From Amazon to Zomato: Platform fee is the charge that keeps on giving for e-commerce apps
From food delivery and e-commerce to fashion and ticketing, fees tucked into bills are quietly reshaping how platforms balance costs, fend off competition, and chase profitability.
IPO-bound Curefoods plans ambitious brand expansion, to invest Rs 152 cr for setting up new kitchens and outlets by 2029
The Curefoods IPO is expected to hit the markets before the end of the calendar year, sources said, and the foodtech player's expansion will be supported by a blend of organic growth, acquisitions and investment in infrastructure.
Former IndiaAI mission advisor Aakrit Vaish to launch Activate, an AI fund with a $75 million corpus
General Catalyst, Aravind Srinivas of Perplexity, Vijay Shekhar Sharma of Paytm, Harsh Jain of Dream 11 are among the notable limited partners (LPs) of the fund, sources told Moneycontrol. Activate has already signed its first term sheet.
OPINION | Mo Money, Mo Problems (and fewer customers)—Why conglomerates struggle with digital commerce
Conglomerates struggle in Indian e-commerce due to slower decision-making and lack of cultural relevance. Success lies in leveraging existing strengths—supply chains, partnerships, and trust—rather than mimicking startups
Whatfix launches AI Agents to boost enterprise productivity, expects 25% ARR jump
The first three agents, Authoring, Insights, and Guidance, are now available across Whatfix’s suite.
PhonePe, Google Pay's UPI market share slips as Navi, super.money gain ground
To be sure, IPO-bound PhonePe still dominates the UPI payments landscape, with a little over 45 percent market share, so these figures do not shift the competitive landscape materially
CoinDCX’s CHRO Mudita Chauhan, CISO Sridhar G quit
This comes three months after, Chief technology officer (CTO) Vivek Gupta and legal head Tushar Tarun had quit even as the exchange looks to expand globally.
Porter raises another $110 million in extended round at $1.2 billion valuation
The company will use the funds to double down on the two-wheeler local logistics service space as competition with Rapido, Uber and others heats up
EV makers charge up for festive season demand with focus on tier II and III cities
With the GST Council’s decision to keep EVs in the 5 percent slab, industry executives say structural tailwinds this year are stronger
AI startup Neysa’s cloud platform Velocis to feature AI models, including GPT-OSS
The startup also helps enterprises store their data locally and secure it through air-gapped solutions.
Crypto Futures driving 70-80% trading volumes, say Indian exchanges
Tax saving benefits, influencer-driven traction, and flexibility to take long and short positions on a large variety of tokens led to the growing popularity of crypto perpetual futures.
Sarvam likely to roll out India’s first LLM by early next year, 40,000 GPUs to be empanelled by Centre
Bengaluru-based AI startup Sarvam had bagged a record 4,096 NVIDIA H100 SXM GPUs under the IndiaAI mission, and was the first startup selected to build India’s foundational AI model under the mission.
Quick commerce firms set to clock 1 billion orders by Diwali this calendar year
The meteoric rise of quick commerce, still a sunrise sector, comes at a time when the Competition Commission of India (CCI) is currently reviewing the operations of companies to assess whether they follow anti-competitive practices.
UPI transaction value dips Rs 2,500 cr in August after Centre’s ban on online real-money gaming
The online RMG ban took effect on August 22, less than 96 hours after cabinet clearance, in what may be one of the swiftest policy moves in recent parliamentary history
Powered by quick commerce, online credit card payments set to surpass offline transactions
Shift towards UPI for small payments have also led to the decline of credit cards use at offline outlets
India's Digital Competition Bill: Unlocking innovation and fair competition
India’s digital economy faces platform dominance, limiting innovation. The draft Digital Competition Bill offers proactive regulation to ensure fair competition, empowering startups and unlocking digital growth, akin to successful EU regulations
Urban Company IPO: SBI MF, Permira, Prosus and Elevation mop up shares worth nearly Rs 500 crore
These transactions were largely through secondary share sales where Tiger Global and Accel offloaded shares to each of the new buyers. While SBI MF bought shares worth Rs 250 crore, the largest quantity, the other transactions were significantly big, too.
MC interview: “Together Fund is my startup now, will watch Freshworks grow as a shareholder,” says Girish Mathrubootham after exit
In a candid interview from the US, Mathrubootham reflected on the emotional weight of his exit, the company’s culture, and his new chapter as he turns his focus to nurturing startups through his venture fund, Together.
Being a public company is less stressful than staying private, says Ather CEO Tarun Mehta
Ather Energy went public in July 2025, shortly after rival Ola Electric’s listing in August 2024, which was India’s first major EV startup IPO.
Ather Energy rules out cell manufacturing, to bet on partnerships instead
While several EV players, including Ola Electric and Reliance New Energy, have announced ambitious plans for giga-scale cell factories, Ather is keeping its focus on design, engineering, technology, and brand.
Uber pilots in-app AI task program for drivers in India
The initiative is part of Uber AI Solutions, the company’s global unit that supports work in areas ranging from training self-driving cars and augmented reality systems to assisting generative AI projects.
After Good Glamm’s fall, Darpan Sanghvi launches AI-powered accelerator CoFounder Circle
“Nearly 50% of CoFounder Circle’s equity will belong to the community; from CoFounder Circle employees and the ecosystem on CoFounder Circle to ex-Good Glamm stakeholders and employees with vested ESOPs,” he said in a LinkedIn post.
Bluestone Q1 loss narrows to Rs 34.7 crore, revenue rises 41 percent to Rs 492.7 crore
BlueStone said some of the reported impact on profit after tax (PAT) came from non-cash items, including lease costs and ESOP charges.
Amazon completes acquisition of Axio, to follow measured growth in lending
Even as the credit cards in the country explode, the ecommerce firm continues to see a good demand for the BNPL product from customers with a lower income level, and helps them build a good credit history
Actor to 'angel': Samantha Prabhu wears co-founder hat again, startup tally rises to 12
Prabhu said that she is exploring a diverse range of sectors when it comes to entrepreneurship and is ready to take the plunge where she sees potential
