National Startup Day: $151 billion raised, 118 unicorns minted in 10 years as ecosystem recalibrates
A decade after the government launched the Startup India programme, the ecosystem has come moved through a full funding cycle, from steady early growth to a peak in 2021 and a more selective investment phase since
OPINION | Startup India: A decade of democratising ambition
Once upon a time in India, the average Indian child aspired to be a cricketer or a movie star. Now, they aspire to be founders
TiEcon Mangaluru 2026: Karnataka to launch local innovation fund for cities beyond Bengaluru
The Rs 70-75 crore fund will be backed by the state government, VCs and HNIs, say sources
Shadowfax IPO: Snapdeal founders Rohit Bansal and Kunal Bahl sit on 158X gains from early bet
While Shadowfax is a recent outperformer, the two have been known for backing consumer companies such as Ola, Mamaearth, Urban Company and more early on and generating outsized returns, Moneycontrol's calculation shows
From product to profits: Google flags enterprise sales as key challenge for Indian AI startups
The real challenge lies in crossing the gap between product readiness and global customers, Seema Rao, managing director for top partners India & corporate development at Google, has said
A decade of Startup India: Data shows how policy rebuilt India’s startup ecosystem
Startup India completes 10 years as government data shows sharp rise in startups, jobs, capital flows and exits after funding, compliance and market reforms.
L Catterton's India Partner Anjana Sasidharan to quit, start her own fund
Sasidharan is moving on from L Catterton to start an early-stage consumer-focused venture capital fund, joining a growing list of fund managers who are choosing to become solo GPs
Emversity raises $30 million in funding from Premji Invest, Lightspeed, Z47
Founder and CEO Vivek Sinha told Moneycontrol the funds will be used to expand Emversity’s university-embedded skilling model from 40 campuses to over 200, enter engineering, procurement and construction and manufacturing, and strengthen employer-linked workforce pipelines.
Moglix launches AI-led procurement platform Cognilix, commits $5 million to scale enterprise software layer
The platform has already been deployed across select large enterprises and will be offered as a white-label software layer alongside existing enterprise systems, as Moglix looks to deepen long-term contracts and expand non-commerce revenue streams, founder and chief executive Rahul Garg told Moneycontrol.
US giant State Street Investment Management to pump in Rs 580 crore in Groww AMC
The capital infusion by the Boston-headquartered firm is set to boost the operations of Groww AMC, which manages the Groww Mutual Fund
Unacademy to exit company-run centres, pivot to franchise model after upGrad acquisition talks collapse
In an internal email to employees, accessed by Moneycontrol, founder Gaurav Munjal outlined the shift as part of a wider cost reset and operating overhaul following the collapse of months-long acquisition talks with rival upGrad.
Groww Q3 FY26 net profit falls 28% YoY on previous one-time gain; stock jumps 4% as operating revenue rises
Groww (Billionbrains Garage Ventures) posted a strong operating performance in Q3 FY26, with revenue rising 26 percent year-on-year to Rs 1,261 crore and adjusted profit after tax up 24 percent, driven by user growth, market-share gains across equities and derivatives, and higher contributions from newer products.
Razorpay-backed POPclub's UPI transactions slump as incentive pullback hits hard
The drop is partly tied to POP's decision to dial back cashback incentives that were deployed aggressively during the festival season to spur growth
Polygon Labs to acquire crypto firms Coinme, Sequence for over $250 million to expand into US stablecoin payments
Starting with the US, Polygon plans to expand its stablecoin payments to other markets soon including India.
Liquidnitro Games raises $19.1 million led by Northpoint Capital, to scale AI game development
Liquidnitro Games plans to use the capital to accelerate investment in its AI-enabled game production and live services platform, scale up partnerships through co-investments and drive global market expansion
Sukino raises $31 million from Bessemer, Nitin Kamath's Rainmatter to expand out-of-hospital care
Founder Rajinish Menon told Moneycontrol the capital will be used to add new centres across South India, before selectively expanding into other regions.
'We want to be a boring, growing business where value builds steadily,' says Amagi CEO Baskar Subramanian
Amagi’s CEO says the IPO is about steady growth and long-term value creation not short-term market excitement
Sarvam, other startups likely have models ready ahead of IndiaAI Summit: Meity secretary
The government hopes that at least two to three approved applicants will be ready ahead of the IndiaAI Impact Summit in mid-February
Flipkart’s fintech app super.money's UPI market share stays stagnant; here’s what it’s trying next
super.money said that it prioritises quality over quantity and it has one of the highest revenue per user among the top five UPI apps
Sridhar Vembu rules out active politics, says focus remains on technology-led nation building
Vembu says his goal is to contribute towards making India a technologically strong and self-reliant nation, which is as critical to the country’s prosperity and long-term civilisational revival
SaaS firm BrowserStack announces $125-million ESOP, share buyback; over 500 employees to benefit
This is the company’s third buyback programme, taking its cumulative ESOP and share repurchases to over $275 million, funded through internal accruals
Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal denied tax relief as ITAT rejects ‘non-resident’ status claim
In his argument, Bansal had also stated that since he has lived in Singapore, and not India, he is not liable to pay capital taxes on the income he earned by selling his shares in Flipkart.
IPO-bound PhonePe nears 10 billion monthly UPI transactions
Newer UPI apps, Sachin Bansal-led Navi and Flikart Group’s super.money, along with NPCI’s subsidiary BHIM app, has gained market share over the last couple of years
Skydo gets final RBI approval to operate as cross-border payment aggregator
The company serves over 30,000 Indian MSMEs, freelancers and startups in more than 50 cities, allowing them to collect payments in over 32 foreign currencies.
FIU-IND updates guidelines for crypto, virtual digital asset entities
This is a significant step towards formalising the crypto industry in India, coming ahead of Budget 2026
