Contributing Writer at Launch91 covering India's startup and technology ecosystem.
IIT-Bombay-incubated space-tech startup InspeCity secures ₹100 crore Pre-Series A funding, co-led by Speciale Invest and Ashish Kacholia, to launch four in-orbit satellite refueling and repair missions.
Bengaluru-based dronetech startup Airbound secures $37 million in a Series A round led by Greenoaks, with DoorDash, Lightspeed, and Lachy Groom participating, to scale drone manufacturing and strengthen its aerial logistics network.
AvenuesAI has launched PayCentral, an agentic AI platform for machine-to-machine payments, and RediffPay, a consumer UPI app, signaling a dual strategy across enterprise deep tech and mass-market fintech in India.
TILT, The/Nudge Foundation's investment platform, has launched a ₹250 crore impact-first venture fund, backed by Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal, to support early-stage startups in agriculture, climate, and employment.
Zerodha posted a net profit of Rs 4,283 crore in FY26, a 1.2% increase from FY25, while revenue remained flat. CEO Nithin Kamath shared the update, highlighting a new phase for the discount brokerage leader.
AI Engineer Chew Loong Nian's research shows Llama 3.2 uses eight tokens for a Bengali word while Gemma 3 uses one, and YAML costs 21% more tokens than JSON despite smaller byte size.
Flipkart Minutes has rapidly expanded its quick-commerce dark store network to 627 across India's top 10 cities, surpassing Swiggy Instamart's 615 stores just weeks after its August 2026 launch, according to a CLSA report.
Third Wave Coffee, a Bengaluru-based QSR chain, raised Rs 408 crore ($43 million) in a funding round led by WestBridge Capital, aiming to expand its cafe network and dessert business across India.
AWS emphasizes building custom generative AI applications for enterprise, using Amazon Bedrock for agentic systems in diagnostics and RAG for knowledge management, aimed at specific operational problems.
Flipkart faces a Rs 5 lakh CCPA fine for non-BIS toys while revamping seller fees impacting small businesses and simultaneously launching a new food delivery service in India.