Koushik Dutta

ZoloStays Reports 67% Revenue Increase to Rs 342 Crore in FY25

ZoloStays Reports 67% Revenue Increase to Rs 342 Crore in FY25

Koushik Dutta

India-based co-living operator ZoloStays reported robust FY25 growth, with operating revenue rising 67% year-on-year to Rs 342.3 crore and total income at Rs 346 ...

Cohoma Coffee Secures Rs 5 Crore in Seed Funding Round

Cohoma Coffee Secures Rs 5 Crore in Seed Funding Round

Koushik Dutta

Cohoma Coffee has secured Rs 5 crore in seed funding led by Inflection Point Ventures, with participation from Swishin VC. The Ghaziabad-based roaster plans ...

Snabbit Appoints Abhinav Ankur as Chief Business Officer

Snabbit Appoints Abhinav Ankur as Chief Business Officer

Koushik Dutta

Snabbit, a home services startup founded in 2024, has appointed Abhinav Ankur as Chief Business Officer as it seeks to accelerate growth and broaden ...

Accel Launches $5 Billion AI Fund, Joins Top Venture Capital Ranks

Accel Launches $5 Billion AI Fund, Joins Top Venture Capital Ranks

Koushik Dutta

Accel has raised $5 billion to back rapidly scaling artificial intelligence startups, positioning the global venture capital firm alongside large growth investors such as ...

Atomberg Announces Leadership Change as Company Prepares for IPO

Atomberg Announces Leadership Change as Company Prepares for IPO

Koushik Dutta

Atomberg Technologies has appointed co‑founder Sibabrata (Shibam) Das as chief executive officer as the company positions itself for a planned initial public offering. The ...

TraqCheck Raises $8M to Scale AI-Powered Hiring Platform

TraqCheck Raises $8M to Scale AI-Powered Hiring Platform

Koushik Dutta

HR technology firm TraqCheck has secured $8 million (about ₹74.6 crore) in a Series A round led by IvyCap Ventures, with participation from IIFL. ...

Government Launches ₹10,000 Crore Startup India Fund 2.0 to Boost Entrepreneurship

Government Launches ₹10,000 Crore Startup India Fund 2.0 to Boost Entrepreneurship

Koushik Dutta

The government has launched the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FoF 2.0) with a corpus of ₹10,000 crore to strengthen early‑ and growth‑stage ...

BharatPe COO Nakrani Resigns, Continues as Advisor

BharatPe COO Nakrani Resigns, Continues as Advisor

Koushik Dutta

BharatPe co‑founder Shashvat Nakrani will step down from his operational role as Chief Operating Officer on May 1, 2026, and transition to a Strategic ...

Government Launches ₹10,000 Crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to Boost New Businesses

Government Launches ₹10,000 Crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to Boost New Businesses

Koushik Dutta

The Union government has unveiled the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with a corpus of ₹10,000 crore to bolster funding access for early-stage ...

FruBon Secures New Funding to Expand Dairy Operations

FruBon Secures New Funding to Expand Dairy Operations

Koushik Dutta

FruBon, a Jaipur-based dairy and ice cream company run by Dev Milk Foods Pvt. Ltd., has secured fresh equity investment from Fireside Ventures, the ...

Smart Garage raises ₹2.4 crore to expand AI-driven automotive services

Smart Garage raises ₹2.4 crore to expand AI-driven automotive services

Koushik Dutta

Smart Garage, an AI-driven auto-service startup based in Faridabad, has raised ₹2.4 crore in the first tranche of a planned ₹15 crore pre-Series A ...

Y Combinator Launches Direct Program to Help Indian Students Join Global Startup Ecosystem

Y Combinator Launches Direct Program to Help Indian Students Join Global Startup Ecosystem

Koushik Dutta

Y Combinator (YC), the Silicon Valley accelerator behind startups such as Razorpay, Groww and Zepto, is extending a clearer pathway for Indian student founders ...

Viral Startup Email Called ‘Lesson’ Not Delay Sparks Strong Online Backlash

Viral Startup Email Called ‘Lesson’ Not Delay Sparks Strong Online Backlash

Koushik Dutta

A satirical internal email that reframed delayed salaries as a “patience-building initiative” has gone viral, sparking widespread debate across India’s startup community about accountability, ...

Nakli Yash Mehta: From YouTube Creator to Collaborating with India’s Leading Brands

Nakli Yash Mehta: From YouTube Creator to Collaborating with India’s Leading Brands

Koushik Dutta

Nakli Yash Mehta’s steady rise in India’s digital and branded-content landscape illustrates how sustained craft, audience insight and disciplined execution can translate into high-profile ...

Priyanka Chopra Expands Global Reach with New Bentley Partnership

Priyanka Chopra Expands Global Reach with New Bentley Partnership

Koushik Dutta

Bollywood and Hollywood actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been named global brand ambassador for Bentley Motors, joining the luxury carmaker’s creative roster as it ...

Delhi Unveils EV Policy 2.0 with Major Tax Relief for Buyers

Delhi Unveils EV Policy 2.0 with Major Tax Relief for Buyers

Koushik Dutta

The Delhi government has released the Draft Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0 (2026–2030), proposing incentives, scrappage benefits and major charging infrastructure expansion to curb ...

Snitch Reports 80% Growth as FY26 Revenue Reaches ₹900 Crore

Snitch Reports 80% Growth as FY26 Revenue Reaches ₹900 Crore

Koushik Dutta

Men’s fashion label Snitch reported robust FY26 growth, with revenue surging 80% year-on-year to ₹900 crore as it wins favour among young Indian shoppers ...

Karnataka High Court Warns ED in WinZO Bail Appeal Proceedings

Karnataka High Court Warns ED in WinZO Bail Appeal Proceedings

Koushik Dutta

The Karnataka High Court has warned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that it may impose a ₹1 lakh fine if the agency’s appeal against the ...

RBI Proposes One-Hour Hold on UPI Transfers Exceeding ₹10,000

RBI Proposes One-Hour Hold on UPI Transfers Exceeding ₹10,000

Koushik Dutta

The Reserve Bank of India has proposed a set of measures to curb rising digital payment fraud, particularly scams that trick individuals into authorising ...

ONDC Names Vibhor Jain CEO for India Operations

ONDC Names Vibhor Jain CEO for India Operations

Koushik Dutta

The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has named Vibhor Jain as its managing director and chief executive officer, effective April 7, 2026, as ...