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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>
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    <title><![CDATA[From Trading Apps to AI Tools: The New Technology Stack for Indian Investors]]></title>
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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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    <title><![CDATA[(Weekly funding roundup Sept 12-18) Sharp fall in VC inflow]]></title>
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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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    <title><![CDATA[L’Oréal onboards two Indian startups in second L’AcceleratOR cohort]]></title>
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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>
    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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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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    <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>
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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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    <title><![CDATA[No US pressure in UPI MDR decision; NPCI circular offers no advantage to foreign credit cards: FinMin]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Taruwar Agro: Three Bihar Friends Built a Rs 2.5 Crore Business from Banana Waste]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In Bihar's farms, banana plants are often considered useless after they bear fruit. Farmers typically cut down the remaining stems and remove them from their fields, as they have little practical use once the harvest is complete. However, three friends saw a business opportunity in what others viewed as agricultural waste. Jagat Kalyan, Satyam Kumar, and Nitish Kumar Verma chose entrepreneurship over conventional career paths and began exploring ways to extract fiber from banana stems. Their goal was not just to create a new product but to build a business around Bihar's locally available resources. This vision led to the launch ofTaruwar Agro Industries. Today, the company manufactures a variety of products from banana fiber, including file folders, yoga mats, baskets, and prayer mats. The remaining parts of the banana plant are used to produce vermicompost and plant nutrition liquid, ensuring minimal waste. In FY26, the company recorded revenue of approximately Rs 2.5 crore. The model has created additional income opportunities for farmers, who can now earn from banana plants even after harvesting the fruit. At the same time, the company's processing and manufacturing operations have generated employment opportunities for local communities. Taruwar Agro's journey is more than the story of a startup. It reflects a growing effort to identify business opportunities in Bihar's local resources and create sustainable livelihoods through innovation. The three founders first met while pursuing their MBA. Coming from different parts of Bihar, their friendship gradually evolved into a business partnership. Jagat Kalyan hails from Khagaria and is the only child of his parents. His grandfather was a farmer, while his maternal grandfather worked as a government officer in the agriculture department. His father worked in the banking sector, and his mother is a homemaker. Due to his father's job, the family later moved to Patna. After completing school, Jagat pursued engineering in Bengaluru and later earned an MBA. During his management studies, he interned with companies working in environmental sustainability and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. After graduation, he received job opportunities from organizations in Tanzania, Dubai, and IDFC First Bank. Despite these prospects, he chose a different path. Along with his friends, Jagat decided to build something in Bihar. Speaking toYourStory,Jagat Kalyan, CEO of Taruwar Agro, said: "All three of us had several job opportunities. We even had chances to work abroad. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, we started thinking that if we were going to work hard, why not do it for ourselves? Why not create something for our state and our people? We wanted Bihar to produce something that could earn recognition at both national and global levels." The founders then began researching Bihar's natural resources and the business opportunities associated with them. Nitish Kumar Verma is from Bihar Sharif. He completed hi]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[A founder enters a startup programme with a prototype, a pitch deck, and a mindset that the next few months will take their business to the next level. The programme concludes; the founder has attended numerous mentoring sessions, met investors, and pitched at a demo day. However, there is a question that truly matters: What is different about the business now? These questions matter as India’s startup ecosystem moves into a much larger phase, and we sense that in the numbers as well. More than55,200startups were recognised during FY2025-26, the highest number in a single year since Startup India began, and by March 31, 2026, the number of DPIIT-recognised startups had crossed 2.23 lakh, generating more than 23.36 lakh direct jobs. Instead of measuring support by the number of workshops, mentoring hours, or pitch opportunities delivered, programmes should focus on: What uncertainty did the startup eliminate during its time in the programme? A strong programme should progressively help founders by focusing on whether the problem is real, whether the product solves it, whether customers adopt it, whether they will pay for it, and whether the business continues to grow without the programme. One of the easiest ways for a startup programme to become activity-driven is to measure mentorship by the number of sessions you are delivering throughout the programme. A founder attends a workshop on fundraising, someone does on branding, another on hiring, and another on sales, and by the end of the cohort, the calendar is full, but the business may not be. The better approach is to connect mentorship to the startup's most immediate constraint. A founder still searching for product-market fit may need help interpreting customer feedback and deciding what to build next, and somewhere a startup preparing for its first enterprise customer may need someone who understands procurement, pricing and implementation; on the other hand, a company that has already found demand may need guidance on hiring, unit economics or repeatable sales. That means programmes should move away from a fixed conversation point of mentoring sessions towards a variety of milestone-based supportive sessions. The question should be, "What decision was the founder able to make better because of that mentor?” instead of, "How many mentors did this founder meet? " A prototype can look promising in a presentation. The real test begins when a customer uses it. This makes pilot opportunities one of the most valuable elements of a startup programme. A healthcare device may work technically, but it can be a difficult task for hospital staff to operate. Similarly, a manufacturing solution may solve an operational problem but require an integration that the customer cannot justify. A product may generate interest but fail when its pricing is tested against an actual procurement budget. This is where a pilot becomes essential because it gives entrepreneurs a chance to test their product in a real envi]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Lalit Keshre is the co-founder and CEO of Groww. Explore his early life, education, career journey, Groww's growth, achievements, and key milestones in his entrepreneurial career. Lalit Keshre, Founder and CEO, Groww: a visionary who, through innovative disruption and relentless pursuit, carved a niche that changed the concept of investments for the citizens in India. He nurtured Groww into one of the pioneering investment platforms with the vision to enable millions in informed financial decisions. A story of passion, persistence, and the urge to make a difference in the financial ecosystem that would last for generations is that of Lalit-from being a technology enthusiast to founding one of India's leading fin-tech startups. In this StartupTalky article, we will exploreLalit Keshre's success story, including his early life, history, net worth, childhood, personal life, education, achievements, and more. Lalit Keshre - Early Life and EducationLalit Keshre - Career Highlights of Lalit KeshreLalit Keshre - Awards and Industry RecognitionLalit Keshre - PhilanthropyLalit Keshre - Personal LifeFacts About Lalit KeshreLalit Keshre - Impact on the Financial Landscape Born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, Lalit Keshre was brought up in a farming family that gave ample importance to education and innovation. Since his childhood, he has been fascinated with technology and solving problems; this curiosity actually laid the bedrock for his journey as an entrepreneur. Later, Lalit did his higher education in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay. The time he spent at IIT was filled with innovative enthusiasm, and the drive to solve day-to-day world problems with its support helped him a great deal. Outside of academics, he was part of extracurricular activities during which he nurtured his leadership and teamwork attributes. Theidea of entrepreneurshipstruck Lalit Keshre when he realized that in India, there was a dire need for something as simple as an easy-to-accessinvestment platform. He saw the opening and, having the vision to democratize investment, he co-founded Groww in 2016, leading the scale-up of the platform from a mutual fund-only platform into offering a gamut of investment products including stocks, Exchange Traded Funds-ETFs, gold, US equities, and fixed deposits. In 2023, Groww crossed over 50 million users, emerging as one of the fast-movingfintech firms in India. Meanwhile, Lalit kept his eyes on the needs of the customer and stood out for his commitment to transparency. He led Groww through several funding rounds at top valuations with top investors such asTiger Global,Sequoia Capital, and Ribbit Capital. In 2021, the platform achieved Unicorn status when it crossed over $1 billion in valuation, crossing over $3 billion by 2023, thus strongly making its leadership positioning statement in the booming Indian fintech space. His art of painting a clear vision and delivering on that promise consecutively was crucial in gathering investor confide]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Practo elevates Jagnoor Singh to CEO, Shashank ND to Executive Chairman]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Healthcare platform Practo has announced a new leadership structure as it enters its next phase of growth. Founder and CEO Shashank ND Singh has been elevated to Managing Director and Executive Chairman, while former Chief Operating Officer Jagnoor Singh has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026. As Executive Chairman, Shashank will continue to oversee Practo’s overall vision, product and strategy. He will also focus on long-term innovation, capital strategy, inorganic growth and corporate development. Jagnoor Singh joined Practo as COO in January 2025 and has been leading the company’s growth strategy and expansion into new markets. Before Practo, he held senior operating roles at Bharti Airtel, Unacademy and OYO. As CEO, he will oversee Practo’s strategy, growth and operations across its global markets. Practo has also expanded the roles of several long-standing leaders. Siddhartha Nihalani, co-founder, has been appointed COO-B2C, while Rowel Coelho, previously Head of Monetization, will serve as COO-B2B. Co-founder Abhinav Lal has been named Chief Scientist and will lead the company’s work on AI research and partnerships in healthcare. The leadership changes come as Practo expands its consumer platform into the UAE and US. The company claims it is growing 40% year-on-year and has remained profitable for the past two and a half years. Practo currently connects users with more than 700,000 doctors and healthcare providers globally and operates its hospital management platform Insta across 1,200 facilities. 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 09:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[The ecosystem is bullish on valuations of fintech firms following the government’s introduction of the merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI transactions above Rs 2000. The positive strides began with Paytm’s stock price moving up 7% on Wednesday. Investors and people aware of the sector say valuations may witness an upward trend for the next few quarters, adding that the exact effect can be detemined only thereafter. “The recent introduction of UPI MDR can make established incumbent payment-led businesses inherently more profitable,” said Deepak Gupta, General Partner, WEH Ventures. He added that investors can now invest in payments as a standalone business, rather than expecting companies to make money later from selling other financial products or services to their payments customers. The government has set a 0.4% charge on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 to merchants and capped the fee at Rs 300 for payments of Rs 75,000 and above as it rolled out a framework for large digital merchant payments. According to investor and trader Meshach Manohar, who closely tracks the fintech space, the impact of MDR on valuations could be limited. “Until now, fintech companies have offered UPI transactions for free largely to collect transaction data and understand customers' buying patterns. That data could then be used for cross-selling credit and other financial products,” he said. While the new MDR could provide a small boost to the companies' revenues and profits, it is unlikely to have a major impact on their bottom line, he added. "There could be a few percentage points of improvement in profits, perhaps around 0.5% to 1%, particularly in the first two quarters.” While fintech and payment firms are largely cheering the recent development, experts caution that it is too early to understand the direction it could take. “We had taken UPI for granted, but if I am charged like a credit card, then I will stop using it. If everyone is justifying, you don’t know customer behaviour. The festive season will show what is happening, but we need to wait for two to three quarters," said Manohar. He added, “For every UPI transaction, the failure rate is 13%, so public sector banks are bleeding. We need resilience and new ways of thinking about UPI for a wider ecosystem." Experts also believe it is still premature to talk about how fintech companies such as Paytm or Razorpay will be affected since consumer behaviour is uncertain. However, brokerage firms like Jefferies and Goldman Sachs have indicated that Paytm and Pine Labs are set to benefit in big way from the move. According to Jefferies, "the industry could generate Rs 150 billion to Rs 180 billion in revenue, to be distributed across issuers, payment apps, acquirers and banks." Jefferies raised its FY28–29 earnings estimates for Paytm by 10–12%, citing potential upside from UPI MDR. The brokerage assumes an effective 40-basis-point revenue pool after accounting for exemptions and pricing pressures. It has also increa]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Laundry and home cleaning brand Ecosys raises Rs 5 Cr in pre-Series A round]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Laundry and home cleaning brand Ecosys has raised Rs 5 crore in a pre-Series A funding round led by GVFL Prarambh Fund, with participation from Proteus Partners, backed by operator-investors Puru Gupta and Sreejith Moolayil. The latest round takes Ecosys’ total funding raised to Rs 7.94 crore. The proceeds will be used to build the brand, reach more consumers through digital channels and develop new formats across laundry and home cleaning, Ecosys said in a press release. Co-founded in 2017 by Sumit Goyal and Chirag Dangi, Ecosys is an eco-friendly cleaning startup that makes sustainable, water-soluble cleaning and laundry pods. Its pods use 10-ml PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) capsules that dissolve completely in water to reduce single-use plastic waste. The Mumbai-based company’s product portfolio includes eco-friendly laundry detergent pods, glass cleaners, floor cleaners, bathroom cleaners and kitchen and utensil sprays. Its formulations are non-toxic and biodegradable and are designed to be kid- and pet-friendly. The products allow users to reuse existing spray bottles instead of buying new plastic containers. According to market research, India’s household cleaners market is growing at nearly 14% annually, more than double the global growth rate. Ecosys said it is positioning itself as a premium, convenience-led brand and sells its products through quick-commerce and e-commerce channels. India’s laundry and home-cleaning startup segment is seeing increased adoption of sustainable, concentrated and water-efficient formats, including laundry pods, plant-based detergents, refill solutions and low-waste packaging. Koparo raised Rs 14.5 crore in an extended pre-Series A round last year, while Cleevo secured $1 million in a seed round. Beco, which offers plant-based home and personal-care products, including laundry liquids and floor cleaners, raised $10 million from Tanglin Venture Partners. Scrubsy raised Rs 27 crore from V3 Ventures in August this year. 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>
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    <title><![CDATA[RentoMojo makes stock market debut at 19% premium]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Furniture and appliance rental platform RentoMojo made its stock market debut on Thursday, September 17, with its shares listing at a nearly 19% premium over the IPO issue price. The company’s shares opened at Rs 482.45 on the NSE, compared with the issue price of Rs 404, marking a 19.42% premium. On the BSE, the stock debuted at Rs 480, translating into an 18.81% premium. The listing comes after strong investor demand for RentoMojo’s Rs 1,256 crore IPO. The issue was subscribed72.87 times, with the qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) portion receiving bids worth around 177.3 times the shares on offer. The non-institutional investor (NII) portion was subscribed 67.92 times, while the retail portion saw 15.58 times subscription. RentoMojo had fixed the IPO price band at Rs 384-404 per share. The issue comprised a fresh issue of Rs 150 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) worth around Rs 1,106 crore. This means nearly 88% of the issue came from existing shareholders selling their shares, while the company raised Rs 150 crore in fresh capital. The Bengaluru-based company operates a rental platform for furniture and home appliances, allowing consumers to rent products through monthly subscriptions. It caters mainly to urban households and operates across major Indian cities. RentoMojo competes with players such as Pepperfry, Furlenco and Cityfurnish. With its listing, the company has become the first in its segment to hit the IPO market. Earlier, Entrackr reported that several early RentoMojo investors are set to generate significant returns through the IPO, with some early backers expected to clock up to152X returnson their OFS. On the financial front, RentoMojo’s revenue from operations grew 45.5% year-on-year to Rs 387 crore in FY26. Its profit after tax jumped 142% to Rs 104.2 crore, compared with Rs 43.1 crore in FY25 The share price of Rentomojo is currently trading at Rs 502 (as of 10.12 AM), with a total market capitalisation of Rs 5,250 crore ($535 million). 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>
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    <title><![CDATA[Enlight Metals raises $1.5 Mn at $10 Mn valuation from Exar North Group]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[New Delhi-based metal procurement platform Enlight Metals has raised $1.5 million from US-based investment firm Exar North Group at a valuation of $10 million. The proceeds will be used to develop its Agentic AI-enabled procurement platform, strengthen technology infrastructure and expand its operations across the metal procurement ecosystem. Enlight Metals claims its AI-led platform has reduced end-to-end transaction processing time by 75%, inventory costs by 30% and operational overhead by 60%. It has also reduced supplier matching time from 5–7 hours to less than three minutes. The company currently operates facilities in Pune, Mumbai and Raipur and plans to expand to Ahmedabad and Indore. It will also add new dark stores and focus on customer acquisition and geographic expansion. Enlight Metals is targeting around Rs 1,200 crore in revenue in the next financial year. The company plans to achieve this through expansion and increased use of AI across its procurement and operational processes. Founded to combine steel sourcing and distribution with technology, Enlight Metals said the partnership with Exar North will provide capital, technology and operational support as it scales. The company will also focus on advancing its Agentic AI capabilities and expanding its technology platform. 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 06:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Adidas Confirms Job Cuts at India Tech Hub, Nearly Half of Employees Affected]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Adidas has acknowledged that it will reduce jobs in its India Technology organization. About 350 of the roughly 700 employees at its Gurugram Tech Hub are likely to be impacted. The company is restructuring its technical operations and the layoffs are aligned with that move. The software developers, data scientists, and data engineers who work at Adidas's India Tech Hub in Gurugram are allegedly among the roughly half of the staff that will be let go. The number of workers impacted is unknown, although Adidas has acknowledged that it is reducing positions inside its technical organisation in India. Adidas announced the "difficult decision" to cut several positions in its India Technology organisation. The decision is said to be the latest stage of the company's continuous endeavours to adapt its operational model to the evolving demands of the business. According to the corporation, the modifications will help streamline some aspects of the organisation. In addition, by eliminating unnecessary positions, Adidas will be better prepared to adapt to changing business and technology trends in the future. In the statement, Adidas expressed its profound appreciation to its employees for all that they have done for the organisation. During this time, the company will provide transition help to its affected employees. Around 350 out of 700 employees at Adidas' India Tech Hub in Gurgaon are reportedly affected by thelayoffs. That amounts to about 45–50% of the hub's employees; however, Adidas has not officially verified this number. During a town hall meeting on September 15, employees were reportedly informed of the layoffs, according to many news outlets. Two categories of affected workers have been identified. While some workers got their notices to leave on the same day, others have been requested to stay until December. They are expected to look for new opportunities within the organisation and execute handovers to colleagues in other technological hubs. Both the local marketing organisation and one of Adidas' Global Engineering Tech Hubs are located in the Gurugram office. The technological and commercial horizons of the company have been broadening in India. Its Chennai Global Business Services centre first opened to the public in 2024. According to their website, the company's Gurugram and Chennai offices employ close to 650 individuals. The technological organisation seems to have been the primary target of the most recent reorganisation. The 15th of December will supposedly be the last day of employment for employees who have not found alternative employment by that point. There has been no confirmation of the details about the redeployment assistance, notice pay, or severance package. The tech industry in India is seeing layoffs, and Adidas isn't the only one. Enterprise restructuring around AI, automation, and shifting cash toward cloud infrastructure has accelerated IT job cuts in 2026. Oracle has laid off thousands of people in India, with a]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Crowwd Raises ₹2.5 Crore in Angel Round to Accelerate Its Wealth-Tech Platform]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Crowwd, an investing platform built around behavioral personalization, has raised ₹2.5 crore in an angel round at an approximate valuation of ₹50 crore from 30+ investors, including Dr. Ritesh Malik, Founder, Innov8; Three Words Capital; Sachin Panwar; Deepak Raina and Gaurav Nagar, Co-founders, YogaCleanAir; France-based Hexa Startup Studio; Somya Satsangi, Independent Director at Dr Lal Pathlabs; and Sachin Gupta, MD, Share India Securities. The fundraise marks an important next phase for Crowwd as it evolves from an investor-focused social community into a wealth-tech platform with investing capabilities. The company is preparing to launch its in-app mutual fund distribution platform, bringing investment access directly into the Crowwd experience. Crowwd is an AMFI-registered mutual fund distributor. Crowwd’s platform is built around its proprietary Investor DNA framework, which maps investors into six behavioural profiles and shapes the experience around their individual investing patterns. With the launch of mutual fund distribution and subsequent acquisition of a brokerage platform, Crowwd is bringing these frameworks into the investment journey itself, alongside its financial content and investor community. The fresh capital will be used to develop and scale Crowwd’s wealth-tech infrastructure, acquire & integrate a brokerage platform, scale mutual fund distribution, and strengthen its technology, compliance, and operating capabilities. Mutual fund distribution will form the initial core of its revenue model, complemented by broking services through partners and private market access on an introducer basis. Crowwd is taking a capital-efficient approach to its growth, with the current round bringing together founders, operators and financial-market professionals who provide strategic expertise alongside capital. The company’s focus in the coming phase will be on product execution, investor engagement and establishing the foundations for a durable wealth-tech business. The platform also gives investors access to international investment opportunities through Indian funds investing in overseas markets, allowing them to participate in global markets through investments made in rupees. Crowwd began as a social community for investors and is now expanding into a platform combining investment access, financial content, and behavioral personalization. Its proposition is built around making investing less intimidating and more intentional for a new generation of Indian investors.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:58:51 +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) has raised Rs 6,746 crore from anchor investors ahead of its much-awaited initial public offering (IPO), which opens for public subscription today (September 17). The exchange allotted 3.78 crore equity shares to 189 anchor investors at Rs 1,785 per share, the upper end of its IPO price band. The anchor book saw participation from several large domestic and global investors, including Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), GIC Singapore, Fidelity, Societe Generale and others. LIC emerged as the largest single anchor investor, picking up shares worth around Rs 400 crore. The Government Pension Fund Global invested about Rs 250 crore, while Societe Generale’s offshore desk bought shares worth nearly Rs 316 crore. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) invested around Rs 2,883 crore, accounting for nearly 43% of the anchor book. Domestic investors contributed around Rs 3,588 crore, or 53% of the allocation. The domestic participation included more than 25 mutual funds and 11 large insurance and pension funds. The anchor book attracted bids worth nearly Rs 1.2 lakh crore, around 20 times the amount allocated to anchor investors, according to market sources. NSE has set a price band of Rs 1,700-1,785 per share for its IPO, which will remain open until September 21. The issue is entirely an offer for sale (OFS), meaning NSE will not receive any fresh capital from the IPO. Instead, existing shareholders will sell their shares. The exchange is looking to raise around Rs 22,569 crore through the IPO, making it one of India's largest public issues. 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 05:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Unstop acquires PerspectAI in all-equity deal to deepen AI-led talent assessment]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Hiring platform Unstop has acquired talent assessment company PerspectAI in an all-equity swap, bringing the business and its technology platform, intellectual property, data, people, clients and revenue under it. The deal has closed, according to the company, with all PerspectAI employees, including its two founders, joining Unstop. The acquisition gives Unstop a technology layer aimed at assessing attributes that are not easily captured through CVs, qualifications or conventional hiring assessments. PerspectAI combines Game Science, Data Science and People Science to generate signals around employability, role fit, behavioural capabilities and future potential. Its enterprise customers have included Aditya Birla Capital, Tata Sons, Swiggy and Motilal Oswal. The financial value of the transaction has not been disclosed. However, the company said PerspectAI was profitable in FY26, making the transaction an acquisition of an operating business rather than solely a technology or talent deal. For Unstop, the strategic opportunity is to bring assessment deeper into its existing hiring ecosystem. The company said PerspectAI's tools will eventually be offered to campus recruiters, lateral hiring teams and large enterprises, while PerspectAI’s customers could gain access to Unstop’s wider talent engagement and hiring products. Ankit Aggarwal, Founder and CEO  of Unstop, said the attraction was the combination of an established product and an experienced specialist team. “PerspectAI is not a bet on a roadmap. It is a product that large, demanding enterprises already trust and pay for. That validation, together with the depth of the team’s work in game, data and people science, is why this acquisition makes sense for us,” he noted. Jignesh Talasila, co-founder and CEO of PerspectAI, will lead Unstop’s expansion into education and government, while co-founder and CTO Suraj Vanka will join Unstop’s product leadership team. The transaction comes as employers increasingly look beyond traditional credentials as AI changes the skills they need. AI-related hiring in India’s IT sector rose 16% year-on-year in June, even as overall IT recruitment fell 3%. The shift reflects growing demand for specialised technical and AI capabilities and a broader reassessment of how companies identify talent. Assessment technology is also becoming more important as employers contend with new forms of hiring fraud. Indian recruiters have increasingly turned to AI-powered proctoring and other tools as generative AI enables cheating, impersonation and the use of external assistance during assessments and interviews. At the same time, technology that evaluates candidates using behavioural and cognitive data brings a separate consideration around data governance. That makes the integration of PerspectAI into a much larger talent platform significant beyond simply adding another assessment product. “Joining Unstop gives us the opportunity to take what we have built to a much larger aud]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[PM Modi's 76th birthday: 17 moves powering India's journey from Startup India to Build India]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[For most of the last decade, the conversation was about starting up: entrepreneurship, venture capital, unicorns, digital businesses. The conversation today runs deeper. Who will build India's AI models? Who will design its chips? Who will fund its laboratories, its rockets, its biotech platforms, its quantum computers? And can the next generation of entrepreneurs come from every district, not only Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai? Over the past twelve years, and with particular intensity in the past twelve months, the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been answering those questions with capital, compute and missions. On his 76th birthday, here are 17 moves that matter to India's builders, and what they set up for the decade ahead. 1. Rs 1 lakh crore for research and innovation The Research, Development and Innovation Fund may prove the most consequential intervention of the year. It is built to bring long-term, low-cost capital into hard areas: AI, quantum, robotics, space, biotech, energy. The Cabinet approved it on 1 July 2025 and the PM launched it on 3 November 2025 at ESTIC, with Rs 20,000 crore earmarked for FY26. Money is now moving: the Technology Development Board signed its first agreements with five deeptech companies and made the first disbursement on 13 May 2026. Why it matters: India has never lacked entrepreneurial ambition. Deeptech needs the harder thing, patient capital. 2. Another Rs 10,000 crore for the startup capital stack In February, the Cabinet approved Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with a Rs 10,000 crore corpus, prioritising deeptech, tech-driven manufacturing, early-growth founders and investment beyond the major metros. The next startup cycle is being designed to look different from the consumer-internet cycle that produced India's first unicorns. Equity cannot fund everything. The Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups doubled its maximum cover per borrower from Rs 10 crore to Rs 20 crore in FY26, and by the end of the year more than 410 loans worth over Rs 1,250 crore had been guaranteed. For founders, this means growth capital that does not always cost ownership. 4. Public capital kept pulling private capital behind it The original Fund of Funds shows how government can back startups without picking them. By the end of FY26, more than Rs 7,000 crore had gone to over 135 AIFs, which in turn invested more than Rs 26,900 crore in over 1,420 startups. Nearly four rupees of private money for every public rupee. FoF 2.0 aims to repeat that multiplier for deeptech. 5. AI compute became national infrastructure The biggest barrier to serious AI companies is no longer talent. It is compute. Under the IndiaAI Mission, more than 38,000 GPUs are available to startups and researchers at a subsidised rate of about Rs 65 an hour, with another 20,000 announced in February and a stated target of 100,000 by December 2026. Build the rails, let entrepreneurs build on top. India is now backing indigenous foundation models ra]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Revolut hackers demand $3 million ransom: FT]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Peak XV sells 1.47% stake in Groww for Rs 1,756 Cr via bulk deal]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Peak XV Partners has offloaded a 1.47% stake in Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of stockbroking platform Groww, through a bulk deal on Wednesday. According to bulk deal data, Peak XV Partners Investments VI-1 sold 9.17 crore shares at an average price of Rs 191.49 apiece. The transaction was valued at around Rs 1,756 crore. As of June 2026, Peak XV Partners Investments VI-1 held a 15.68% stake in Groww, which made it one of the company’s largest institutional shareholders. Based on the June shareholding, the latest sale represents nearly a tenth of its holding in the company. The transaction comes less than a month after two of Groww’s early investors, Y Combinator and Ribbit Capital, pared their stakes through large open-market transactions. In August, Y Combinator, through YC Holdings II, sold nearly 7.47 crore shares, or a 1.2% stake, for aroundRs 1,435 crore. Later that month, Ribbit Capital offloaded 11.31 crore shares  forRs 2,217 crore. Together, Y Combinator and Ribbit Capital sold shares worth more than Rs 3,650 crore in August. Including Peak XV’s latest transaction, the three investors have offloaded Groww shares worth over Rs 5,400 crore since August. Peak XV had also trimmed its holding in Groww earlier this year. In May, the investment firm sold 6.2 crore shares for aroundRs 1,116 crore. On the financial front, Groww recorded Rs 1,501 crore in operating revenue during Q1 FY27, a 66% year-on-year increase. Its net profit nearly doubled toRs 735 croreduring the same period. Following the transaction, Groww’s shares fell nearly 4% on Wednesday to close at Rs 189.76, giving the company a market capitalization of around Rs 1.19 lakh crore ($12.5 billion). 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>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[DeepMind cofounder warns AI capabilities must not outrun safety controls: FT]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ex-Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka’s startup Hang Ten Systems raises $53 million]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[New MDR norms for UPI to add more revenue, bottom line to business: Paytm CEO]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[APAII launched with 30+ angel funds to strengthen early-stage funding for startups]]></title>
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