Koushik Dutta

Vivek Raina Steps Down as Excitel CEO After 10 Years; Varun Pasricha Appointed CEO

Vivek Raina Steps Down as Excitel CEO After 10 Years; Varun Pasricha Appointed CEO

Koushik Dutta

Excitel Broadband co-founder Vivek Raina has stepped down from day-to-day operations after 11 years, saying the company is well placed for its next growth ...

Origa Raises $450,000 from Antler Singapore to Scale Advanced Voice AI for Enterprise Clients

Origa Raises $450,000 from Antler Singapore to Scale Advanced Voice AI for Enterprise Clients

Koushik Dutta

India-focused voice AI startup Origa has raised $450,000 in a financing round led by Antler Singapore, bringing its total funding to about $1 million. ...

Temple Raises $54 Million as Deepinder Goyal Expands Into Wearable Brain-Health Technology

Temple Raises $54 Million as Deepinder Goyal Expands Into Wearable Brain-Health Technology

Koushik Dutta

Serial entrepreneur Deepinder Goyal has launched a stealth-stage startup, Temple, which has raised $54 million (about ₹493 crore) in its maiden funding round at ...

Ferns N Petals Reports ₹861 Crore FY25 Revenue, Narrows Losses Through Better Cost Control

Ferns N Petals Reports ₹861 Crore FY25 Revenue, Narrows Losses Through Better Cost Control

Koushik Dutta

Ferns N Petals (FNP), a leading gifting and floral retail brand based in Gurugram, reported robust revenue growth in the financial year ending March ...

NovaX AI Adopts Capital-Efficient API Infrastructure Strategy to Support Sustainable AI Development

NovaX AI Adopts Capital-Efficient API Infrastructure Strategy to Support Sustainable AI Development

Koushik Dutta

NovaX AI, founded by Divyansh Shukla, is prioritising an API-first infrastructure to ensure scalable, capital-efficient growth, opting for modular integrations over heavy investment in ...

Stable Money Reports Rs 43 Crore Operating Revenue in FY25; Net Loss Widens to Rs 45 Crore

Stable Money Reports Rs 43 Crore Operating Revenue in FY25; Net Loss Widens to Rs 45 Crore

Koushik Dutta

Stable Money, a Bengaluru-based wealthtech startup, reported a sharp rise in revenue for the financial year ended March 2025, even as losses widened amid ...

Indian startups cut costs and refocus on profitability, laying off over 4,500 employees since July

Indian startups cut costs and refocus on profitability, laying off over 4,500 employees since July

Koushik Dutta

India’s startup sector has seen over 4,500 job cuts since July as firms recalibrate amid tighter funding, regulatory shifts and a push for profitability, ...

Finanjo raises ₹1.5 crore pre-seed from AJVC to expand AI personal finance platform for young Indians

Finanjo raises ₹1.5 crore pre-seed from AJVC to expand AI personal finance platform for young Indians

Koushik Dutta

Jaipur-based fintech startup Finanjo has raised ₹1.5 crore in a pre-seed round led by early-stage investor AJVC, aimed at accelerating development of its AI-driven ...

San Francisco Entrepreneur Says Claude AI Feature Shutdown Ended Her Ad Automation Startup Overnight

San Francisco Entrepreneur Says Claude AI Feature Shutdown Ended Her Ad Automation Startup Overnight

Koushik Dutta

A San Francisco startup says a new feature in Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude rendered its core product redundant almost overnight, underscoring mounting concerns about ...

Abhijith Nag Balasubramanya Says Sweden’s Immigration Policies Forced His Departure, Not a Voluntary Exit

Abhijith Nag Balasubramanya Says Sweden’s Immigration Policies Forced His Departure, Not a Voluntary Exit

Koushik Dutta

An Indian entrepreneur has said he was forced to leave Sweden after running into repeated problems with the country’s immigration system, claiming bureaucratic delays ...

Bewakoof Co-Founder Prabhkiran Singh Steps Down After 14 Years Leading Company

Bewakoof Co-Founder Prabhkiran Singh Steps Down After 14 Years Leading Company

Koushik Dutta

Prabhkiran Singh, co‑founder of youth-focused apparel brand Bewakoof, will step down from his active leadership role by March 2026 after 14 years at the ...

Newtrace Raises ₹28 Crore from HDFC Bank and Investors to Scale Green Hydrogen Technology

Newtrace Raises ₹28 Crore from HDFC Bank and Investors to Scale Green Hydrogen Technology

Koushik Dutta

Newtrace, a climate-tech startup developing low-cost electrolyser technology for green hydrogen, has raised ₹28 crore in a pre-Series A round led by HDFC Bank, ...

LAT Aerospace, backed by Deepinder Goyal, expands into defence tech with acquisition of Sharang Shakti

LAT Aerospace, backed by Deepinder Goyal, expands into defence tech with acquisition of Sharang Shakti

Koushik Dutta

LAT Aerospace, backed by Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal, has acquired Gurugram-based defence robotics startup Sharang Shakti, marking its first takeover as the company broadens ...

Xflow Raises $16.6 Million to Boost India’s Cross‑Border Payments Infrastructure

Xflow Raises $16.6 Million to Boost India’s Cross‑Border Payments Infrastructure

Koushik Dutta

Bengaluru-based cross-border fintech firm Xflow has raised $16.6 million in a Series A round led by General Catalyst, with participation from existing backers Square ...

D2C children's brand Basil raises $2 million in pre-Series A to expand product line

D2C children’s brand Basil raises $2 million in pre-Series A to expand product line

Koushik Dutta

Basil, a D2C brand for children’s essentials, has raised $2 million (about ₹18 crore) in a pre-Series A round led by Prime Venture Partners, ...

OptoML Raises $1.8 Million to Develop Energy-Efficient AI Chips

OptoML Raises $1.8 Million to Develop Energy-Efficient AI Chips

Koushik Dutta

India-linked deep-tech startup optoML has raised $1.8 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Bluehill.VC and a99, a boost that comes as ...

DailyObjects Reaches ₹320 Cr ARR After $12M Funding, Targets EBITDA Profitability by FY26

DailyObjects Reaches ₹320 Cr ARR After $12M Funding, Targets EBITDA Profitability by FY26

Koushik Dutta

DailyObjects, a Bengaluru-based lifestyle tech brand, has reported steady capital-efficient growth, crossing an annual recurring revenue (ARR) of over ₹320 crore while targeting EBITDA ...

DailyObjects Posts ₹110 Crore Revenue in FY25 Amid Rapid D2C Lifestyle Expansion

DailyObjects Posts ₹110 Crore Revenue in FY25 Amid Rapid D2C Lifestyle Expansion

Koushik Dutta

Gurugram-based lifestyle and tech accessories firm DailyObjects reported consolidated revenues of ₹110 crore for the financial year ended March 2025, marking a year‑on‑year increase ...

Bengaluru SaaS Startup Mojro Raises $3 Million to Expand AI Logistics Optimization Platform Globally

Bengaluru SaaS Startup Mojro Raises $3 Million to Expand AI Logistics Optimization Platform Globally

Koushik Dutta

Mojro, a Bengaluru-based logistics SaaS company, has raised $3 million (about ₹27 crore) in a funding round led by IAN Group’s IAN Alpha Fund, ...

Fresh produce startup Pluckk seeks Rs 100 crore to strengthen supply chain and accelerate growth

Fresh produce startup Pluckk seeks Rs 100 crore to strengthen supply chain and accelerate growth

Koushik Dutta

Mumbai-based fresh food startup Pluckk will raise Rs 100 crore (about $11 million) in a new funding round led by existing investor Euro Gulf ...