Koushik Dutta

Healthtech Startup CURAPOD Raises Rs 20 Crore in Pre-Series A to Scale Drug-Free Pain Management Devices

Healthtech Startup CURAPOD Raises Rs 20 Crore in Pre-Series A to Scale Drug-Free Pain Management Devices

Koushik Dutta

CURAPOD, an Indian healthtech startup developing wearable, non‑invasive solutions for pain management, has raised Rs 20 crore in a pre‑Series A round led by ...

Nirav Modi Backs SportsSkill Ladder as Startup Launches Beta App to Organize Grassroots Sports Competitions

Nirav Modi Backs SportsSkill Ladder as Startup Launches Beta App to Organize Grassroots Sports Competitions

Koushik Dutta

SportsSkill Ladder has launched the beta version of its competitive sports platform and secured backing from serial investor Nirav Mody, reflecting growing investor interest ...

Panda’s Box Secures ₹1.2 Crore on Shark Tank, Boosting Momentum for Screen-Free Learning Startup

Panda’s Box Secures ₹1.2 Crore on Shark Tank, Boosting Momentum for Screen-Free Learning Startup

Koushik Dutta

Delhi-NCR early learning startup Panda’s Box has raised ₹1.2 crore in fresh funding following its appearance on Shark Tank India, attracting investments from Aman ...

Fintech Funding Crunch Forces Neobank Fi to Rethink Strategy and Pursue B2B Opportunities

Fintech Funding Crunch Forces Neobank Fi to Rethink Strategy and Pursue B2B Opportunities

Koushik Dutta

India’s Bengaluru-based neobank Fi is shifting its strategic focus from consumer banking to business-to-business (B2B) technology offerings as it navigates a tougher fundraising environment. ...

OneStack Raises New Funding to Drive Digital Transformation for Cooperative Banks Across India

OneStack Raises New Funding to Drive Digital Transformation for Cooperative Banks Across India

Koushik Dutta

OneStack, a Bengaluru-based fintech focused on digitising cooperative banks and credit societies, has raised fresh capital in its ongoing Series A round led by ...

Bengaluru Biotech Pandorum Technologies Raises $18 Million to Advance Regenerative Medicine Research

Bengaluru Biotech Pandorum Technologies Raises $18 Million to Advance Regenerative Medicine Research

Koushik Dutta

Pandorum Technologies, a Bengaluru-based biotech startup, has raised $18 million (about ₹150 crore) in a Series B funding round, strengthening India’s regenerative medicine ecosystem. ...

Sarvam AI Declared India’s Sovereign AI, Outperforms ChatGPT and Google Gemini on Local Benchmarks

Sarvam AI Declared India’s Sovereign AI, Outperforms ChatGPT and Google Gemini on Local Benchmarks

Koushik Dutta

India’s AI landscape has reached a notable milestone with Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI emerging as a sovereign platform tuned to local needs. The startup has ...

Material Depot Raises $10M Series A to Standardize and Improve Transparency in India’s Home Interiors Materials Market

Material Depot Raises $10M Series A to Standardize and Improve Transparency in India’s Home Interiors Materials Market

Koushik Dutta

Material Depot, a Bengaluru-based home interiors materials platform, has secured $10 million in Series A funding led by Accel and Stellaris Venture Partners, with ...

Gurugram Police Arrest 32nd Avenue Founder Dhruv Sharma in ₹500 Crore Commercial Property Fraud Case

Gurugram Police Arrest 32nd Avenue Founder Dhruv Sharma in ₹500 Crore Commercial Property Fraud Case

Koushik Dutta

The Gurugram Police’s Economic Offences Wing has arrested entrepreneur Dhruv Dutt Sharma, founder of commercial real estate firm 32nd Avenue, in connection with an ...

Deepflow Technologies Uses Hyperlocal Data to Improve Decision-Making for Indian Farmers

Deepflow Technologies Uses Hyperlocal Data to Improve Decision-Making for Indian Farmers

Koushik Dutta

Deepflow Technologies, a Kannur-based agritech startup founded in 2019, is bridging critical information gaps for Indian farmers by delivering hyperlocal, real-time data on weather, ...

India’s Neocloud Ecosystem Grows as Companies Seek Affordable, Sovereign AI Compute Power

India’s Neocloud Ecosystem Grows as Companies Seek Affordable, Sovereign AI Compute Power

Koushik Dutta

India’s cloud and AI landscape is entering a decisive phase as a new class of infrastructure providers—neoclouds—gains traction. Purpose-built for GPU-heavy AI workloads, these ...

Myntra Names Former Google Engineering Lead Pramod Adiddam as Chief Technology Officer to Bolster Tech Infrastructure

Myntra Names Former Google Engineering Lead Pramod Adiddam as Chief Technology Officer to Bolster Tech Infrastructure

Koushik Dutta

Fashion e-commerce firm Myntra has appointed Pramod Adiddam as its Chief Technology Officer, reinforcing its technology leadership as the company focuses on scale, product ...

Myntra Names Former Google Engineering Lead Pramod Adiddam as Chief Technology Officer to Boost Tech Capabilities

Myntra Names Former Google Engineering Lead Pramod Adiddam as Chief Technology Officer to Boost Tech Capabilities

Koushik Dutta

Fashion e-commerce firm Myntra has appointed Pramod Adiddam as its new Chief Technology Officer, a strategic hire as the company sharpens its technology focus ...

India Unveils 2nm Qualcomm Chip, Marking Major Advance in Semiconductor Design Capabilities

India Unveils 2nm Qualcomm Chip, Marking Major Advance in Semiconductor Design Capabilities

Koushik Dutta

India took a significant step in its semiconductor journey as Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw unveiled a 2-nanometre (2 nm) ...

India’s startup ecosystem shifts as private capital overtakes policy-driven support

India’s startup ecosystem shifts as private capital overtakes policy-driven support

Koushik Dutta

India’s startup ecosystem is entering a new phase where hardware, manufacturing and deeptech are gaining parity with software. Industry stakeholders say private capital—through disciplined ...

CollegeDekho Reports ₹151 Crore FY25 Loss as Flat Revenue Raises Profitability Concerns

CollegeDekho Reports ₹151 Crore FY25 Loss as Flat Revenue Raises Profitability Concerns

Koushik Dutta

CollegeDekho, a Gurugram-based higher-education marketplace, reported a widened loss of ₹151 crore for the year ended March 2025 as revenue growth slowed and operating ...

Jain Cord Raises ₹200 Crore for Expansion as Lohia Family Office Invests

Jain Cord Raises ₹200 Crore for Expansion as Lohia Family Office Invests

Koushik Dutta

Gurugram-based textile maker Jain Cord Industries has raised ₹200 crore in its first institutional funding round, led by the Lohia Family Office via Indorama ...

PhysicsWallah Invests in Kamya Yoga as It Expands into India’s Wellness Market

PhysicsWallah Invests in Kamya Yoga as It Expands into India’s Wellness Market

Koushik Dutta

PhysicsWallah has expanded beyond edtech by increasing its stake in Kamya Yoga & Wellness (operated by Kay Lifestyle and Wellness Pvt Ltd), marking a ...

PhysicsWallah Invests in Kamya Yoga Platform to Enter India’s Expanding Wellness Market

PhysicsWallah Invests in Kamya Yoga Platform to Enter India’s Expanding Wellness Market

Koushik Dutta

PhysicsWallah has expanded beyond edtech by increasing its stake in Kamya Yoga & Wellness, signalling a strategic push into India’s growing wellness market. The ...

RBI Proposes ₹25,000 Relief for Victims of Small Cyberfraud to Strengthen Digital Payments Protection

RBI Proposes ₹25,000 Relief for Victims of Small Cyberfraud to Strengthen Digital Payments Protection

Koushik Dutta

The Reserve Bank of India has proposed a compensation framework to protect consumers from losses arising out of unauthorised or unintended digital transactions, offering ...