Indian Startup IPO Tracker 2025
At the start of 2025, markets were brimming with confidence and optimism about the IPOs of new-age tech companies, as 13 such companies got listed on the bourses last year and cumulatively raised INR...
View ArticleBharti Enterprises’ Space Arm To Invest INR 313 Cr In Eutelsat
Bharti Enterprises’ space arm, Bharti Space Limited, will invest €31.4 Mn (nearly INR 313 Cr) in French satellite group Eutelsat. The infusion is part of Eutelsat’s larger €1.35 Bn (around INR 11,250...
View ArticleNews Publishers Flag Use Of Copyrighted Materials By AI Giants Without Consent
Amid the ongoing dogfight between publishers and AI giants, news portals and content platforms have reportedly flagged the use of their copyrighted data for training large language models (LLMs)...
View ArticleKarnataka Bike Taxi Ban: Police Detains Protesting Drivers
The Bengaluru Police reportedly detained a group of bike taxi drivers yesterday for protesting outside the Vidhana Soudha. As per news agency PTI, the drivers were detained for protesting against the...
View ArticleMakeMyTrip To Pay $3 Bn To Repurchase Stake: Trip.Com Group
Nasdaq-listed online travel aggregator (OTA) MakeMyTrip (MMT) will pay nearly $3 Bn to repurchase shares from its Chinese investor Trip.com Group Limited. In a filing with the US Securities and...
View ArticleBehind The Collapse Of Builder.ai, Cost Of 12-Hour Workday & More
Behind The Collapse Of Builder.ai Once backed by giants like Microsoft and QIA, Builder.ai’s horizons look bleak. The no-code AI platform is grappling with insolvency proceedings amid allegations of...
View ArticleQuick Commerce To Become $40 Bn Market By 2030: Swiggy CEO
Swiggy cofounder and CEO Sriharsha Majety expects the Indian quick commerce market to become a $30 Bn to $40 Bn opportunity in the next three to five years. He also said that the quick commerce space...
View ArticleBigBasket’s Secret Moat, Amicus Closes $214 Mn Fund & More
BigBasket’s INR 4,000 Cr Moat Even before Zepto, Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart came into existence, BigBasket was building a secret moat for itself. Today, its private label business (the secret moat)...
View ArticleElevation Capital Bought 2.03 Lakh Shares Of Wakefit Ahead Of IPO
VC firm Elevation Capital purchased more than 2.03 Lakh shares of IPO-bound portfolio startup Wakefit from the D2C brand’s employees via secondary transactions in 2025, ahead of it filing its DRHP. As...
View ArticleSIAC Awards INR 24 Cr In Damages To Amazon Over Future Group Battle
In the latest twist in the years-long Amazon-Future Group battle, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has reportedly awarded INR 23.7 Cr in damages to the ecommerce major and INR 77...
View ArticleIndia’s Startup IPO Spring, Startup Funding Revives & More
India’s Startup IPO Spring Untethered by the lacklustre listing of Ather and ArisInfra so far in 2025, homegrown new-age tech ventures continue nonchalantly. Last week, industry titans Wakefit and Pine...
View ArticleKarnataka HC Stays AAR’s Plans To Revoke Tax Exemption For Namma Yatri
The Karnataka High Court (HC) has reportedly stayed the notice issued by the state authority for advance ruling (AAR), which earlier this month suggested rescinding the tax reprieve granted to...
View ArticleKarnataka Bike Taxi Ban: Impacted Drivers On Hunger Protest
Upping the ante against the Karnataka government, members of the Bike Taxi Welfare Association (BTWA) reportedly staged a hunger protest across several cities in the state on Sunday (June 29) against...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley Offloads PB Fintech Shares Worth INR 19.1 Cr
Financial services firm Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte offloaded 99,994 shares of fintech company PB Fintech in a block deal worth INR 18.19 Cr. As per BSE data, Morgan Stanley sold the shares at...
View ArticleUltrahuman’s Ring Under Fire, A New Unicorn & More
The Tussle Over The Ring Indian healthtech startup Ultrahuman is at the centre of a patent battle with Oura, the Finnish-American maker of smart rings. A preliminary ruling by the US International...
View ArticleTelangana Govt To Launch Digital Public Infra For AI
The Telangana government, in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will reportedly launch India’s first state-led digital public infrastructure (DPI) for artificial...
View ArticleBoost For Deeptech Sector: Cabinet Approves INR 1 Lakh Cr R&D Fund
More than a year after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman first announced a fund to spur research and development (R&D) in the sunrise sectors, the Union cabinet has approved the research...
View ArticleStartup Funding On The Mend, Shadowfax’s IPO Ahead & More
Startup Funding In Recovery Mode Despite macroeconomic headwinds, investor sentiment remained bullish about the Indian startup ecosystem in the first half (H1) of 2025. According to Inc42’s Indian Tech...
View ArticleTom, Dick & Harry Govt Officials: Centre And X Spar In Karnataka HC
The showdown between the Centre and X over take down orders continues to escalate. During a hearing before the Karnataka High Court yesterday, the social media platform’s counsel reportedly remarked...
View ArticleDelhi HC Stays INR 340 Cr Trademark Infringement Verdict Against Amazon
The Delhi High Court has reportedly stayed an order that directed ecommerce major Amazon to cough up INR 340 Cr in damages for infringing the trademark of a lifestyle brand. As per PTI, a division...
View ArticleInside Urban Company’s Product Push, Swiggy Shuts Minis & More
Urban Company’s Product-Led Makeover Synonymous with at-home services for a decade now, Urban Company is all set for its next big reveal. Having started with its line of water purifiers and smart door...
View ArticleRBI Directs Banks To Integrate DoT’s Tool To Curb Cyber Frauds
Amid the growing spate of cyber crimes, the RBI has directed banks and payments banks to integrate telecom department’s (DoT) financial fraud risk indicator (FRI) into their systems. The RBI advisory,...
View ArticleMaharashtra Minister Poses As Rider, Catches Rapido Flouting Bike Taxi Ban
Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik posed as a driver and found glaring lapses in the implementation of the bike taxi ban in Mumbai. As per news agency PTI, Sarnaik booked a bike taxi on...
View ArticleInside Wakefit’s INR 1K Cr Biz, InCred Nets INR 440 Cr & More
Inside Wakefit’s INR 1K Cr Biz Wakefit isn’t what it was four years ago. Although a young player in India’s entrenched mattress market, the D2C brand has strategically diversified over the past few...
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