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RIL, Meta Form AI Joint Venture To Deliver Open Source Models In India

India, Aug. 29 -- Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani today announced a new joint venture with Meta to develop and deliver open source AI models for Indian enterprises. Speaki... Read More


Jio Preparing For IPO In H1 2026: Mukesh Ambani

India, Aug. 29 -- Jio, the technology subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) which houses telecom giant Reliance Jio Infocomm, is preparing for a public listing by the first half of 2026, RIL MD ... Read More


API Banking Startup TransBnk Nets $25 Mn Series B; Plans Global Expansion

India, Aug. 28 -- Mumbai-based banking infrastructure startup TransBnk has raised $25 Mn (nearly INR 220 Cr) in its Series B round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The round also saw participation f... Read More


Head Digital Works Moves K'taka HC Against Real Money Gaming Ban

India, Aug. 28 -- The Karnataka High Court will hear on August 30 a petition filed by online gaming major A23, operated by Head Digital Works, against the 'Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bi... Read More


OpenAI's Big Edtech Plan For India Has A Data Localisation Problem

India, Aug. 27 -- Picture this: Shaig Abduragimov, a solutions engineer at OpenAI, flying from London to New Delhi to present a product he has been building. As he speaks, a South Delhi school princip... Read More


Harajuku Tokyo Cafe Nets INR 19 Cr To Scale Its Japanese Dining Chain

India, Aug. 26 -- Japanese-themed dining chain Harajuku Tokyo Cafe has raised INR 19 Cr ($2 Mn) in its seed round led by Indian Angel Network. The "structured investment" round also saw participation ... Read More


[Update] Kiwi Nets INR 209 Cr To Make UPI-Linked Credit Cards Mainstream

India, Aug. 25 -- Updated | August 25, 1:10 PM Days after Inc42 reported Kiwi securing INR 208.5 Cr (around $24 Mn) in its Series B funding round led by Vertex Ventures, the startup has now confirmed... Read More


Exclusive: Stellaris-Backed BeepKart Shuts Down

India, Aug. 23 -- Bengaluru-based used two-wheeler marketplace BeepKart has shut its operations, marking the end of a four-year journey that once promised to redefine India's pre-owned two-wheeler mar... Read More


Is India's Neobanking Dream Over?

India, Aug. 23 -- Every so often, there's a buzzword that grabs the imagination of the startup ecosystem. Circa 2018, it was neobanking. Suddenly dozens of fintech startups - large and small - were bu... Read More


Ultrahuman Sues Oura Over Alleged Smart Ring Patent Infringement

India, Aug. 23 -- Healthtech major Ultrahuman has filed a patent infringement case against Finland-based smart ring maker Oura Health Oy and its US unit Ouraring Inc in the Delhi High Court. In its p... Read More