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ShareChat Eyes Up To $400 Mn IPO In FY28

India, July 2 -- Social media unicorn ShareChat is looking to raise up to $400 Mn through an initial public offering (IPO) planned for next fiscal year. Manohar Charan, the cofounder and CFO of Share... Read More


BCT Ventures Nets Rs.42 Cr To Build AI-Led Nutrition & Wellness Brands

India, July 2 -- Nutrition and wellness-focused ecommerce startup BCT Ventures has raised Rs.42 Cr ($4.4 Mn) in a seed funding round led by 3one4 Capital. Following the fundraise, the startup has offi... Read More


Sports Retail Brand PlayBlue Bags $2.7 Mn To Expand Into Offline Retail

India, July 2 -- Sports retail startup PlayBlue has secured $2.7 Mn (Rs.25.7 Cr) in a seed funding round co-led by Centre Court Capital and MIXI Global, with participation from WEH Ventures. The star... Read More


Amazon India Launches Probe Into Fatal Fire At Partner Warehouse

India, July 2 -- Ecommerce major Amazon India has reportedly launched an internal investigation into a fire at one of its third-party delivery partner, M&M Logistics Solutions, in Uttarakhand's Haldwa... Read More


Bike Bazaar's Debt Spiral, Dream11 Shuts Fintech Arm & More

India, July 2 -- Crisis At Bike Bazaar Bike Bazaar's lending engine appears to have stalled. With disbursements frozen, ratings cut and securitised pools worsening, the two-wheeler financing platform... Read More


How Bike Bazaar Ran Into A Credit Crisis

India, July 2 -- Pune-based two-wheeler finance startup Bike Bazaar has stopped lending, halting all new disbursements beginning December 2025 owed to a sharp deterioration for its loan book. Credit r... Read More


Blinkit's Meghalaya Entry Stalls After Tribal Council Refuses Trading Licence

India, July 2 -- Eternal's quick commerce arm Blinkit's expansion into Meghalaya has hit a road block. As per a report by PTI, Meghalaya's Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) rejected the... Read More


Inside Fibe's Cap Table: Shareholding Pattern & Rs.113 Cr Pre-IPO Share Sale By Cofounders

India, July 2 -- After Kissht and Aye Finance, Fibe (erstwhile EarlySalary) is looking to become the third lending tech startup to go public in 2026. The startup, which offers unsecured personal loan... Read More


What's Behind H1 2026's Mega Deal Slump?

India, July 2 -- While the overall investment sentiment remained largely stable in the first half of 2026 (H1 2026), investor appetite for late stage startups remained subdued. This was particularly ... Read More


Ninjacart Nets $6 Mn From Accel, Nandan Nilekani; Eyes IPO In 2 Years

India, July 2 -- B2B agritech soonicorn Ninjacart has raised $6 Mn in the first tranche of a larger funding round. This tranche was led by existing backers Accel, Tiger Global and Infosys' cofounder N... Read More