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Indian startups, startup funding 2025, India IPOs, venture capital India, startup ecosystem, fintech funding, AI startups, Bengaluru startups, Indian IPO market, startup layoffs, startup shutdowns

India’s Startup Story in 2025: Fewer Cheques, Stronger Listings, and a Market That Refused to Stall

Indian startups raised $13 billion in 2025, recording a nearly 10 percent decline from the $14.4 billion raised in 2024. The drop reflected a clear…

Om Singh

December 30
Tech startups, tech startups India, startup funding 2025, Tracxn report, Indian startup ecosystem, venture capital India, startup funding news, unicorns India, early stage funding

India Tech Startups Raise $10.5 Billion in 2025, Rank 3rd Globally

Khushi Bhatia

2 min
FeedMe, Restaurant Automation, Southeast Asia Startups, Funding News, AI in F&B, Malaysian Startups, Integra Partners, Cento Ventures, F&B Technology, Startup Funding 2025

FeedMe bags US$5 million to push AI-led restaurant automation across Southeast Asia

Vasundhra Tewari

5 min
Goyaz, Norwest Venture Partners, Series A Funding, Silver Jewellery, Hyderabad Startups, Indian Startups, Jewellery Retail, Omnichannel Retail, Priyanka Vemuluri, Startup Funding 2025

Goyaz Raises ₹130 Crore to Scale Gold-Plated Silver Jewellery Business Across India

Epil Bodra

4 min
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Premji Invest, Accel Back Dezerv with $40 Million Series C Investment

Vasundhra Tewari

3 min
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Bharat Matrimony invests $500,000 in AI-led Vedic astrology startup Ask My Guru

Anish Dhawan

3 min
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Cumin Co Raises $1.5M to Scale Enamel Cookware in India

Om Singh

4 min
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Juspay’s Journey to Become the First Unicorn of India in 2025

Lavanya Tathe

3 min
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Indian Startups Embrace Leaner Teams to Attract Investors

Epil Bodra

2 min
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India’s Top Startup Deals in July 2025: Who Raised Big?

Manya Maheshwari

4 min
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Iom Bioworks Secures ₹4 Crore in Seed Funding Led by Inflection Point Ventures

Om Singh

4 min

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Meet Spirit AI: The Chinese Startup Chasing a ChatGPT Moment for Robots

Khushi Bhatia

6 min
Factrika founders building a technology-enabled manufacturing workforce platform for factory staffing and verified industrial workers in India.

Factrika: Rethinking Manufacturing Workforce Staffing in India

Epil Bodra

5 min
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Jaipur Engineer Couple Built a ₹2 Crore Dairy From 20 Gir Cows, Then Put ₹30 Lakh Into a Freeze-Dryer

Epil Bodra

6 min
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Brand Content Strategy: Why Most Brand Content Fails Without a Point of View?

Khushboo Mulani

5 min
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Anthropic AI ‘Kill Switch’ Debate Deepens as Microsoft Flags Claude’s Humanlike Traits

Epil Bodra

5 min
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From Studying Under a Tree to a $9.3 Billion Fortune: How Jay Chaudhry Built Zscaler

Om Singh

8 min
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