Chandigarh-based traveltech startup Atravelq has raised seed funding at a Rs 10 crore valuation, reflecting continued early-stage investor interest in travel-booking platforms built outside India's traditional startup hubs.
Shareholders of listed food-delivery and quick-commerce major Swiggy have approved a 49.5% cap on foreign ownership, a governance move with implications for the company's future capital markets strategy.
Jaipur-based B2B quick-commerce startup DigiDukan has raised Rs 2 crore in angel funding from United Plywood directors as its construction-material delivery platform reports eightfold GMV growth since the start of 2026.
Uber has partnered with ixigo to let Indian users book train tickets, check PNR status and connect first- and last-mile journeys directly within the Uber app.
Bengaluru-based geospatial technology company NeoGeo has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Neev II Fund and Aavishkaar Capital, as it prepares to enter the Middle East and the Americas.
A new AI-native services startup, Alfred, has launched in the UK offering households a single assistant interface to manage a range of home and personal services, betting on consumer appetite for agentic AI in daily life.
Science-backed skincare brand Minimalist, acquired by Hindustan Unilever in 2024, is nearing Rs 700 crore in income for FY26 while posting a Rs 26 crore profit, validating HUL's D2C acquisition strategy.
India's edtech major upGrad has crossed Rs 2,000 crore in gross revenue for FY26, with EBITDA rising eightfold, marking a decisive pivot from growth-at-all-costs to disciplined, profitable scale.
Astrology and spiritual-guidance platform AstroTalk has crossed the billion-dollar valuation mark, becoming India's 133rd unicorn and underscoring investor appetite for consumer-tech platforms built on trust and habitual engagement.
Blacksmith, the AI code-validation platform founded by Indian-origin engineers Aditya Jayaprakash, Aayush Shah and Aditya Maru, has raised a $45 million Series B led by Peak XV Partners at a $550 million valuation — a nearly tenfold jump from less than a year earlier — as AI coding tools drive explosive demand for faster software testing.