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[Update] BYJU'S Moves NCLAT Against Aakash's EGM

India, Oct. 28 -- Update | 10:55 IST Days after the NCLT rejected BYJU'S plea for an interim stay on Aakash Educational Services Ltd's (AESL's) extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to approve a rights... Read More


Optimo Capital Raises INR 150 Cr From Cofounder Prashant Pitti, Others

India, Oct. 28 -- MSME lendingtech platform Optimo Capital has raised INR 150 Cr (around $17.5 Mn) in its Series A funding round led by its founder Prashant Pitti, along with participation from existi... Read More


Dunzo Cofounder Kabeer Biswas To Quit Flipkart Minutes

India, Oct. 27 -- Kabeer Biswas, cofounder of hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo, is quitting from the position of vice president of Flipkart's quick commerce platform Minutes within a year of joining.... Read More


Accel Partners Prosus To Expand Focus On Early Stage Indian Startups

India, Oct. 27 -- VC firm Accel has partnered European tech investor Prosus to co-invest in emerging Indian deeptech startups through Accel's Atoms X programme. As part of this partnership, Prosus wi... Read More


NCLT Refutes BYJU'S Bid To Halt Aakash's EGM On Rights Issue

India, Oct. 25 -- In another setback for troubled edtech firm BYJU'S, the NCLT Bengaluru bench has reportedly rejected its plea for an interim stay on Aakash Educational Services Ltd (AESL)'s extraord... Read More


Apna Narrows FY25 Loss To INR 50 Cr Even As Revenue Dips

India, Oct. 24 -- Professional networking unicorn Apna managed to marginally trim down its consolidated net loss by 2.3% to INR 50.1 Cr during the financial year ended in March 2025, from INR 51.3 Cr ... Read More


This Pune Startup Is Banking On Tech To End The 'Unrecyclable' Plastic Pandemic

India, Oct. 24 -- Before getting into the deep layers of physics, biology and chemistry, middle school exhibitions used to be all about "Making The Best Out Of Waste". From photo frames to wall hangin... Read More


MeitY Proposes New IT Rules To Tackle Social Media Deepfake Abuse

India, Oct. 22 -- To curb the growing menace of AI-generated deepfake content, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed amendments to the Information Technology Rule... Read More


Lenskart To Raise INR 300 Cr From Radhakishan Damani, SBI MF In Pre-IPO Round

India, Oct. 17 -- IPO-bound Lenskart is close to raising INR 250 Cr to INR 300 Cr in a pre-IPO round from DMart founder Radhakishan Damani and SBI Mutual Fund, sources told Inc42. As per its DRHP, Le... Read More


How Oolka's Agentic AI Drives Up Credit Scores

India, Oct. 17 -- For over 5,000 years, man has been praying for prosperity at the sight of a shooting star. That's where Oolka positions itself. "When people see a shooting star, they make a wish. F... Read More