A crashing crude price, a rookie Fed chair's first big test, and a cautiously hawkish RBI are colliding to set the tone for Dalal Street this Thursday
Delhi NCR has attracted over $3.5 billion in D2C funding across 434 deals since 2015, emerging as India's leading hub for venture-backed consumer brands.
Bengaluru-based D2C menswear brand Snitch has closed a $40 million Series B led by 360 ONE Asset Management, with backing from the founders of Manyavar, IvyCap Ventures, and SWC Global. Founded in 2020 with 39 products and a four-person team, Snitch has grown to 55+ stores, ₹241 crore in FY24 revenue, and an IPO on the horizon. Here is the full story — and the playbook behind it.
Veera Health has raised $3 million from Global Founders Capital and Surge, highlighting growing investor confidence in women's health as one of the fastest-growing categories in healthcare innovation.
Mumbai, June 17, 2026: Indian equity benchmarks closed higher on Wednesday, stretching their winning streak into a fourth straight session, as easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and a sharp slide in crude oil prices continued to lift investor sentiment on Dalal Street.
Beauty startup Antinorm has raised ₹28 crore in a seed round led by Fireside Ventures, betting that younger consumers want authenticity, individuality and self-expression more than traditional beauty standards.
In a strong vote of confidence for India's non-metro consumption story, Bengaluru-based quick-commerce startup BazaarNow has raised ₹72 crore in a funding round led by Peak XV Partners. Founded by former Zepto, Swiggy, and Myntra executives, the startup is building a habit-led, vernacular-first platform specifically for Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities—where grocery buying looks nothing like e-commerce in metros. With participation from Whiteboard Capital, Antler, and a star-studded list of angel investors including Meesho's Vidit Aatrey, the round signals that the next frontier of quick commerce isn't in Mumbai or Delhi—it's in the 700+ cities that truly define India.
In a landmark move to accelerate India's innovation-led growth, the Union Cabinet has approved the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FoF 2.0) with a monumental ₹10,000 crore corpus. Building on the success of its predecessor—which catalysed over ₹25,500 crore in investments across 1,370+ startups—the new fund is laser-focused on deep tech, tech-driven manufacturing, and early-growth stage ventures. This isn't just another government scheme; it's a strategic declaration that India is ready to compete with the world's most advanced innovation economies, one breakthrough technology at a time.
In the single largest endorsement of India's commercial EV charging infrastructure this year, Bengaluru-based Exponent Energy has raised ₹200 crore ($21.1 million) in a funding round co-led by 360 ONE Asset and TDK Ventures, with Hitachi Ventures making its first-ever energy-sector investment in India. The startup, which claims to charge commercial electric vehicles in just 15 minutes, is building the rapid-charging backbone for India's commercial EV transition. With a clear social impact mandate—helping fleets shift off diesel, reducing urban air pollution, and lowering total operating costs by up to 40%—Exponent Energy represents a new breed of climate-tech startup where profit and purpose are no longer mutually exclusive.
Rebalance is building a dedicated capital pipeline for women tech founders, connecting startups with more than 180 venture-capital partners across India, Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States.