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Investors on Runway Months: Sequoia/Peak XV, Accel India, Lightspeed, Nexus, Blume and Elevation.
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IIT Madras, Unicorn India Ventures Close ₹450 Cr Deeptech
IIT Madras Research Park and Unicorn India Ventures have secured the first ₹450 crore close of a deeptech fund, deploying nearly ₹55 crore across four
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True North Acquires InMobi Stake Ahead of IPO
Private equity firm True North has acquired a 2-3% stake in adtech unicorn InMobi for $50-60 million, providing early investors a partial exit as InMobi
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BlueStone Stake Sale Sees Accel, 360 ONE Offload ₹513 Cr
Accel and 360 ONE sold shares worth ₹513 crore in BlueStone via block deals. The transactions occurred as the omnichannel jeweller reported its third consecutive profitable quarter, with revenue surging 50% year-on-year.
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Generational Partners Founder Warns Of 'Tourists' In Defense
Van Espahbodi, a veteran of the aerospace and defense sector, cautions that a rush of software investors into hardware and industrial tech is driven by
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Apple Pay Eyes India Launch Next Month With Axis Bank
Apple is reportedly preparing to launch its Apple Pay service in India as early as next month, with Axis Bank set to be its initial banking partner.
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Startup Lawyer Warns Standard Vesting Creates Costly Cap
A startup attorney argues the standard four-year vesting schedule routinely triggers expensive litigation as investors seek to claw back equity from
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Incredible Health Raises $97.5M for Healthcare Hiring
Incredible Health, a startup co-founded by doctor Iman Abuzeid, has raised about $97.5 million. The platform, which reverses the hiring process for healthcare workers, is used by 1.5 million professionals and 1,500 employers.
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Rapido Raises $240M at $3B Valuation, Targets IPO
Rapido has raised $240 million at a $3 billion valuation and is targeting an IPO within two to three years. The mobility unicorn, which began as a bike-taxi platform, now claims 70% of India's bike taxi market and has expanded into autos, cabs, and deliveries.
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Inc Tracker Lists India's Top Soonicorns
Inc has published a tracker listing 70 Indian startups, or 'soonicorns', deemed most likely to become unicorns, providing detailed profiles including
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SEBI Extends Angel Fund Accredited Investor Deadline to 2027
India's market regulator SEBI has extended the compliance deadline for existing angel funds to onboard accredited investors by seven months to March 31
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Ultrahuman raises $70 million for healthtech
Ultrahuman raised $70 million from investors like Qualcomm Ventures to scale R&D and expand its health platforms worldwide.
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Adobe Acquires AI Martech Startup Rilo
Adobe has acquired the Peak XV Partners-backed AI martech startup Rilo for an undisclosed sum. The startup, which had onboarded 10,000 users, will shut down its platform and its team will join Adobe to help integrate its agentic AI capabilities into Adobe's enterprise suite. This is Adobe's second acquisition of an Indian startup.
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Oracle to cut 3,000 jobs in India
Oracle is reportedly preparing to lay off 3,000 employees in India starting in September, which would cut 10% of its 30,000-strong local workforce.
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upGrad Acquires Unacademy for $200 Million
Edtech firm upGrad has acquired rival Unacademy in an all-stock deal worth just over $200 million, a 94% drop from Unacademy's 2021 peak valuation.
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Proptech Funding Stabilizes in 2026 with AI
Global proptech funding is on pace to match 2025 levels at about $8.7 billion, far below the 2019 peak. Investors are now highly selective, favoring AI-driven construction, green steel, and transaction infrastructure startups with clear ROI, with four of the year's five largest deals happening outside the U.S.
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InsuranceDekho and RenewBuy Merge to Form
InsuranceDekho and RenewBuy have merged to create India's largest AI-enabled insurance distribution platform. The combined entity, led by InsuranceDekho CEO Ankit Agrawal, claims a premium book exceeding ₹6,600 Cr and over 6 Lakh digital partners.
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India E2W Registrations Fall 16.2% in August
Electric two-wheeler registrations in India dropped to 1.72 lakh units in August 2025, a 16.2% month-on-month decline from July, according to Vahan data.
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Principal CEO: Asset-Heavy, Cash-Flow
Principal Asset Management CEO Kamal Bhatia argues investors must shift toward tangible, income-generating assets backed by contractual cash flow, as
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M&G pitches European credit to Koreans
M&G Investments argues European structured credit, particularly consumer-backed assets, offers Korean investors higher returns and defensive qualities.
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Indian Startup IPO Pipeline Strong for 2026
A record 18 Indian startups raised ₹41,248 Cr via IPOs in 2025. In 2026, 32 have filed DRHPs, with investors focusing on profitability and fundamentals.
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Ola Electric Gets ₹95.81 Crore PLI Incentive
Ola Electric has received a ₹95.81 crore incentive from the Ministry of Heavy Industries for FY27 under the PLI-Auto scheme, its third year in a row.