Leap.club's latest funding round highlights growing investor belief that specialized professional communities can play a critical role in advancing women's careers.
Prativa Mohapatra's leadership journey reflects the evolution of India's technology industry, from digital transformation and cloud adoption to the emerging era of artificial intelligence.
Primer's $100 million Series C funding highlights growing investor confidence in AI-powered infrastructure designed to optimize global payments and digital commerce.
In a small town in Uttar Pradesh, a first‑time borrower gets a ₹12,500 loan approved in minutes — using only UPI transaction history as collateral. Across India, 88% of credit demand now comes from non‑metro regions, and 58% of digital loan users are first‑time borrowers. TIGI unpacks the Credit on UPI revolution and the fintech startups racing to serve Bharat's new credit economy.
In the Union Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dropped a sleeper bomb: a ₹20,000 crore (∼$2.4 billion) incentive scheme for Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS). The move aligns with a net‑zero by 2070 target and a December 2025 R&D roadmap, but the sector remains nascent. Enter the startups — Varaha, Intrinsic Foundries and New Era Cleantech — who are betting that capturing carbon is not just good for the planet, but good business.
Simple Energy's ₹250 crore funding round highlights growing investor confidence in India's EV sector as the market shifts from experimentation to large-scale competition.
Kae Capital's Sunitha Viswanathan believes India's biggest consumer opportunities are emerging from changing behavior, growing trust and more intentional spending patterns.
Excerpt: Global pharma patents worth $59 billion are expiring. India’s largest biopharma company is integrating its biologics unit in a $5.5 billion consolidation. And the government has launched Biopharma SHAKTI to turn India into a biologics manufacturing hub. TIGI reports from the frontlines of India's monoclonal antibody revolution.
Excerpt: In June 2026, Gurugram-based TrueFan AI raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Baring Private Equity Partners India and Z3Partners, at a post-money valuation of $40 million. The platform helps large businesses generate hyper-personalized video content at scale in over 175 languages — including WhatsApp and RCS distribution. This is not just a funding story. It's a signal that India's generative AI revolution has moved beyond chatbots. Indian startups are now building the infrastructure for the world's video-first, multilingual future.
Excerpt: Every D2C brand has a dirty secret: the packaging. But a quiet revolution is unfolding in Indian warehouses. Ukhi launched a new line of low‑impact, affordable packaging for fashion brands and e‑commerce companies. DCGpac, in partnership with Ukhi, opened a smart manufacturing plant in Noida to produce 100% biodegradable and compostable packaging for D2C brands — serving India, the UK, Germany, Australia and West Asia. Bamboo‑based packaging company Bambrew raised ₹90 crore (≈$10.3 million) to scale its operations. Even Zepto launched compostable delivery bags. The package is getting a green makeover.