Magna increases bet on battery swapping in India with $35M for Yuma |

While battery swapping has struggled to take off in much of the world, Canadian auto parts giant Magna International believes the model could work at…

Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year |

Prominent solo investor Lachy Groom has backed a Bengaluru startup attempting an ambitious feat: keeping an aircraft in the sky for more than a year…

Runable hits $21M to bet AI agents can go from building businesses to growing them |

As artificial intelligence makes it easier than ever to build websites and apps, Indian startup Runable is betting the next opportunity lies in what comes…

India’s Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones |

Airbound, an Indian startup building autonomous drones, has raised $37 million in fresh capital as it pushes to make moving goods through the air as…

Two years after launch, Walmart's Flipkart is closing in on India's quick-commerce leaders |

Indian startups spent years getting consumers accustomed to having groceries and everyday goods delivered within minutes. Now Walmart-owned Flipkart is rapidly closing the gap with…

Two years after launch, Walmart’s Flipkart is closing in on India’s quick-commerce leaders |

Indian startups spent years getting consumers accustomed to having groceries and everyday goods delivered within minutes. Now Walmart-owned Flipkart is rapidly closing the gap with…

Binance now lets AI agents trade, but keeping them in check is largely up to users |

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange with more than 300 million registered users, on Thursday launched a platform that lets AI agents analyze markets and…

Sachin Bansal's fintech Navi raises first outside capital with $100M Prosus investment |

8:01 AM PDT · August 19, 2026 Indian fintech Navi has raised $100 million from Prosus, marking the first institutional funding for the eight-year-old startup…

Sachin Bansal’s fintech Navi raises first outside capital with $100M Prosus investment |

8:01 AM PDT · August 19, 2026 Indian fintech Navi has raised $100 million from Prosus, marking the first institutional funding for the eight-year-old startup…

Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India |

Perplexity spent the past year running one of the biggest AI growth experiments, giving its premium service away to customers of Indian telecom giant Airtel.…