Koushik Dutta

Dhun Raises $4 Million from SRF and Havells to Fund Multi-City Expansion

Dhun Raises $4 Million from SRF and Havells to Fund Multi-City Expansion

Koushik Dutta

Mumbai-based urban wellness startup Dhun Wellness has raised $4 million (about ₹36.6 crore) in a new funding round led by SRF Ltd and Havells ...

Upstox Reports ₹1,208 Crore Revenue and ₹215 Crore Net Profit for FY25

Upstox Reports ₹1,208 Crore Revenue and ₹215 Crore Net Profit for FY25

Koushik Dutta

Upstox reported a resilient performance for the financial year ended March 2025, posting total income of ₹1,208 crore and a net profit of ₹215 ...

Kolkata Embraces SENNES Brand, Introducing Conscious Luxury to the City

Kolkata Embraces SENNES Brand, Introducing Conscious Luxury to the City

Koushik Dutta

Kolkata marked the arrival of SENNES, the contemporary lifestyle label from the House of Senco, on January 16, with an opening that combined design, ...

Ixigo Posts ₹317 Crore Q3 FY26 Revenue; Profit Rises 55% on Strong Travel Demand

Ixigo Posts ₹317 Crore Q3 FY26 Revenue; Profit Rises 55% on Strong Travel Demand

Koushik Dutta

Ixigo reported robust Q3 FY26 results, with revenue from operations rising to ₹317 crore—about 31% year‑on‑year—driven by sustained demand across rail, air and road ...

Maharashtra Signs ₹2,500 Crore Agriculture MoU With Nutrifresh at Davos to Promote Tech-Led Farming

Maharashtra Signs ₹2,500 Crore Agriculture MoU With Nutrifresh at Davos to Promote Tech-Led Farming

Koushik Dutta

Maharashtra has signed a ₹2,500 crore memorandum of understanding with Nutrifresh Farm Tech India Pvt. Ltd. and Rural Enhancers Group at the World Economic ...

Razorpay POS Gets RBI Approval for Offline Payment Aggregator License, Boosting In‑Store Digital Payments

Razorpay POS Gets RBI Approval for Offline Payment Aggregator License, Boosting In‑Store Digital Payments

Koushik Dutta

Razorpay’s offline payments unit, Razorpay POS, has received RBI approval to operate as an offline Payment Aggregator (PA-P), enabling the company to legally facilitate ...

IAN Group Leads ₹22 Crore Investment in Chargeup to Boost Last-Mile Electric Mobility in India

IAN Group Leads ₹22 Crore Investment in Chargeup to Boost Last-Mile Electric Mobility in India

Koushik Dutta

Delhi-based electric mobility startup Chargeup has secured ₹22 crore in fresh funding led by the IAN Group, with participation from Cap-A and existing backers. ...

India-focused cooling startup Optimist raises $12M seed round led by Accel and Arkam Ventures

India-focused cooling startup Optimist raises $12M seed round led by Accel and Arkam Ventures

Koushik Dutta

Cooling startup Optimist has raised $12 million (about ₹105 crore) in a seed round led by Accel and Arkam Ventures, with participation from a ...

Meet the 23-Year-Old Who Asked Why Indian Data Must Be Sent to California

Meet the 23-Year-Old Who Asked Why Indian Data Must Be Sent to California

Koushik Dutta

Abhishek Dixit’s concern over data leaving the country during his research at IIT Madras led him to challenge the dominant cloud-centric model of AI. ...

Indian startup Sensesemi raises ₹25 crore to develop power-efficient edge AI chips

Indian startup Sensesemi raises ₹25 crore to develop power-efficient edge AI chips

Koushik Dutta

Bengaluru-based fabless semiconductor startup Sensesemi Technologies has raised ₹25 crore in a seed round led by Piper Serica, with participation from LetsVenture Angel Fund, ...

Bengaluru Startup Enerzolve Raises $5.1M Seed Round Led by Jungle Ventures and Kae Capital

Bengaluru Startup Enerzolve Raises $5.1M Seed Round Led by Jungle Ventures and Kae Capital

Koushik Dutta

Enerzolve Smart Technologies, a Bengaluru-based deep‑tech startup focused on power electronics and grid automation, has raised $5.1 million (about ₹44.9 crore) in a seed ...

Eternal Clocks Reports Strong Q3 FY26: ₹16,315 Crore Revenue and 54% Profit Growth

Eternal Clocks Reports Strong Q3 FY26: ₹16,315 Crore Revenue and 54% Profit Growth

Koushik Dutta

Eternal Ltd reported robust Q3 FY26 results, with consolidated revenue from operations rising sharply to ₹16,315 crore from ₹5,405 crore a year earlier, driven ...

SMMPanelOne Becomes Major Player in India’s Expanding Social Media Marketing Sector

SMMPanelOne Becomes Major Player in India’s Expanding Social Media Marketing Sector

Koushik Dutta

India’s fast-growing digital economy has made social media a fiercely competitive space for brands, creators and small businesses. With millions of posts uploaded daily ...

Wingify’s VWO and AB Tasty Merge as Everstone Aims for Global Expansion and Growth

Wingify’s VWO and AB Tasty Merge as Everstone Aims for Global Expansion and Growth

Koushik Dutta

Wingify-owned experimentation platform VWO will merge with French digital experience optimisation firm AB Tasty in a cross-border deal led by private equity firm Everstone ...

Rapido Joins Rs 1,000 Crore Revenue Club in FY25 as Delivery Business Fuels Growth

Rapido Joins Rs 1,000 Crore Revenue Club in FY25 as Delivery Business Fuels Growth

Koushik Dutta

Rapido recorded total income exceeding Rs 1,000 crore in FY25, reflecting a rapid shift from a bike-taxi operator to a diversified urban mobility and ...

Gully Labs Raises ₹30 Crore to Expand Offline Retail Across India

Gully Labs Raises ₹30 Crore to Expand Offline Retail Across India

Koushik Dutta

Homegrown sneaker label Gully Labs has raised ₹30 crore in a Series A round led by Saama Capital, with participation from existing investor Zeropearl ...

The Whole Truth to Raise $34M in Series D, Valuation Expected Near $400M

The Whole Truth to Raise $34M in Series D, Valuation Expected Near $400M

Koushik Dutta

Mumbai-based clean-label food brand The Whole Truth is in advanced talks to raise about $34 million (roughly Rs 304 crore) in a Series D ...

Culture Raises ₹2 Crore Seed Round Led by Acuvest Infra to Transform Social Networking in India

Culture Raises ₹2 Crore Seed Round Led by Acuvest Infra to Transform Social Networking in India

Koushik Dutta

Hyderabad-based social networking startup Culture has raised ₹2 crore in a seed round led by Acuvest Infra. The funds will be used to sharpen ...

AssetPlus raises Rs 175 crore from Nexus Venture Partners to expand wealth management in India

AssetPlus raises Rs 175 crore from Nexus Venture Partners to expand wealth management in India

Koushik Dutta

Wealth-tech firm AssetPlus has raised Rs 175 crore in a funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners, with existing investors Eight Roads Ventures and ...

Namdev Finvest Raises $37 Million from Global Investors to Expand Rural and Small-Business Lending

Namdev Finvest Raises $37 Million from Global Investors to Expand Rural and Small-Business Lending

Koushik Dutta

Jaipur-based Namdev Finvest has secured $37 million (about ₹324 crore) through a structured mix of listed non-convertible debentures and external commercial borrowings, bolstering its ...