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Canva Layoffs Win Social Media Praise, But Do Generous Severance Packages Tell the Whole Story?

New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Canva's decision to cut 1,271 jobs is drawing an unusual response online, with social media users praising the design software company for the support it is offering departing emp... Read More


Venomics AI Raises $2.7 Million to Scale AI-Led Venom-Based Drug Discovery

New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Bengaluru-based Venomics AI, a biotechnology startup spun out of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has raised US$2.7 million in a pre-seed funding round to advance its AI-dr... Read More


MapmyIndia Q2 Profit Jumps 91% as Revenue Grows 16%

New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- MapmyIndia, a deep-tech digital map data, geospatial software and location-based IoT products, platforms, reported a 90.6% year-over-year increase in consolidated profit after tax... Read More


Freshworks Q3 Profit Hits $18.3M as Revenue Rises 14%

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Freshworks reported a 14% year-over-year increase in revenue to $245.4 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, as the Nasdaq-listed enterprise software company con... Read More


Peppermint Robotics Raises Rs.100 Crore to Expand Global Operations

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Pune-based Peppermint Robotics is looking to scale its presence in this market. The company has announced a Rs.100 crore (approximately $10.5 million) Pre-Series B funding round l... Read More


EloElo Group Raises $80 Million in Series C Led by Hornbill Capital, NBCUniversal

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- EloElo Group, the Bengaluru-based consumer entertainment and artificial intelligence (AI) company behind micro-drama platform Story TV, has raised $80 million in a Series C fundin... Read More


UPI's October Record: Are Indians Paying More Per Transaction?

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed a record 25.47 billion transactions worth Rs.31.53 lakh crore in October, with the average value of payments rising for a second... Read More


Karnataka Tech Funding Rises 26%, but Startup Deals Fall 35%

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Karnataka's startup ecosystem is attracting more investment, but fewer companies are getting funded. The state raised $4.6 billion in technology funding during the first nine mont... Read More


Zee5 Launches ZAP to Bring Privacy-First Audience Intelligence to Digital Advertising

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Zee5 has partnered with audience intelligence company Saptharushi to launch the Zee5 Audience Platform (ZAP), a new advertising technology platform that combines viewing insights ... Read More


Zee 5 Launches ZAP to Bring Privacy-First Audience Intelligence to Digital Advertising

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Zee 5 has partnered with audience intelligence company Saptharushi to launch the Zee 5 Audience Platform (ZAP), a new advertising technology platform that combines viewing insight... Read More