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Chennai-based Solinas Integrity has raised $5.5 million in Series A1 funding led by Hero Enterprise Partner Ventures and Mela Ventures, scaling a robotics platform that inspects and cleans underground pipelines as Indian cities lose roughly 38% of treated water to unseen leaks.
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IIT Madras-incubated spacetech startup GalaxEye has acquired Bengaluru-based spacecraft engineering company StarOps, absorbing a team with roots in India's TeamIndus lunar programme and adding qualified satellite bus platforms across three weight classes to its OptoSAR earth-observation ambitions.
Bengaluru startup E3 Electric.AI has entered India's crowded electric two-wheeler market with the E3 TRION, a scooter built around predictive AI diagnostics and more than 100 connected features.
Ola Electric narrowed its Q1 FY27 net loss by 22% year-on-year to ₹336 crore even as revenue fell 45%, with the Bhavish Aggarwal-led company pointing to improving two-wheeler market share as evidence its turnaround strategy is gaining traction.
Hero MotoCorp, the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer by volume, has confirmed it will launch its first electric motorcycle in 2027, moving beyond scooters to challenge established players in India's fast-growing premium e-mobility segment.
Chennai's The ePlane Company has signed five partnerships at Farnborough Airshow 2026 covering wiring, fasteners, avionics, composites and interiors for its e200X eVTOL.
MapmyIndia's parent C.E. Info Systems reported Q1 FY27 net profit of ₹50.4 crore, up 6.3% YoY, driven by 29% growth in automotive segment revenue.
Fresh off unveiling its first full-scale prototype, the Chennai-based startup signed five strategic partnerships spanning avionics, composites, wiring and fasteners — quietly assembling a Make-in-India aerospace ecosystem from scratch
From cost-arbitrage back offices to AI engineering command centres, India's Global Capability Centre ecosystem has crossed a defining scale threshold — and industry projections suggest the fastest growth may still be ahead