Tamannaah Fine Jewellery Names Sitarist Rishab Rikhiram Sharma as Its First Male Muse
The three-month-old celeb-founded label makes its first bespoke commission for a male figure — a signal of where Indian celebrity D2C brands are heading
Asiya Nayab
Asiya Nayab is Senior Editor at LAFFAZ, covering startups, technology, and business developments across India and MENA. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Delhi. Her reporting spans funding rounds, emerging companies, employment trends, and women-led startups, with a particular eye for ventures that deserve wider attention. She also oversees editorial quality across the newsroom.
Bengaluru’s Metasports Interactive raises $20 million in UA funding from London’s Metica to scale Hitwicket globally
The non-dilutive round will fuel international user acquisition for Hitwicket, the multiplayer cricket game that has already reached 18 million players across 109 countries.
Campa Is Now India’s Fourth-Largest Soft Drink Brand After Crossing Rs 4,700 Cr in FY26
Reliance-backed beverage label posts Rs 4,700 crore FY26 sales as it sharpens challenge to cola majors across India.
Bengaluru’s LightFury Games Raises $11 Million from MS Dhoni and Seven Cricketers to Build India’s First AAA Cricket Game
The Unreal Engine 5-powered eCricket studio has now raised $19.5 million in total, with a cricketer-packed cap table and a 2026 launch on the horizon.
As Meta Keeps Poaching Her Founders, Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab Signs a Multibillion-Dollar Deal With Google Cloud
Even as Mark Zuckerberg's Meta systematically hollows out her founding team, Mira Murati is securing the infrastructure backbone to build anyway.
Emversity acquires nurse-to-Germany placement platform Lanstitut for $4.25 million in its first-ever acquisition
Founded by former Unacademy COO Vivek Sinha, Emversity is opening an international demand channel for its talent pool — starting with Germany's worsening healthcare worker shortage.
KRAFTON and Naver Launch ₹6,000 Crore India Fund — The Largest from Asia for Indian Startups
The Unicorn Growth Fund was announced at a diplomatic summit with South Korea's President in New Delhi — a signal that Korea's biggest tech companies are treating India as a decade-defining bet, not just an adjacent market.
The Startup Manager Who Posted About His Gen Z Team Accidentally Described Every Office in India
A viral Teamblind thread framed it as a generational personality clash. The data suggests the problem runs much deeper than that — and it lands squarely on leadership.
Gurugram Skincare Startup Clarity Labs Bags ₹4 Crore Seed Round Led by Artha Venture Fund
The five-month-old brand is betting on functional, no-fuss daily skincare for Indian consumers — and investors are paying attention.
Emergent’s Wingman Gives Anyone a Persistent AI Agent That Works While They Don’t
The vibe coding startup, founded by Indian-origin twin brothers and backed by SoftBank and Khosla Ventures, wants Wingman to be the always-on assistant that most professionals can't afford to hire.
Monarch Tractor, Reported Shut Down Last Week, Has Been Acquired by Caterpillar
Praveen Penmetsa built an AI tractor company on a vision born in a Hyderabad village. It raised $240 million, hit a $518 million valuation — and collapsed on April 3, 2026.
PayTabs Group Acquires UAE’s TAPn’GO, Brings Contactless Checkout Into Its Super App
The Riyadh-based payments giant absorbs TAPn'GO's contactless technology in a full 100% acquisition, targeting 20,000+ businesses across retail, hospitality, healthcare, and more.