STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
Meesho Net Loss Widens To ₹491 Cr In Q3 Despite 32% Revenue Growth
e-commerce platform Meesho reported a sharp widening of losses in the December quarter, with net loss ballooning nearly 13 times to ₹491 crore in Q3 FY26 from ₹37 crore, even as the company posted strong topline growth amid rising scale and user activity. Meesho’s consolidated revenue rose 32% year-on-year to ₹3,518 crore during the quarter, […]
CW Bureau
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Jan 30, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
Airtel To Provide 360 Mn Indians Free Access To Adobe Express
Bharti Airtel is putting the power of Adobe Express, the quick-and-easy, create-anything app, into the hands of its 360 million customers across India. This landmark and first-of-its-kind partnership will provide access to Adobe Express Premium to all Airtel customers for creating high-quality social assets, marketing materials, short videos and anything they wish to design quickly […]
CW Bureau
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Jan 29, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
TVS SCS Announces Strategic Buy Of FMCG Supply Chain Leader
TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd wholly-owned subsidiary FIT 3PL is set to acquire Hyderabad-based 3PL company, ‘Swamy & Sons 3PL’ (S&S3PL) for an enterprise value of ₹88 crore to facilitate business expansion and strengthen the capabilities in FMCG & FMCD. The acquisition will provide TVS SCS with a strong and immediate foothold in the FMCG […]
CW Bureau
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Jan 28, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
Intellect Brings World’s Only AI-First Payments Platform To US Market
Intellect Design Arena, an enterprise-grade global financial technology company announced the acceleration of its US market expansion with the world’s only AI-first payments platform architected from first principles for business impact. As banks race to capture explosive growth in instant payment demand, Intellect is enabling institutions to move beyond incremental upgrades and design payments systems […]
CW Bureau
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Jan 27, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
Why PhonePe IPO Is Poised To Redefine the Public Markets
India’s digital payments leader PhonePe is preparing for one of the most closely watched IPOs in the country’s startup ecosystem, a move that could set the tone for how fintech companies are valued in public markets. With market dominance in UPI, improving profitability metrics and a clear shift beyond payments, PhonePe’s IPO story is no […]
CW Bureau
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Jan 27, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
HCLTech To Buy Finergic To Digitise Wealth Management
HCLTech, a leading global technology company, on January 23 announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Finergic Solutions Pte Ltd, a boutique wealth consulting firm headquartered in Singapore. The acquisition at a cost of 19 million Singapore Dollars will be fully for cash consideration. The transaction is expected to close by April […]
CW Bureau
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Jan 23, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
Neolite ZKW Bets On Pune Plant To Power Auto Lighting Growth
Neolite ZKW Lightings Limited has commissioned a new manufacturing facility in Pune as part of its broader expansion strategy to deepen engagement with leading automotive OEMs and scale up next-generation lighting solutions for India’s fast-evolving vehicle market. The Pune plant, which began operations in December 2025, places Neolite ZKW at the heart of the Mumbai–Pune–Nashik–Aurangabad […]
CW Bureau
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Jan 23, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
Zoho Launches ERP From Rural TN, Takes On Global Software Giants
Chennai-based SaaS major Zoho Corporation on January 23 launched Zoho ERP, a comprehensive enterprise resource planning solution for Indian businesses, from Kumbakonam—a small rural town in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district. The launch underlines Zoho’s distinctive strategy of combining deep-tech product development with rural talent incubation, while positioning itself as a serious homegrown challenger to global […]
CW Bureau
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Jan 23, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
Qure.ai Bags Global Health Grant To Build Ultrasound Algorithms
Digital health innovator Qure.ai has received a multimillion-dollar grant from the Gates Foundation to develop a large open-source multi-modal database to further advance future prevention and identification innovations. It will support WHO lung-health diagnostic pathways plus augment non-identifiable clinical history, medical images (Chest X-Ray, Thoracic Ultrasound, High Resolution CT), cough/lung recordings, and laboratory or biological markers to enable researchers and innovators around the world to develop, validate, and […]
CW Bureau
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Jan 22, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
SiriNor Plans Qualifying UAV Test Flight In India By Mid 2026
SiriNor, an India-Norway deep-tech aerospace and defence startup developing an emission-free electric jet engine is planning to conduct a qualifying UAV test flight in India by mid 2026. The firm unveiled its 2026 roadmap at the Inaugural Global CleanTech Forum on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s 56th annual meeting in Davos. The startup was shortlisted […]
CW Bureau
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Jan 22, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
Deep-Tech Startup Meine Raises $750,000 To Build Iron-Air Battery
Meine Electric, the iron-air long-duration energy storage (LDES) innovator, on January 22, announced raising of $750,000 (₹6.7 crore) pre-seed capital from Antler, Rebalance, Venture Catalysts, gradCapital and AIC-AU Incubation Foundation (the incubator hosted by Anna University) and reputed angel investors, including industry veteran Alexander Hogeveen Rutter. The pre-seed capital will help accelerate the company’s transition […]
CW Bureau
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Jan 22, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
What Deepinder Goyal’s Stepping Away Means for Eternal Group
In a decisive shift in leadership philosophy at one of India’s most closely watched consumer internet companies, Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal has stepped away from the CEO role at Eternal, the parent entity housing Zomato, Blinkit and other digital businesses. Goyal’s stated reason- to focus on high-risk projects –marks a rare and deliberate break from […]
Sajan C Kumar
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Jan 22, 2026
