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Surveillance Startup Optimized Electrotech Bags $6 Mn

India, April 14 -- Deeptech surveillance startup Optimized Electrotech has raised $6 Mn (around INR Cr) in a Series A funding round co-led by Blume Ventures and Mela Ventures. The round also saw part... Read More


New-Age Tech Stocks See Bearish Sentiment Amid Volatile Market, FirstCry Biggest Loser

India, April 13 -- With new updates on tariff and counter tariffs coming almost on a daily basis, the last week was one of the most volatile weeks for the Indian equity market in recent times. After ... Read More


Urban Company Lines Up For IPO Race

India, April 13 -- At the start of the year, we knew that the IPO momentum was going to be super strong among Indian startups. Some of the most noted companies in the country - PhonePe, Urban Company,... Read More


Did Quick Commerce Eat ONDC's Lunch?

India, April 13 -- In early 2023, restaurant body National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) was gung-ho about the Open Network For Digital Commerce (ONDC) and so were other retail associations, ... Read More


Specialist VCs On Ride To Empower Early-Stage Startups

India, April 13 -- India's startup ecosystem is experiencing a rapid transformation as a new generation of powerful and tech-savvy consumers takes centre stage in the Indian market. As Gen Z, Gen Alph... Read More


WhatsApp Hit By Outage, Users Unable To Send Messages

India, April 12 -- Messaging platform WhatsApp faced a massive outage today which left users from India and other countries unable to send messages. As per DownDetector, users started reporting issue... Read More


EaseMyTrip Allots 12.57 Cr Shares For Various Acquisitions

India, April 12 -- Months after announcing acquisitions of businesses in erstwhile uncharted territories, online travel aggregator (OTA) EaseMyTrip's (EMT) board has approved the allotment of 12.57 Cr... Read More


What Triggered Ecom Express' $165 Mn Fire Sale To Delhivery?

India, April 12 -- Last week, the Indian startup ecosystem witnessed a different kind of distress sale. Typically speaking, such deals involve companies going through a downturn, but this time it was ... Read More


PhonePe & Google Pay Maintain UPI Lead In March, CRED LosesMarket Share

India, April 12 -- IPO-bound fintech company PhonePe maintained its leadership position in the UPI market in March, processing 864.7 Cr, or 47.25% of the total UPI transactions. On a month-on-basis, t... Read More


PhonePe, Google Pay Continue To Lead UPI In March

India, April 12 -- IPO-bound fintech company PhonePe maintained its leadership position in the UPI market in March, processing 864.7 Cr, or 47.25% of the total UPI transactions. On a month-on-basis, t... Read More