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.
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.
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.
Jaipur’s FruBon Secures Funding from Fireside Ventures and Narotam Sekhsaria Family Office to Scale Dairy Play Across North India
Dev Milk Foods, the Rajasthan-based dairy startup behind the FruBon brand, has raised an undisclosed round to expand its ice cream and value-added dairy portfolio across north and west India.
Parineeti Chopra Is Now the Face of Baby Quick Commerce Startup OZi
Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra joins OZi as brand ambassador as the baby quick commerce startup closes a $6.2 million Series A led by RTP Global.
Blinkit Made Money. Swiggy Didn’t. Where Does Zepto Stand?
Three companies, same business, three very different balance sheets. As Zepto marches toward a ₹11,000 crore IPO, India's quick commerce war is finally producing a profitability scoreboard — and the gaps are widening.
Why India’s Small Restaurants Need an AI Co-Pilot — and Delivery Apps Won’t Help
Magicpin's Vera launch is more than a product announcement. It is a quiet admission that India's restaurant economy has been running on borrowed visibility for years — and someone finally wants to fix that.
Namma Yatri Takes Its Zero-Commission Model to Europe
By acquiring Netherlands-based Automicle, Moving Tech Innovations is carrying a distinctly Indian idea — that drivers deserve to keep what they earn — into a market where Uber, Bolt, and BlaBlaCar have long called the shots.
MS Dhoni invests in AI-driven storytelling platform Kuku TV, joins as brand ambassador
MS Dhoni steps into the world of digital entertainment, investing in Indian short-form platform Kuku TV and endorsing its AI-powered storytelling vision.
Anthropic Wins Court Injunction Against Pentagon — But Lawyers Warn the Fight Isn’t Over
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's blacklisting of Claude's maker as "Orwellian" overreach. Legal experts say a parallel case in Washington could unravel the win.
Go Digit Gets ₹384 Cr Income Tax Demand Notice for AY24
Insurtech firm flags industry-wide issues behind disallowances; plans legal appeal as tax scrutiny intensifies weeks after GST notices