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Epigamia Names Ritesh Gauba CEO, Ankur Goel Elevated To Cofounder Role

India, May 4 -- Deepika Padukone-backed D2C brand Epigamia has roped in former Mars executive Ritesh Gauba as its CEO. According to his LinkedIn page, Gauba last worked with Pladis (McVities & Godiva... Read More


Pixxel Partners Sarvam To Launch Orbital Data Centre Satellite By Q4 2026

India, May 4 -- Spacetech startup Pixxel plans to launch India's first orbital data centre satellite in the last quarter of 2026, undertaking its end-to-end lifecycle from designing to operating. The ... Read More


D2C Skin & Haircare Brand CHOSEN Bags $5 Mn

India, May 4 -- D2C skin and hair care brand CHOSEN has raised $5Mn (about 47.5 Cr) in its Series A round led by Fireside Ventures, with participation from BOLD, L'Oreal's corporate venture capital fu... Read More


Tsavorite Raises $5 Mn To Build Full-Stack AI Compute Platform

India, May 4 -- AI compute solutions provider Tsavorite has raised $5 Mn (about Rs.46.6 Cr) from Hyderabad-based VC firm Pavestone. The startup plans to use the funds to step up product development a... Read More


30 Startups To Watch: Startups That Caught Our Eye In April 2026

India, May 4 -- A lot happened in India's startup ecosystem in April. As tensions in West Asia dragged on, funding activity at home slowed sharply. In the penultimate week of the month, startups raise... Read More


upGrad Moves Closer To Unacademy Acquisition At 90% Valuation Cut

India, May 4 -- Edtech major upGrad is nearing the acquisition of Unacademy in an all-stock deal at a significantly lower valuation of around Rs.2,055 Cr (about $218 Mn), sources told Inc42. This woul... Read More


Kissht IPO: Issue Subscribed 34% On Day 2 So Far

India, May 4 -- The public issue of lending tech company Kissht's parent OnEMI Technology Solutions saw a steady investor response on the second day of bidding. The issue received bids for 1.35 Cr sha... Read More


D2C Menstrual Hygiene Brand HealthFab Raises Rs.20 Cr

India, May 4 -- Menstrual hygiene-focused D2C brand HealthFab has raised Rs.20 Cr (about $2.4 Mn) in its Series A funding round led by Atomic Capital, with participation from Mistry Ventures. HealthF... Read More


Ather Energy Q4: Loss Declines 57% YoY To Rs.100 Cr

India, May 4 -- EV company Ather Energy managed to trim its net loss by 57.2% to Rs.100.2 Cr in the last quarter of FY26 (Q4 FY26) from Rs.234.4 in the same quarter last year. Sequentially, loss incre... Read More


Snabbit's Micromarket Push

India, May 3 -- First, groceries arrived in 10 minutes. Now, even house help is going instant. India is seeing the rise of a new 'instant' segment, as venture capital pours into quick home services, a... Read More