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India’s startup tape on November 4: EloElo raises $80 million, robotics firms close rounds, Nykaa’s quarterly profit triples

A busy day for Indian startups and listed consumer firms brought a large round for a microdrama platform, three funding announcements in robotics and drone[…]

Second-time founders Kaustubh Priye and Supan Shah, who previously built and sold health-tech company Aldun to Care.Fi, are betting on a shift from passive scrolling to active participation

“dubdub” raises $1.3M seed round led by 3one4 Capital, Antler and Stellaris Venture Partners 

dubdub, a swipe-based trivia and puzzle app, has raised $1.3 million in a seed equity round led by 3one4 Capital, Antler, and Stellaris Venture Partners.[…]

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Hoopr launches Smash Plus to clear music for TV ads, OTT and films in days, with Kisna Jewellers as first client

Music-tech startup Hoopr has launched Hoopr Smash Plus, a service for licensing music for TV commercials, OTT advertising, films and ad films. Kisna Jewellers is[…]

GyanMuse’s assessment of the best AI video generators in 2026, from Veo and Runway to Kling and HeyGen, with plans, prices and who each tool suits.

Best AI video generators in 2026: Plans, prices and who each suits

AI video has gone from a novelty to a real software category in about two years. Estimates of its size depend heavily on what is[…]

Boldfit Raises Over ₹400 Crore in Series B Led by Bharat Value Fund

Sports brand Boldfit has raised over ₹400 crore in a Series B round led by Bharat Value Fund, managed by The Wealth Company Alternates, part[…]

Apna Launches Campus Tank Season 2, Raising Funding Pool to $15 Million for Student Startups

Jobs and careers platform Apna has launched the second season of Campus Tank – India’s Next Unicorn 2.0, a startup contest for young founders. The[…]

MoneyTruVa raises seed funding, backed by Sunil Singhania and Raj Shamani

Mumbai-based MoneyTruVa, a platform that aims to bring financial information scattered across exchange filings, media and social platforms into one structured format with context, has[…]

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“Unethical Conduct”: Factory’s CEO Fires Board Advisor, Accuses Him of Spying for Rival Cognition

A public, fast-moving dispute erupted in Silicon Valley’s AI coding sector on September 30, after Factory AI’s CEO accused a longtime board advisor of secretly[…]

Lightspeed targets $250 million for new India fund, goes All-In on early-stage AI

Lightspeed Venture Partners is narrowing its India strategy around a single bet: that AI will drive the next wave of startups in one of the[…]

BonV Aero sets shop in US as it gets international funding

BonV Aero, an Indian deep-tech company building autonomous heavy-lift aerial platforms for critical logistics, has been selected among the five finalists for Round 10 of[…]