GoBoult crossed ₹762 crore in revenue — without taking a rupee of VC money
While boAt raised hundreds of crores and Noise chased market share, two brothers from Delhi built India's most profitable wearables brand without raising a single round.
Mohammed Haseeb
Founder & Editor-in-Chief of LAFFAZ Media, Mohammed Haseeb is a business journalist and digital strategist covering startups, entrepreneurship, and emerging tech ecosystems across India, MENA, and global markets. He holds a PGDM in Marketing from IMT Ghaziabad. His reporting highlights founder journeys, startup growth, and ecosystem developments.
Aurm Raises ₹42 Cr Series A for Private Bank Locker Infrastructure
India's bank locker waitlists stretch for years. Aurm is building the private vault infrastructure that sits inside your gated community instead — and Earth Fund and Sattva Ventures just backed the vision.
Kolkata’s Kisah Raises ₹35.9 Crore Series A from Fireside Ventures — Rewriting Men’s Ethnic Wear
Built out of Kolkata, profitable at Series A stage, and growing 65% year-on-year — this men's ethnic wear brand is doing things the mainstream fashion playbook said weren't possible together.
Snabbit Raises $56 Million in Series D, Valued at $360 Million After Hitting 1 Million Monthly Jobs
Quick home services platform Snabbit has raised $56 million in a Series D led by Susquehanna VC, pushing its valuation to $360 million after crossing one million monthly jobs in March 2026.
Kissht IPO Opens — Cofounders Already Bought Shares at ₹201, Anchor Investors Put In ₹278 Cr
CEO Ranvir Singh and CFO Krishnan Vishwanathan acquired shares at ₹201 each in March — roughly 18% above Kissht's IPO price band — while Goldman Sachs, HDFC MF, and ICICI Prudential led a ₹278 crore anchor round the day before the IPO opened.
Minimalist Never Hired a Bollywood Face, HUL Paid ₹2,955 Crore for It Anyway
While Indian brands debated celebrity versus influencer, two brothers from Rajasthan quietly built the country's biggest D2C beauty exit — by trusting the right creators over the biggest names.
Hyphen’s “Kriti Sanon quits” post was a stunt. She’s now Chief SPF Officer — and she has a Blinkit ad to prove it
The skincare brand deleted a dramatic exit announcement, set off two days of panic, and on Sunday revealed the whole thing was a setup for a sunscreen launch with Blinkit.
Cricketer Ajinkya Rahane joins Chupps Footwear as equity investor and strategic advisor
The Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans brand ambassador turns cap-table holder as Chupps taps celebrity credibility ahead of its pre-Series B close.
India’s ED Files Criminal Complaint Against Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal in Videocon Money-Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate has named the collapsed unicorn's co-founder as the alleged key beneficiary of a scheme to siphon Videocon funds — the latest blow in a mounting legal reckoning for a man who once personified British-Indian tech ambition.
Lenskart’s Dress Code Crisis: What Really Happened, and What Changed
A leaked internal document. Two fired employees. Street protests in Surat. A CEO whose story changed twice. And a listed company that lost ₹7,000 crore in market cap in five days. Here is the full, factual account of what happened at Lenskart in April 2026.
The UAE Just Made China Its Biggest Trade Partner — India Sits in the Middle of That Story
As UAE-China non-oil trade crosses $111 billion and 24 new deals get signed in Beijing, New Delhi has to reconcile a difficult truth: its most important Gulf partner is deepening ties with its biggest strategic rival.
Shortgun Games — India’s First AA Game Studio — Acquires 30% Stake in Creative Studio GiantDot
The Mumbai studio building India's first AA game wants storytelling baked into development from day one — not treated as an afterthought.