Asaya Raises ₹88 Crore, Now Valued at ₹400 Crore
The Bengaluru skincare brand's valuation has nearly tripled since September, on the back of a claimed 16x revenue jump and a patent-pending molecule built for melanin-rich skin.
Startups
Airbound Raises $37 Mn Series A to Chase Cost Parity With Trucking
Greenoaks leads a round backing the Bengaluru aerospace startup's bet that redesigning the aircraft, not the software, is what finally makes drone delivery cheap.
Ringg AI Raises $10 Mn Extension as Peak XV Backs Its Enterprise Push
The Bengaluru voice-AI startup's Series A now totals $15.5 million, funding a climb from bulk outbound calling into stickier, regulated enterprise workflows.
InspeCity Raises ₹100 Crore to Fund Four Orbital Servicing Missions
The IIT Bombay-incubated space-tech startup has closed a pre-Series A co-led by Speciale Invest and Ashish Kacholia, taking its total raise to roughly ₹150 crore ahead of a compressed 18-month flight schedule.
Battery Smart Raises ₹185.5 Crore Series C Ahead of IPO Filing
The battery-swapping startup's estimated $430 million valuation sits below its mid-2025 mark even as revenue climbed 44% and losses narrowed in FY26.
Why India’s Next D2C Winners Are Being Built In Indore, Not Indiranagar
Metro-first playbooks built India's first wave of digital-first brands. A new set of numbers suggests the founders chasing the next wave are looking somewhere else entirely.
Arboreal Bioinnovations raises ₹230 Cr Series A led by EAAA, Omnivore
The Lucknow-based ingredients maker's round is among the largest Series A deals yet in India's specialty food ingredients space, and marks the first bet from Edelweiss's freshly closed Discovery Fund.
HomeRun raises $12 Mn Series A+ led by Nexus Venture Partners
Six months and three priced rounds after its seed, the Bengaluru construction-materials delivery startup is taking its bet beyond a single city just as a well-funded rival prepares to enter the same category.
Don’t Raise VC Money If You See These Red Flags
A DTU E-Summit keynote breaks down four warning signs — from shaky product-market fit to a messy cap table — that mean VC funding could hurt more than help.
Entrepreneurship Isn’t a Career Choice – It’s a Calling
From a talk at Netaji Subhas University of Technology, a reality check on why entrepreneurship demands total immersion, not part-time passion.
MS Dhoni invests in SolarSquare, joins as brand ambassador
The former India cricket captain backs the rooftop solar startup through his family office, adding a recognisable face to its recently closed $53 million Series C.
BlackSoil Acquires Credit Fair’s Solar Financing Business
The alternative credit platform is betting on rooftop solar and MSME financing as it expands beyond its traditional lending base.