उद्यम Startups

Founders, funding, listings and the policy that decides what gets built.

• 4 November 2026 · Razorpay clears Sebi, reports say. The valuation sits a third below 2021. The payments company that moved home from the US can now go to the public market. Reports put the issue at up to ₹6,500 crore at about $5 billion. Neither Razorpay nor Sebi has confirmed it.
• 3 November 2026 · GIVA raises ₹975 crore from Multiples. The next 160 stores go mainly to smaller cities. The Bengaluru jewellery brand closes a round of about $100 million, part primary and part secondary. FY26 revenue rose to ₹865 crore. Profit after tax is targeted for FY28.
• 2 November 2026 · Affle agrees to buy Nasdaq-listed Perion for $420 million. Indian tech is buying West. The all-cash offer pays $11.70 a share, a 34.5% premium. Perion holds $228 million of its own cash. A go-shop runs to 11 December and closing is expected in early 2027.
• 31 October 2026 · Gig workers get a national board. Platforms get a seat and a bill of 1–2% of turnover. The Labour Ministry has constituted the National Social Security Board for unorganised, gig and platform workers. It will recommend the schemes that aggregator contributions pay for.
• 29 October 2026 · Workers’ savings may finally back Indian startups as EPFO drafts a 3% plan. EPFO is drafting rules to put up to 3% of its fresh annual inflows into SEBI-regulated Category I and II funds. Its trustees take up the proposal in November.
• 27 October 2026 · Ather Energy posts its first quarterly profit as it adds 2.25 lakh units of capacity. The electric scooter maker earned ₹1.26 crore in the September quarter on revenue up 62.9%. Its board approved ₹122 crore to expand the Hosur and AURIC plants.