India's Pronto formalizes house help as its valuation jumps 8x in under a year |

Bengaluru-based Pronto is helping to bring India’s largely informal domestic help market online. As daily bookings climb and its city footprint expands, investors are opening…

India disrupts access to popular developer platform Supabase with blocking order |

Supabase, a popular developer database platform, is facing disruptions in India — one of its key markets — has been blocked in India, TechCrunch has…

Ultrahuman bets on redesigned smart ring to win back US market after Oura dispute |

Ultrahuman on Friday unveiled a new smart ring with longer battery life and a redesigned form factor, as the Bengaluru-based wearable maker seeks to revive…

After Zomato, Deepinder Goyal returns with a $54M brain-monitoring bet |

Weeks after stepping down as CEO from food delivery service Zomato and its parent Eternal, Indian entrepreneur Deepinder Goyal is back with a $54 million…

Ultrahuman bets on redesigned smart ring to win back U.S. market after Oura dispute |

Ultrahuman on Friday unveiled a new smart ring with longer battery life and a redesigned form factor, as the Bengaluru-based wearable maker seeks to revive…

Gushwork bets on AI search for customer leads — and early results are emerging |

As AI-powered search tools reshape how businesses are discovered online, India-founded startup Gushwork is helping companies capture customers from platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and…

Stripe, PayPal Ventures bet on India's Xflow to fix cross-border B2B payments |

Xflow, an Indian fintech startup, has secured backing from both Stripe and PayPal Ventures in a $16.6 million funding round. The investment comes as the…

Stripe, PayPal Ventures bet on India’s Xflow to fix cross-border B2B payments |

Xflow, an Indian fintech startup, has secured backing from both Stripe and PayPal Ventures in a $16.6 million funding round. The investment comes as the…

India's Sarvam launches Indus AI chat app as competition heats up |

5:00 PM PST · February 20, 2026 Sarvam, an Indian AI startup focused on building models for local languages and users, on Friday launched its…

Peak XV raises $1.3B, doubles down on AI as global VC rivalry in India heats up |

Peak XV announced on Friday that it has raised $1.3 billion across new India and Asia-focused funds. The firm, which now manages more than $10…