Startups
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HomeRun raises $12 million to expand construction quick commerce
HomeRun, a Bengaluru-based quick commerce startup for construction and home improvement materials, has raised $12 million (about ₹114 crore) in a Series A+…
06 Aug, 11:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Reliance Retail acquires AI fashion platform Furrl to boost ecommerce
Reliance Retail has acquired Bengaluru-based fashion discovery platform Furrl in an all-cash deal for an undisclosed sum, the company confirmed.
05 Aug, 11:29 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Typsy Beauty raises ₹20 crore to expand quick commerce and offline retail
Typsy Beauty, a Delhi NCR-based beauty and personal care brand, raised ₹20 crore ($2.1 million) in a funding round led by Saama Capital, announced this week.
05 Aug, 11:29 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
River Mobility raises $120 million to expand EV manufacturing capacity
Electric two-wheeler manufacturer River Mobility has raised $120 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Elev8 Venture Partners and Claypond Capital, the company announced.
05 Aug, 07:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Indian EV startup River raises $120M Series C to expand production
Indian electric vehicle startup River secured $120 million in a Series C funding round to scale production and introduce additional models, the company announced today.
05 Aug, 05:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
DoorDash CEO Tony Xu urges founders to dream bigger after $87 billion growth
DoorDash cofounder and CEO Tony Xu reflected on the company’s early days when he and his team estimated their business might generate $100 million in revenue.
05 Aug, 01:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Home decor marketplace Vaaree raises ₹65 crore in Series A round
Vaaree, a Bengaluru-based home decor marketplace, raised ₹65 crore (approximately $6.8 million) in a Series A funding round co-led by Hero Enterprise and Cap Alpha Ventures.
04 Aug, 05:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Ather turns EBITDA positive with 81% volume growth in Q1 FY27
Ather Energy reported a sharp turnaround in Q1 FY27, posting an EBITDA profit of ₹9 crore compared to a ₹106 crore loss a year earlier, according to inc42.com.
04 Aug, 09:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Ex-Delhivery and Cleartrip execs launch Profound with $1.5 Mn seed funding
Ex-Delhivery tech head Prashant Parashar and ex-Cleartrip chief business officer Anuj Rathi have launched Profound, an AI-native startup focused on providi…
04 Aug, 07:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Agentic AI startup Kily raises ₹30 crore to boost platform deployment
Agentic AI startup Kily has raised ₹30 crore ($3.2 million) in a funding round led by early-stage venture capital firm Sorin Investments, the company announced this week.
04 Aug, 07:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
NuPlay plans another acquisition within 12 months after Verloop deal
Enterprise AI startup NuPlay, led by cofounder and CEO Mukesh Bansal, aims to complete another acquisition within the next six to 12 months following its recent purchase of Verloop.io.
04 Aug, 03:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Matel raises ₹130 crore to boost EV component R&D and production
Matel Motion & Energy Solutions, a Pune-based electric vehicle components manufacturer, raised ₹130 crore ($13.6 million) in a Series B funding round led b…
03 Aug, 07:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Flipkart to launch food delivery in Bengaluru with 10-11% commission
Flipkart is set to enter India’s online food delivery market by launching its service in Bengaluru by mid-August, charging restaurants a commission of 10-11% per order, according to inc42.com.
03 Aug, 03:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Swiggy’s Instamart hits contribution margin break-even in Q1 FY27
Swiggy’s quick commerce arm Instamart achieved contribution margin break-even for the first time in Q1 FY27, according to the company’s recent financial results reported this week.
03 Aug, 07:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Instant-help apps face pricing challenges to achieve profitability
Instant-help platforms Snabbit, Pronto, and Urban Company's InstaHelp are grappling with profitability issues as they seek to expand beyond high-density neighborhoods.
03 Aug, 07:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Dell founder Michael Dell shares earnings statement that convinced parents to drop out
Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, revealed the earnings statement from Dell Computer Corporation for the quarter ending July 31, 1984, wh…
02 Aug, 09:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Hudson Leogrande leads $1 billion loungewear brand and joins Beckham’s wellness board
Hudson Leogrande, who was homeless at 16, now leads a loungewear brand nearing $1 billion in revenue and serves on the board of David Beckham’s wellness company IM8, Fortune reported.
02 Aug, 07:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
DeepSeek defies China's 996 culture with no overtime or managers
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup valued at $60 billion and a rival to ChatGPT, has achieved rapid growth in three years without enforcing overtime, managers,…
02 Aug, 05:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Gen Z sellers earn up to $260,000 monthly on livestream auction app Tilt
London-based startup Tilt has created a livestream marketplace where sellers auction products in real time, generating up to $260,000 in monthly sales, according to the company.
01 Aug, 03:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Urban Company posts Rs 92 crore loss in Q1 despite 44% revenue rise
Urban Company reported a loss of Rs 92 crore in the first quarter, reversing from a profit in the same period last year, while its revenue rose 44% year-on…
31 Jul, 05:28 pm IST