Startups
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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 - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Thea Green built Nails.Inc from a manicure idea to $40 million sale
Thea Green, a former fashion editor for Tatler magazine, founded Nails.Inc in 1999 after noticing a gap in the U.K. market for quick manicures like those she experienced in New York and Los Angeles.
31 Jul, 03:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
SpeEdLabs founder Vivek Varshney shares EdTech survival insights
SpeEdLabs founder Vivek Varshney recounted his journey from a Hindi-medium school in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, to leading an EdTech startup serving over 750 schools and 150,000 students.
31 Jul, 01:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Arboreal Bioinnovations raises ₹230 crore to expand nutrition ingredient supply
Arboreal Bioinnovations, a Lucknow-based specialty food and nutraceutical ingredients startup, has raised ₹230 crore (about $24 million) in a Series A funding round.
31 Jul, 01:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Swiggy narrows Q1 net loss by 34%, Instamart hits breakeven
Swiggy narrowed its net loss by nearly 34% year-on-year to ₹791 crore in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, according to inc42.com.
31 Jul, 09:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
PhonePe launches PulsePro to monetise transaction data ahead of IPO
PhonePe, the Walmart-backed fintech firm, launched PulsePro on July 30, an enterprise intelligence platform that leverages aggregated and anonymised transaction data from its payments network.
30 Jul, 11:29 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
HomeLane builds ₹1,000 crore home interiors business over 12 years
Bengaluru-based interior design startup HomeLane has grown into a ₹1,000 crore business after 12 years of operations, according to inc42.com.
30 Jul, 07:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Rapido’s Ownly gains Bengaluru market share amid restaurant pushback
Rapido’s zero-commission food delivery platform Ownly has captured nearly 10% of Bengaluru’s online food delivery market since its standalone app launch in March, according to inc42.com.
30 Jul, 05:29 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Sid’s Farm raises ₹81 crore to boost dairy supply chain
Sid’s Farm, a dairy startup, has secured ₹81 crore ($8.5 million) in a pre-Series B funding round led by existing investors Omnivore and Narotam Sekhsaria…
30 Jul, 03:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Zach Holman credits cold emails for key life changes
Zach Holman, founder of Signed and Calendearing, highlighted the impact of cold outreach on his life in a post dated July 29, 2026.
30 Jul, 09:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Pronto doubles down on Verified robot-trainer camera service despite privacy concerns
Pronto, a Bengaluru-based startup, is intensifying its focus on Verified, an opt-in service that collects in-home physical AI data through robot-trainer cameras.
30 Jul, 07:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
SUIND raises ₹20.5 crore to expand autonomous drone platform
Drone technology startup SUIND has raised ₹20.5 crore (around $2.1 million) in a seed funding round led by Transition VC, with participation from IIMA Ventures, the company announced.
30 Jul, 07:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Revspot raises $4.8 million to scale AI sales automation platform
Revspot, a Bengaluru-based AI sales automation startup, has raised $4.8 million (about ₹45.9 crore) in a Series A funding round co-led by Inflexor Ventures…
29 Jul, 03:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Fixxly raises $5.5 million seed round for building materials quick commerce
Fixxly, a building materials quick commerce startup, has raised $5.5 million (₹52.6 crore) in a seed funding round led by Accel, Fireside Ventures, and Lightspeed India Partners.
29 Jul, 01:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
24-year-old founder earns $4.4 million from subscription reselling community
JS, the anonymous founder of ShockedIO, has earned $4.4 million since launching his subscription-based reselling community in 2020, according to fortune.com.
29 Jul, 01:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Ferns N Petals scales quick commerce, targets ₹1,400 crore revenue
Ferns N Petals (FNP) is expanding its quick commerce business amid rising demand for instant gifting, aiming for ₹1,400 crore in revenue by the end of fiscal year 2027.
29 Jul, 09:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Swiggy Instamart and Nykaa ramp up quick commerce leadership hires
Swiggy Instamart has appointed former Myntra CEO Nandita Sinha as its new chief executive, replacing Amitesh Jha, while Nykaa has hired ex-Instamart COO An…
29 Jul, 09:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Dwelly raises $170m to expand AI-powered UK property rollup
Dwelly, a UK-based AI-driven property technology startup, has secured $170 million in funding to accelerate its rollup strategy of acquiring letting agenci…
29 Jul, 05:28 am IST