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Freshworks Posts $4.8 Mn Loss In Q1 2026; To Lay Off 11% Workforce

India, May 6 -- Nasdaq-listed SaaS major Freshworks slipped into the red in the first quarter of 2026, posting a net loss of $4.8 Mn from a net profit of $191.4 Mn reported in the previous quarter (Q4... Read More


Dream11's Broking Avatar, Kissht's IPO & More

India, May 6 -- Dream Sports Forays Into Stock Broking Dream Sports is trading fantasy teams for financial portfolios. The company has debuted a stock broking platform, DreamStreet, to emerge as a fi... Read More


Exclusive: Robotics Startup General Autonomy Raises Rs.32 Cr At Rs.280 Cr Valuation

India, May 6 -- Robotics startup General Autonomy has raised about Rs.32 Cr (around $3.3 Mn) in its seed round led by existing investors Elevation Capital and India Quotient. The round also saw partic... Read More


BigEndian Raises $6 Mn To Commercialise First SoC

India, May 6 -- Fabless semiconductor startup BigEndian Semiconductors has raised $6 Mn (around Rs.57.1 Cr) in its pre-Series A funding round led by IAN Alpha Fund. The round also saw participation fr... Read More


SEBI Forms Cybersecurity Task Force Amid Mythos Concerns

India, May 6 -- Amid growing concerns over Anthropic's Mythos, markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a new task force to assess cybersecurity risks posed by A... Read More


Armory Gets Rs.100 Cr Defence Ministry Order For Counter Drone Systems

India, May 5 -- Defence tech startup Armory has bagged a Rs.100 Cr ($10.5 Mn) order from the defence ministry for its AI-powered counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS), called SURGE. Under the deal... Read More


The Era Of Micro-Vertical Marketplaces

India, May 5 -- If you've been scrolling through shopping apps lately, you've probably noticed that something has changed on many platforms. There is less noise, and you do not have to scroll as much.... Read More


D2C's Toughest Test Yet, Kissht IPO Day 2 & More

India, May 5 -- D2C's Manufacturing Dilemma Indian D2C brands are facing a new brutal reality. Manufacturers are rewriting contracts and moving to the 'cash and carry' model as the fallout from the c... Read More


[Update] Kissht IPO Closes With 9.5X Subscription

India, May 5 -- Update | May 5, 19:38 IST The IPO of Kissht closed with 9.5X oversubscription. The public issue received bids for 37.76 Cr shares against 3.97 Cr shares on offer. QIBs led the subscr... Read More


Why India's D2C Brigade Is Facing Its Toughest Test Yet

India, May 5 -- Long-standing terms between manufacturers and D2C brands are getting altered amid a whammy of forces stressing manufacturing facilities. The conflict in West Asia, which has induced w... Read More