India’s Yulu raises $93M as quick-commerce boom fuels e-bike demand |

As India’s quick-commerce platforms race to deliver everything from groceries to smartphones in minutes, electric mobility startup Yulu has seized the boom, raising $93 million…

Saudi Aramco backs India’s Mitti Labs to make Asia’s rice farming more water-resilient |

As rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns put Asia’s water-intensive rice farming under pressure, Mitti Labs, a New York- and Bengaluru-headquartered climate-tech startup, has raised…

India's move against Jack Dorsey's Bitchat sparks legal debate |

An apparent Indian government effort to remove GitHub repositories for Jack Dorsey’s offline Bluetooth-powered messaging app Bitchat has raised questions about the legal basis for…

WhatsApp gets new chief as Meta taps India’s CRED founder Kunal Shah and invests $900M in startup |

Meta is betting on India for WhatsApp’s next chapter, naming entrepreneur Kunal Shah to lead the messaging app and succeed Will Cathcart, who is stepping…

Sarvam becomes India’s newest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech |

Sarvam has raised $234 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday. The Bengaluru-based company is now India’s newest AI unicorn, as…

SolarSquare in talks to raise up to $60M as India’s rooftop solar market draws major VC interest |

SolarSquare, an Indian rooftop solar startup that helps households and housing societies adopt solar power, is in advanced talks to raise fresh capital after securing…

General Catalyst just led a $63M bet on India’s travel payments market |

Scapia, an Indian startup that combines travel booking with co-branded credit cards and mobile payments, has raised $63 million in a funding round led by…

India’s first space tech unicorn emerges as Skyroot gears up for orbital launch |

Skyroot Aerospace has become India’s first space tech unicorn after raising $60 million in a new investment ahead of the maiden orbital launch of its…

India’s first GenAI unicorn shifts to cloud services as AI model ambitions face reality |

Krutrim, India’s first GenAI unicorn, is shifting from AI model development to cloud services after months of relative quiet on product updates — a move…

India's Snabbit closes $56M round as investor interest in on-demand home services heats up |

In Brief Posted: 8:30 PM PDT · April 27, 2026 Snabbit, an Indian on-demand home services startup, has closed a $56 million funding round, confirming…