Bengaluru’s Oben Electric Doubles Down with Rs 50 Crore Funding Boost
Electric motorcycles are speeding into India’s future, and Oben Electric is leading the charge. The Bengaluru-based startup just raised Rs 50 crore in an extended Series A round, doubling its previous haul to Rs 100 crore and bringing total capital raised to a whopping Rs 200 crore.
With big new investors like Helios…
NBFC Techfino Bags Fresh Capital to Expand MSME Lending in Tier 2 & 3 India
Bengaluru-based Techfino, a non-banking financial company (NBFC), has raised Rs 65 crore in equity funding in a round led by Stellaris Venture Partners and Saison Capital, the venture arm of Tokyo-listed Credit Saison.
Founded in 2019, the fintech-focused lender will use the new capital to expand its branch-led secured…
Former Ola executive Varun Dubey has swapped the ride-sharing world for the medical field—and he’s aiming big. His new venture, Superhealth Hospitals Pvt Ltd, based in Bengaluru, is planning a string of cozy, patient-first hospitals. What’s behind this ambitious pivot? Let’s break it down.
From Marketing Maverick to Healthcare Disruptor
Ola CMO ➝ Healthcare PioneerVarun Dubey was the…
Umesh Bude Goes from SVP to CTO at Pocket Entertainment — And the Industry Is Buzzing About What Comes Next
In a bold move that could reshape how we experience stories, Pocket Entertainment — the company behind Pocket FM, Pocket Toons, and Pocket Novel — has just promoted Umesh Bude to Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
And this isn’t just a title change. It’s a clear bet on the future of…
Honasa Consumer Brings in IIM-L Alumnus Yatish Bhargava to Lead Business Ops — And It Could Signal a Bold New Era for Mamaearth and Beyond
In a major move that could reshape India’s beauty and personal care space, Honasa Consumer, the parent company behind top brands like Mamaearth, The Derma Co., Aqualogica, and BBlunt, has appointed Yatish Bhargava as its new Chief Business Officer (CBO) —…
Darwix AI Quietly Bags $1.5 Million to Build the Future of Enterprise Sales — and They’re Just Getting Started
While much of the world is still figuring out what AI means for business, a stealthy Gurugram-based startup is already rewriting the rulebook. Darwix AI, founded in 2022 by IIM alumni Ajay Sethi and Hanit Awal, has just secured $1.5 million in seed funding — and it’s about to…
Saswat Finance, a Mumbai-based fintech startup, has raised $2.6 million in a funding round led by Ankur Capital, with participation from existing investor Incubate Fund Asia. The company aims to enhance financial inclusion in rural India by providing accessible and affordable financial services to underserved communities.
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Founded in 2021 by Arun Tiwari…
FlexiLoans, the rising star in India’s digital lending space, has just announced a jaw-dropping Rs 375 crore funding round — and that’s on top of Rs 290 crore raised just a few months ago. In just six months, they’ve pulled in a staggering Rs 665 crore from some of the biggest global investors, including British International Investment and fintech giants like Fundamentum and Accion…
Forget cricket — a new sports revolution is brewing in India, and Zerodha’s Rainmatter just threw serious cash behind it!
Bengaluru’s Machaxi is not your average startup. It’s on a mission to shake up Indian sports coaching using AI, tech, and grassroots power — and now it’s backed by none other than Zerodha’s Rainmatter and Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone.
If you thought…
Move over Sony and Xbox — a Bengaluru startup is building India’s own gaming console, and the government just backed it with crores.
A gaming revolution is brewing in Bengaluru — and it’s not coming from Silicon Valley or Tokyo.
MetaShot, the homegrown gaming startup that no one saw coming, just raised ₹2 crore from the Karnataka Government’s Venture Capital Fund — and it’s using…
