From Temple Flowers to a Sustainable Luxury Ritual Brand: How Bharat Bansal is Building Nirmalaya
India’s spiritual economy has always been deeply rooted in tradition, but for decades, one overlooked issue quietly grew alongside devotion — the massive amount of temple flower waste discarded into rivers and landfills every day. While millions of people offered flowers as symbols of faith, very few questioned what happened to them afterward. For Bharat […]
Comviva and Unlimit Partner to Strengthen Global Payment Capabilities for Merchants
As digital commerce expands across borders, businesses are increasingly seeking payment infrastructure that can support seamless, scalable, and localized transactions. Addressing this growing demand, Comviva has partnered with Unlimit to strengthen global payment capabilities for merchants through an integrated embedded payments solution. The partnership will integrate Unlimit’s global payments infrastructure into mobiquity® One, Comviva’s SaaS-based […]
Tech Mahindra and Cisco Launch ‘Cyber Resilience Fabric’ to Strengthen Enterprise Threat Detection and Digital Resilience
As enterprises worldwide face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, the need for unified, intelligence-led security infrastructure is becoming more critical than ever. Addressing this challenge, Tech Mahindra has partnered with Cisco to launch Cyber Resilience Fabric, a joint security solution designed to enhance enterprise threat detection, risk visibility, and digital resilience. The solution combines Cisco’s Splunk […]
Mekr Raises ₹67 Crore to Strengthen India’s Consumer Electronics Manufacturing Ecosystem
India’s consumer electronics manufacturing sector is witnessing a new wave of innovation, driven by startups building design-led, technology-enabled manufacturing capabilities. Joining this momentum is Mekr, which has raised ₹67 crore ($7 million) in a Series A funding round led by Avaana Capital, with participation from Titan Capital Winners Fund. The fresh capital will be used […]
Sindhuja Microcredit Secures $5M to Bolster Rural Lending Operations
Sindhuja Microcredit, a prominent North India-based Non-Banking Financial Company-Microfinance Institution (NBFC-MFI), has successfully raised $5 million (approximately ₹47 crore) in a pre-Series D funding round. The capital infusion comes entirely from existing backers, signaling strong institutional confidence in the firm’s rural-centric business model. The round saw participation from Abler Nordic, Oikocredit, and GAWA Capital (via […]
People by WTF by Nikhil Kamath Features Howard Marks on AI, Cycles, Luck, Leadership, and Why “You Can’t Predict, You Can Prepare”
In a wide-ranging conversation with Nikhil Kamath, legendary investor and Oaktree Capital co-founder Howard Marks reflects on market cycles, entrepreneurship, AI, aging, luck, and the discipline of staying relevant in a world changing faster than ever. Mumbai, May 8, 2026: WTF by Nikhil Kamath this week released a conversation with Howard Marks, co-chairman of Oaktree […]
Rebalance Leads $350K Pre-Seed Round for Women-Focused Travel Brand NORI
NORI, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) travel gear brand designed exclusively for women, has secured $350,000 in pre-seed funding. The investment round was led by Rebalance, with participation from high-profile backers including Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma through VSS Investco, alongside several angel investors. The Bengaluru-based startup plans to utilize the fresh capital to broaden its product […]
Flo Mobility Raises $2.5 Million Pre-Series A from Mela Ventures and Arali Ventures
Bengaluru-based Physical AI startup brings autonomy to construction sites across India and expanding globally Bengaluru, India | 11th May 2026— Flo Mobility Private Limited, a Bengaluru-based company pioneering Physical AI solutions for construction, has raised $2.5 million in a pre-Series A round co-led by Mela Ventures and Arali Ventures. The funding will be used to scale manufacturing, advance its vertical AI […]
India Innovation Day by TiE Delhi-NCR is set to Convene Leading Innovators & Investors as India’s Startup Surge Hits New High & DeepTech Funding Jumps 37%
15th edition of flagship event, themed ‘Audacity of Now’, reflects India’s shift to an innovation-first economy National Capital Region, 11 May 2026: As India accelerates into its next wave of innovation, with over 55,200 startups recognised in FY 2025–26, marking more than 50% year-on-year growth, and DeepTech funding rising 37% to $2.3 billion, TiE Delhi-NCR, […]
Top 50 Emerging Clean-Label Food Brands in India (2026)
India’s food industry is undergoing a major transformation — one driven not just by taste or convenience, but by trust. Across supermarkets, online marketplaces, and kitchen shelves, consumers are becoming far more conscious about what goes into their food. Ingredient lists are being read carefully, labels are being questioned, and transparency has become a deciding […]
