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| 25.03.2026 | Urban Company’s ‘Udaan’ initiative lifts women professionals’ earnings by 14% through 2-wheeler access | - |
| 11.03.2026 | Snabbit seeks fresh funding at $450 million valuation as house-help market expands | Synopsis
Household-help app Snabbit is discussing fresh funding at about a $450 million valuation. The Bengaluru startup offers instant help for cooking or cleaning. Investors see growth in Indiaâs largely offline home-services market, ex... |
| 03.03.2026 | Home services platforms scale up as urban households shift to organised players | - |
| 28.02.2026 | New-Age Tech Stocks Bleed $16 Bn This Week Amid Market Volatility | SUMMARY
Share prices of 39 of the 54 new-age tech companies fell in a range of 0.38% to over 24% this week
The total market cap of the 54 new-age tech companies declined $15.9 Bn to end the week at $127.3 Bn from $143.2 Bn last week
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| 27.02.2026 | Deepinder Goyalâs wearable startup Temple raises $54 million from Steadview, Peak XV, others | Synopsis
Deepinder Goyalâs startup Temple, which is building a device to measure cerebral blood flow, raised $54 million (Rs 493 crore) in seed funding, valuing the company at $190 million. Investors include Peak XV Partners, Steadview Ca... |
| 20.02.2026 | Livspace trims 12% of workforce amid AI-driven operational overhaul | - |
| 20.02.2026 | Livspace trims workforce by 1,000 in AI transition, co-founder exits | - |
| 06.02.2026 | It's all about hours clocked—Urban Company data punctures work value talk | - |
| 15.01.2026 | Quick Home Services Startup Pync Shuts Down, Founders Join Snabbit | SUMMARY
Pync’s three cofounders – Harsh Prateek, Mayank Sahu and Dev Priyam – have now joined rival Snabbit in senior roles across operations and business functions
Snabbit also plans to hire 20+ team members of Pync as it looks to scale it... |
| 13.01.2026 | Dharana Capital Fuels India's Tech Ascent with $250 Million Fund | Dharana Capital secured $250 million for its second India-focused fund. This boosts assets under management to $450 million. The firm targets growth-stage technology and consumer businesses. India's digital economy offers immense potential.... |
| 13.01.2026 | Quick beauty service platform Dazzl raises $3.2 million, led by Stellaris | Synopsis
On-demand beauty and wellness services platform Dazzl has raised $3.2 million in a round led by Stellaris Venture Partners.Angel investors Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of Prism (formerly Oyo); Maninder Gulati, former Oyo CXO; Ab... |
| 12.01.2026 | Dharana Capital raises $250 mn for second India-focused fund | Vamsi Duvvuri, founder and managing partner, Dharana Capital
Bengaluru-headquartered growth-stage investment firm Dharana Capital has raised $250 million (around Rs 2,254 crore) for its second India-focused growth fund, taking its total ass... |
| 12.01.2026 | Dharana Capital raises $250 million for second India-focussed fund for tech, consumer bets | Synopsis
With the new fund, its total assets under management are at $450 million. It said that its limited partner (LP) base includes US university endowments, healthcare companies and other non-profit organisations.
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| 12.01.2026 | Dharana Capital Raises $250 Mn For Second Fund | SUMMARY
With the close of Fund II, the investment firm said that its assets under management have risen to $450 Mn
The firm is looking to back 8-10 growth stage startups operating in the tech and consumer space via the fund
Since its first ... |
| 08.01.2026 | Haircare brand &Done raises $3 million funding led by RTP Global | Synopsis
Haircare brand &Done has raised $3 million in a funding round led by RTP Global, with participation from All-in Capital, Suashish, and angel investors Kitty Agarwal, partner at Info Edge Ventures, and Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansa... |
| 20.12.2025 | Urban Company Gets INR 56 Cr GST Demand, Penalty Notice | SUMMARY
GST officials took the view that the startup’s services such as appliance repair and painting also came under Section 9(5) of the CGST Act, and would have to be taxed accordingly
Urban Company, which plans to appeal the order, also ... |
| 19.12.2025 | WorkIndia Secures $10.8 Million Series B Funding for Blue-Collar Expansion | WorkIndia, India's blue and grey-collar hiring platform, clinched $10.8 million in Series B funding. Aavishkaar Capital spearheaded the round, joined by BEENEXT Capital. The capital infusion targets significant tech enhancements, improved j... |
| 19.12.2025 | Ex-Nexus executive Komal Solanki launches 10-minute beauty service platform Dazzl, raises $3 million from Stellaris | Synopsis
Komal Solanki, a former Nexus Venture Partners executive, has unveiled Dazzl, a beauty service app designed to provide salon and spa treatments for women in just 10 minutes. With a recent $3 million investment from Stellaris Ventur... |
| 18.12.2025 | WorkIndia raises Rs 97 crore in round led by Aavishkaar Capital | Synopsis
Beenext Capital chipped in with Rs 22 crore in funding for the recruitment platform for blue- and grey-collar workers. The platform, which connects workers across over 50 job categories, will use the fresh funds to strengthen its t... |
| 18.12.2025 | Home services startup Pronto eyes $25 million fundraise at $100 million valuation | Synopsis
This investment round values Pronto at $100 million. The home services startup operates in the fast-growing 10-minute house-help category. Rival Snabbit recently raised $30 million. Urban Company's InstaHelp also competes in this s... |
| 16.12.2025 | Elecbits Secures $5.5 Million to Revolutionize Indian Electronics Manufacturing | Elecbits, a Gurugram-based startup, just closed a $5.5 million Series A funding round. Nexus Venture Partners led the investment. SE Ventures and Riverwalk Holdings also participated. The company aims to streamline India’s fragmented electr... |
| 10.12.2025 | Electronic design startup Elecbits raises $5.5 million in series A round led by Nexus Venture Partners | Synopsis
Elecbits will use the funds to scale its AI-powered electronics engineering and manufacturing platform, and to expand its in-house design and manufacturing capabilities.
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| 08.12.2025 | SSO, Conscious Chemist, Lumov, others raise fresh capital | Robin Gupta (left) and Prakher Mathur, co-founders, Conscious Chemist
Cancer treatment hospital chain Specialty Surgical Oncology Hospital (SSO), direct-to-consumer (D2C) cosmetics brand Conscious Chemist, healthtech startup Lumov, fintech ... |
| 02.12.2025 | 15 New-Age Tech Companies That Hit The Bourses In 2025 | SUMMARY
A total of 15 new-age tech companies, from Urban Company to Groww, made their public market debut during the year, as of December 1
Besides these, the likes of Meesho, Aequs, and Wakefit are scheduled to go public over the next coup... |
| 15.11.2025 | New-Age Tech Stocks See Mixed Week Amid Q2 Earnings, Yatra & IndiQube Biggest Gainers | SUMMARY
20 of the 42 companies gained in a range of 0.03% to close to 30%, 22 companies saw a decline in their share prices in a range of 0.07% to close 10%
With the addition of Groww, Pine Labs and Lenskart to the bourses this week, the to... |
| 10.11.2025 | SoftBank-backed Lenskart wobbles after volatile debut despite oversubscribed IPO | SoftBank-backed Lenskart had a muted debut on the exchanges as its shares traded down 11% at the open.
The issue was subscribed to over 28 times, with strong participation from institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals.
The IPO... |
| 08.11.2025 | BlueStone, Urban Company Lead Declines In A Bearish Week For New-Age Tech Stocks | SUMMARY
Between November 3 and 7, thirty two out of the 42 stocks under Inc42’s coverage declining in a range of 0.12% to over 14%
The total market cap of these companies fell to $106.42 Bn at the end of the week from $109.15 Bn a week ago
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| 05.11.2025 | Inside Urban Company’s new algorithmic hustle: less idle time, steadier income | - |
| 03.11.2025 | Urban Company Shares Slip Over 6% After Q2 Results | SUMMARY
With the drop in its share price today, Urban Company’s market capitalisation stood at INR 21,883.15 Cr (about $2.4 Bn) at 11:10 IST
Urban Company reported a rise in its net loss to INR 59.3 Cr in Q2 FY26 from INR 1.8 Cr in Q2 FY25
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| 03.11.2025 | Symbiosis Dubai's MBA Class of 2025 Achieves 98% Internship Success in its First Year | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Within just one year of its launch, Symbiosis Dubai’s MBA program has recorded a 98% internship and placement success rate for its Class of 2025 - a testament to the university's strong industry connections, innovati... |
| 01.11.2025 | Q2 Results Highlights: Earnings roundup: BPCL, Patanjali, Mahindra Holidays upbeat; Tata Chemicals, Vedanta, GHCL, BoB see profit slump | Indian rupee money bag and increasing stacks of coins. Rise in profits, budget fees. Investments. Raise incomes, increase salaries. Financial success. Economic growth, GDP. Savings and accumulation. | Photo Credit: Andrii Yalanskyi
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| 01.11.2025 | Urban Company Slips Into Red In Q2, Posts INR 59 Cr Loss | SUMMARY
Its net loss zoomed multifold to INR 59.3 Cr during the quarter from INR 1.8 Cr in Q2 FY25
Operating revenue zoomed 37% YoY and 4% QoQ to INR 380 Cr in Q2 FY26
Its new 15 minutes-house keeping service Insta Help contributed an adjus... |
| 30.10.2025 | Quick service app Snabbit to expand into cooking, elder care, child care after $30 million fundraise | Synopsis
The move follows intensified competition in the quick-service space. Snabbit competes with listed player Urban Companyâs Insta Help, along with New Delhi-based Pronto.
ETtechAayush Agarwal, founder, Snabbit
As competition intensi... |
| 28.10.2025 | Quick service app Snabbit set to raise $30 million | Synopsis
Quick service app Snabbit has secured Rs 265.4 crore (approximately $30 million) in its latest funding round, led by Bertelsmann Nederland BV. This marks Snabbit's third fundraise in 10 months, with existing investors also particip... |
| 25.10.2025 | DroneAcharya Defies Dips As New-Age Tech Stocks Hover In Limbo | SUMMARY
Of the 41 new-age tech stocks under Inc42’s coverage, 24 gained in a range of 0.06% to under 9% while seventeen stocks declined in a range of 0.67% to over 8%
While shares of five new-age tech companies — WeWork India, Paytm, Ather,... |
| 24.10.2025 | VC Investments in India Slow Down in Q3, Yet Macros Still Strong and Capital Markets Vibrant: Report According to KPMG, India possesses strong macros and a vibrant capital market, so when trade uncert... | Venture Capital (VC) investments in India slowed down in the third quarter of 2025 (Q3 25) amid an uncertain geopolitical environment, according to a KMPG Q3'25 Venture Pulse Report.
The slowdown was driven in large part by global geopoliti... |
| 24.10.2025 | VC funding in India slowed in Q3, but exits hit seven-year high: KPMG | Synopsis
While VC funding slowed, the country reported a strong quarter for exits, with values surging to a record seven-year high, according to the second edition of KPMG Private Enterprise's Venture Pulse, a quarterly report tracking glob... |
| 23.10.2025 | Urban Company’s Shares Fall Over 3% Intraday Amid Mixed Brokerage Reports | SUMMARY
Shares of Urban Company fell as much as 3.57% to INR 152.2 apiece on the BSE during intraday trading today
Morgan Stanley initiated coverage with an 'Underweight rating' and a price target of INR 117, indicating about 26% downside f... |
| 18.10.2025 | Ather, Ola Electric Gain Big In A Mixed Week For New-Age Tech Stocks | SUMMARY
Between October 13 and 17, twenty one of the 41 new-age tech stocks under Inc42's coverage gained in a range of 0.29% to over 25% while 19 declined in a range of 0.08% to over 15%
Paytm, ixigo, Menhood, BlackBuck, Zappfresh and Eter... |
| 15.10.2025 | Urban Company Shares Jump Over 8% Ahead Of Lock-In Expiry | SUMMARY
The rally came a day ahead of the end of the company’s one-month shareholder lock-in period tomorrow
Urban Company made a strong debut on the bourses last month, getting listed at INR 161 on the BSE,a premium of over 56% to the issu... |
| 10.10.2025 | Prosus to Pick Up 10.1% Stake in ixigo Parent for INR 1,296 Cr The newly raised capital will be used to support organic growth, fund acquisitions, and strengthen working capital and general corporate ... | Le Travenues Technology Limited, the parent company of travel tech platform ixigo, has announced that its board has approved a primary investment from Prosus through its affiliate, MIH Investments One B.V., via a preferential issue of equit... |
| 01.10.2025 | Petpooja Secures $15.5 Million in Series C, Fuels Restaurant Tech Expansion | Petpooja, a restaurant SaaS leader, secured INR 137 Cr ($15.5M) in Series C funding. Dharana Capital led the crucial investment. Urban Company founders also backed the round. The capital infusion targets product enhancement, advanced AI aut... |
| 29.09.2025 | Dharana Capital, Urban Company founders invest in Petpooja | Credit: 123RF.com
Petpooja, a homegrown cloud-based SaaS platform for restaurants, has raised Rs 137 crore (around $15.4 million) in a funding round led by growth-stage investment firm Dharana Capital.
The funding round, a mix of primary an... |
| 29.09.2025 | Petpooja Secures INR 137 Cr in Series C Funding Led by Dharana Capital According to filings with RoC, Dharana Capital contributed INR 82 crore, while Ashish Gupta invested INR 1 crore. | Restaurant point of sale and management software provider Petpooja has raised INR 137 crore (approx. USD 15.5 million) in its Series C funding round.
The investment was led by Dharana Capital with participation from Ashish Gupta, co-founder... |
| 23.09.2025 | Trifecta Capital’s Fund IV to receive $25 M investment from IFC | Up to $25 million will be invested in Trifecta Capital’s fourth venture debt fund by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector division of the World Bank Group.
With an emphasis on industries like electric vehicles (EV... |
| 21.09.2025 | Urban Company Rallies Post-Listing Amid A Mixed Week For New-Age Tech Stocks | SUMMARY
Eighteen out of the 37 new-age tech stocks under Inc42’s coverage ended the week with gains in a range of 0.40% to about 10%, while 19 stocks declined in a range of 0.22% to over 8%
With the addition of the Urban Company and DevX, t... |
| 19.09.2025 | Urban Company CEO bets on ‘instant’ home services after strong IPO round. Here's why | - |
| 19.09.2025 | Urban Company plans big bet on instant home services, says CEO | Abhiraj Singh Bhal, CMD and CEO of Urban Company | Credit: Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
Urban Company, India's largest home-services provider, will double down on offering services within an hour, in a bid to attract more clients who are use... |
| 18.09.2025 | IFC to invest $25 million in Trifecta Capitalâs fourth venture debt fund | Synopsis
The fund, which provides debt financing to startups at the Series A stage and beyond, focusses on sectors such as EVs, financial services, climate tech, AI infra, manufacturing tech, and agritech. Going forward, it plans to expand ... |
| 18.09.2025 | CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: The curious case of foreign investors selling Indian stocks but chasing IPOs | Monday - Friday, 11:00 - 12:00 SIN/HK | 0500 - 06:00 CET
Overseas investors made net investments to the tune of $14.5 billion in India’s primary market last year, while redeeming $14.4 billion from the secondary markets.
Year to date, they ... |
| 16.09.2025 | Urban Company IPO: Accel To Rake In 27X Gain, Elevation To Pocket 19X Return | SUMMARY
Accel, which first invested in the startup in April 2015, sold shares worth up to INR 390 Cr in the IPO via the offer for sale (OFS)
Elevation Capital V (formerly SAIF Partners) sold 3.36 Cr shares worth INR 346 Cr, translating to a... |
| 12.09.2025 | Urban Company IPO Subscribed 58x; Raises ₹1,900 Crore Amid Strong Investor Demand The INR 1,900-crore issue drew bids for 6,22.05 crore shares against an offer of 10.67 crore shares, according to NSE ... | The initial public offering (IPO) of app-based home services platform Urban Company Ltd witnessed strong demand across investor categories, with subscriptions reaching 58.26 times on the final day of bidding on Friday.
The INR 1,900-crore i... |
| 11.09.2025 | [Update] Urban Company IPO: Issue Oversubscribed 9X On Day 2 | SUMMARY
The IPO received bids for 96.1 Cr shares against the total offering of 10.6 Cr shares
The NIIs bid for 52.9 Cr shares as against 2.9 Cr shares reserved for them, translating to 18.2X subscription
Retail investors placed bids for 34.... |
| 10.09.2025 | Urban Company IPO Subscribed in 2 Hours; LG Plans October Listing; SEBI to Fast-Track Approvals The much-anticipated Urban Company IPO opened today and was fully subscribed within just two hours. Sout... | The much-anticipated Urban Company IPO opened today (September 10) and was fully subscribed within just two hours. The company aims to raise INR 1,900 crore through a mix of fresh equity and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 13.86 crore shares.
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| 10.09.2025 | Urban Company Raises INR 853.87 Cr from Anchor Investors Ahead of IPO The issue includes a fresh share sale of INR 429 crore and an offer for sale of INR 1,471 crore by existing shareholders. | Home services marketplace Urban Company has raised INR 853.87 crore from anchor investors before the launch of its INR 1,900 crore initial public offering.
The issue includes a fresh share sale of INR 429 crore and an offer for sale of INR ... |
| 10.09.2025 | AI recruitment platform Tern Group raises $24 million in round led by Notion Capital | Synopsis
RTP Global, LocalGlobe, EQ2 Ventures, Leo Capital, existing investors Presight, Tom Stafford, cofounder of DST Global, and others participated in the funding round. With this, Tern Group has now raised a total of $33 million.
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| 10.09.2025 | [Update] Urban Company IPO: Issue Oversubscribed 3.1X On Day 1 | SUMMARY
Retail investors led the charge by placing bids for 13.5 Cr shares against 1.9 Cr shares on offer
Employees’ portion was oversubscribed 5.7X, with them placing bids for 16.2 Lakh shares against 2.8 Lakh shares on offer
Urban Company... |
| 09.09.2025 | Urban Company IPO: INR 854 Cr Raised From Anchor Investors | SUMMARY
The company allocated 8.29 Cr equity shares to 59 anchor investors, including Goldman Sachs, Nippon India, ICICI Prudential, HDFC Mutual Fund, among others
The company allotted the shares at INR 103 each, which is the upper end of t... |
| 05.09.2025 | Tiger Global Offloads IPO-Bound Urban Company’s Shares Worth INR 330 Cr | SUMMARY
Tiger Global offloaded Urban Company’s shares worth INR 329.7 Cr via secondary transactions earlier this week, marking one of the largest pre-IPO stake sales this year
Tiger Global’s Internet Fund V offloaded 3.14 Cr shares, represe... |
| 03.09.2025 | Urban Company IPO: Price Band Set At INR 98-103 | SUMMARY
Consumer services unicorn Urban Company has set a price band of INR 98 to INR 103 for its upcoming IPO
At the upper end of the price band, the company would be valued at about INR 14,790 Cr
The company’s public issue will open on Se... |
| 03.09.2025 | $400 M late-stage fund for IPO bound startups launched by Elevation Capital | With the launch of a new $400 million fund, Elevation Capital is shifting its focus from early-stage startups to businesses it believes are adding value in public markets.
An ET report claims that Elevation Holdings, the late-stage vehicle,... |
| 03.09.2025 | Late-stage backers in loss as Urban Company settles for valuation markdown in IPO | Pro
(From left) Urban Company founders Varun Khaitan, Raghav Chandra and Abhiraj Bhal
Urban Company, a tech-driven platform connecting consumers with home service providers that counts a bunch of venture capital firms on its cap table, is s... |
| 03.09.2025 | Urban Company Files INR 1,900 Cr IPO The issue will open on September 10 and close on September 12, with shares to be listed on both the BSE and NSE. | Urban Company Ltd has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) worth INR 1,900 crore.
The issue comprises a fresh share sale of INR 472 crore and an offer for sale of INR 1,428 crore by existing investors including Accel, Bessemer Venture... |
| 02.09.2025 | Urban Company Files INR 1,900 Cr IPO Papers; Boosts Fresh Issue Size | SUMMARY
The consumer services unicorn's IPO will constitute a fresh issue of INR 472 Cr along with an OFS component of INR 1,428 Cr
Although the overall size of the public offering is same as the DRHP, the company has increased its fresh is... |
| 02.09.2025 | Urban Company’s Profit Halves In Q1 FY26; Revenue Rises To INR 367 Cr | SUMMARY
Urban Company’s net profit declined 45.2% to INR 6.9 Cr in the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (Q1 FY26), from INR 12.6 Cr in the same quarter last year
Meanwhile, operating revenue rose 31% to INR 367.2 Cr in the... |
| 02.09.2025 | boAt, Urban Company Get SEBI Nod For IPO | SUMMARY
Besides, consumer services unicorn Urban Company has got the greenlight from SEBI for its INR 1,900 Cr IPO
As per the latest update on SEBI’s website, the regulator issued observation letters to boAt on August 1 and Urban Company on... |
| 02.09.2025 | Warburg Pincus, Accel, ChrysCap-backed cos line up for IPOs | Premium
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A slew of venture capital and private equity-backed companies have received the approval of capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to float initial public offerings (IPO... |
| 29.08.2025 | VC firm Elevation Capital enters late-stage investing with $400-mn fund | Elevation Capital co-managing partners Ravi Adusumalli (left) and Mukul Arora | Credit: Elevation Capital
Homegrown venture capital firm Elevation Capital, which typically makes early-stage bets, has forayed into late-stage investing with t... |
| 26.08.2025 | Urban Company Launches Revamp To Offer One-Day Home Makeovers | SUMMARY
The Urban Company’s new “sub-brand” is currently available in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad
The new sub-brand is expected to create alternate streams of revenue for the company ahead of its potential listing next year
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| 22.08.2025 | Keychain Secures $30 Million to Propel AI-Powered CPG Manufacturing Revolution | Keychain, a New York-based innovator, just secured $30 million in Series B funding. Wellington Management spearheaded the round, with BoxGroup and Lightspeed participating. This infusion propels its AI-powered manufacturing platform. Keycha... |
| 19.08.2025 | Manufacturing supply chain startup Keychain raises $30 million in round led by Wellington Management, BoxGroup | Synopsis
Existing investors, including Lightspeed, participated in the funding round of the platform that connects consumer packaged goods companies with suppliers of packaging material and other raw materials. With this, the New York-based... |
| 06.08.2025 | Elevation Capital ropes in portfolio firms’ founder as operating partner | Premium
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Elevation Capital, a homegrown venture capital firm that was previously known as SAIF Partners, has roped in the founder of two of its portfolio companies as an operating partner, VCCircle has learnt. Elevation Cap... |
| 01.08.2025 | Passprt Trips raises $500K Pre-seed funding from Aroa Venture Partners | Aroa Venture Partners is leading a pre-seed investment round for travel firm Passprt Trips, which has garnered $500K.
Over the next three months, the company plans to expand to 20 destinations in the Middle East and Asia, improve its produc... |
| 10.07.2025 | NRI-focused fintech startup Belong raises $5 M Seed funding from Elevation Capital | Elevation Capital is leading a $5 million seed round for the fintech startup Belong, which focuses on NRIs.
Angel investors Abhiraj Singh Bahl and Varun Khaitan (Urban Company), Akshant Goyal (CFO of Zomato), Varun Alagh (Mamaearth), Vineet... |
| 09.07.2025 | Belong, Chai Bisket, Green Aero, LdotR get early-stage funding | Belong founders (from left) Sai Sankar M, Ankur Choudhary, Savitri Bobde, and Ayush Singh
Fintech platform Belong, digital content startup Chai Bisket, aero engine developer Green Aero, and B2B brand protection company LdotR have raised fun... |
| 09.07.2025 | Belong, Green Aero, and Enercomp Solutions Raise Early-Stage Funding The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds. |
Belong Raises USD 5 Mn Funding from Elevation Capital
NRI-focused fintech startup Belong has raised USD 5 million in a seed round led by Elevation Capital, with participation from Relentless Ventures and top angel investors including Abhir... |
| 09.07.2025 | NRI-focussed fintech startup Belong raises $5 million in round led by Elevation Capital | Synopsis
Relentless Ventures and angel investors, including Urban Company cofounders Abhiraj Singh Bahl and Varun Khaitan, Zomato CFO Akshant Goyal, Mamaearth cofounder Varun Alagh, PayU senior vice president Vineet Sethi, and Aditya Sharma... |
| 02.07.2025 | Venture capital funding inches up to $4.9 billion in H1 2025 | Synopsis
âAccording to the data, ecommerce drew the most investmentâabout $1.3 billionâin the first six months, followed by fintech with $1 billion. Other sectors that raised significant capital include enterprise software, deeptech a... |
| 23.06.2025 | Prosus Eyes 5 Public Listings In India In FY26, Defers PayU IPO | SUMMARY
While only one portfolio company of Prosus has gone for IPO in India till date, it is looking at five more IPOs “this year”
Potential names for an IPO soon are BlueStone, Meesho, Urban Company and Captain Fresh
ElasticRun gave the h... |
| 19.06.2025 | Unicommerce Announces Pan-India Launch of UniReco | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Unicommerce, India’s leading e-commerce and retail enablement SaaS platform, has announced the pan-India rollout of its marketplace reconciliation tool, UniReco
UniReco is designed to help brands and retailers automa... |
| 18.06.2025 | IPO-bound Urban Company swings to net profit in FY25, revenue jumps 38% | Abhiraj Singh Bahl, co-founder and CEO, Urban Company
Urban Company, which provides home services and ventured into home appliances with water purifiers, said Wednesday it has turned profitable for the financial year through March 2025 afte... |
| 18.06.2025 | Urban Company Turns Profitable, Posts INR 240 Cr PAT In FY25 | SUMMARY
The hyperlocal services startup reported a net profit of INR 239.7 Cr during the fiscal year under review as against a loss of INR 92.7 Cr in FY24
The startup’s operating revenue jumped 38.2% to INR 1,144.4 Cr in FY25 from INR 828 C... |
| 04.06.2025 | Bessemer Appoints Pankaj Mitra as Partner to Lead India Investments in AI, Enterprise Tech The tech industry veteran brings over 25 years of experience to Bessemer, where he will focus on AI, enterpri... | Global venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners has announced the appointment of tech industry veteran Pankaj Mitra as a Partner in its India practice, underscoring its continued commitment to backing the next generation of technology... |
| 04.06.2025 | Bessemer Venture Partners appoints former Cisco Investment exec as partner | Pankaj Mitra, partner, Bessemer Venture
Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners, which closed its second India-focused fund in March, said on Wednesday that it has named a former executive at Cisco’s venture capi... |
| 27.05.2025 | To support Indian defense-tech startups, Titan Capital launched investment vertical | A specialized investment vertical has been established by seed-stage venture capital firm Titan Capital to finance startups that are pioneering in India’s strategic technology and defense sectors.
Titan Capital hopes to invest through this ... |
| 19.05.2025 | Pronto Raises USD 2 Mn from Bain Capital to Scale Rapid Home Services The funds will be deployed to expand operations, grow the team, and launch in newer cities as the company ramps up its rapid home ... | Delhi NCR-based home services startup Pronto has raised USD 2 million in a seed funding round from Bain Capital, valuing the company at USD 12.5 million.
The funds will be deployed to expand operations, grow the team, and launch in newer ci... |
| 17.05.2025 | Pronto Bags $2 Mn To Provide House Help Services In 10 Minutes | SUMMARY
A month after its official launch, Pronto bagged the funding from Bain Capital Ventures to expand its services across Gurugram
Founded by Anjali Sardana, Pronto offers on-demand house help services for sweeping, mopping, utensil was... |
| 12.05.2025 | Urban Company Partners noon To Provide Home Services In UAE, Saudi Arabia | SUMMARY
Urban Company's service suite will be directly integrated into the noon app across UAE and Saudi Arabia
The partnership expands noon's ecosystem beyond commerce, food, and fintech into tech-enabled home services
Urban Company, curre... |
| 07.05.2025 | Urban Company’s Saudi Retreat: A Lesson in Global Expansion | Urban Company, a home-services giant, is pulling the plug on its Saudi Arabian operations. This decision, rooted in financial woes, underscores the challenges of international expansion. The company’s subsidiary, Urban Company Arabia for In... |
| 07.05.2025 | The High Stakes of Trading: Navigating the F&O Landscape | In the world of finance, the Futures and Options (F&O) segment is a double-edged sword. It offers the allure of high returns but also the risk of significant losses. Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) faced a pi... |
| 07.05.2025 | IPOs to Remain a Hopeful Avenue for Investors Post 7x Surge Sectors such as consumer/retail, fintech, and healthcare saw significant exit growth during the period. Meanwhile, strong public market exit... | The number of exits increased marginally by approximately 4 per cent to USD 6.8 billion in 2024, as several tech-focused companies recorded significant revenue growth and positive profitability trends, benefiting from improving macroeconomi... |
| 02.05.2025 | Urban Company starts winding down its Saudi subsidiary, transfers ops to new JV | Tiger Global-backed Urban Company is winding down its step-down subsidiary in Saudi Arabia as it was proving financially unsustainable, according to its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP).
The home-services company said it was transferring... |
| 02.05.2025 | Urban Company DRHP: A Look At The Shareholding Pattern & Key Leaders | SUMMARY
The cofounders, Abhiraj Bhal, Varun Khaitan, and Raghav Chandra, jointly own 20.1% of Urban Company, with each founder holding a 6.7% stake
Elevation Capital is the largest shareholder in Urban Company, holding 10.84% equity on a fu... |
| 29.04.2025 | Ather IPO subscribed 28% on Day 2, Prestige and Urban Company File for Listing India's initial public offering (IPO) market is back again buzzing with activity, with the mainboard in the news with Ath... | India's initial public offering (IPO) market is back again buzzing with activity, with the mainboard in the news with Ather's offering, with Prestige and Urban Company filing papers with SEBI.
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The big highlight of the week has bee... |
| 29.04.2025 | Urban Company Posts INR 243 Cr Profit In 9M FY25 On Deferred Tax Gain | SUMMARY
Urban Company would have reported a net profit of INR 27.1 Cr had it not been for the one-time deferred tax gain of INR 215.5 Cr
Revenue from operations jumped 41% to INR 846 Cr during the period from INR 600.9 Cr in 9M FY24
Earlier... |
| 29.04.2025 | IPO-Bound Urban Company Faces INR 51 Cr GST Demands | SUMMARY
As per its DRHP, Urban Company is contesting tax demand notices issued by GST departments of Haryana, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
The unicorn also has contingent liabilities worth INR 4.38 Cr for matters under dispute from consumers ... |
| 11.04.2025 | Byju Vs BYJU’S Alpha, Urban Company’s INR 528 Cr IPO & More | -->
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| 10.04.2025 | Urban Company Gets Board Nod To Raise INR 528 Cr Via IPO | SUMMARY
Urban Company's board has approved raising up to INR 528 Cr (about $60 Mn) via a fresh issue in its IPO
The startup plans on a mainboard listing in an unspecified timeline
Reports suggested that the startup was planning to file its ... |
| 28.03.2025 | It’s much easier to build businesses today, says Kunal Bahl | It is much easier to build businesses today than it was more than a decade ago as the penetration of smartphones and internet usage has resulted in deeper markets and the emergence of new segments, said Kunal Bahl, co-founder of Snapdeal an... |
