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Q3 Funding Check, Will Zoho's Arattai Stick & More

India, Oct. 1 -- Startup Funding Takes A Sharp Fall In Q3 The Indian startup ecosystem hit a sobering reality check in Q3 2025. Funding numbers nosedived 38% YoY to $2.1 Bn as just 1 mega deal materi... Read More


Govt Monitoring Ecommerce Platform For GST 2.0 Compliance

India, Oct. 1 -- The government is reportedly monitoring ecommerce platforms to ensure the recent goods and services tax (GST) rate cuts are passed on to the end customers. Sources told news agency P... Read More


Veefin Gets Board Nod To Merge Two Subsidiaries With Parent Entity

India, Oct. 1 -- Listed fintech SaaS company Veefin's board on Tuesday (September 30) approved a proposal to merge its two subsidiaries - GlobeTF Solutions and Estorifi Solutions - with the parent ent... Read More


The Dark Side Of Festive Sales, Another Zaggle Acquisition & More

India, Sept. 30 -- Dark Patterns Haunt Ecommerce Sales India's ecommerce giants are raking in the moolah this festive season with over $11.5 Bn in GMV since the beginning last week. But behind the f... Read More


Govt Proposes Sound Alert System For Certain EVs From October 2027

India, Sept. 30 -- The transport ministry (MoRTH) has proposed making the acoustic vehicle alerting system (AVAS) mandatory for all electric cars, buses and trucks starting October 2027. For context,... Read More


PhysicsWallah's Teacher Problem, DeHaat's Mixed FY25 & More

India, Sept. 29 -- Faculty Discontent At PhysicsWallah As Alakh Pandey-led PhysicsWallah (PW) gears up to be the first Indian edtech to go public, a storm is brewing within its ranks. The company is ... Read More


Flipkart Gets Singapore Court's Nod To Reverse Flip To India

India, Sept. 26 -- IPO-bound ecommerce major Flipkart has reportedly received in-principle approval from a Singapore court to reverse flip back to India. Sources told TechCrunch that the company is i... Read More


Simpl In RBI's Crosshairs, Amazon's New Gamble & More

India, Sept. 26 -- Simpl In RBI's Crosshairs Simpl is grappling with an existential crisis. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platform to cease all payment-rel... Read More


Vedantu Nets $11 Mn In Ongoing Round To Go All Out On AI

India, Sept. 26 -- Edtech unicorn Vedantu has raised $11 Mn (INR nearly INR 100 Cr) as part of an ongoing funding round from existing backers. The company did not disclose the name of the investors pa... Read More


BharatPe FY25: Loss Narrows 82% To INR 88 Cr, Revenue At INR 1,667 Cr

India, Sept. 26 -- Fintech unicorn BharatPe slashed its net losses by 82% to INR 88.2 Cr in the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25) compared to INR 492 Cr in the year ago fiscal. The improved numbers came on ... Read More