Indian startups raised $233.6 million across 16 deals between 28 September and 2 October, with electric two-wheeler maker Simple Energy accounting for about $180 million of the total.
Novig says first-time depositing users rose more than 218% and trading volume about 94% around the launch of its Sydney Sweeney campaign, as the sports prediction market raises money at a $2 billion valuation.
Laundry and dry-cleaning startup REVIVO, co-founded by Vikas Agarwal and Khushboo Gupta, is using a franchise model, app-based pickup and compostable packaging to bring structure to one of India's last largely unorganised everyday services. It now has more than 50 stores across nine cities.
Bengaluru-based Gravity, founded by former Livspace India CEO Saurabh Jain and former Livspace chief business officer Lalit Mittal, has raised $15 million in equity and debt led by Info Edge Ventures and 3one4 Capital to consolidate fragmented interior material businesses.
TakeMe2Space, SatLeo Labs and EON Space Labs flew payloads on SpaceX's Transporter-18 mission, bringing in-orbit AI processing and India's first dedicated commercial thermal payload into space.
Tax authorities say the listed drone maker should have charged 13% GST rather than 5% between January 2022 and March 2024. ideaForge says a 2025 government clarification supports its position and plans to appeal.
ixigo's trains, flights and buses businesses generated ₹5,524 crore of gross transaction value in Q1 FY27. The company is now using that cash engine to fund a long-gestation push into budget and mid-market hotels.
DriveX has raised about ¥150 million from corporate and individual investors to expand Smart Production Planning, an AI system that builds factory schedules from spreadsheets, PDFs and machine data, and learns from actual output.
Seoul National University Technology Holdings has backed Gwanak Research Institute, a 2023-founded startup building an AI decision engine that combines transaction data with consultation records to help banks and insurers prioritise customers.
Ahron, a Munich startup founded in late 2025, has raised €2.2 million led by Cusp Capital to build AI agents that automate recruiting, onboarding and payroll work across fragmented HR software. It says it has already generated more than €1 million in annual recurring revenue.