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New Delhi: Tech funding in India stood at $11.7 billion in FY 2025-26, an increase of 20 per cent compared to $9.7 billion raised in FY2023-24 amid strong early-stage momentum and a surge in IPO activity, according to a new report. As per Tracxn analysis, India ranked as the fourth-highest funded country globally during FY 2025-26, behind the United States, the United Kingdom and China, while staying ahead of Germany and France. It further stated that funding trends showed strong traction acro ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Indian technology startups' total fundraise declined by 18 per cent to USD 11.7 billion in 2025-26, market intelligence firm Tracxn said on Wednesday. The technology startups had raised USD 14.3 billion in the financial year 2025. "India's startups raised USD 11.7 billion in FY 2025-26, marking an 18 per cent decline from USD 14.3 billion in FY 2024-25, but a 20 per cent increase compared to USD 9.7 billion raised in FY 2023-24," Tracxn's India Tech Annual Funding Report ...Read More >
InCred Alternative Private Investments (InCred Alternatives) has closed its first special opportunities credit fund at a hard cap of Rs 1,500 crore, per an announcement. The close-ended Category II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) - InCred Special Opportunities Fund-I - received commitments from domestic family offices, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and international investors. "India's private credit market is at an early but decisive stage of institutionalisation and is very different f ...Read More >
Early-stage investment platform JITO Incubation and Innovation Foundation (JIIF) has invested over Rs 150 crore across more than 100 pre-seed and seed-stage startups over the past two years and plans to deploy an additional Rs 80-100 crore over the next 12-18 months. The startup incubator reported over 15 exits during the period. The platform has also made a Rs 26.5 crore investment in Mumbai-based Atomic Capital, marking its entry into a fund-of-funds approach. The move allows JIIF to particip ...Read More >
Raghav Chadha of AAP demands an end to 10-minute delivery services, highlighting the harsh working conditions, safety risks, and pressures on gig workers. He criticizes the dehumanization of delivery personnel and calls for better protection and rights for these 'invisible wheels' of the economy. Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha has called for the termination of the increasingly popular 10-minute delivery services, which he describes as a form of 'cruelty' towards gig workers. Chadha addres ...Read More >
Lalit Keshre, cofounder and CEO of investment platform Groww, has become a newly-minted billionaire on the back of the company's strong stock market debut. With Groww's shares soaring since listing, Keshre's 55.91 crore shares -- a 9.06 percent stake -- are now valued at about ₹9,448 crore, placing his net worth around the $1-billion mark. Groww made a remarkable entry into the public markets on 12 November, listing at ₹100 a share and climbing more than 70 percent in just four sessions to ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Early backers like Softbank, Temasek, Kedaara and the promoters of eyewear player Lenskart Solutions, which is the latest unicorn to hit the market with a Rs 7,278-crore IPO at a price-band of Rs 382-402 per share, are eyeing windfall gains of 145% to 5,200%. The issue, opening on October 31, consists of Rs 2,150 crore worth of fresh issue and the rest in secondary issuance by promoters and external investors like the Japanese powerhouse Softbank, the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund T ...Read More >
GURGAON, India, Oct. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Deepinder Goyal, one of India's most respected self-made entrepreneurs, known for his contributions to entrepreneurship, innovation, mentorship, and ecosystem building, has announced the launch of Continue Research, supported by a $25 million personal fund dedicated to advancing global longevity science. Continue Research was founded two years ago as an independent scientific initiative exploring upstream biological mechanisms -- the fundamental lev ...Read More >
GURGAON, India, Oct. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Deepinder Goyal, one of India's most respected self-made entrepreneurs, known for his contributions to entrepreneurship, innovation, mentorship, and ecosystem building, has announced the launch of Continue Research, supported by a $25 million personal fund dedicated to advancing global longevity science. Continue Research was founded two years ago as an independent scientific initiative exploring upstream biological mechanisms -- the fundamental lev ...Read More >
Hurun India Rich List 2025: Ambani, Adani, Roshni Nadar Lead Nation's Wealth Surge India's wealth creation engine continues to accelerate, with a record 358 dollar-billionaires and 1,687 individuals worth over ₹1,000 crore, according to the newly released M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025. The 14th edition of the list, compiled by Hurun India in partnership with M3M India, highlights that Mukesh Ambani, 68, chairman of Reliance Industries, has reclaimed his position as India's richest man, with fa ...Read More >
Chennai: IIT Madras Global has partnered with Ideabaaz, the first media-integrated startup platform of the country, to fuel the startup ecosystem with inclusivity, visibility and access by taking it to Tier II and III cities. The initiative aims to bridge the urban-rural innovation divide and empower founders to take their ideas from seed to unicorn to IPO. As the knowledge and research partner, IIT Madras Global - the strategic international arm of IIT Madras - will bring deep-tech expertise ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) Digital payments provider PhonePe has filed draft papers with markets regulator Sebi for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) using the confidential pre-filing route. On Wednesday, the company's spokesperson said, "PhonePe Ltd has filed the Pre-filed Draft Red Herring Prospectus with Sebi and the stock exchanges, under...the Sebi ICDR Regulations in relation to the proposed initial public offering of its equity shares on the main board of the stock exchanges". How ...Read More >
BENGALURU: What was once billed as India's challenger to global giants in artificial intelligence and semiconductors has quietly dwindled into a shadow of those ambitions. Krutrim, the AI venture founded by Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal, is now largely sustained by his personal wealth and loans tied to his Ola Electric stake, with most of its marquee projects abandoned. "The money that was raised from Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India) is long gone," said a senior executive familiar with the company' ...Read More >
MUMBAI: In a further boost to the raining IPO season, which has already seen over Rs 75,000 crore mopped up this year, Sebi has cleared the primary share sale plans of six companies. The companies that have received the Sebi nod are digital payments major Pine Labs, auto component maker Hero Motors, spices and ready to eat foods major Orkla India (the Norwegian company had snapped up Eastern Condiments and MTR Foods some time back), Emmwee Photovoltaic Power, Canara Robeco Asset Management Comp ...Read More >
Hike, once one of India's most valuable startups with unicorn status, has become the latest casualty of New Delhi's recent real-money gaming ban, with the company -- led by Kavin Bharti Mittal, son of Airtel founder Sunil Bharti Mittal -- now shutting down. On Saturday, Hike founder Mittal (pictured above) said that the startup's U.S. business, which launched nine months ago, was "off to a strong start." But he said scaling it globally would require "a full recap, a reset that is not the best u ...Read More >
Mumbai: The biggest news at Friday's 48th annual general meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) came in the form of upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Reliance Jio Platforms. RIL chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani announced that the telecom and digital giant will file for an IPO in the first half of 2026. "Today, it is my proud privilege to announce that Jio is making all arrangements to file for its IPO," Ambani said. "We are aiming to list Jio by the first half of 2 ...Read More >
Fractal Analytics, India's first AI unicorn, has filed for an IPO in Mumbai, potentially valuing the company at over $3.5 billion. The IPO aims to raise approximately $560 million, with existing investors selling a significant portion of their shares. Fractal intends to capitalize on the growing investor interest in AI and India's increasing adoption of consumer technologies. Fractal Analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence and analytics services, filed for an initial public offering in ...Read More >
AceVector, the parent company of Snapdeal, plans to launch an IPO. The company has submitted draft papers to Sebi. AceVector also operates Unicommerce and Stellar Brands. Unicommerce became a public company in 2024. AceVector has opted for confidential pre-filing. This allows flexibility in IPO plans. Several other companies have also chosen this route. The pre-filing route offers greater flexibility. AceVector, parent company of e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal, has confidentially filed draft p ...Read More >
July 18 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), opens new tab has begun publishing research notes on prominent private companies transforming industries, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. With many industry-leading private companies delaying public listings, they are attracting a growing share of investor capital, prompting institutional investors to track them more closely at earlier stages. Companies such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, Elon Musk's SpaceX and TikTok-parent Byted ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): India holds the potential to unlock an economic contribution of USD 470-600 billion by 2030 through GCCs (Global Capability Centres) and it would be a critical enabler of India's USD 1 trillion services export vision, Romal Shetty, CEO, Deloitte South Asia, said on Monday. Speaking at the CII GCC Business Summit, Shetty said India currently hosts approximately 1,800 GCCs. 'With the right policy environment, ecosystem support, and coordinated action, there is a ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Although India Inc. witnessed a subdued dealmaking environment in Q2 2025 due to global uncertainty, signs of resilience are emerging, especially with foreign investors taking the lead in inbound M&A and public markets showing signs of revival, according to a Grant Thornton report released on Wednesday. As geopolitical headwinds ease, deal momentum is expected to pick up in the second half of 2025, buoyed by India's strong macroeconomic fundamentals and investor interest ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) Merger & acquisition and private equity deals declined sharply by 48 per cent in value terms to USD 17 billion in April-June compared to the previous quarter due to mounting global uncertainties and a cautious investment climate, according to consultancy firm Grant Thornton Bharat. In volume terms, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and PE deals dropped by 13 per cent to 582 in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter. India's M&A and private equity landscape ...Read More >
India's financial technology (fintech) sector attracted $889 million in funding during the first half (H1) of 2025, marking a 26% decline from $1.2 billion raised in the second half (H2) of 2024 and a 5% drop from $936 million seen in H1 2024, according to a report by market intelligence platform Tracxn. Despite the dip, India retained its position as the third-largest fintech market globally, behind only the United States and the United Kingdom. "While the Indian fintech sector has seen a tem ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) Indian fintech sector raised USD 889 million in the first six months of 2025, a drop of 26 per cent from USD 1.2 billion of H2 2024 and a five per cent slide from USD 936 million seen a year ago, according to a report by market intelligence platform Tracxn. As per the report, India ranked third globally, trailing only the United States and the United Kingdom. "While the Indian fintech sector has seen a temporary dip in funding, the steady momentum in early-stage investme ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) India continues to be the third largest fintech startup ecosystem in the world, behind the US and the UK, a report said on Friday, adding that the sector raised a total of $889 million in the January-June period (H1 2025). Early-stage funding stood at $361 million, a 10 per cent rise from H2 2024 and 9 per cent from H1 2024. The sector witnessed 16 acquisitions in H1 2025, a 45 per cent increase from H1 2024, according to the report by Tracxn, one of the world ...Read More >
New Delhi: Logistics service provider Shadowfax Technologies has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) through a confidential pre-filing route, with an aim to raise Rs 2,000-2,500 crore, industry sources familiar with the development said. The company could be valued at around Rs 8,500 crore, they added.The IPO is a mix of fresh issue and an offer-for-sale (OFS) by existing shareholders. In a public announcement on Tuesday, Shadowfax Technologies said it has "pre-filed draft red herring p ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Logistics service provider Shadowfax Technologies has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) through a confidential pre-filing route, with an aim to raise Rs 2,000-2,500 crore, industry sources familiar with the development said. The company could be valued at around Rs 8,500 crore, they added. The IPO is a mix of fresh issue and an offer-for-sale (OFS) by existing shareholders. In a public announcement on Tuesday, Shadowfax Technologies said it has "pre-filed draft ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Ravada A Chandrasekhar took charge as the new State Police Chief on Tuesday. He succeeds Shaik Darvesh Saheb, who retired on June 30. His tenure will run until July 1, 2027. A 1991-batch IPS officer currently serving as Special Director with the Intelligence Bureau, Chandrasekhar is on central deputation. He was selected over Nitin Agarwal, who topped the official list of probables. The appointment order, issued by Kerala Chief Secretary Dr A Jayathilak on behalf of the Gove ...Read More >
Mumbai: B2B startup Jumbotail raised a fresh $120 million in funding from investors led by SC Ventures, the investment arm of Standard Chartered, at a valuation of $1 billion, sources said. The company disclosed the investment details in a statement on Monday but did not comment on the valuation. Existing investor Artal Asia also backed the funding round. Jumbotail has become the fifth unicorn of the year.The jump in Jumbotail's valuation was helped by its acquisition of Solv India, a B2B commer ...Read More >
Mumbai: Fintech unicorn Pine Labs filed draft IPO papers with Sebi on Thursday, seeking to raise up to Rs 2,600 crore through a fresh issue of shares. A clutch of existing investors, including Peak XV Partners, PayPal, and Mastercard, will collectively sell up to 14.8 crore shares in the IPO. Pine Labs said that it may consider a pre-IPO placement of shares worth up to Rs 520 crore. It will use portions of the IPO proceeds to invest in its subsidiaries and expand its presence outside India. Fund ...Read More >
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