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Helium Smart Air: The Startup Rethinking India’s AC

Quick Take Helium Smart Air raised $2 Mn in seed funding from India Quotient in April 2026. Its first AC is priced near Rs 16,990 and cools rooms up to 100 sq ft. The unit can run on a 1 kw solar panel, which Helium says is rare in the market. Helium Smart Air is…

Vivek Oberoi with Biryani Bees and Rotoris logos for Vivek Oberoi Family Office investments

August 30, 2026

Vivek Oberoi Family Office: The Actor Betting On Startups

August 30, 2026

OORJAA Raises Rs 9.7 Cr Series A From Equentis Fund

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Vivek Oberoi Family Office: The Actor Betting On Startups

August 30, 2026

By Harshvardhan Kothari

OORJAA Raises Rs 9.7 Cr Series A From Equentis Fund

August 30, 2026

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Gnani.ai Launches Artha, a Sovereign AI Stack for India

August 29, 2026

By Harshvardhan Kothari

India, Denmark Deepen MSME and Startup Cooperation

August 29, 2026

By Avinash Mishra

D2C & E Commerce

August 29, 2026

Rakhi 2026: How D2C Brands Won the Quick Commerce Rush

OpenAI agent swarm of about 700 represented by network motifs beside a workstation and OpenAI and Hugging Face logos

August 28, 2026

OpenAI Agents Hacked Hugging Face and Forged Their Own Logs

August 28, 2026

Semiconductor GCC Hiring in India Jumps 46% in Q1 2026

Ai & Deep Tech

UPI 10 years milestone with AP Hota beside official UPI and NPCI payment-rail elements

August 25, 2026

UPI at 10: How a Fix for IMPS Became a Global Payment Rail

Razorpay Multi-Currency EEFC Account shown with Harshil Mathur and exporter settlement symbols

August 22, 2026

Razorpay Launches Multi-Currency EEFC Account for Exporters

Circle by CRED expert advice app shown with CRED branding and a one-to-one consultation interface

August 21, 2026

CRED Launches Circle for Paid Expert Advice at Rs 25/Min

Harshil Mathur, Razorpay CEO, presenting Razorpay Vulcan AI payments model built with Nvidia and AWS

August 18, 2026

Razorpay Vulcan: AI Payments Model Built With Nvidia, AWS

UPI stays free policy scene with official UPI branding, Government of India emblem and halftone Parliament imagery

August 10, 2026

UPI Stays Free For You: Big Merchants Face Smart MDR Fee

August 8, 2026

SBI Q1 Profit Soars 10% to Rs 21,121 Cr on Strong NII

D2C

UPI at 10: How a Fix for IMPS Became a Global Payment Rail

Modi Meets 20 Space Startups: Fuel Depots to Space Pharma

Razorpay Launches Multi-Currency EEFC Account for Exporters

CRED Launches Circle for Paid Expert Advice at Rs 25/Min

Walmart Flags Q3 Hit From Flipkart Big Billion Days Shift

Health - Tech

Kim Kardashian SKIMS Lands Big India Deal With Reliance

AI Agents Faked Identities in Stunning UK Cyber Test

L&T Q1 Profit Jumps 14% to Rs 4,123 Cr on Record Orders

HDFC Bank Penalty Stuns Top 3 In MSRDC Deposit Case

Fintech

UPI 10 years milestone with AP Hota beside official UPI and NPCI payment-rail elements

August 25, 2026

UPI at 10: How a Fix for IMPS Became a Global Payment Rail

Razorpay Multi-Currency EEFC Account shown with Harshil Mathur and exporter settlement symbols

August 22, 2026

Razorpay Launches Multi-Currency EEFC Account for Exporters

Circle by CRED expert advice app shown with CRED branding and a one-to-one consultation interface

August 21, 2026

CRED Launches Circle for Paid Expert Advice at Rs 25/Min

Harshil Mathur, Razorpay CEO, presenting Razorpay Vulcan AI payments model built with Nvidia and AWS

August 18, 2026

Razorpay Vulcan: AI Payments Model Built With Nvidia, AWS

UPI stays free policy scene with official UPI branding, Government of India emblem and halftone Parliament imagery

August 10, 2026

UPI Stays Free For You: Big Merchants Face Smart MDR Fee

August 8, 2026

SBI Q1 Profit Soars 10% to Rs 21,121 Cr on Strong NII

Funding & Deals

Vivek Oberoi with Biryani Bees and Rotoris logos for Vivek Oberoi Family Office investments

August 30, 2026

Vivek Oberoi Family Office: The Actor Betting On Startups

August 30, 2026

OORJAA Raises Rs 9.7 Cr Series A From Equentis Fund

Startup IPO investor returns: Groww, Meesho and Lenskart logos beside coins, reflecting Rs 13,300 Cr across seven startups

August 28, 2026

Block Deals Show IPO Valuations Do Not Equal VC Returns

India Japan deep-tech fund policy visual with Indian emblem, Japan flag, startup documents and Tokyo skyline

August 27, 2026

Goyal Pitches $1 Bn India-Japan Deep-Tech Fund in Tokyo

Piyush Goyal with India and Japan flags for the proposed India-Japan startup pitch series

August 26, 2026

Goyal Floats India-Japan Shark Tank-Style Startup Series

August 25, 2026

Asaya Raises Rs 88 Cr Series A at Rs 400 Cr Valuation

Editorial

HDFC Bank Penalty Stuns Top 3 In MSRDC Deposit Case

No Budget Revision: FM Sitharaman Locks-In Strong Fiscal Buffer

US Slaps Big 10% Section 301 Tariff on India Exports

SAIL Q1 FY27 Results: Profit Doubles 121% in a Strong Quarter

For Founders

UP Startup Mission portal represented by the Uttar Pradesh government emblem and Vidhan Bhavan in Lucknow

August 28, 2026

Yogi Launches the UP Startup Mission Portal in 2026

DPIIT PhonePe Shell MoU shown with official government, payments and clean-energy partnership symbols

August 20, 2026

DPIIT Signs Startup MoUs With PhonePe and Shell India

August 19, 2026

TEJAS: Startup India’s Push Into 132 Non-Metro Districts

Tripura startup policy visual with Government of Tripura emblem and T-RISE portal network elements

August 17, 2026

Tripura Launches T-RISE Startup Portal, Signs 3 MoUs

Gen Z founders India feature showing four young founders from the Hurun U30 2026 list

August 15, 2026

What Freedom Looks Like for India’s Gen Z Founders

NCLT resolution plans scene with tribunal emblem, headquarters sketch and stacked case documents

August 13, 2026

NCLT Clears Record 78 Rescue Plans, But 349 Wait

Success Stories

August 25, 2026

Godrej to Invest Rs 20,000 Cr in Haryana, Eyes Gurugram

August 18, 2026

Snabbit Names Klydo Co-Founder Pradeep Yadav as Ops Head

Indian companies before independence logos with factory, medicine, vehicles and engineering motifs

August 15, 2026

9 Indian Firms Founded Before 1947 That Still Power 2026

Dhruv Kohli Boba Bhai founder portrait beside bubble tea, Korean QSR cues and funding-growth collage elements

August 11, 2026

Dhruv Kohli Boba Bhai: The Bold Story of a Rising QSR Star

August 10, 2026

Cult.fit Founder Denies Forgery FIR in a Shocking Co-Founder Feud

Demis Hassabis Steps Down in Stunning Google DeepMind Reset

August 7, 2026

Demis Hassabis Steps Down in Stunning Google DeepMind Reset

Events

UP International Trade Show 2026 scene with startup stalls, buyers and Uttar Pradesh policy documents

greater noida msme

August 24, 2026

UP International Trade Show 2026: What Startups Should Know

Startup Samwaad 3.0 editorial collage with AKTU and i-Hub Uttar Pradesh logos, investor pitch silhouettes and Lucknow campus architecture

#AKTU i-hub uttar pradesh

July 30, 2026

Startup Samwaad 3.0: Epic Stage for Rising Bharat Founders

Automation Expo 2026 editorial collage with industrial robots, control-room screens, startup booths and Mumbai exhibition architecture

automation expo 2026 ied communications

July 15, 2026

Automation Expo 2026 Returns to Mumbai With a Huge Lineup