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
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Funding rounds, acquisitions, regulatory shifts, and major business developments from across the Indian startup and technology landscape.
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.
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.
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.
RBI Cancels Paytm Payments Bank Licence, Orders Winding Up
The central bank cited depositor harm and management failures — ending a banking experiment that had been on life support since 2022.
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.
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.
Bengaluru mobile gaming startup Spill Games raises $3.1 million in seed round co-led by Centre Court Capital and PeerCapital
The casual gaming studio behind Cozy Finds and Zen Math Crossword plans to test 20-plus new prototypes over the next 18 months after nearly quadrupling its total funding.
Rajasthan-based K-12 school network operator AITS raises $4 million in pre-Series A round backed by Udaan co-founder Sujeet Kumar
With 15 campuses and 10,000 students already enrolled, AITS is aiming for a 10x expansion to 100 campuses over the next three years — using an asset-light model designed for Tier 2 and Tier 3 India.
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.
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.
Zerodha winds down its Zero1 creator content initiative, citing regulatory uncertainty
The bootstrapped broker's attempt to build independent, long-form financial storytelling at arm's length from its core business has quietly ended — and everything is coming back in-house.