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History Beckons: Skyroot Lifts Off With India's First Private Orbital Mission

India, July 18 -- Spacetech unicorn Skyroot successfully lifted off with Vikram-1, India's first private orbital rocket mission, marking one of the biggest moments for the country's startup ecosystem ... Read More


Skyroot Creates History With India's First Private Orbital Rocket Launch

India, July 18 -- Spacetech unicorn Skyroot created history by becoming the first private Indian company to place a rocket into orbit. Its Vikram-1 launch vehicle completed 'Mission Aagaman' after lif... Read More


Inside The Numbers Lifting IPO-Bound Cult.fit

India, July 13 -- After years of prioritising expansion over profitability, Cult.fit's pre-IPO papers and draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) suggest that the fitness startup may finally be focusing o... Read More


Unicorn Founders Go AI Native

India, July 12 -- "Not using AI is like being left behind," Apple CEO Tim Cook's remark captures the urgency around artificial intelligence today - though the tinge of irony in these words coming from... Read More


Exclusive: GoKwik Lays Off Around 120 Employees Amid AI Push

India, July 11 -- Ecommerce enabler GoKwik has fired 100-120 employees as part of a restructuring exercise carried out over the past few weeks, sources told Inc42. While the restructuring exercise im... Read More


Exclusive: Lab-Grown Diamond Brand Jewelbox In Talks To Raise Rs.50 Cr

India, July 10 -- D2C lab-grown diamond jewellery brand Jewelbox is in talks to raise Rs.50 Cr (about $5.2 Mn) in a new funding round, sources told Inc42. The funding round will be led by Physis Capi... Read More


Exclusive: Dil Foods In Talks To Acquire Cloud Kitchen Pioneer FreshMenu

India, July 10 -- Virtual restaurant operator Dil Foods is in talks to acquire Bengaluru-based cloud kitchen brand FreshMenu in a distress sale, sources told Inc42. FreshMenu suspended operations nat... Read More


Exclusive: Ex-Livspace Duo Saurabh Jain, Lalit Mittal In Talks To Raise $15 Mn For New Startup

India, July 10 -- Former Livspace cofounder and India CEO Saurabh Jain has teamed up with former Livspace CBO Lalit Mittal to launch a new venture, Gravity, sources told Inc42. The startup, which is ... Read More


Can Green SM Succeed Where BluSmart Failed?

India, July 9 -- When BluSmart's cabs suddenly disappeared from the roads of Delhi NCR last year, the region's ride-hailing market - after years of being a duopoly and briefly seeing meaningful compet... Read More


Exclusive: Leverage Edu Forays Into South America With Acquisition Of Mundus Agency

India, July 8 -- Study abroad startup Leverage Edu has entered the South American market with the acquisition of Brazil-based international education company Mundus Agency, sources told Inc42. Levera... Read More