will also launchEntering L’AcceleratOR, a docuseries following three companies from the programme’s first cohort and their work with L’Oréal teams to pilot and commercialise their solutions. Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write about. This shall, however, not influence our reporting or coverage in any manner whatsoever. You may find a list of our investorshere.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ashwini Vaishnaw's Big Bet: India Wants 200 Chip Design Startups, Not Just Fabs]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[India's chip design startups are set for a significant leg up as the Union government firms up Semicon 2.0, with plans to more than double state-backed support for the segment. Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said as much at a fireside chat during SEMICON India 2026, held on 18 September 2026. His remarks, delivered as India's second phase of semiconductor incentives takes shape, put deep-tech chip designers and the country's MSME manufacturing base at the centre of the country's chip ambitions, alongside the marquee investments going into fabrication plants. India's semiconductor push began under Semicon 1.0 six years ago, at a point when earlier attempts spanning nearly six decades had repeatedly faltered, largely due to inconsistent policy and short-term thinking, Vaishnaw said. This time, the government built the programme around a 20-year roadmap and a phased approach, starting with assembly, testing, marking and packaging (ATMP) units and a first fabrication plant in a high-volume, relatively less complex chip segment, the 28 nanometre to 90 nanometre node, which the minister said accounts for close to 70% of global chip volumes. Semicon 1.0 was planned as a six-year programme but was completed in four, he noted, setting up its successor. Semicon 2.0, approved with an outlay of Rs 1,27,500 crore, rests on six pillars, design, materials and machines, additional fabs, more ATMP capacity, research and development, and talent, Vaishnaw said. Chip design has been the most startup-heavy of these so far. Under Semicon 1.0, the government tackled what Vaishnaw called the biggest barrier for young design companies: the high cost of licensing electronic design automation (EDA) tools from vendors such as Cadence, Synopsys and Siemens. Instead of funding individual licences, it routed shared access to these tools through the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing. More than 105 startups went on to become chip designers as a result, and 20 of them raised venture capital funding, reportedly worth close to Rs 800 crore, according to earlier government disclosures. Building on that base, Vaishnaw said Semicon 2.0 is targeting at least 200 deep-tech chip design companies, a scale he described as a potential game changer for India's intellectual property base. MSMEs anchor the precision manufacturing ecosystem Beyond chip design, Vaishnaw pointed to the effect on India's small and medium manufacturers. Citing an industry executive he had met at the event, without naming the company, he said it had already begun exporting components worth around Rs 2,000 crore from India, with close to 90% of that component ecosystem sourced from MSMEs. The precision manufacturing capabilities built up around electronics assembly, he said, are now feeding multiple sectors, including mobile phone manufacturing, aerospace components for companies such as Airbus, and defence, in addition to semiconductors. One chief executive he h]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Curefoods reports Rs 916 Cr revenue and Rs 192 Cr loss in FY26]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Curefoods grew its operating revenue 23% to Rs 916 crore in FY26, but the growth came with a wider net loss of Rs 192 crore. The Ankit Nagori-led cloud kitchen company had recently put its Rs 800 crore IPO plans onholdamid market volatility, making its latest financial performance particularly relevant. While EBITDA losses narrowed and margins improved, higher depreciation and finance costs continued to weigh on profitability. Curefoods’ revenue from operations increased to Rs 916.2 crore in FY26 from Rs 745.8 crore in FY25, according to its consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies show. Curefoods operates a multi-brand food business across healthy meals, biryani, pizza, desserts and South Indian cuisine. Its portfolio includes EatFit, Sharief Bhai Biryani, OLIO, Arambam, Krispy Kreme, Nomad Pizza, CakeZone and Frozen Bottle. It runs these brands through a shared network of 281 cloud kitchens, 99 kiosks and 122 restaurants. Sales of food and other products accounted for 99% of operating revenue and increased 23% to Rs 908.4 crore during the year. Revenue from services and other operating activities, including franchisee fees contributed the remaining Rs 7.8 crore. India remained Curefoods’ core market, with Rs 893.3 crore revenue in FY26, while collection from overseas markets soared 4X to Rs 22.85 crore. The company also earned Rs 18.6 crore from non-operating activities, including interest income and gains on mutual funds, which took its total income to Rs 934.8 crore in the last fiscal year. On the cost side, material expenses remained the largest cost centre and increased 13.5% to Rs 310.4 crore. Employee benefit expenses rose 19% to Rs 213.9 crore, which included Rs 33 crore in ESOP expenses. Commission costs increased 22% to Rs 166.8 crore, while depreciation and amortisation expenses rose 24% to Rs 100.6 crore. Meanwhile, advertising and promotional expenses declined 10% to Rs 79 crore during the year. Other overheads such as rent, electricity, legal & professional added another Rs 256.3 crore, taking Curefoods’ total expenditure to Rs 1,127 crore in FY26, up 19% year-on-year. The company’s net loss widened 13% to Rs 192.2 crore in FY26 from Rs 170 crore in the previous fiscal year. However, the growth in expenses remained below the rise in operating revenue, which helped Curefoods narrow its EBITDA loss to around Rs 69.3 crore from Rs 86 crore in FY25. Its EBITDA margin improved to negative 7.6% from negative 11.5% during the same period. While the operating trend improved, higher depreciation and finance costs continued to weigh on its bottom line. On a unit level, Curefoods spent Rs 1.23 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in FY26, compared with Rs 1.27 in FY25. Its cash and bank balance also declined 51% to Rs 39.4 crore at the end of FY26, while current assets fell 21% to Rs 267.7 crore. Curefoods had received SEBIapprovalfor its proposed Rs 800 crore IPO after filing its draft papers in October 2025.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kore Digital Promoters Barred by SEBI Over Alleged INR 541 Crore Revenue Misstatement]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[SEBI has prohibited Kore Digital Ltd and its MD Ravindra Doshi and key managers Chaitanya and Kashmira Doshi from the securities market for allegedly manipulating financial statements and falsification of revenues of INR 541.30 crore. Kore Digital Ltd, its managing director Ravindra Doshi, and two of his key managers, Chaitanya and Kashmira Doshi, have all been prohibited by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the market regulator in India. Primarily, they were all found guilty of accounting fraud, financial statement deception, diverting funds from a preferential issuance, and providing investors with incorrect information. Additionally, the regulator has chosen to have a forensic auditor review Kore Digital's financial records beginning with the company's debut on June 14, 2023, and continuing until March 31, 2026. On 18 September, after SEBI's move, Kore Digital's stock dropped 10%, reaching a 52-week low of INR 78.75 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). According to an ex parte ruling issued by SEBI whole-time member Kamlesh Chandra Varshney, the company's financial statements have been consistently misrepresented. Beyond that, he said that Kore Digital was keeping fraudulent bank records and that SEBI was receiving forged paperwork. Further to that point, Varshney stated that Kore Digital stockholders do not benefit from auditors, directors, or the mutualisation of preferential issue profits. Accordingly, appropriate interim directives should be issued regarding the subject, stated Varshney. From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026, SEBI examined the matter. The regulator also took note of Kore Digital's dramatically increased operational revenue after its offering, which is when it all started. SEBI reports that, on average, a company's consolidated revenue was roughly 75% from its subsidiaries and about 25% from its standalone operations. Compared to FY22–23, when it was INR 21.27 crore, FY25–26 saw a rise of INR 408 crore, according to the executive order. Much of the consolidated revenue came from three subsidiaries: Franken Telecom Pvt Ltd, Wolter Infratech Pvt Ltd, and KDL Realinfra Pvt Ltd. These subsidiaries and their step-down subsidiaries were found to have generated revenue that was clearly not legitimate, according to SEBI. In the fiscal years of 24–25 and 25–26, it claimed that Kore Digital had overstated its revenue by INR 541.30 crore, or about 73% of its entire sales. According to SEBI's directive, Kore Digital must disclose all material facts in its financial statements. These disclosures include information on linked parties and transactions, as well as any other information that is necessary to comply with the LODR Regulations. It has been decided that Kore Digital, Ravindra Doshi, Chaitanya Doshi, and Kashmira Doshi cannot issue a prospectus, offer document, or public advertisement that solicits funds from the public in order to access the securities market. Until further orders, Ravindra, Chaitanya, and Kashmir]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[OTPless elevates co-founders Satyam Nathani and Tanmay Sagar as CEO and COO]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Identity and access management startup OTPless has elevated co-founders Satyam Nathani and Tanmay Sagar as CEO and COO, respectively, according to its press release. The elevation has come at a time when the Bengaluru-based company enters its next phase of growth. Nathani and Sagar co-founded OTPless in 2023 and have since scaled the platform to more than 300 million users and Rs 36 crore in annualised revenue, which represents 2.5X growth over the previous year. According to the release, the 12-member startup has also been profitable for the past two quarters. Before starting OTPless, both founders dropped out of IIT Delhi and joined BharatPe as founding members, where they were part of the fintech company’s early growth and its journey to becoming a unicorn. OTPless provides authentication and identity solutions to consumer businesses through technologies such as Silent Network Authentication, WhatsApp Authentication, Device Intelligence and Passkeys. Its platform authenticates more than 300 million mobile users and counts Meesho, Navi, PhysicsWallah, ShareChat, Shiprocket, ixigo, Zepto et al. The company has raised$6.5 millionfrom investors including Venture Highway, White Venture, FJ Labs, SIDBI and Piper Serica. Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write about. This shall, however, not influence our reporting or coverage in any manner whatsoever. You may find a list of our investorshere.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Exclusive: Jar raises small fresh funding from Unitary Fund]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Gold savings platform Jar had been struggling to raise a fresh round despite discussions with several investors, including WestBridge. However, the Bengaluru-based firm has now secured a Rs 29 crore from existing backer Unitary Fund. Importantly, the funding comes at a premium, with Jar’s valuation increasing 23% from its last round. According to the company’s regulatory filings, Jar’s board approved the allotment of 1,70,589 Series B2 compulsorily convertible preference shares (CCPS) at an issue price of Rs 1,700 per share. Unitary Fund invested the entire Rs 29 crore in the round. The company plans to use the fresh funds to meet its working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes, as per the filings. The fresh capital comes as Jar has been in talks to raise$100 millionfrom investors, including WestBridge Capital. Sources said discussions with WestBridge and other potential investors appear to have fizzled out. However, sources assert that the company has been operating profitably for the past year. The funding also comes amid regulatory scrutiny of the digital gold savings sector. While Jar and other digital gold savings platforms do not fall under the regulatory ambit of SEBI, Bengaluru Police registered an FIR against the company over allegations of unauthorised collection of money from users against digital gold without the required regulatory approvals. The Karnataka High Court refused to quash the FIR and allowed the investigation to continue. Sources said regulatory concerns have made investors more cautious about backing digital gold savings platforms. Following the FIR against Jar, larger fintech players such as GPay, PhonePe and Paytm are also not promoting digital gold in the way they used to. As per Entrackr’s estimates, Jar’s post-money valuation stood at around Rs 3,155 crore in this round, 23% higher than Rs 2,565 crore in its previous round. Jar operates a savings and investment platform that allows users to automate savings and invest in digital gold. The company has also expanded into jewellery through its Nek vertical and insurance offerings. Sources said its D2C jewellery brand has been scaling rapidly. Following the latest allotment, Tiger Global holds a 9.60% stake in Jar, while Unitary Fund owns 9.50%. WEH Ventures and Motherson Lease Solution hold 2.52% and 0.89%, respectively. Co-founders Arkalagud Gowrishankar Nishchay Babu, Misbah Ashraf and Captain Prashant Priya hold 25.23%, 16.64% and 7.40%, respectively. Jar has raised more than $60 million to date from the above investors. The startup reported Rs 208 crore in operating revenue in FY25, while its gross revenue stood at around Rs 2,450 crore. Jar also narrowed its losses and claimed to have turned profitable in the second half of FY25. Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write abou]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Dr. Aniruddha Malpani: From IVF Specialist to Angel Investor – Career, Investments & More]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Dr. Aniruddha Malpani is an IVF specialist, patient advocate, author and angel investor. Learn about his age, education, medical career, Malpani Ventures, investments, books, family and latest work in 2026. Dr. Aniruddha Malpaniis an Indian IVF specialist, patient advocate, author and angel investor. He is the founder ofMalpani Infertility Clinicin Mumbai and the founder and principal investor ofMalpani Ventures, an early-stage investment firm that backs Indian startups. He is also known for his work in patient education and empowerment. He foundedHELP (Health Education Library for People), an initiative focused on making health information accessible to patients. As of 2026, Dr. Malpani continues to work in fertility care while actively investing in startups and writing about healthcare, entrepreneurship, education and patient rights. His IVF clinic has been providing fertility treatment since 1991. Dr. Aniruddha Malpani - Personal LifeDr. Aniruddha Malpani - EducationDr. Aniruddha Malpani - Professional LifeDr. Aniruddha Malpani - BooksDr. Aniruddha Malpani - HELP LibraryDr. Aniruddha Malpani - Angel InvestorDr. Aniruddha Malpani - Malpani VenturesDr. Aniruddha Malpani - ControversiesDr. Aniruddha Malpani - FAQs He was born and brought up in Mumbai, India. He is married toAnjali Malpani, who is the co-founder of HELP. The couple have two daughters,Sanjana Malpani and Natasha Malpani. Dr. Malpani has also spoken publicly about his personal routines and interests. He is an avid reader and writer and has maintained a strong interest in learning, healthcare and entrepreneurship. Dr. Aniruddha Malpani studied medicine atSeth G.S. Medical College in Mumbaiand completed his MD from Bombay University in 1986. He subsequently completed his DNB from the National Board of Examinations in 1987. He also received advanced training in IVF atUCSF in San Francisco. His official profile notes that he won gold medals during his final MBBS examination and was first on the merit list for medical college entrance in Bombay. His academic achievements became one of the foundations for his later career in reproductive medicine and patient education. Dr. Malpani has been associated with infertility treatment for several decades. He and Dr. Anjali Malpani started their IVF clinic in1991. The clinic, now known asMalpani Infertility Clinic, is located in Colaba, Mumbai. The clinic states that Dr. Aniruddha and Dr. Anjali personally conduct consultations, ultrasound scans, egg collections and embryo transfers rather than delegating these procedures to assistant doctors. The clinic currently performs around300 IVF cycles a year. It is also enrolled in theICMR National ART Registry. The clinic provides fertility treatments including: The clinic says it focuses on evidence-based treatment and does not recommend tests or treatment add-ons without supporting evidence. Dr. Malpani is an alumnus and Emeritus Professor associated withSeth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumb]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[AI doomsday warnings unlikely to slow IPOs but questions linger]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ETSA winner Theranautilus heads to human trials; JSW One’s IPO plans]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 02:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Baby-focused quick commerce startup Kiddo raises Rs 12.5 Cr led by Campus Fund]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Baby-focused quick commerce startup Kiddo has raised Rs 12.5 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Campus Fund, with participation from a group of strategic angels. The fresh funds will be used for customer acquisition, dark store expansion across Delhi NCR, technology and product development, and team building, Kiddo said in a press release. Launched last year by Ankit Kawatra, Kiddo delivers baby care and parenting essentials within minutes. The startup combines quick delivery with life-stage based product recommendations for parents. According to a market report, India’s baby care market reached $31 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $56 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 13% to 14%. Kiddo claims to have curated more than 30,000 SKUs across essentials, fashion and other categories since inception. It targets high-income households and currently operates in Delhi NCR, with plans to expand its dark store network by the end of the year. The company also claims its blended gross margin is higher than the typical margins of horizontal grocery quick commerce players. Kiddo competes with players such as FirstCry, AllThingsBaby and OZi in the baby and kids’ commerce segment. Gurugram-based OZi raised $3.3 million in seed funding from Blume Ventures in October last year and later secured $6.2 million in a Series A round led by RTP Global in March this year. The platform offers more than 15,000 products with delivery within 60 minutes. Bengaluru-based Peeko, another babycare-focused quick commerce platform, raised $3.2 million from Stellaris Venture Partners in August last year and later secured Rs 67.4 crore in a Series A round led by Chiratae Ventures in August 2026. It offers products across baby apparel, toys, gear and consumables. The segment is also seeing established players such as FirstCry expand faster-delivery services as demand for convenience in the parenting category grows. Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write about. This shall, however, not influence our reporting or coverage in any manner whatsoever. You may find a list of our investorshere.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kuku Technologies gets Sebi approval for proposed IPO]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Daily Indian Funding Roundup & Key News - 17 September 2026: DheyaTech Raises ₹43 Crore, NSE Raises ₹6,746 Crore From Anchor Investors, and More]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 17 September 2026. DheyaTech raises INR 43 crore, NSE raises INR 6,746 crore from anchor investors, and Practo announces a leadership reshuffle. Five funding rounds closed on 17 September 2026, spanning deep tech gas turbines, industrial workforce, laundry and home cleaning, metal procurement, and wealth-tech. Avaana Capital, Info Edge, GVFL Prarambh Fund and Exar North Group were among the day's lead investors. The headline raise is DheyaTech's INR 43 crore pre-Series A round to scale its gas turbine engine business. Away from funding, NSE raised INR 6,746 crore from anchor investors ahead of its IPO opening today, Practo announced a leadership reshuffle with Jagnoor Singh replacing cofounder Shashank ND as CEO, and PB Fintech moved to acquire the remaining stake in MyLoanCare. DheyaTech raised INR 43 crore in a pre-Series A roundled by Avaana Capital, with participation from Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing. The fresh capital will scale production, set up an integrated testing facility for its gas turbine engines, and work with domestic and global customers to accelerate deployment timelines. Founded in 2018 by Gurushankara K C, Abhinav Alva and Chetan Kumar, Bengaluru-based DheyaTech develops micro gas turbine engines and energy systems for aerospace and power generation, with an engine portfolio spanning 20 kgf to 400 kgf of thrust. The company's gas turbines are entering commercial deployment, with flight trials planned for Q4 2026, and it has already received confirmed orders from Indian and global OEMs. Enlight Metals raised $1.5 million from US-based investment firm Exar North Group at a valuation of $10 million. The proceeds will develop its Agentic AI-enabled procurement platform, strengthen technology infrastructure, and expand operations across the metal procurement ecosystem. New Delhi-based Enlight Metals combines steel sourcing and distribution with technology, and claims its AI-led platform has cut end-to-end transaction processing time by 75% and reduced supplier matching time from 5-7 hours to under three minutes. The company operates facilities in Pune, Mumbai and Raipur, plans to expand to Ahmedabad and Indore, and is targeting around INR 1,200 crore in revenue next financial year. Factrika raised INR 8.9 crore in a seed round led by Info Edge. The proceeds will strengthen its team, enhance its technology, and expand into more industrial clusters across India. Founded in 2024 by Kshitij Puri and Gaurav Asthana, Delhi-based Factrika is an on-demand industrial workforce platform that connects manufacturers with skilled and verified factory workers, claiming to deploy workers within two hours with a show-up rate above 90%. The startup has more than 10,000 registered workers across over 20 skill categories, with clients including Lenskart, Asahi India Glass and Jubilant Foods. Ecosys raised INR 5 crore in a pre-Series A round led by GVFL Prarambh]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[DheyaTech bags Rs 43 crore to take indigenous gas turbine engines to market]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[India’s small gas turbine ambitions are moving from the lab towards commercial deployment. Bengaluru-based deep-tech company DheyaTech has raised Rs 43 crore in funding led by Avaana Capital, with participation from Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Limited. The company, founded by aerospace engineers with more than 15 years of experience at GE Aviation and Rolls-Royce, is developing small gas turbine engines for advanced aerial mobility and energy applications. Small gas turbine design and manufacturing is a highly specialised capability, with fewer than a dozen countries having indigenous capabilities in the technology, according to the company. India has long relied on imported engines in this segment. DheyaTech has spent the past decade developing its technology and now has engines ranging from 20 kgf to 400 kgf of thrust. Its fuel-flexible and hydrogen capabilities are also aimed at applications in propulsion and next-gen power systems. The funding will support higher production, a new integrated testing facility and customer partnerships in India and global markets. The company says its engines are now entering commercial deployment, with flight trials targeted for Q4 this year. It has even received confirmed orders from OEMs in India and overseas. DheyaTech follows a platform approach, developing a family of engines for different thrust requirements and applications. Its in-house engineering team handles the product development process from design and development to manufacturing and testing. The firm has also designed a proprietary adaptive Engine Control Unit (ECU), which manages engine operation across different conditions. “ We have spent the last decade building deep expertise in gas turbine technology with the vision of creating world-class propulsion and energy solutions from India,” said Gurushankara K C, CEO and Co-Founder, DheyaTech. “This funding marks an important step in our journey from technology development to production readiness,” he added. DheyaTech is also seeking independent airworthiness certification for its gas turbine engines, becoming the first private company in India to pursue this pathway under the guidance of CEMILAC-DRDO, according to the company. The certification process is aimed at meeting the reliability and performance requirements for mission-critical aerospace applications. The company is also working on turbomachinery for energy systems. Its hydrogen blower is ATEX-certified, and a collaboration with IISc-Bengaluru has led to a hydrogen-based flexi-fuel combustor for its 60-kW turbogenerator. Avaana Capital Partner Vikas Verma said the company is building technology platforms from India for applications with global relevance. Unimech Chairman and Managing Director Anil Kumar Puthan said the company would continue supporting DheyaTech through its precision manufacturing capabilities for gas turbine components and systems. Founded in 2018, the company is now looking to move beyond technology developme]]></description>
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