Gurugram-based climate-tech startup YOGa Clean Air has raised ₹20 crore in its first external funding round, led by Info Edge Ventures with backing from Eternal founder Deepinder Goyal, to expand its indoor air-purification systems.
India's Unified Payments Interface processed a record 24.51 billion transactions in August 2026, underscoring the continued dominance of the digital payments rail across the country's retail economy.
Power-electronics manufacturer Zenergize Technologies has raised $4 million in a pre-Series A round led by Giraffe Studios, combining equity and venture debt to scale production capacity amid surging order demand.
India's Kepler Aerospace has raised $8 million in seed funding led by Blue Ashva Capital and Finvolve India Accelerator, marking its first external financing round since the company was founded in 2018.
Two of India's leading online insurance marketplaces, InsuranceDekho and RenewBuy, have officially announced a merger, creating one of the country's largest digital insurance distribution platforms ahead of a planned public listing.
Former India cricket captain MS Dhoni has joined English-language learning startup SpeakX's cap table as an investor, adding another high-profile name to the celebrity-backed edtech investing trend.
Bengaluru-based edtech unicorn Unacademy has officially completed its all-stock acquisition by rival upGrad, closing at a valuation of just over $200 million — a steep markdown from its 2021 peak of $3.5 billion.
Battery-swapping startup Yuma Energy has raised $35 million in a Series A round led by Magna International, alongside acquiring battery technology company Grinntech in a strategic push toward vertical integration.
The Green Climate Fund has backed a new national platform designed to scale green investment across Mongolia, extending its portfolio of country-level climate finance mechanisms in Central Asia.
European regulators have begun formally requesting compliance documentation from frontier AI labs as the EU AI Act's transparency and governance provisions move from legislative text into active enforcement.