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BlueStone Turns Profitable In Q3, Reports A PAT Of INR 69 Cr

India, Jan. 22 -- Jewelry brand BlueStone turned profitable in the Q3 FY26, reporting a net profit of INR 68.9 Cr against a net loss of INR 26.8 Cr in the year-ago period. It had reported a net loss o... Read More


Elevation Capital Partner Mayank Khanduja Steps Down

India, Jan. 22 -- Mayank Khanduja, partner at Elevation Capital, has quit the venture capital firm after a 15-year stint. In a LinkedIn post, Khanduja said he is taking a break to spend more time wit... Read More


PhonePe Cofounders Sold Shares Worth INR 4,000 Cr To General Atlantic In September

India, Jan. 22 -- Ahead of its planned public listing, PhonePe's cofounders Sameer Nigam and Rahul Chari sold a portion of their shareholding to PE firm General Atlantic in September last year, the fi... Read More


Urban Ladder Cofounder's AC Startup Optimist Raises $12 Mn

India, Jan. 22 -- Ashish Goel, cofounder and former CEO of Urban Ladder, has started a new venture in the cooling space. His manufacturing startup, Optimist, has raised $12 Mn in its seed and pre-Seri... Read More


Kapiva Launches INR 50 Cr Fund To Back Ayurveda Research

India, Jan. 21 -- D2C ayurveda brand Kapiva has launched a INR 50 Cr innovation fund to support research and product development in Ayurveda. The fund is open for applications from today and will bac... Read More


Apple Pay Eyes India Launch By 2026-End

India, Jan. 21 -- iPhone maker Apple is reportedly mulling launching its digital payments service, Apple Pay, in India by late-2026. As per a Business Standard report, the big tech major is in discus... Read More


Amid Gig Worker Debate, Zepto's Adit Palicha Meets Labour Minister

India, Jan. 21 -- Quick commerce startup Zepto's CEO and cofounder Aadit Palicha met Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya amid the ongoing debate around gig workers' rights, safety and working cond... Read More


Amid Gig Worker Debate, Zepto's Aadit Palicha Meets Labour Minister

India, Jan. 21 -- Quick commerce startup Zepto's CEO and cofounder Aadit Palicha met Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya amid the ongoing debate around gig workers' rights, safety and working cond... Read More


Voice AI Startup Bolna Raises INR 57 Cr To Deepen Tech Stack

India, Jan. 21 -- Bengaluru-based voice AI startup Bolna has raised $6.3 Mn (about INR 57.3 Cr) in a seed funding round led by General Catalyst. Existing investors Y Combinator and Blume Ventures also... Read More


Deepinder Goyal Steps Down As Eternal Group CEO

India, Jan. 21 -- Deepinder Goyal has stepped down from the role of Group CEO of Eternal. Albinder Dhindsa, who currently leads Blinkit, will take over as Eternal's new Group CEO. In a letter to shar... Read More