She Built the Community Before She Built the Leggings
BlissClub founder Minu Margeret didn't launch a product in 2020. She started a conversation — and turned it into India's most-watched women's activewear brand.
Startups
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.
Indian Startup Workers Are Tired of Being Told to Stop Complaining
A viral post on Teamblind has reignited India's grind culture debate — and unlike 2023, the comment section isn't split. It's furious.
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.
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.
The quiet bet: How Bessemer Venture Partners built one of India’s most consistent VC portfolios without making much noise
From Swiggy's doorstep to Aman Gupta's next chapter — Bessemer has spent nearly two decades backing Indian founders before anyone else would. Here's how they do it, who runs it, and why a ₹100 crore seed cheque to a company with no product yet makes complete sense within their playbook.
After UAE, Europe Is Where Indian Startups Want to Be
From zero-commission ride-hailing in the Netherlands to sovereign AI in French classrooms, Indian startups are quietly making Europe their most ambitious expansion bet — and a historic trade deal just opened the gates wider.
India Startup Funding Falls 23% — But 3 Sectors Are Surging
Total VC deployment into Indian startups slid to $4.1 billion in Q1 2026, down nearly 23% year-on-year. The story beneath that number tells you exactly where the conviction is.
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.
Granola went from 5,000 weekly users to a $1.5B unicorn — without a meeting bot
London-based Granola raised $125M Series C at a $1.5B valuation. Its edge: no visible bot, no cloud upload — and now a full enterprise AI context layer.
Abhishek Middha launches Middha Ventures with Rs. 1.05 crore bets on Ruskle, Fitreak
Mumbai-based investor enters early-stage ecosystem with first investments across consumer and fitness startups