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Defence manufacturing startup Sanlayan in talks to raise $35-40 million at $200 million valuation

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Defence-focused electronics manufacturer Sanlayan has begun the process to raise $35-40 million as it looks to be valued at $150-200 million, according to two people familiar with... Read More


High compute costs, value-conscious users to challenge Indian consumer AI startups: Lightspeed's Harsha Kumar

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- India's consumer artificial intelligence-focused companies in segments such as education, content and healthcare will have to navigate increased compute costs, value consciousness... Read More


Hinge bets on India as Gen Z dating fatigue tests the app business

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- India has emerged as online dating app Hinge's second-largest market outside the US in terms of downloads, with the country becoming a focus for the company, according to a top ... Read More


India-Japan platform to invest $100 million in consumer, healthcare assets

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Ideas N Journey (InJ), an India-Japan-focused investment platform, is looking to deploy $100 million across consumer-focused real assets as well as healthcare in India, top exec... Read More


Fintechs bet on AI agents to retain merchants as acquisition costs rise and margins thin

Bengaluru, Sept. 25 -- Four of India's top payment service providers are leveraging AI agents to automate merchant back-office work, hoping it will be a powerful incentive for businesses to stay on th... Read More


Multiples targets industrials as new investment frontier

Bengaluru, Sept. 23 -- Private equity firm Multiples Alternate Asset Management is training its sights on industrials, a sector the growth investor has never backed before, according to a top executiv... Read More


India's defence push draws former govt scientists, repeat founders into startups

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- India's push for defence indigenisation and the opening of its space sector to private players are prompting former government scientists and second-time entrepreneurs to launch... Read More


Orange Health bets on offline centres for growth, plans radiology and wearables

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- On-demand diagnostic and healthcare services startup Orange Health Labs is betting that its expansion into offline sample collection centres will drive growth in the short to me... Read More


Glance pivots to AI commerce agents as US market drives over 50% of revenue

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Glance, which started out as a smartphone lockscreen-based commerce platform, has pivoted to become an agentic commerce company, while also expanding to the US and making the co... Read More


Swish raises $24 million to expand quick food delivery network

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Quick food delivery startup Swish has raised $24 million as part of its ongoing Series B round from Bertelsmann India Investments, the company said on Thursday. Existing investo... Read More