Zerodha’s Rainmatter Backs Legaltech Startup Lawyered in $2.5 Million Pre-Series A Round
The Gurugram startup's AI platform covers 2 million vehicles and has resolved over 200,000 legal matters for fleet operators and individuals across India.
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Funding rounds, acquisitions, regulatory shifts, and major business developments from across the Indian startup and technology landscape.
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.
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.
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.
Hocco closes ₹100 crore Series C at ₹2,500 crore valuation, beats FY26 revenue target with ₹530 crore in sales
The Ankit Chona-led ice-cream brand — founded just two and a half years ago — has crossed ₹530 crore in FY26 net sales and is already targeting ₹900 crore for FY27, as it eyes new geographies and a public listing within three years.
Tamannaah Bhatia is the New Face of LOVETC as Ananya Birla’s Beauty Label Hits Its Stride in Year Two
Birla Cosmetics-backed LOVETC, which reported 30% month-on-month growth in its debut year, is entering 2026 with a celebrity face, expanded retail, and new category launches on the horizon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Zepto Gets SEBI Nod for ₹11,000 Crore IPO, Targets July–September Listing
India's third-largest quick commerce platform has cleared a critical regulatory hurdle, moving closer to a public listing that could value the five-year-old startup at up to $7 billion.
Aman Gupta’s OFF/BEAT Studios raises ₹100 crore in seed funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners
boAt's Aman Gupta picks Bessemer over bigger cheques, citing AI ambition and global network as the real reason behind OffBeat Studios' ₹100 crore seed raise.