Agnikul Cosmos Secures ₹67 Crore Funding to Accelerate Agnibaan Rocket Launch and Scale Manufacturing Indian spacetech startup Agnikul Cosmos has raised ₹67 crore ($7.6 million) in a mix of equity and debt funding, marking its first major capital infusion in over two years. The latest funding round saw participation from Advenza Global, Atharva Green Ecotech […]
The Ultimate Guide to Startup Accelerators in India : How to Secure ₹50 Lakh+ Funding, Mentorship & VC Access If you’re a startup founder in India chasing your first round of funding or struggling to gain traction, here’s some news you can’t ignore: There are 85+ active startup accelerators in India offering between ₹5 lakh
Digital Finance 2025: From Fintech to Embedded Finance – How AI, open banking, embedded finance and digital payments are reshaping banking, fintech and regulation. The financial services landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. Traditional banks, challenger fintechs and regulatory bodies are all being impacted by a wave of innovations: artificial intelligence (AI), open-banking, embedded finance,
Most Founders Fail Their Pitch in the First 5 Minutes — Here’s Why (and How to Fix It) When it comes to startup fundraising, the first five minutes of your investor pitch are make-or-break. You can have a brilliant product, a passionate team, and a massive market , but if your pitch doesn’t connect immediately,
Revenue-Based Financing in India — Top Lenders, Typical Terms, Criteria, Benefits & Risks Revenue-based financing (RBF) — sometimes called revenue share financing or merchant cash advance when applied to card receipts — has become an attractive, non-dilutive funding route for Indian startups and D2C / SME businesses that have recurring sales but want to avoid
Fueling India’s Engine of Innovation: Top 10 Government Schemes Supporting MSMEs & Startups in 2025 In 2025, the Indian government has bolstered its commitment to micro, small & medium enterprises (MSMEs) and startups by rolling out and continuing a raft of schemes designed to drive entrepreneurship, innovation, formalisation, and growth. If you’re an entrepreneur, startup
Fintech firm Veloce Fintech launches ₹300-crore fund to back MSMEs and startups Indian fintech and investment platform Veloce Fintech, part of the Lemon Group, has announced the launch of its second fund, the Veloce Opportunities Fund, with a target corpus of ₹300 crore. The fund is designed to support growth-stage micro, small and medium enterprises
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Novastar Partners Launches ₹350 Crore Venture Capital Fund to Boost Indian Startups In a major development for India’s investment and startup ecosystem, Novastar Partners, a venture capital firm founded by ex-banker Dhruv Jhunjhunwala, has announced plans to raise ₹350 crore for its first venture capital fund. The firm aims to achieve its first close within
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Aavishkaar Group & Jamwant Ventures Launch ₹500 Cr Fund to Boost Defence-Deeptech Startups: Leading impact investment platform Aavishkaar Group has partnered with veteran-run venture capital firm Jamwant Ventures to launch a new fund of ₹500 crore (approx. US $60 million) focused on early-to-growth stage defence and deep-technology startups in India. The fund — named Jamwant
She Means Business: A practical, up-to-date guide to funding and support schemes for women startups & entrepreneurs in India Headline: She Means Business — How women founders in India can access finance, incubation, mentorship and policy support Executive summary (what this guide gives you): This long-form article explains, with concrete program names and reliable sources,
