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Quick commerce transformed how people buy groceries. Now, the same model is making its way into healthcare. Indian instant medicine delivery startup Plazza has raised $15 million in a funding round led by Accel, Elevation Capital, and Nexus Venture Partners. The investment reflects growing confidence that medicines could become one of the biggest categories in…
India’s fintech startup ecosystem is finally seeing funding recover, and that sounds like the perfect headline for founders. But the real story is far more important. While the total amount of funding flowing into fintech startups has increased, the number of companies receiving investment has actually fallen. Investors are writing bigger checks, but only to…
The AI Gold Rush Has Quietly Changed For the last few years, the startup ecosystem has been obsessed with building the next breakthrough AI model. Every funding announcement seemed to reward companies promising bigger models, faster performance, and more powerful capabilities. But a new industry signal suggests the biggest opportunity is moving elsewhere. Instead of…
Every founder dreams of reaching milestones like these. ✔ Raise venture capital. ✔ Appear on Shark Tank India. ✔ Build a community of over 500,000 users. ✔ Expand to 30+ countries. On paper, that sounds like a startup that’s winning. Yet this week, Bengaluru-based professional networking platform Medial announced it is shutting down operations. The…
Every founder dreams of raising money without giving away ownership. Yet most startups spend months preparing investor pitches while overlooking funding opportunities that ask for nothing in return. That is why the latest Women TechEU announcement deserves attention. The European Union has committed another €12 million to support women founders building deep tech startups. Instead…
Funding Isn’t Just About Money Every founder celebrates closing a funding round. It validates months of hard work and unlocks new opportunities to grow. But fundraising isn’t only about capital—it also changes who has influence over your company’s future. The recent interim relief granted by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to the founder of…
The Indian startup ecosystem has seen funding rounds backed by venture capital firms, founders, and angel investors. But this one stands out for a completely different reason. Live entertainment startup thumpN has raised $3.75 million, and the investor list reads like a mix of India’s startup and music industries. Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, singers…
Some founder stories don’t end when they leave the company that made them famous. Sometimes, that’s where the real story begins. When Elon Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, one of his first decisions was removing CEO Parag Agrawal. At the time, headlines focused on layoffs, leadership changes, and Twitter’s uncertain future. Many assumed Agrawal would…
When a former OpenAI executive joins the board of a rocket startup, it’s tempting to dismiss it as another executive career move. That would be a mistake. Kevin Weil, who previously served as OpenAI’s Chief Product Officer and later led OpenAI’s science initiatives, has joined the board of Stoke Space, a startup building fully reusable…
Every startup story doesn’t end with a funding round or an acquisition. Sometimes, the smartest decision a founder can make is to stop. That’s exactly what happened with PicSee, the AI-powered visual content startup founded by Mayank Bidawatka, who previously co-founded Koo. After just over a year of building the product, Bidawatka announced that PicSee…
