Chevron ENGINE and IIT Madras have launched the Chevron-IITM Energy Technology Incubation Program, offering early-stage innovators, researchers and social entrepreneurs mentorship, prototype funding and incubation support in energy technology, carbon utilisation, circular economy and resource efficiency.
Digital lender mPokket has onboarded more than 6.5 million new-to-credit customers, most of them under 25 and from rural and semi-urban India. The company expects lifetime disbursals to exceed $5.5 billion in FY26 and is targeting a loan book above ₹20,000 crore within three years.
1312 Interactive, a Hyderabad-based publisher of indie and AA games for PC and consoles, has raised $1 million in a seed round co-led by T-Accelerate Capital and Chimera Venture Capital to expand globally and launch a community feedback programme called 1312 Playground.
IIT Madras-incubated spacetech start-up GalaxEye has secured ₹63.84 crore through the Technology Development Board under India's ₹1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation Fund to develop a next-generation OptoSAR satellite that can image the Earth through clouds and darkness.
Dextr AI, which builds AI agents that answer calls, take reservations and manage guest requests for hotels, has raised $6.7 million in a seed round led by Elevation Capital with Foundation Capital participating. The company has named India as an expansion market.
Rivet, co-founded by former Tinder and Match Group executive Taru Kapoor, has raised $10.5 million in seed funding led by Peak XV Partners, Shine Capital and Blume Ventures as it launches its "social matching" dating network across the United States.
The Sensex rose 315 points to 73,895.74 and the Nifty closed at 23,140.50 on September 25, led by Axis Bank and auto stocks. Even so, the Nifty fell for a seventh straight week, its longest weekly losing streak since the Covid-era sell-off of 2020.
As Climate Week NYC 2026 moved into its second half on September 24, the conversation shifted from ambition to delivery and adaptation, with the Climate Group convening companies such as Siemens and Unilever alongside California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Meta rose 4.5% to $777.45 and Alphabet gained 1.3% on September 24 even as bond yields hit 2007 highs, as investors cheered Meta's Muse AI assistant and new Ray-Ban glasses, extending Meta's rally this week to about 16%.
San Francisco-based Trebellar has raised an $18 million Series A led by Blossom Capital for its AI-native platform for corporate real estate decisions, already used by Meta, Uber, Merck and Cohesity.