🚨 Breaking: Unacademy founders Gaurav Munjal & Roman Saini step away to focus on their new venture — AirLearn, a language learning app that hit $400K ARR in the US! Sumit Jain (Graphy cofounder) to take the lead at Unacademy. A new era begins. #StartupsIndia #Unacademy #AirLear

🇮🇳 BREAKING: India to launch its first Made-in-India semiconductor chip this year (28–90nm)! Announced by Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at #CIIBusinessSummit. ➡️ 6 chip fabs in progress ➡️ Targets 60% of global chip volume segment ➡️ Big win for #DigitalIndia & #MakeInIndia

FUNDING ALERT @chalo_app just raised ₹52.5 Cr ($6.1M) from Filter Capital + cofounders (Mohit Dubey & team) 🔹 Live bus tracking 🔹 Contactless tickets 🔹 Digital fleet management The future of bus travel is here. #MobilityTech 🚍 #StartupsIndia #ChaloApp #FundingNews

💥 FUNDING ALERT @handpickd_in raises ₹21.7 Cr (~$2.5M) in an extended seed round! Led by Nitin Gupta & Genesia Ventures with BEENEXT, Eximius & more joining in. 🔸 B2B2C model 🔸 FY24 Revenue: ₹17.5 Cr 🔸 Valuation: ₹300 Cr 🔸 Competing with Otipy #StartupsIndia #AgriTech

🚨 BREAKING: NVIDIA overtakes Microsoft to become the WORLD'S most valuable public company! 💡 Driven by skyrocketing demand for AI accelerator chips, Nvidia is now powering the world’s biggest AI platforms #StartupsIndia #Nvidia #TechNews #ArtificialIntelligence #Microsoft

💸 Syfe raises $80M Series C to expand across APAC! 🔹 $53M fresh equity led by UK family offices 🔹 Doubling down on Gurugram tech HQ 🇮🇳 🔹 Over $10B in AUM 🔹 Serving 60+ countries India continues to power global FinTech innovation! #Syfe #StartupsIndia #FinTech #FundingNews

Big Move by Rapido! Rapido raises ₹125 Cr from Nexus to launch new food delivery service ‘Ownly’ 🍽️ Part of Series E  Competing with Zomato & Swiggy  Founded in 2015 — now diversifying! #StartupsIndia #Rapido #FoodDelivery #Ownly #StartupFunding #SeriesE

CRED raises ₹617 Cr (~$72M) 💳  Valuation drops to $3.64B  Revenue up 66%  Losses widen due to ESOP Profitability goal: FY26 Kunal Shah also backs the round through his family office! #CRED #StartupIndia #Fintech #IndianStartups

Haryana files 1st FIR under its new gambling law — fantasy platform Sportasy faces action! Probo assets worth ₹100 Cr already frozen Pressure rising on Dream11, My11Circle, and others #StartupsIndia #OnlineGaming #FantasyCricket #Haryana #Regulation

💎 GIVA raises ₹450 Cr in new round, hits $374 Mn valuation — up 47% since 2024! The D2C jewellery brand is on 🔥 #startupnews #giva #d2cbrand #fundinground #jewellerystartup #valuationjump #indianstartups

raised ₹1,735 Cr (~$200 Mn) in a pre-IPO round led by GIC & ICONIQ Capital! 💸 Valuation: $7 Bn 📈 FY25 Profit: ₹1,819 Cr (3X YoY) 📊 IPO Goal: $700M – $1B #Groww #Fintech #IPOReady #FundingNews #StartupsIndia #GrowwIPO

No Ola, No Uber in Goa! The Goa government has banned app-based cab services like Ola & Uber to support local taxi operators. But this move leaves tourists struggling with limited and costly travel options. Fair decision or a step back? #GoaNews

Amazon steps into the quick commerce game with Amazon Now-bringing groceries and daily needs to your doorstep in just 15 minutes! Now live in select Bengaluru areas. Who’s winning the speed race? #AmazonNow #QuickCommerce #15MinuteDelivery #AmazonIndia #startupsnews

Over 12,000 candidates applied for a ₹20 LPA tech role at an Indian company. With AI tools allowed and 450 interviews conducted, not a single candidate was selected. #HiringCrisis #TechJobsIndia #TalentGap #AIinRecruitment #HiringTrend #FutureOfWork #startupsindia #startupsnews

Boeing shares plunged 8% in pre-market trading following a tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad. The incident has reignited global concerns over aviation safety, shaking investor confidence in the aerospace giant. #Boeing #PlaneCrash #AviationNews #StockMarket #MarketUpdates

Mumbai-based rural fintech Saswat Finance raises $2.6M (~₹22.3 Cr) in Pre-Series A from Ankur Capital & Incubate Fund Asia 💸 Aims to expand ops in Maharashtra, UP & Karnataka Focus on farmers & rural micro-enterprises #StartupsIndia #FundingNews #Fintech #RuralIndia #Saswat

Razorpay takes a bold step into consumer payments! With a ₹250 Cr investment in POP, it’s merging UPI payments, RuPay cards, and D2C shopping—all powered by rewards like POPcoins. #Razorpay #POPcoins #UPIRevolution #D2CIndia #FintechNews #RuPay #StartupIndia #DigitalPayments

Urban Company goes profitable in FY25 with ₹1,144 Cr revenue! Here’s a quick breakdown  #UrbanCompany #StartupGrowth #IPOAlert #HomeServices #StartupIndia #MadeInIndia #StartupsIndia

Telangana’s industrial approvals just got a tech upgrade! The state has integrated AI into TG-iPASS — making it faster, smarter & transparent 💼🤖 A giant leap toward digital governance & industrial innovation! 🔥 #Telangana #TGIPASS #AIIndia #StartupIndia #EaseOfDoingBusiness

Offline retail just got smarter. @ZitharaAI uses AI + UPI to turn walk-in customers into loyal ones — no app, no card. Founded by Varun Kashyap & Sri Devi Reddy, they’re scaling from India to SEA & USA. #RetailTech #StartupsIndia #ZitharaAI #AIForRetail #CustomerEngagement