Funding Alert

July 31, 2026: The founders of fintech platform Groww are preparing to launch their second startup investment fund with a target corpus of ₹400-500 crore, marking a larger push into India’s early-stage startup ecosystem.The new fund will operate under...

July 30, 2026: As artificial intelligence continues to reshape workplaces, Andrew Ng is betting that the future belongs to workers who learn faster, not those who fear automation.The AI pioneer and Coursera co-founder's LearnVector, a new artificial intelligence startup...

July 28, 2026: India's startup funding activity may no longer be producing blockbuster rounds every week, but the flow of early-stage capital suggests investors continue to back companies solving focused, sector-specific problems.The latest set of funding announcements spans grants,...

July 25, 2206: Venture capital activity slowed considerably in India this week, with startup funding garnering a total of $162 million across 17 funding deals, marking a sharp drop from the previous week's $431 million.The decline comes after a strong...

July 17, 2026: As India's electric two-wheeler industry moves beyond the initial phase of electrification, startups are increasingly betting that software, artificial intelligence and connected technologies will become the key differentiators in the next phase of competition.Bengaluru-based deeptech startup...

Jyly 17, 2026: The Indian government is overhauling its semiconductor startup support strategy under the newly approved Semicon 2.0 programme, shifting from one-time grants to a funding model that combines milestone-based investments with equity participation alongside venture capital (VC)...

July 15, 2026: AI startup Emergent has raised $130 million in a Series C funding round as it looks to expand its platform that enables businesses and individuals to create software applications using natural language prompts.The funding values the...

July 14, 2026: Elevation Capital's new $500 million India-focused fund may appear, at first glance, to be a straightforward fundraising announcement. Yet the significance of the fund lies less in its size and more in what it reveals about...

July 14, 2026: Venture capital is flowing back into biotech, but investors are becoming far more selective about where they place their bets.Biotech startups raised more than $9.1 billion across at least 68 venture-backed companies during the first six...

Saturday, July 11, 2026: In the startup world, founders are often told to minimise risk. Finish the degree. Gain experience. Build a network. Then start a company. Varun Vummadi chose a different route.At 22, when many graduates would...