Titan Capital has launched a new investment vertical to fund startups in India’s defence and strategic tech, focusing on hardware, aerospace, cybersecurity, and manufacturing to boost defence self-reliance amid rising global tensions.
Zomato, a key player in the foodtech industry, has allegedly begun collecting a new "long-distance service fee" for orders that are delivered more than four kilometres. The company would now charge its clients INR 15 for deliveries within a 4- to 6-kilometre radius if the order value exceeds
According to a media source, the US retail giant Walmart intends to eliminate some 1,500 corporate positions as part of a reorganisation initiative to streamline its business practices. Divisions like Walmart Connect, its advertising business, e-commerce fulfilment in US stores, and worldwide technology operations will all be impacted by
Shiprocket, a rapidly expanding logistics technology firm supported by Temasek and Zomato, has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with Sebi in confidence through the pre-filing process, marking the first official step towards becoming public. It is anticipated that the proposed IPO will cost between INR 2,000 and
New report urges India Inc. to rethink skilling strategies as participation gaps, generational divides, and ROI concerns widen upGrad Enterprise, the corporate skilling division of Asia’s leading integrated lifelong learning company, upGrad has launched a groundbreaking industry report titled ‘Skilling Smarter: A Strategic Guide to Training Across Generations’. Based
According to a renowned media outlet, OpenAI is purchasing io, a gadget firm that CEO Sam Altman and renowned Apple designer Jony Ive have been secretly working on for two years, in an all-equity deal valued at $6.5 billion. Ive and his design company, LoveFrom, will now oversee creative
Data Sutram, a B2B SaaS firm with a focus on Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), has raised $9 million (about INR 77 crore) in Series A funding, headed by Lightspeed Venture Partners and B Capital. There were both primary and secondary agreements in the round. Rajit Bhattacharya, the founder
The Delhi Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) has been contacted by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) to recover around INR 729 Cr from Gensol Engineering after the agency filed an insolvency plea against the company. The company filed an original application under Section 19 of The Recovery of Debts
India’s popular quick-commerce startup Zepto is once again sparking fresh concerns about its workplace environment following a detailed Reddit post from May 2025. A user shared how a short stint at Zepto severely impacted their mental health and career, raising questions about how the company operates behind the scenes,
Partnership to power smarter, greener, and faster data solutions for India’s digital growth. In a major step toward building the future of digital infrastructure, Planck, an infra-tech startup focused on sustainable Quanta-range edge data centres, has partnered with Swiss Vault, an award-winning, global leader in low-power, high-efficiency data management
Alleging exploitative tactics under Zepto's Rural Mobilisation Programme (RMP), the Rajdhani App Workers' Union (RAWU) has filed a complaint against Zepto and its third-party vendor, Kilton Geo Engineering Pvt. Ltd., with the Delhi labour department. According to the union, gig workers—whom Zepto refers to as "
Built in-house at Oben’s Bengaluru R&D centre, this platform will power a new line of affordable electric motorcycles under INR 1 lakh for the mass commuter segment. Oben Electric, India’s leading homegrown R&D driven electric motorcycle manufacturer, today announced that it is working on
According to reports, Nike, the biggest footwear manufacturer in America, is cutting employees in its technology branch. The corporation has acknowledged the layoffs, according to Reuters, but it has not yet revealed how many staff would be affected. The corporation disclosed that the layoffs are a component of a larger
As Google I/O 2025 gets underway, CEO Sundar Pichai has made three significant announcements that are focused on the needs of consumers. These efforts, which are driven by Google's Gemini AI models, include Project Mariner, which updates agentic AI capabilities that can assist users in automating tasks.
Vaibhav Taneja, an Indian professional, is making waves around the world as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Tesla, earning an incredible $139.5 million in 2024. It is among the largest compensation packages given to a CFO in history. This amount, which greatly exceeded his base income of $400,
A number of former workers have claimed in the last three months that the poisonous work culture at Pocket FM is severely harming staff members. Posts regarding workers in the company's Indian headquarters who said they were fired without sufficient notice are common on social media. And social
The CEO of Builder.ai, a British artificial intelligence startup supported by Microsoft Corp. and the Qatar Investment Authority, announced that a major creditor had taken the majority of the company's funds, prompting the company to file for bankruptcy. Manpreet Ratia, the CEO of Builder.ai, stated in
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Is 35 already too late, or just the beginning? That’s the question Prabhkiran Singh, Co-founder and CEO of Bewakoof, recently reflected upon in a heartfelt LinkedIn post that struck a chord with many. Having turned 35, Singh shared the internal conflict many professionals face, torn between societal milestones and
247VC announces its India Fund I with a corpus of INR 200 Crores and a greenshoe option of INR 50 Crores, thereby targeting a total of INR 250 Crores ($30 million). The fund is registered with SEBI as a Category II AIF and will invest in high-potential founders across sectors,
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 20: What started as a mission to bring structure and scale to India’s booming influencer ecosystem has evolved into one of the country’s most formidable creator management companies. CREATE, co-founded by Avi Chanodia and Piyush Agrawal, is powering the next wave of digital fame,
E-commerce giant Amazon has been ordered by a Mumbai consumer dispute redressal tribunal to reimburse a disgruntled customer INR 40,000, including legal fees, for failing to deliver a Rakhi valued at INR 100. A bench of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission for the Mumbai suburban area issued an
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has reportedly expanded its probe into the matter, putting cofounder Nishant Pitti of the online travel aggregator EaseMyTrip under suspicion, a month after the company formally denied any affiliation with the Mahadev app or any other betting platform. Pitti is suspected of working with a group
Myntra, an online clothes retailer, has launched Myntra Global, its first direct-to-consumer venture outside of India, to enter the global market. In an attempt to reach the 650,000-person Indian diaspora abroad, the Walmart-owned company is expanding into Singapore. It would provide its clients across the nation with a smooth