BUSINESS
Kae Capital to raise a new fund of around $100 million
The fund will continue to back seed and Series A startups and about 80-85 percent of the corpus will be reserved for such early bets
BUSINESS
Quick home-services startup Pronto in talks to raise $25 million at $100 million valuation
A potential $25 million round, from Epiq Capital, Glade Brook Capital, General Catalyst and Bain Capital, comes as 10–15 minute home-services startups race to scale amid intensifying competition and rising investor interest
BUSINESS
Visa startup Atlys in talks to raise around $40 million from SIG, MakeMyTrip amid travel boom
Atlys is being valued at around $200 million in the ongoing negotiations with potential investors, including Sofina, sources told Moneycontrol
BUSINESS
Marico in talks to acquire Cosmix to strengthen protein business
Cosmix, founded in 2019, had last raised Rs 1 crore at a valuation of Rs 100 crore on Shark Tank in 2024 and is now looking to be sold to Marico for about Rs 300 crore, sources told Moneycontrol.
BUSINESS
Smart fan maker Atomberg picks bankers for Rs 2,000-crore IPO
Atomberg will look to file its draft IPO papers likely under the confidential route in January and will aim to list by around March or April of 2026
BUSINESS
SoftBank is back! Sumer Juneja signals India investments in 2026, says ‘we don’t want to be out of the game’
In an interview with Moneycontrol, SoftBank's Sumer Juneja said the Japanese investment giant is confident of deploying capital in India, even through smaller, sharper bets.
BUSINESS
MC Interview: 'We’re competing with IPOs now': SoftBank’s Sumer Juneja says startup listings are rewriting India’s funding game
In an interview with Moneycontrol, Juneja said while competing with public markets may not be ideal for big funds, the rush of liquidity is phenomenal for the Indian startup ecosystem.
BUSINESS
Khosla Ventures, SoftBank in talks to invest in Emergent’s $60-million round
The round, which will be Emergent’s largest, will also mark SoftBank’s return to the Indian startup ecosystem. SoftBank has remained on the sidelines and largely done only follow-on rounds
BUSINESS
Swiggy QIP: SBI MF, ICICI Prudential MF, Temasek, GIC, and others drive over 4X demand for Rs 10,000 crore QIP
Temasek, an early backer of Eternal (formerly Zomato), is now looking to bet on Swiggy, sources told Moneycontrol.
BUSINESS
RDI Fund will be a success if Rs 1 lakh crore catalyses Rs 10 lakh crore in deep tech VC investments: DST Secretary Abhay Karandikar
Karandikar told Moneycontrol that the fund is willing to take lower returns, with an aim to produce 5-10 globally competitive deep tech companies from India in 15 years. It aims to deploy Rs 15,000 to 20,000 crore each year starting 2026.
BUSINESS
Meesho’s anchor book sees 32x demand, draws Rs 80,000 crore worth of bids; SBI MF, Tiger Global and BlackRock among investors
Other investors including GIC, ADIA, Fidelity International, Fidelity Management & Research, Baillie Gifford, Wellington and Goldman Sachs Asset Management also bid to participate in the anchor round, a source told Moneycontrol.
BUSINESS
Deepinder Goyal’s wearable company Temple in talks to raise $50 million from Steadview, Info Edge, Peak XV Partners, others
The institutional funds backing Temple are the same ones who invested in Zomato during its early days. From Steadview to Vy Capital and Info Edge to Peak XV Partners, all the funds have been associated with Goyal during the early days of Zomato. Temple is being valued at around $125 million, sources told Moneycontrol.
BUSINESS
Walmart-owned Myntra to expand to Malaysia, UAE and Australia months after Singapore foray
Myntra’s chief Nandita Sinha had earlier told reporters the company sees over 30,000 customers visit its platform from Singapore each month
STARTUP
Quick-commerce scale-up hasn’t slowed Meesho; India still cares more about price than speed: CEO Vidit Aatrey
Aatrey, in an interview with Moneycontrol, said emerging markets consistently reward affordability-led ecommerce models, adding that Meesho’s momentum has strengthened even as rapid-delivery players expand across categories.
STARTUP
MC Interview | Meesho still works with a startup attitude; Not benchmarking against any other player: Cofounder and CEO Vidit Aatrey
After a decade of pivots, disciplined execution and sustained cash-flow strength, Meesho’s leadership says the company is entering public markets from a position of clarity and confidence, adding that it will continue prioritising long-term growth, affordability and customer focus over external benchmarks.
BUSINESS
VCs double down on baby care: Peak XV Partners, RTP Global lead new funding sprint for BabyMD, Ozi and Peeko
While Ozi is negotiating a $10 million round led by RTP Global, Peak XV Partners is in the advanced stages of investing $4-6 million in BabyMD, a startup that runs a chain of pediatric clinics in Bengaluru. Peeko has already begun engaging with investors, sources told Moneycontrol.
BUSINESS
Ranveer Singh’s SuperYou, Gully Labs, Moxie Beauty, others line up fresh rounds of funding as VCs stay in the consumer aisle
Each of these companies is raising between $5 million and $15 million from several marquee consumer funds including V3 Venture, Fireside Ventures, Saama Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and others, sources told Moneycontrol.
BUSINESS
Govt may weigh action as Amazon delays dark-pattern declaration
Authorities will continue monitoring grievance channels such as the national consumer helpline. If complaints pour in, punitive action could follow.
BUSINESS
Logistics startup Ripplr to raise Rs 400 crore in fresh round from SBI, existing investors
The Bengaluru-based firm is being valued at around Rs 2,000-2,200 crore during the ongoing negotiations, sources told Moneycontrol
BUSINESS
Akshayakalpa Organic in talks to raise Rs 350 crore from Temasek’s ABC Impact, Narayana Murthy's Catamaran, others
The company's valuation is also set to jump nearly 3X from Rs 590 crore three years ago to Rs 1,500 crore now, sources told Moneycontrol.
BUSINESS
Agilitas nears Rs 450 crore fundraise deal with Nexus Venture Partners
While the commitment is in, the amount will be wired to Agilitas in two tranches of $25 million (Rs 225 crore) each, sources told Moneycontrol.
BUSINESS
Peak XV strikes gold with Groww, Pine Labs: Rs 350 crore bet delivers Rs 22,600 crore outcome
With this, Peak XV will rank among the most successful VC firms in terms of exits, as it stands to gain over $2.6 billion, with several of its portfolio companies, including Meesho and Wakefit, expected to go public in the coming years.
BUSINESS
Swiggy to move HQ from Bengaluru's Bellandur to Whitefield; cites better infra, affordable housing
The size of the office will be similar and will house 2,000 employees. Swiggy is moving its HQ from Bellandur to Whitefield after Moneycontrol reported BlackBuck CEO Rajesh Yabaji's social media post had sparked an outrage among tech companies and the government.
BUSINESS
Seven of 11 new-age listed companies continue to be loss-making in Q2FY26, but investors remain upbeat
During the July-September period, Delhivery, Swiggy, Mobikwik, Urban Company, Ixigo, BlueStone and Ola Electric, all reported losses. Some firms even saw their profit profile worsen on a YoY basis.
