The latest 60 stories on Indian startups, funding rounds, founders, fintech, SaaS, D2C and AI from the Karostartup newsroom.
Kia India has signed an agreement with the Andhra Pradesh government to invest $2 billion alongside supplier partners for a second manufacturing plant in Anantapur. The expansion…
Royal Enfield began as a precision parts manufacturer, including for firearms, before launching its iconic Bullet motorcycle in 1932. The Bullet remains in production over 90…
Capital in the Indian AI sector has concentrated dramatically, with just four companies securing 72 percent of the $1.6 billion raised in the first nine months of 2026. Global…
OpenAI has introduced in-country API processing and inference in India, allowing enterprise clients to execute model workloads entirely within local borders. Initially available…
Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup's electric taxi arm, Green SM, has secured regulatory approval from the Karnataka Transport Department to launch app-based electric cabs in…
India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade has prohibited exports of lithium-ion battery black mass with immediate effect to ensure raw material availability for domestic…
Venture capital investors are increasing bets on Indian consumer AI startups targeting everyday tasks in personal finance, wellness, and spoken English. However, high inference…
Around 369 listed Indian companies, including electric vehicle maker Ola Electric Mobility, defence major Hindustan Aeronautics, and telecom operator Vodafone Idea, are scheduled…
Two days after Deepavali, the NPCI is yet to announce a revised date for implementing a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate on high-value UPI transactions. The ongoing delay stalls key…
The MSCI Global Standard Index review on 12 November is expected to bring four Indian companies—Coforge, LIC, Adani Green Energy, and Meesho—into the benchmark, driving $1.7…
Unacademy co-founder Gaurav Munjal has stepped down as chief executive officer to become executive chairman, handing over leadership to Chief Business Officer Akhilendra Kumar.…
Mukesh Bansal, after selling online fashion retailer Myntra for ₹2,000 crore, launched Cult.fit, which now operates 708 fitness centers with 9.87 lakh members and reported ₹1,720…
In 2010, D. Udaya Kumar won a contest to design the Indian Rupee symbol (₹). The symbol is now used everywhere in Indian transactions, with billions of UPI payments made daily.
Virtual mental health provider Siggy has emerged from stealth with $6 million in pre-seed funding backed by Village Global and angel investors. The company combines human…
Berlin-based freight forwarder Sennder has secured €228 million ($255 million) in a combined equity and debt package to fund its logistics network and AI platform. Existing…
Ahmedabad, November 11, 2026: TechD Cybersecurity Limited (formerly known as TechDefence Labs Solutions Limited) reported a strong financial performance for the half year ended…
India's startup ecosystem is now the world's 3rd-largest, with over 2.62 lakh DPIIT-recognised startups creating more than 25 lakh jobs. The number of recognized startups grew…
Anthropic has filed details for what could be a $1.4 trillion market listing on Nasdaq under ticker ANT, seeking to raise up to $64 billion. The startup reported H1 revenue of…
OnEMI Technology Solutions, the parent company of Kissht, has completed an Rs 832.20 crore preferential issue involving 34 investors. The fundraise comes four months after the…
The Madras High Court issued notice on a petition to cancel Cult.fit's CULT trademark registration. Co-founder Deepak Poduval alleges forgery in ownership transfer documents…
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw founded Biocon in a Bengaluru garage in 1978, initially facing bank reluctance. Today, Biocon is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a market…
Qualcomm has started issuing layoff notices to employees in India following a global restructuring plan announced by chief executive Cristiano Amon. While the chipmaker has not…
OpenAI has acquired Odessia, an AI travel planning and booking startup founded less than a year ago by former Sonder chief executive Francis Davidson. The deal brings Odessia's…
OpenAI's revenue rose nearly 50 per cent quarter-on-quarter to $10 billion in the third quarter, pushing its annualised revenue run rate to roughly $50 billion. However,…
Anthropic has filed its S-1 prospectus for a Nasdaq listing targeting up to $90.4 billion in combined capital and a valuation of up to $1.4 trillion. The filing shows each of its…
India's Nifty 500 index has generated a 2.81 per cent return in US dollar terms since June 18, outpacing major global stock benchmarks including the Nasdaq, Nikkei 225, and…
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 booked $394 million in combined valuation gains from Lenskart and Meesho in the quarter ended September 2026. However, markdowns on Ola Electric, Delhivery…
Austin-based hardware intelligence platform Nominal has raised $240 million in Series C funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners at a $3 billion valuation. The deal triples the…
Force Motors will invest Rs 3,000 crore over the next three years to boost annual production capacity to 80,000 units and develop electric van platforms. The debt-free commercial…
Sebi has issued regulatory observations for eight company IPO filings, including Razorpay, MakeMyTrip India, Sagar Defence and Veritas Finance. The clearances open public market…
At 1.16 kg, with up to 42 hours local video playback battery life* and a cinematic OLED screen, the new HP OmniBook 5 AI PC moves easily from lecture halls to study sessions to…
Australia will establish a new dedicated AI safety regulator and introduce criminal penalties for technology companies that fail to prevent harm caused by their models. The move…
Shares valued at an estimated $35 billion across 116 companies will become eligible for trading between 9 November 2026 and 26 February 2027 as pre-listing lock-in periods…
Anthropic PBC is planning a live-streamed event with co-founder Dario Amodei and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon as it launches the marketing campaign for its initial public offering.…
Indian D2C startups bagged 36 out of 108 venture funding deals in October 2026, accounting for 33.33% of total deal volume. The sector secured around $200 million out of the $678…
Google has launched its TPU 8 series custom chips, introducing dedicated variants for AI training, low-latency reasoning and confidential computing. The rollout comes as cloud…
Meta has set rupee-denominated subscription rates for its Muse AI agent ahead of its official Indian release, pricing the Power tier at ₹1,799 and Maximum tier at ₹8,999 per…
Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2, featuring a 20 per cent price reduction and a 30 per cent speed increase over prior versions. The launch comes as…
The UK government is expected to lower its 2030 electric vehicle sales target this week following intense pushback from carmakers over heavy discounting costs. While industry…
Shriram Group, founded in 1974 by R. Thyagarajan, grew into a financial giant worth ₹1.5 lakh crore by lending to underserved individuals. Thyagarajan later transferred his…
The Indian community’s festival of lights will be hosted by Help2Live on November 9. The Cyprus President, Mr Nikos Christodoulides , is due to address the evening, and Help2Live…
Mumbai [India], November 9: Skilling India , an employability enhancement and industry-academia connect initiative, is strengthening its campus outreach through its Career…
THROUGH AI-DRIVEN TRADING INTELLIGENCE The proposed digital finance ecosystem brings together artificial intelligence, market analysis, trading infrastructure and digital…
The Reserve Bank of India holds a net short position of $239 billion in the forward market as of September 2026, which IDFC First Bank expects will limit rupee appreciation…
GURUGRAM, INDIA: Taking India's ancient knowledge of Numerology and Vastu to an international audience, renowned Numerologist and Vastu Advisor Shwveta Jha, has launched Vilāsa,…
Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings has filed draft red herring prospectus papers for an initial public offering consisting entirely of an offer for sale. The filings reveal that…
Gurugram-based fashion technology startup Slayd has raised $156,400 in a pre-seed funding round led by venture investor AJVC. The company will use the funds to expand its…
Denver-based AI infrastructure developer Crusoe has sold its pre-development data center project in southeastern Wyoming to Google for an undisclosed sum. The transaction follows…
GoKwik processed ₹1,328 crore GMV during the pre-Diwali period, an 81% year-over-year increase, driven by home and kitchen products. Consumers spent more per order, prioritizing…
Foreign portfolio investors poured Rs 45,970 crore into Indian equities across five trading sessions in November, reversing two months of net selling. The capital influx lifted…
Nvidia's board of directors has launched an independent investigation into whether chief executive Jensen Huang was targeted by a Chinese intelligence operation. The probe…
San Francisco startup Discovered Materials has launched a $1 million prize challenge to solve five longstanding scientific problems in materials science. Founded by IIT Madras…
Nvidia has opened an independent board investigation following reports that co-founder and chief executive Jensen Huang was targeted by a Chinese intelligence operation. Huang…
Anthropic has agreed a $3.4 billion deal to secure 1.7 gigawatts of gas-fired generators for its data centres, taking over pre-ordered Caterpillar equipment. The transaction…
Foreign portfolio investors pumped Rs 38,971 crore into Indian equities in a single week, shifting capital away from global technology stocks hit by data centre spending…
Funding for Indian consumer e-commerce startups fell 33% to $1.6 billion between January and November 2026, driven by a 51% drop in late-stage capital. Market intelligence…
Indian venture capital and private equity firms are looking to build equity value in listed platform entities beyond traditional fees and carry, according to Fundamentum…
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has attributed the departure of several high-profile co-founders and executives to ideological disagreements over AI development and deep-seated…