Chapter Home Rides HOKIPO Into Offline Home and Kitchen Retail
Posted on 24th Oct 2026 12:07:55 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: Chapter Home, D2C, home and kitchen, Bessemer Venture Partners, Stride Ventures, Indian startups, retail
Chapter Home raised Rs 63 crore from Bessemer and Stride Ventures at a near Rs 1,000 crore valuation. What the house-of-brands playbook means for Indian D2C sellers.
Hunar's Voice Agents Land 40 Crore Blume Cheque
Posted on 21st Oct 2026 12:09:02 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: Hunar.AI, frontline hiring, voice AI, Blume Ventures, Indian startups, SME hiring, workforce automation
Hunar.AI has raised Rs 40 crore in a Series A round led by Blume Ventures to run frontline hiring through voice agents in 20 Indian languages. What the deal says, and what smaller businesses can copy.
DailyObjects Scores 332 Crore Series C for Offline Expansion
Posted on 10th Oct 2026 12:10:06 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: DailyObjects, D2C, Series C funding, Offline retail, Indian startups
A digital-first brand is funding 150 offline stores: DailyObjects has raised Rs 332 crore in a Series C round led by Xponentia, Anicut and Axiom Asia, valuing it at Rs 1,050 crore.
IIT Madras Unicorn Frontier Fund Hits 450 Crore First Close
Posted on 27th Sep 2026 12:11:49 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: IIT Madras, Unicorn India Ventures, deeptech fund, startup funding, deeptech startups, venture capital India
A Rs 450 crore first close for the IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund I, with nearly Rs 55 crore already deployed across four deep-tech startups in space, quantum, batteries and carbon capture.
BRICS Summit 2026: MSME Cooperation Portal, Startup Innovation Fund and a New Export Finance Push for Small Businesses
Posted on 21st Sep 2026 06:12:57 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: BRICS, MSME, startups, export finance, small business
India's BRICS 2026 chairship closed with 20 outcomes for small business: an MSME cooperation portal, a startup innovation fund and new export-finance guiding principles.
Indian Startup Funding Slips 9% to $5.2 Bn in H1 2026: What Founders Should Know
Posted on 30th Aug 2026 06:09:40 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: startup funding, India startups, venture capital, seed funding, AI startups
Inc42's H1 2026 report shows Indian startups raised $5.2 Bn across 501 deals. Funding value fell 9% YoY, but deal volume rose 7%. Here is what the numbers mean for founders.
Third Wave Coffee Raises Rs 408 Crore Led by WestBridge: Inside the Cafe Expansion Playbook
Posted on 25th Aug 2026 06:16:08 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: Third Wave Coffee, WestBridge Capital, startup funding, coffee chain, QSR expansion, Indian startups
Bengaluru-based Third Wave Coffee has raised Rs 408 crore in a WestBridge Capital-led round. What the funding, the tier II and tier III expansion plan and the desserts push mean for Indian business owners.
Atomberg Files DRHP With SEBI for Rs 450 Cr+ IPO: What the IIT Bombay Fan Maker's Journey Teaches Indian Business Owners
Posted on 22nd Aug 2026 06:15:29 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: Atomberg, IPO, DRHP, SEBI, Indian startups, consumer appliances, BLDC fans, SME lessons
Mumbai-based Atomberg Technologies has filed its DRHP with SEBI for a Rs 450 crore fresh issue and a 7.65 crore-share OFS. Here is the structure of the IPO and the business lessons it holds for Indian entrepreneurs.
Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0: India's Rs 10,000 Crore Bet on Deep Tech and New Founders
Posted on 18th Aug 2026 06:18:58 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: startup funding, fund of funds, deep tech, SIDBI, venture capital, startups India
The Government has notified the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with a Rs 10,000 crore corpus. Here is how the scheme works, who it backs, and what it means for Indian founders.
Indian Startup Funding Weekly: $274 Million Raised as EV, Insurtech and D2C Deals Lead the Charge
Posted on 13th Aug 2026 15:41:19 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: startup funding, Indian startups, venture capital, EV funding, D2C, insurtech
Indian startups raised $274.4 million across 22 deals in the first week of August 2026, a 74% jump from the previous week, led by River Mobility's $120 million EV round.
