Startups
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ESDS Q1 profit rises 14% to ₹29.3 crore despite revenue dip
ESDS Software Solution, a recently-listed enterprise cloud and AI company, reported a 14% year-on-year increase in net profit to ₹29.3 crore for the quarte…
25 Sept, 03:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Rio Health raises $4.5 million to expand quick pharmacy network
Pharmacy-focused quick commerce startup Rio Health has raised $4.5 million (around ₹43 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round led by Version One Ventures, the company announced.
25 Sept, 01:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Pernia’s Pop-Up Shop Q1 net loss falls 12% as revenue rises 13%
Pernia’s Pop-Up Shop parent Purple Style Labs reported a 12% decline in net loss to ₹88.1 crore for Q1 FY27, down from ₹100.3 crore in the same quarter last year, according to inc42.com.
24 Sept, 09:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Inc42 hosts third D2C retreat for founders on private island
Inc42 hosted the third edition of its D2C Retreat from September 17 to 19 at Raffles Udaipur, bringing together more than 70 founders from India’s direct-to-consumer and retail ecosystem.
23 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Blink Digital sues Meta for ₹1,000 crore over disabled ad accounts
Blink Digital India has filed a lawsuit against Meta and its India entity, Facebook India Online Services Private Limited, seeking ₹1,000 crore in compensa…
23 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Easy Platform turns profitable in FY26 with ₹5.3 crore PAT
Mumbai-based fintech Easy Platform Services, owner of digital lending startup Zype, posted a consolidated profit after tax (PAT) of ₹5.3 crore in FY26, reversing a loss of ₹12.9 crore in FY25.
23 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Gupshup expands into conversational AI with $350 million business
Gupshup, a messaging infrastructure company founded in 2004, has transformed into a $350 million business focused on conversational AI, CEO and cofounder Beerud Sheth said.
23 Sept, 01:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Manufacturing startups in India raise $365 million in first half of 2026
India's manufacturing sector is attracting significant investment, with advanced hardware and technology startups raising $365 million across 66 deals in t…
22 Sept, 09:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Zetwerk and Ayr Energy settle legal dispute after year-long battle
Zetwerk, an IPO-bound manufacturing platform, and US-based transformer startup Ayr Energy have settled their legal dispute by agreeing to dismiss all claim…
22 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
PhonePe gets in-principle nod for UAE payments business
Walmart-backed PhonePe has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) for two payment licences, moving closer to launching its…
22 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Turtlemint shares rise 6.6% after Motilal Oswal buy rating
Shares of insurtech company Turtlemint rose 6.6% to close at ₹139.75 apiece on the BSE, touching an intraday high of ₹142.90.
22 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Captain Fresh’s revenue jumps 52% to ₹5,169 crore in FY26
Captain Fresh, a Bengaluru-based B2B seafood brand, reported a 52% rise in consolidated net revenue to ₹5,169 crore in FY26, up from ₹3,397 crore in FY25.
22 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Lifestyle brands expand categories to boost premium market growth
Lifestyle brands are increasingly broadening their product categories to deepen customer loyalty and capture a larger share of consumer spending, according to inc42.com.
22 Sept, 01:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Virat Kohli-backed WROGN’s FY26 loss rises 17% to ₹88 crore
Virat Kohli-backed direct-to-consumer fashion brand WROGN reported a 17.1% increase in net loss to ₹88.4 crore in fiscal year 2026, up from ₹75.5 crore in FY25, according to inc42.com.
21 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Melinda French Gates refuses to fund daughter’s startup despite $34 billion net worth
Melinda French Gates, with an estimated net worth of $34.5 billion, has declined to invest in her daughter’s new startup, emphasizing the importance of independent fundraising.
20 Sept, 09:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
India’s spacetech startups raise $252.9 million in 2026 so far
India’s spacetech startups have raised $252.9 million in funding so far this year, nearly doubling the sector’s total from 2025, according to inc42.com.
20 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
CubeAPM offers AI observability stack at 80% lower cost than rivals
CubeAPM, a bootstrapped observability startup, claims to cut enterprise monitoring costs by 60-80% compared to incumbents like Datadog and New Relic.
20 Sept, 11:28 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Innov8’s FY26 profit rises nearly 12-fold to ₹13.8 crore
Innov8 Workspaces reported a net profit of ₹13.8 crore in fiscal year FY26, marking an 11.8-fold increase from ₹1.2 crore in FY25, according to its annual report.
19 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Top Chef finalist Brian Malarkey opens Portland restaurant with $10 million sales target
Brian Malarkey, a Top Chef finalist and restaurateur, opened his 27th restaurant in Portland’s Pearl District, marking his first in his hometown.
19 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Home Depot exec Ann-Marie Campbell rises from cashier to million-dollar salary
Ann-Marie Campbell, senior executive vice president at Home Depot, has risen from a part-time cashier earning $4.15 an hour in 1985 to an annual salary exceeding $1 million.
18 Sept, 11:28 pm IST