India's largest stockbroker Zerodha has received SEBI's approval to operate as a merchant banker through subsidiary Zerodha Corporate Advisors, as it diversifies beyond its core broking business.
Fashion group House of Anita Dongre is combining point-of-sale, e-commerce and loyalty data into a single customer view through a new partnership with customer-engagement platform MoEngage.
German rocket start-up Isar Aerospace has raised $232.82 million as Europe works to rebuild sovereign launch capacity and reduce its reliance on non-European providers.
Bruno Milano, a direct-to-consumer brand designing affordable, quality-focused watches for the Indian market, has raised $784,000 from Titan Capital and Sauce.
Specialty coffee and QSR chain Thirdwave Coffee has raised $42.64 million from WestBridge Capital Partners to expand its network of cafés across Indian cities.
Seoul-based aerospace startup Airbility has raised ₩6.5 billion in Series A funding to scale its interceptor drone technology, aiming to make counter-drone defense economically proportional to the cost of the threats it neutralises.
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.
SoftBank is reportedly in talks to acquire a majority stake in humanoid robotics startup 1X at a valuation of approximately $6 billion, deepening the Japanese conglomerate's bet on physical AI.