Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica
Presentation startup Gamma has acquired Accel-backed design startup Lica in a bid to build out its own design…
VCs step up wealthtech bets as retail, affluent investor pools expand
Venture capital firms are stepping up bets on wealthtech startups — from micro-savings and fixed-income platforms to firms…
For India’s young turks, giving back to society starts early: How startup founders are redefining philanthropy by donating wealth in their 30s & 40s
India‘s organised philanthropy is being reshaped by a new generation of young entrepreneurs and first-generation wealth creators who…
Pocket raises $11M in bet on rising demand for AI note-taking devices
Unlike AI gadgets like Rabbit or Humane, companies building dedicated gadgets for recording and transcribing meetings have actually…
L’Oréal-Innovist deal: early investors cash in big, founders pocket Rs 800-900 crore
Innovist cofounder and chief executive Rohit Chawla is expected to pocket around Rs 600-700 crore from the sale…
Accel raises $5B to back late-stage bets
Accel announced on Tuesday that it raised $5 billion in fresh capital to back late-stage companies. The venture…
Bengaluru food delivery startup Swish raises $38M, its third round in 18 months
Swish, a Bengaluru-based food delivery startup, has raised $38 million in a new funding round, as the 18-month-old…
Google, Accel India accelerator chooses 5 startups and none are ‘AI wrappers’
Many artificial intelligence startup ideas are still little more than superficial “wrappers” built on top of existing models.…
Rural commerce startup Rozana bags $30 million; valuation nears $200 million
Rural commerce startup Rozana, which has built an omnichannel retail network spanning 21,000 villages in Uttar Pradesh and…
VC-backed wealth management startups see revenue rise, losses widen
India’s wealthtech ecosystem, having raised more than $100 million in funding from prominent VCs in 2024-25, continues to…
Indian SpaceX rival EtherealX hits 5x valuation as it readies engine tests
Ethereal Exploration Guild, an Indian space tech better known as EtherealX, has climbed 5.5x in valuation to $80.5…
Rocket.new, one of India’s first vibe-coding startups, snags $15M from Accel, Salesforce Ventures
Rocket.new, an Indian startup building an AI-powered app development platform, has raised $15 million in a seed round…