The month of January 2026 turned out to be optimistic for the Indian startup ecosystem as venture capital (VC) funding rose by 30%, driven largely by a higher volume of deals during this period.

The total VC funding for January 2026 came in at $927 million across 120 deals. In contrast, January 2025 saw VC funding of $712 million, data c...

Sidd Ahmed has been running since he was a child. First, out of Trichy, not because he wanted to leave, but because the temple town on the banks of the Cauvery had no jobs for a boy whose father was a driver and whose mother taught in an elementary school. Then, towards America, because that is where ambition took young Indians in the 1990s. And now, almost every morning, he ...

Drivn, a commercial electric mobility platform focused on large vehicles, has secured financing commitments of up to $80 million from Nomura, subject to documentation and final conditions, the company said on Monday.

The capital will be used to support the initial deployment of electric buses and trucks across its inter-city transport an...

Ather Energy on Monday flagged that the electric vehicle manufacturer is bracing for potential headwinds rising from volatile prices of commodities in the coming months.

However, Ather CEO and Co-founder Tarun Mehta noted that the EV maker has been working hard over the last few quarters to discipline its fixed costs to overcome this an...

PB Fintech Ltd, the parent company of Policybazaar, on Monday said it will hold a board meeting on February 5 to approve a fundraise aimed at financing global expansion through acquisitions and partnerships.

PB Fintech will raise the capital through a Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP) and will use the funds to pursue inorganic growt...