Freshworks announces $400 million share buyback amid prolonged stock decline
Shares were trading at about $17.31 as of February 26, 2025, and it fell down drastically to around $7.93 a piece as of February 26, 2026.
Prayaan Capital raises Rs 110 crore in Series A led by Peak XV
Funding comes as fintech lenders target India’s $300 billion MSME credit gap with tech-led underwriting and expansion plans
AI hype is overdone, job fears overblown: NR Narayana Murthy and Aditya Puri offer a reality check
In a recent and rare joint interview, the Infosys founder and former HDFC Bank CEO weighed in on the the advancements around artificial intelligence and why there is too much negativism on job losses.
Semiconductor startup Tattvam AI raises $1.7 million from Seedcamp, others
The round comes at a time when deep tech funding in India is entering a more active funding phase, as reported by Moneycontrol
Gushwork AI raises $9 million seed funding led by Susquehanna Asia VC
Agentic AI startup plans to scale product development and go-to-market as businesses shift discovery from traditional search to AI engines.
Digital gold savings startup Jar searched by Karnataka CID over potential violations
Jar is being searched at a time when digital gold, as a category, is gaining popularity among both customers and investors, as reported by Moneycontrol.
Former SEBI chief Ajay Tyagi joins OYO parent PRISM board ahead of planned IPO
The appointment adds regulatory heft as travel-tech firm advances listing preparations via confidential route
BillDesk acquires Worldline's India business for Rs 650 crore
The acquisition comes three years after PayU terminated a $4.7 billion deal to acquire BillDesk
Growth pangs continue for credit line on UPI despite multiple initiatives from payment firms
As large banks become indifferent, the future of CLOU now rests on small finance banks targeting semi-urban and rural customers, where traditional credit cards have limited reach
From viral reels to registered firms: How Sebi rules are resetting India’s finfluencer economy
Some finance influencers have opted to pivot — not away from content, but into businesses that can legally monetise the trust they’ve built, like Shashank Udupa, who has launched Vayu Capital, or Sharan Hegde's The 1% Club, one of the first finfluencer-led platforms to secure a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) licence.
Livspace churn continues: CBO Lalit Mittal quits after 1,000 layoffs, co-founder exit
Mittal's exit follows days after Moneycontrol exclusively reported Livspace India CEO Saurabh Jain had also quit the company. Jain and Mittal worked together closely on multiple projects.
Semiconductor startup OptoML raises $1.8 million from Bluehill VC and a99
OptoML has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kaynes Semicon to support assembly and testing of the wafers.
MTF posts 43% YoY growth amid concerns of over-leverage
From Rs 84,000 crore in January 2025, the MTF book has surged by almost 43 percent to Rs 1.2 lakh crore as of January 2026
Why Mangaluru is emerging as the new tech ‘Plus One’ to Bengaluru
From ‘Back to Ooru’ founders to GCC expansions and a data centre push, India’s coastal city is positioning itself as a sustainable, high-productivity alternative to metro tech hubs.
AI edtech startup Arivihan in talks to raise $10–12 million from Accel, Prosus
The proposed round comes within a year of its previous fundraise led by the same investors, as venture firms begin selectively backing AI-driven education startups amid an uneven recovery in the sector.
AI summit: Razorpay, NPCI pilot AI-backed, fully automated conversational food and grocery orders using UPI
The UPI Reserve Pay feature lets users approve UPI spending limits and complete purchases through AI conversations
AI Summit: “Don’t slot India as a Small Language Model country”, says Sarvam cofounder Pratyush Kumar
Addressing earlier criticism, Kumar said skepticism was fair but stemmed from misunderstanding the company’s strategy. “You don’t suddenly start running. You crawl, you walk, and then you run,” he said.
Livspace shakeup: 1,000 employees fired as company focuses on AI; Co-founder Saurabh Jain quits
While Livspace reduces its workforce by around 12%, one of its co-founders Saurabh Jain, who was elevated from the role of Chief Business Officer (CBO) only in 2022, has also quit the company, sources told Moneycontrol.
AI summit: "Govt's grant an important catalyst for Sarvam, don’t want to mindlessly train large models", says Cofounder Pratyush Kumar
At the Summit, Sarvam unveils Kaze smart glasses, plans to open-source LLM weights and scale foundational AI innovation
The Hedgehog and the Unicorn: Why old-school moats beat modern growth hacks
The meltdown of India's startup darlings proves that capital is not a moat—a lesson the gritty entrepreneurs of the License Raj understood all too well
General Catalyst to invest $5 billion in India in 5 years, a 5X increase from previous commitment
Shedding light on what drives the conviction, Taneja said there's a cocktail of reasons. From founders in India leapfrogging with new ideas to building around AI, the opportunity here is massive.
Payments firm Pine Labs partners OpenAI to build conversational AI tools for merchants
The companies said that AI tools will help businesses manage settlements, recurring payments and disputes. The platform will be open to developers to build solutions on top of the AI infrastructure
Swiggy shuts down Snacc as 10-minute food delivery becomes less profitable
“While the product market fit was emerging, the broader economics made it challenging to scale,” the email, sent on February 19, reviewed by Moneycontrol, said.
AI will remain a technology tool, leaders will decide how to use it, says Accenture CEO Julie Sweet
Headlines of fewer jobs, opportunity and less human relevance are wrong, as humans will continue to lead in decision making, Sweet predicted
Fractal launches healthcare reasoning model Vaidya 2.0 at India AI summit
The company claims that Vaidya 2.0 has outperformed OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Gemini Pro 3 on healthcare reasoning benchmark
