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43% Back Infrastructure; 33% Seek Capital: Startup Readiness Report 2026

July 29, 2026: Hyderabad: Hyderabad's startup ecosystem may have produced just two unicorns, Skyroot Aerospace and Darwinbox, but the city is entering a new phase of growth where access to capital and markets, rather than startup creation, will...

India’s First Startup Museum Is Coming. Will It Matter?

July 27, 2026: Bengaluru has no shortage of startup stories, but a startup museum?. Every year, the city celebrates new unicorns, breakthrough technologies and ambitious founders chasing global markets. But this week, Karnataka announced something different, something that isn't...

27 Indian Fintechs Make World’s Top 500 List, India Ranks 3rd Globally

July 23, 2026: India's fintech sector has strengthened its global standing after 27 domestic companies were featured in CNBC and Statista's World's Top Fintech Companies 2026 list, placing the country third worldwide by the number of recognised firms. Only the United...

VIYONA Secures BBPS Customer Operating Unit Approval

July 23, 2026: Hyderabad: Fintech infrastructure startup VIYONA has received approval from the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) to operate as a Customer Operating Unit (COU), expanding its capabilities to offer interoperable digital bill payment services to banks, financial institutions, enterprises, and government organisations.The Hyderabad-based...

7 ICAR Hubs Launch SHITIJ 2.0 to Back Agri Startups Across India

July 22, 2026: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched the second edition of SHITIJ 2.0, a national startup incubation programme aimed at helping innovators transform agricultural ideas into market-ready businesses. Sponsored by the ICAR–National Agricultural Innovation Fund...

A New National Platform for India’s DeepTech Builders

July 21, 2026: The Startup Incubation Centre at Nashik Engineering Cluster (NEC) has announced DeepTech Bharat Hackathon 2026, a proposed national innovation programme aimed at bringing researchers, startups, students, engineers and industry together to develop technology solutions for real-world challenges.The DeepTech Bharat...

Beyond ISRO: Skyroot Puts India’s Space Startups on the Global Map

July 18, 2026: Sriharikota: Skyroot Aerospace has achieved what many considered the defining milestone for India's private space industry. Its Vikram-1 launch vehicle has successfully reached orbit, becoming the first privately developed Indian rocket to complete an orbital mission.The...

AI Drives Asia Startup Funding to 3-Year High

July 16, 2026: Asia startup funding market staged its strongest comeback in more than three years during the second quarter of 2026, powered by a wave of mega AI deals and a dramatic resurgence in China.Venture investors deployed $42.8...

AI Credit War: Startups Get Millions in Compute Credits

Tuesday, July 6, 2026: The next big startup battle may not be fought over funding rounds. It may be fought over something far more fundamental, Compute credits.As artificial intelligence moves from experimentation to mainstream business adoption, leading AI companies...

Startup Klydo’s Halt Signals a Quick Fashion Reality Check 

Monday, July 6, 2026: Klydo, the Bengaluru-based quick fashion startup founded by former Udaan executives, has paused its consumer-facing operations less than a year after launch, highlighting the mounting challenges of building a sustainable business around ultra-fast apparel deliveries....

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