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StartupsJun 6, 2026

The ₹20,000 Crore Carbon Capture: How India Is Building the World's Most Amorphous Climate Tech Market

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.

StartupsJun 6, 2026

Periods, Pregnancy and AI: Why Investors Are Flocking to India's $35 Billion Femtech Opportunity

Excerpt: In a Mumbai high-rise, a young professional scrolls through Pinky Promise — India's first AI-led digital clinic for women — booking a gynaecologist consultation for ₹99. The startup just raised $1 million in pre-seed funding. Down south, Bengaluru's HealthFab raised ₹20 crore to transform menstrual hygiene into a full period care platform covering pain, sleep and energy. And Nua has raised over $22 million in venture funding, backed by Deepika Padukone and Lightbox Ventures. With India's beauty and personal care market expected to reach nearly $35 billion by 2032, femtech is no longer a niche — it's the next big D2C frontier.

StartupsJun 6, 2026

How upGrad, PhysicsWallah and AI Are Rebuilding Indian Edtech from the Ashes

Excerpt: At its height, BYJU'S was valued at $22 billion. Indian edtech startups collectively raised over $4 billion in a single year. Then came the crash — funding plummeted by more than 80%. But now, from the wreckage, a new edtech order is emerging. In May 2026, upGrad announced it would acquire Unacademy in an all‑stock deal valued at $218 million — a 90% drop from its $3.4 billion peak, but a sign of consolidation and survival. PhysicsWallah has filed its DRHP for an IPO. And across the sector, AI is being hailed as the technology that could give India's edtech ecosystem a new lease of life. The classroom of the future is leaner, meaner, and AI‑powered.

FundingJun 6, 2026

Oolka Just Raised ₹130 Crore. The Bigger Story Is Why Investors Are Betting On The Future Of Everyday Commerce.

Oolka's ₹130 crore Series A funding highlights growing investor interest in technology infrastructure that improves efficiency across India's expanding digital economy.

StartupsJun 6, 2026

The Phoenix Rises: How upGrad, PhysicsWallah and AI Are Rebuilding Indian Edtech from the Ashes

Excerpt: At its height, BYJU'S was valued at $22 billion. Indian edtech startups collectively raised over $4 billion in a single year. Then came the crash — funding plummeted by more than 80%. But now, from the wreckage, a new edtech order is emerging. In May 2026, upGrad announced it would acquire Unacademy in an all‑stock deal valued at $218 million — a 90% drop from its $3.4 billion peak, but a sign of consolidation and survival. PhysicsWallah has filed its DRHP for an IPO. And across the sector, AI is being hailed as the technology that could give India's edtech ecosystem a new lease of life. The classroom of the future is leaner, meaner, and AI‑powered.

StartupsJun 6, 2026

The ₹193 Crore Bet: How Plum, Acko and Zopper Are Insuring India's Billion‑Dollar Future

Excerpt: In March 2026, corporate health insurance platform Plum raised ₹193 crore ($20.6 million) in a Series B round led by Peak XV Partners. Just weeks earlier, Acko General Insurance raised $65 million, and Zopper secured $25 million in Series D, co-led by Elevation Capital. Even early‑stage insurtech is heating up: RenewBuy raised $500,000, Toffee raised $1.5 million, and Turtlemint is now valued north of $900 million. The Indian insurtech sector has found its stride — and it's insuring everything from your car to your health.

StartupsJun 6, 2026

From Farm to Fork: How India's D2C Agritech Startups Are Cutting Out 40 Middlemen

Excerpt: What started as a back‑to‑basics farming initiative by brothers Satyajit and Ajinkya Hange has evolved into a full-fledged farm-to-fork D2C powerhouse called Two Brothers Organic Farms. They are not alone. Chennai-based agritech WayCool raised ₹210 crore from Lightrock India to strengthen its supply chain. Mumbai-based Pluckk raised ₹100 crore to scale its fresh produce D2C model. Meanwhile, traditional agritech platforms are reaching profitability — DeHaat went EBITDA-positive, AgroStar raised $10 million, and Arya.ag secured $80 million. The middleman is being digitally bypassed. The farmer is finally getting paid.

TechJun 6, 2026

Above and Beyond Chips: How ₹2,000 Crore in Fresh Deep Tech Funds Is Betting on India's Quantum, Semicon and Space Future

Excerpt: In February 2026, IIT-Madras launched a ₹600 crore deep tech venture capital fund with Unicorn India Ventures — designed to back IP‑led startups in semiconductors, quantum computing, robotics, spacetech and defencetech. Weeks later, Celesta Capital announced plans for a ₹2,000 crore India‑focused deep tech fund. Chiratae Ventures committed $10 million for five deep tech startups through its Sonic DeepTech program. Under the National Quantum Mission, the government is actively supporting quantum startups in computing, communication, sensing and materials. The patient capital is flowing. The revolution is deep.

TechJun 6, 2026

Beyond Chips: How ₹2,000 Crore in Fresh Deep Tech Funds Is Betting on India's Quantum, Semicon and Space Future

In February 2026, IIT-Madras launched a ₹600 crore deep tech venture capital fund with Unicorn India Ventures — designed to back IP‑led startups in semiconductors, quantum computing, robotics, spacetech and defencetech. Weeks later, Celesta Capital announced plans for a ₹2,000 crore India‑focused deep tech fund. Chiratae Ventures committed $10 million for five deep tech startups through its Sonic DeepTech program. Under the National Quantum Mission, the government is actively supporting quantum startups in computing, communication, sensing and materials. The patient capital is flowing. The revolution is deep.

TechJun 6, 2026

Stripe and PayPal Just Bet on India's Xflow. Here's Why Cross‑Border B2B Payments Is the Next $70 Billion Frontier

Stripe and PayPal do not co‑invest. The two global payments titans have spent two decades competing for merchants, consumers and mindshare. They rarely appear on the same term sheet. In February 2026, they did. Bengaluru‑based Xflow announced a $16.6 million Series A round led by General Catalyst, with participation from existing investors Square Peg, Stripe, Lightspeed, Moore Capital — and PayPal Ventures joining as a new investor. The all‑equity round valued the startup at $85 million post‑investment, bringing its total funding to more than $32 million. With this, Xflow became the first Indian fintech backed by both Stripe and PayPal Ventures — the world's two largest payments infrastructure platforms. Why did two bitter rivals write cheques to the same startup? Because cross‑border B2B payments are a $59 trillion global market that remains stuck in the era of fax machines and manual bank transfers. And India, with its booming exports, SaaS economy and global capability centres (GCCs), is ground zero for fixing it.