Koushik Dutta
Peak XV Raises $1.3 Billion Multi-Stage Fund to Accelerate India’s AI and Tech Startups
Peak XV Partners has closed a $1.3 billion fund to back startups across India and the broader Asia‑Pacific region, reinforcing its independent strategy after ...
Healthy Snack Brand Happilo Posts ₹280 Crore Revenue in FY25, Cuts Losses by 93%
Happilo, a Bengaluru-based direct-to-consumer healthy snacking brand, reported a mixed FY25 performance: operating revenue fell 15% to ₹280 crore while aggressive cost controls cut ...
Swiggy Shuts 15-Minute Delivery App Snacc to Focus on Profitability and Core Food Business
Swiggy has closed Snacc, its 15-minute food delivery app, less than a year after launch, underscoring the difficulty of scaling ultra-fast delivery models profitably ...
Sweet Karam Coffee Valued 85% Higher After Raising Rs 30 Crore in Series A Extension
Sweet Karam Coffee (SKC), a Chennai-based brand known for South Indian sweets, savouries and filter coffee, will raise Rs 30 crore through an extension ...
BCD Election 2026: Advocate Vaibhav Jain Outlines Reform Agenda
With voting set for February 21–23, the Bar Council of Delhi election has drawn attention to candidates promising institutional reform and improved professional welfare. ...
Ashish Kacholia Leads $10 Million Series A in Fabless Semiconductor Startup Vervesemi
Fabless semiconductor startup Vervesemi has raised $10 million (about ₹83 crore) in a Series A round led by investor Ashish Kacholia and Unicorn India ...
Qualcomm’s $150 Million Investment Underscores Global Confidence in India’s AI Startup Growth
Qualcomm has unveiled plans to invest up to $150 million (about ₹1,300 crore) through Qualcomm Ventures to back Indian AI startups, aiming to accelerate ...
Regional OTT Platform Stage Surpasses ₹100 Crore Revenue in FY25, Consolidates Lead in India’s Vernacular Streaming Market
Regional OTT platform Stage reported a more than sixfold jump in revenue for the fiscal year ended March 2025, driven largely by a surge ...
Modi and Google CEO Sundar Pichai Outline Roadmap to Accelerate India’s AI Growth at Global Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai met on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New ...
Statiq Raises $18M to Expand EV Charging Infrastructure in Tier 1 and Tier 2 Cities
Electric vehicle charging startup Statiq has raised $18 million (around ₹163 crore) in a funding round led by Tenacity Ventures, signalling growing investor confidence ...
Bengal Boxing Foundation Holds Annual General Meeting and Elections in Kolkata on February 16, 2026
The Bengal Boxing Foundation held its Annual General Meeting in Kolkata, where new office-bearers were elected unanimously in a democratic ballot. Sharad Bhutoria was ...
Bengaluru Startup HomeRun Raises ₹60 Crore to Expand 60-Minute Construction Materials Delivery
HomeRun, a Bengaluru-based quick commerce startup for construction and home-improvement materials, has raised ₹60 crore in a Series A round led by Sorin Investments, ...
Yatra Promoter Sells 1.8% Stake in Bulk Deal for ₹45 Crore, Holding Drops Below 56%
Promoter THCL Travel Holding Cyprus Ltd sold 28.33 lakh shares of Yatra Online in a bulk deal worth about ₹45 crore, trimming its stake ...
Neysa Raises $1.2 Billion to Become Unicorn, Boosting India’s AI Infrastructure
Mumbai-based Neysa has raised $1.2 billion in a funding round led by private equity firm Blackstone and a consortium of co-investors, propelling the generative ...
Pune Fintech Fibe Reports Strong FY25: ₹1,200 Crore Revenue and Rising Profit
Fibe, a Pune-based digital lending platform, reported robust FY25 results with operating revenue crossing ₹1,200 crore and a 13% rise in net profit, underscoring ...
Kutumb Enters Gay Dating Market with Polo App to Bolster Consumer Internet Strategy
Kutumb, a Bengaluru-based social networking startup backed by Tiger Global, has quietly entered India’s online dating market with Polo, a gay dating app now ...
Global X Outage Disrupts Service for Thousands in India, US and UK
Elon Musk-owned social platform X experienced a global outage on Monday that left thousands of users in multiple countries, including India, the United States ...
ValleyNXT Launches ₹400 Crore Bharat Breakthrough Fund to Accelerate AI and Defence Startups in India
ValleyNXT Ventures has launched the Bharat Breakthrough Fund‑I with a target corpus of ₹400 crore to back early‑stage deep‑tech startups across AI, space, defence ...
RBI Approves Rajan Bajaj as MD & CEO of Slice Small Finance Bank to Boost Digital Strategy
The Reserve Bank of India has approved Rajan Bajaj as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Slice Small Finance Bank, effective February 17, ...
Millions Are Listening to “Yaad”: Inside the Emotional Ballad Resonating Worldwide
Released by Desi Sangeet Music, the soulful ballad Yaad—written and sung by Seepi Jha and composed by Raaj Aashoo—has struck a chord with listeners ...
