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Delhi NCR Startup Funding Holds Steady At $2.2 Bn In 2025

India, Jan. 6 -- Delhi NCR continued to be one of the leading startup hubs of India in 2025, with investors continuing to back startups based in the region. Delhi NCR-based startups cumulatively rais... Read More


Rajasthan DigiFest X TGS 2026 Day 2 Puts Job Creation At Centre, Calls For India-First Innovation

India, Jan. 6 -- The second day of the Rajasthan DigiFest X TiE Global Summit 2026 shifted focus to employment generation, with TiE announcing a long-term push to create 100 Mn jobs in India over the ... Read More


Crypto Startup Speed Bags $8 Mn To Fuel Global Expansion

India, Jan. 6 -- Blockchain payment platform Speed has raised $8 Mn (INR 72.1 Cr) in a funding round led by global stablecoin network Tether's investment arm, Tether Ventures. Bitcoin-focussed VC firm... Read More


SkinInspired Bags INR 24 Cr To Tap Into India's Growing Skincare Market

India, Jan. 6 -- D2C skincare brand SkinInspired has raised INR 24 Cr (around $2.7 Mn) in its Series A funding round led by Spring Marketing Capital, along with participation from Lotus Herbals' Beaut... Read More


SuprDaily Cofounder Puneet Kumar Quits Nexus Venture To Launch New Startup

India, Jan. 6 -- SuprDaily cofounder Puneet Kumar has exited VC firm Nexus Venture Partners less than two years after joining the firm in 2024. Citing a source, ET reported that Kumar is now explorin... Read More


Amazon Pay Rolls Out Fixed Deposits To Deepen Its Financial Service Offerings

India, Jan. 6 -- With an eye to expand its financial services offerings, Amazon Pay has launched a fixed deposit (FD) service pan-India. The ecommerce major's fintech arm has partnered with non bankin... Read More


Centre Mulls Extending Tax Deferral On ESOPs For DPIIT Startups: Report

India, Jan. 6 -- With the Union Budget 2026-27 around the corner, the government is reportedly considering extension of four-year tax deferral on employee stock option plans (ESOPs) to all the startup... Read More


Exclusive: Ortho Treatment Startup OSSO Raises INR 4 Cr From Haldiram Family Office, Others

India, Jan. 6 -- Healthcare startup OSSO (One Stop Shop For Orthopaedics) has secured INR 4 Cr ($443K) in a seed funding round from Haldiram family office, Inc42 has gathered exclusively. Angel inves... Read More


Unacademy Rolls Back Changes To ESOP Exercise Window

India, Jan. 6 -- Edtech unicorn Unacademy has reportedly rolled back its contentious plan to reduce the ESOP exercise window to just 30 days from 10 years earlier. As per an internal email accessed b... Read More


Uncademy Rolls Back Changes To ESOP Exercise Window

India, Jan. 6 -- Edtech unicorn Unacademy has reportedly rolled back its contentious plan to reduce the ESOP exercise window to just 30 days from 10 years earlier. As per an internal email accessed b... Read More