Purple Style Labs, the parent of luxury fashion platform Pernia's Pop-Up Shop, has raised approximately $40 million in a Series E round from SageOne, Alchemy Long Term Ventures, Bajaj Holdings & Investment and other investors, days ahead of setting its IPO price band.
Bengaluru-based Ringg AI has raised a $10 million Series A extension from Peak XV Partners, Arkam Ventures and Capital 2B, taking the enterprise voice-AI and agent startup's total Series A funding to roughly $15.5 million.
Runable has raised $21 million in a Series A round co-led by Susquehanna Venture Capital and Nexus Venture Partners, capital the AI-agent startup will use to expand its automated marketing and customer-acquisition tools for small businesses.
Anthropic's IPO filing is set to disclose public backlash against AI as a formal risk factor, according to sources, reflecting growing sensitivity among leading AI companies to public sentiment ahead of major listings.
Booz Allen Hamilton has closed its acquisition of Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems, a Texas-based defense technology company, expanding its footprint in tactical systems and advanced defense engineering.
Coffee and matcha chain Blank Street has raised $75 million in Series C funding led by General Atlantic, bringing its total equity funding to $224.7 million as it continues expanding its small-format cafe model.
Autonomous trucking startup Gatik AI has raised $200 million in its largest funding round to date, led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, bringing total capital raised to about $500 million.
Gold and silver prices eased in India on August 25, 2026, with 24K gold trading at Rs 163,400 per 10 grams and silver at Rs 243,610 per kilogram as Comex prices retreated from recent record highs.
Indian electric motorcycle manufacturer MATTER has raised $25 million to scale production and launch four new electric motorcycle models, part of a broader wave of EV funding in India this week.
Y Combinator has sold a Rs 970 crore stake in e-commerce platform Meesho through a block deal, trimming its position in one of India's largest social commerce companies.