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Micromax Floats Family Office, Earmarks Rs.250 Cr To Back Deeptech Startups

India, Aug. 27 -- Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Micromax Informatics has announced the launch of a family office, with a corpus of Rs.250 Cr (nearly $26 Mn), to back deeptech startups across I... Read More


OpenAI Rolls Out ChatGPT Ads In India

India, Aug. 27 -- In a fresh monetisation push, AI giant OpenAI has started rolling out ads on ChatGPT in India, with the initial rollout covering logged-in adults on the Free and Go plans. Plus, Pro,... Read More


BPCL Pilots Grocery Delivery With LPG Cylinders, Plans Payment Gateway

India, Aug. 27 -- State-run oil marketing company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is reportedly piloting an ecommerce model to deliver groceries, FMCG products, household essentials, and consu... Read More


TILT Launches Binny Bansal-Backed Rs.250 Cr Fund For Impact Startups

India, Aug. 27 -- The/Nudge Foundation's impact investment platform TILT has launched a Rs.250 Cr (about $26 Mn) venture fund to back early-stage startups building solutions for India's "Next Billion"... Read More


Nitro Launches AI Platform To Let Shopify Merchants Build Apps With Prompts

India, Aug. 26 -- Shopify merchants often rely on multiple applications to manage workflows ranging from loyalty programmes to GST reconciliation. However, finding software tailored to specific requir... Read More


The Vertical Turn In Enterprise AI

India, Aug. 26 -- Is enterprise LLM adoption in India going the SaaS way? Not even a decade ago, SaaS majors realised that India's fragmented adoptive base for software products required dedicated ver... Read More


[Update] Ringg AI Nets Additional $10 Mn, Closes Series A At $15.5 Mn

India, Aug. 26 -- Update | August 26, 2026, 10:55 IST Bengaluru-based AI startup Ringg AI has raised an additional $10 Mn (Rs.95 Cr), taking its extended Series A round to $15.5 Mn (Rs.147 Cr) . The ... Read More


Mamaearth Parent Honasa Calls Off Rs.135 Cr Fluence Pharma Acquisition

India, Aug. 26 -- Beauty and personal care (BPC) major Honasa Consumer has called off its proposed Rs.135 Cr acquisition of a 58% stake in nutraceuticals startup Fluence Pharma after certain closing c... Read More


Pernia's Pop-Up Shop Parent Sets IPO Price Band At Rs.546-Rs.575

India, Aug. 26 -- Pernia's Pop-Up Shop parent Purple Style Labs has set a price band of Rs.546 to Rs.575 per equity share for its upcoming Rs.680 Cr initial public offering. At the upper end of the p... Read More


Lightspeed Exits PhysicsWallah Post Rs.550 Cr Stake Sale

India, Aug. 26 -- VC firm Lightspeed Venture Partners has exited edtech major PhysicsWallah (PW), minting Rs.549.7 Cr from the sale of 4.67 Cr shares via block and bulk deals today. According to mark... Read More