Theater Raises Rs 75 Crore Led by Niveshaay: Inside the D2C Fashion Brand's Offline Retail Playbook
Posted on 15th Sep 2026 06:11:09 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: Theater, D2C Brands, Offline Retail, Startup Funding, Small Business, Fashion, Tier 2 Cities
Design-led fashion brand Theater has raised Rs 75 crore in a Series A led by Niveshaay at a Rs 410 crore valuation, and will use the money to take its footwear, bags and accessories into physical stores across Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities. Here is what the digital-first brand's offline pivot means for small Indian sellers and D2C founders.
Nua Raises $50 Million Series C Led by Peak XV and Filter Capital: Lessons From India's Fastest-Growing Women's Wellness Brand
Posted on 11th Sep 2026 06:13:09 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: Nua, D2C, startup funding, womens wellness, Peak XV, India business
Women's wellness brand Nua has closed a $50 million Series C round led by Peak XV and Filter Capital. Most of the round is secondary capital, and the story behind that structure holds real lessons for Indian small businesses and D2C founders.
Lickicious Raises Rs 19 Crore Led by Prath Ventures: What India's Pet Food Boom Teaches Small Businesses
Posted on 9th Sep 2026 06:17:18 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: pet food, D2C, startup funding, omnichannel, MSME
Lickicious raises Rs 19 crore in equity and debt led by Prath Ventures to build a 60,000 sq ft manufacturing facility, as India's pet food market races toward $4.6 billion by 2034.
Ola Electric's Rs 1,500 Crore Survival Bet: What the Dealer-Led Pivot Means for Indian Businesses
Posted on 7th Sep 2026 16:39:15 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: Ola Electric, electric vehicles, startup funding, dealers, Indian business
Ola Electric's board clears a Rs 1,500 crore fundraise — its second in three months — as the EV maker pivots to a dealer-led network, affordable scooters and battery localisation. What the turnaround plan means for dealers, suppliers and India's small businesses.
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.
ONDC Raises Rs 220 Crore from Zoho, Uber and Paytm: What It Means for India's Small Sellers
Posted on 24th Aug 2026 06:14:44 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: ONDC, e-commerce, small business, D2C, startup funding, digital commerce
ONDC has raised Rs 220 crore from Zoho, Uber, Paytm and BSE Technologies to fund its transition to ONDC 2.0, with plans to raise another Rs 210 crore. Here is what the round means for small sellers, D2C brands and MSMEs on India's open commerce network.
OLIX Raises $312M Series B to Build the 'Token Factory' for AI Inference
Posted on 20th Aug 2026 06:05:16 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Tagged as: AI inference, AI chips, semiconductors, startup funding
London startup OLIX has closed a $312 million Series B at a $3.3 billion valuation to build specialised AI inference hardware, including the DX-1 decode accelerator with on-chip SRAM and photonic interconnects, targeting first customers by H2 2027.
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.
GetVantage Raises Rs 63 Crore to Scale India's Capital Gateway for Small Businesses
Posted on 17th Aug 2026 06:17:21 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: GetVantage, MSME financing, revenue based financing, startup funding, fintech
GetVantage raises Rs 63 crore in a Series A1 round led by ex-RBL Bank MD Rajeev Ahuja and SanRaj Group to scale Capital Gateway, an embedded cash-flow financing network for India's MSMEs.
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.