SMBC Asia Rising Fund invests ₹100 crore in Shivalik Bank
Shivalik Small Finance Bank announced that it has raised ₹100 crore, which is about $12 million, in a new equity funding round. The round was led by SMBC Asia Rising…
Profound Raises $35 Million to Lead Marketing in the AI Era
Profound, a young technology company, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round. Sequoia Capital led the investment, and other well-known venture capital firms joined in. These include…
Landbase Buys Adauris to Boost AI Inbound Marketing
Landbase Inc., a fast-growing startup that automates business-to-business go-to-market workflows, has moved quickly after raising $30 million in its Series A funding round just over two months ago. The company…
Startup Funding Updates Aug 13: Everything to Know
India’s startup ecosystem saw a wave of high-impact funding announcements on August 13, 2025, with major deals across life sciences, healthcare AI, defense technology, medical devices, and retail innovation. From…
Fractal Plans ₹4,900 Crore IPO to Accelerate AI Growth
Fractal Analytics, one of India’s leading AI and analytics companies, has taken a major step toward entering the public markets. On August 12, 2025, the company filed its Draft Red…
ELIVAAS Raises ₹87 Crore to Transform Luxury Vacation Rentals
Luxury vacation rental startup ELIVAAS has secured ₹87 crore in a Series B funding round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India. This funding marks a major milestone for…
Perplexity’s Bold $34.5 Billion Offer to Buy Google Chrome
Perplexity AI shocked the tech world on August 12, 2025. The young startup offered $34.5 billion in cash to buy Google’s Chrome browser. This offer came without Google asking for…
StampMyVisa Acquires Teleport to Expand Across India
The Indian travel-tech landscape witnessed a major shake-up on August 13, 2025 when StampMyVisa, a rapidly growing B2B visa processing platform, announced its acquisition of Teleport, a travel-tech startup backed…
Goa Startup Policy 2025 Targets 1,000 Startups, 10,000 Jobs
Goa’s government has launched the Startup Policy 2025 to turn the state into a leading hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. This policy aims to create 1,000 new startups by 2028,…
GoodShip Raises $25M to Modernize Freight with AI
On August 12, 2025, freight technology startup GoodShip announced that it had raised $25 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Greenfield Partners, with participation from existing…