India’s Athleisure Market Is Moving Beyond Fitness India’s athleisure segment is evolving from niche workout apparel to everyday wear driven by comfort, versatility, and sustainability. As Gen Z and millennials increasingly blur the lines between fitness, work, and leisure, brands that combine fabric innovation with India-specific fits are gaining traction over fast-fashion alternatives. Funding Snapshot Bengaluru-based everyday-wear brand Cava Athleisure has raised ₹40 crore in a Series A funding round led by Sharrp Ventures, which invested ₹21 crore. The round also saw participation from V3 Ventures and existing investor Spring Marketing Capital.Post-funding, Cava Athleisure is valued at ₹215 crore. The…
Author: Aman Atulya
India’s Private Launch Market Is Moving Up the Value Chain India’s private spacetech ecosystem is shifting beyond smallsat launches toward heavier payloads and reusable launch systems. As satellite constellations, defence missions, and commercial payload demand scale, the gap for cost-efficient medium-lift launch vehicles has become increasingly visible. This is where deep-tech startups are now betting on reusability and rapid iteration to reset launch economics. Funding Snapshot Bengaluru-based spacetech startup The Guild (formerly EtherealX) has raised $20.5 million in a Series A funding round led by TDK Ventures and BIG Capital.The round also saw participation from Accel, Prosus, YourNest Venture Capital,…
Why Global IT Services Are Rebalancing Delivery Hubs As enterprises accelerate digital transformation while managing cost pressures, global IT services firms are expanding delivery capacity closer to key growth markets. Latin America is emerging as a strategic nearshore hub, offering talent availability, time-zone alignment with the US, and growing demand for digital services. What TCS Has Announced Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will invest $37 million to set up its largest delivery centre in Brazil, a move expected to create around 1,600 jobs. The new facility will significantly expand TCS’s presence in Latin America and strengthen its global delivery network. Details…
Longevity Care Is Moving From Wellness to Clinical Precision India’s health-tech landscape is seeing a shift from generic wellness programmes to data-driven longevity care. High-performing professionals and families are increasingly seeking early risk detection, personalised interventions, and longitudinal health tracking rather than reactive treatment. This has opened room for clinically anchored platforms that combine diagnostics, AI, and expert-led programmes. Funding Snapshot Bengaluru-based health-tech startup Biopeak has raised $2.7 million in a follow-on funding round led by NKSquared, the family office of Nikhil Kamath.This marks Kamath’s second investment in the company after a $1.43 million infusion in August 2024. The capital…
Counterfeiting Is Becoming a Supply-Chain Risk, Not Just a Brand Issue As Indian manufacturers scale across domestic and export markets, counterfeiting has moved beyond brand dilution into a larger trust and compliance problem. Pharmaceuticals, auto components, and industrial goods are increasingly vulnerable to tampering, grey-market diversion, and fake labels, exposing companies to revenue loss and regulatory risk. This has created demand for verifiable, tamper-proof product authentication systems that work at scale. Funding Snapshot Delhi-based deep-tech startup OneARVO has raised ₹1.23 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures.The fresh capital will be used to strengthen the technology…
AI Is Rewiring Film Production Economics India’s film industry is entering a structural shift as rising production costs collide with growing demand for visually rich storytelling. High-end VFX, stylised inserts, and complex environments remain expensive and time-intensive, limiting creative ambition for many filmmakers. AI-native production workflows are now emerging as a way to compress timelines, reduce costs, and expand what is creatively possible without compromising cinematic quality. Funding Snapshot AI-native film studio TakeTwo has secured fresh capital in a pre-seed round at a ₹100 crore valuation. The round saw participation from Afore Capital and Inovia Capital.The funding will be used…
Why AI in Public Education Is a Strategic Priority As India digitises education delivery at scale, the focus is shifting from access to outcomes. Government platforms already reach millions of learners, but improving quality, personalisation, and language inclusion remains a challenge. Artificial intelligence is increasingly being positioned as a lever to upgrade public digital infrastructure rather than replace it. What Google Has Announced Tech major Google has announced a grant of ₹85 crore (around $10 million) to non-profit Wadhwani AI to integrate AI across government-owned education and development platforms. The initiative aims to support 75 million students, 1.8 million educators,…
Why Insurtech IPOs Are Back in Focus After a prolonged slowdown in fintech listings, India’s capital markets are reopening to consumer-facing platforms with scale, improving revenues, and distribution depth. Insurtech, in particular, is seeing renewed interest as digital advisory models mature beyond pure lead generation. What Turtlemint Has Filed Insurtech firm Turtlemint has filed an updated draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for its initial public offering. The filing comes a month after the regulator approved the company’s IPO plans. The proposed IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth ₹660 crore…
Electronics Procurement Is Still Largely Reactive Despite India’s push to become a global electronics manufacturing hub, procurement teams still rely on fragmented data, manual sourcing, and last-minute buying decisions. Volatile component pricing, supply-chain shocks, and excess inventory have made cost control harder, not easier. This has created demand for platforms that move procurement from intuition-led buying to data-backed decision-making. Funding Snapshot Delhi-based procurement and cost-reduction startup 1Buy.AI has raised ₹32.5 crore in a seed funding round led by 100Unicorns. The round also saw participation from Ashish Kacholia, Gruhas, FJ Labs, and other investors, including existing customers.The capital will be used…
Clean Energy Planning Is Still Fragmented For C&I enterprises and power producers, moving to renewables is rarely straightforward. Regulatory complexity, uncertain returns, fragmented advisory inputs, and spreadsheet-heavy modelling slow down decisions and increase risk. As clean energy deployments scale, stakeholders are looking for unified, data-driven platforms that can bring planning, procurement, and operations into one clear workflow. Funding Snapshot Bengaluru-based climate tech startup EarthSync has raised $1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Theia Ventures, with participation from Eximius Ventures.The capital will be used to build EarthSync’s AI-enabled clean energy modelling and forecasting engine, policy-aware techno-economic optimisation layer,…