Juspay raises $50 million from WestBridge Capital; turns unicorn with $1.2 billion valuation
Juspay stated that the funding round is a mix of primary and secondary transactions. The primary capital will be used to fund the startup's expansion across international markets.
Davos 2026: Govt to release online gaming rules within 15 days, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
In an interview to Moneycontrol, union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said they have had a 'tremendous amount' of consultation with various stakeholders.
Davos 2026: Look to deploy $250 million in India this year, says Investcorp’s CIO Rishi Kapoor
“India, both in terms of performance and growth, has been actually one of our stronger performing markets…it continues to be one of our top three conviction markets going forward,” Kapoor told Moneycontrol
Pocket FM ropes in former Meta scientist Vasu Sharma to spearhead its AI efforts
Former Meta AI scientist Vasu Sharma said he will focus on advancing the Pocket LLMs and bolstering Pocket FM's creative assistant, AI CoPilot, for writers everywhere.
Escape Plan raises $25 million Series A led by Jungle Ventures; IndiGo Ventures comes in as strategic investor
The travel gear startup will use the fresh capital to aggressively expand its offline retail footprint, sharpen pricing to enter new geographies beyond top urban markets, and build a nationwide omni-channel platform, founder and CEO Abhinav Pathak told Moneycontrol.
Twice at the brink, now at the top: Albinder Dhindsa’s astronomical rise at Eternal
Bound by a two-decade friendship and deep personal ties to Zomato — including Dhindsa’s wife Akriti Chopra being among its early co-founders — Deepinder Goyal's trust in Albinder Dhindsa has endured doubt, tension and testing to culminate in the group’s biggest leadership bet yet.
Deepinder Goyal resigns as CEO of Eternal with effect from February 1, 2026; Albinder Dhindsa to replace him
Moneycontrol has reported in the past Goyal has been spending more time raising funds for his other ventures, such as Temple and also leading rounds in space tech company Pixxel and more.
Rapido crosses Rs 1,000 crore income in FY25, pares losses to Rs 258 crore
The company reduced its net loss by about 30 percent to Rs 258.4 crore in FY25 from Rs 370.7 crore in FY24, even as expenses rose with higher activity levels.
Voice AI startup Bolna raises $6.3 million in seed round led by General Catalyst
Since its first commercial deployment in May 2025, Bolna has scaled from handling about 1,500 calls a day to over 200,000 daily calls, marking a growth of more than 13,000 percent.
Ringg AI raises $5.5 million Series A led by Arkam Ventures, will scale voice-AI platform
The startup plans to launch call-deflection agents, an AI-native CRM with a memory layer and an app store for community-built workflows
India continues to be a global bright spot for growth, says Mahindra Group CEO Anish Shah at WEF 2026
In an interview to Moneycontrol Shah called for continuity in the Union Budget, saying recent budgets have laid a strong foundation for long-term growth with focus on capital expenditure, infrastructure and fiscal discipline
Davos 2026: Mahindra electric three-wheeler business is almost ready for IPO, says CEO Anish Shah
Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum to Moneycontrol in Davos, Shah said the business has performed strongly in a highly competitive segment and has emerged as the market leader
Davos 2026: B Capital to do more AI services deals in India, says co-founder Raj Ganguly
The Indian startup ecosystem will also need to see more IPOs and M&As as it matures, Ganguly said in the interview to Moneycontrol
Davos 2026: See deposit growth inching up from here as regulators and government help in liquidity, Axis Bank CEO Amitabh Chaudhry
Chaudhry warned that sluggish deposit growth could ultimately start impacting India's credit and economic growth
WanderOn raises Rs 54 crore in Series A fund raise led by DSG Consumer Partners, CAAF
The company plans to expand its destination portfolio, strengthen high-demand categories such as adventure, sports-led and wellness travel.
Davos 2026: Tariffs hurt competitiveness, Budget must cut cost of doing business and boost R&D: Bharat Forge MD Amit Kalyani
Bharat Forge chairman Amit Kalyani said rising tariffs are pushing up costs and hurting competitiveness, and called on the Union Budget to cut the cost of doing business and sharply increase support for research and development.
WEF 2026: Bajaj General Insurance resolves 95% of customer grievances with Gen AI, says CEO Tapan Singhel
He also emphasised the critical need for constant training to counter the tendency of AIs to "hallucinate"
Emergent raises $70 million from Khosla Ventures and SoftBank at $300-million valuation as AI funding stays hot
Emergent will use the funds to launch new products, strengthen offerings to smartphone users, kickoff enterprise relationships (B2B sales), hire more employees and set up an office in Europe, Mukund Jha, co-founder and CEO, told Moneycontrol.
AI is no longer equal to Nvidia and its dominance is being challenged: Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman at Davos
In an interview to Moneycontrol on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Feldman also spoke about the growing importance of India in the global AI ecosystem
PhonePe gets SEBI nod for India's second largest fintech IPO, likely to seek $15-billion valuation
The stage is set for PhonePe’s listing in the Indian stock markets as the company continues to reign in UPI payments segment with around 45 percent market share
Wingify’s VWO and AB Tasty announce merger, to build $100 million-plus digital experience platform
Everstone Capital, which acquired a majority stake in Wingyfy in 2025, has committed additional capital, as the combined entity targets scale in AI-led experimentation and personalisation
Materials science startup Whizzo raises $15 million in Series A led by Fundamentum
Funds to drive materials science research, build in-house IP, and double export markets to more than over 30 countries
Any interest cap regulations on credit cards will have unintended consequences: Mastercard’s Ling Hai
He said that any interest rate caps will exclude high-risk consumers from formal credit, though fintech innovations could soften the blow
Davos 2026: “Only a fool would overlook India,” says Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman on AI partnerships
Feldman says India’s talent, infrastructure push and partnership ecosystem make it impossible for global AI companies to ignore the country.
Davos 2026: “The idea that AI equals Nvidia has been crossed, and its dominance is being challenged,” says Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman
Andrew Feldman says Nvidia’s dominance is being challenged as fast inference reshapes the AI chip market.
