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Ather pre-orders cross 50,000 a month, capacity lags
Ather Energy is taking over 50,000 pre-orders a month against a plant that can build 35,000. Dealer inventory has fallen to three days and some dealers have stopped taking bookings.
10 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrBenne raises Rs 35 crore led by Claypond Capital
Mumbai dosa chain Benne has raised Rs 35 crore in a pre-Series A led by Ranjan Pai's Claypond Capital, at an estimated Rs 364 crore post-money. No investor holds more than 9% after the round.
10 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrPaper Boat parent profit falls to Rs 2 crore in FY26
Hector Beverages grew FY26 revenue 13.8% to Rs 760 crore, but profit after tax collapsed 96% to Rs 2 crore. The cause sits in a shift from making its own drinks to buying them.
10 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrBakingo raises Rs 100 crore at Rs 1,643 crore valuation
Faering Capital has put another Rs 100 crore into Bakingo, marking the Gurugram cake brand up 2.6 times to Rs 1,643 crore post-money. No new investor is named in the round.
7 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrTracxn Posts Rs 3.01 Cr Q1 Loss As Revenue Stays Flat
Revenue slipped 0.6% to Rs 21.08 Cr in Q1 FY27 while costs rose 18.4%. Payroll alone, at Rs 21.98 Cr, now exceeds what the business earns.
7 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrPiper Serica Announces Rs 300 Cr First Close For Fund II
Bharat Tech Fund has Rs 300 Cr committed against a Rs 800 Cr target, 45 days after launch. It can start investing, but the raise is not finished.
7 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrShiprocket IPO Splits Cap Table: 78X For Early Backers
At Rs 97 a share, the same exit pays 500 Global 77.6X and leaves Lightrock, AFOS and Moore Strategic Partners below cost. Entry year decided it.
7 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Ixigo Falls 13% After Strong Q1, JM Financial Cuts Target
Record revenue and an 81% profit jump did not hold the stock up. Ixigo fell as much as 13.6% and JM Financial cut its target price to Rs 200.
7 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrBlackSoil funds Rs 80 Cr debt for Mintoak buyout
Mintoak bought ICC Loyalty with borrowed money, not equity. BlackSoil put up Rs 80 crore, and the reason it could is written into Mintoak's margin.
7 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrPayGlocal lines up funding at $120 Mn valuation
PayGlocal's board has approved a Rs 36.38 crore raise from existing backer BEENEXT at a Rs 1,140 crore post-money valuation. The round is set up, not confirmed closed.
7 Aug 2026 · via Inc42RBI bars lenders from locking borrower devices
The Reserve Bank of India has barred regulated entities from disabling a borrower's phone, tablet or laptop to recover a loan. One narrow exception survives, and the rules start in 2027.
7 Aug 2026 · via Entrackrsuper.money launches splitStore instalment marketplace
super.money has opened an in-app marketplace where users buy in instalments with no credit card, no processing fee and no interest. The catalogue runs to more than 60 lakh products.
7 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrNazara approves Rs 733.5 Cr issue, CEO to get 4.67%
Nazara's board has approved a preferential share issue worth up to Rs 733.5 crore at Rs 306 apiece, with incoming chief executive Raymond Albaladejo Stauffer taking a 4.67 percent stake.
7 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Klassroom lists at 6.92% premium, closes up 5%
Fusion Klassroom Edutech opened at Rs 170 on the BSE SME platform, a 6.92 percent premium to its issue price, and closed its first session at Rs 166.75.
7 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrOla Electric revenue falls 45% as loss narrows 21%
Ola Electric's Q1 FY27 revenue fell 45 percent while its net loss narrowed 21.1 percent. Both moved down for the same reason: the cost base was cut harder in rupee terms than the topline fell.
7 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrBlissClub raises Rs 160 crore to scale offline retail
BlissClub has raised Rs 160 crore in a Series B led by Singularity AMC, with the money earmarked for new categories and a bigger store network. FY25 revenue grew 51 percent to Rs 131.5 crore while losses more than halved.
6 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Fisdom cofounders to exit Groww a year after deal
Subramanya SV and Anand Dalmia are leaving Groww at the end of a planned one-year transition. The broker will not hire outside replacements for them.
6 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrPB Fintech Q1 profit up 92% YoY, down 37% on quarter
The Policybazaar parent posted Rs 163 Cr in profit for Q1 FY27. The annual comparison is strong. The sequential one is not, and both come from the same set of results.
6 Aug 2026 · via Inc42ITAT: unexercised ESOP buyback gains are capital gains
The Bengaluru bench of the tax tribunal held that money paid when a company repurchases vested but unexercised stock options is taxed as capital gains, not as salary.
6 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Lok Sabha passes bill that enables MDR on UPI payments
The lower house has cleared the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. It gives the government the power to allow a merchant discount rate on UPI. It does not set one.
6 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrGet My Parking raises Rs 40 cr from IvyCap Ventures
IvyCap Ventures is putting Rs 40 crore into Get My Parking in an extended Series A. The report calls it a flat round, though the figures show a Rs 375 crore valuation against Rs 335 crore last June.
6 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrIxigo Q1 profit up 81% to Rs 34 cr on Rs 357 cr revenue
Ixigo posted Rs 356.75 crore in operating revenue for Q1 FY27 and net profit of Rs 34.34 crore, but gross transaction value grew faster than revenue.
6 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrInstamart bets on exclusive SKUs with Switch to Better
Swiggy is building products that exist only on Instamart, pairing large FMCG names, challenger brands and its own private labels. For brands, the unit of exclusivity is the SKU, not the company.
6 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrShiprocket cuts IPO 31% to Rs 1,617 cr, opens Aug 12
Shiprocket has trimmed its IPO by 31% to Rs 1,617.48 crore ahead of a 12 August open, with FY26 revenue at Rs 2,024 crore and a net loss of Rs 79 crore.
6 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrRiver Mobility raises $120 million in Series C round
River Mobility has raised $120 million in a Series C of equity and venture debt, co-led by Elev8 Venture Partners and Claypond Capital.
6 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Reliance Brands brings Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS to India
Reliance Brands has signed an exclusive partnership to bring Kim Kardashian's SKIMS to India, beginning with stores in Delhi and Mumbai.
6 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Wakefit Q1 profit up 19% as revenue tops Rs 400 crore
Wakefit's June quarter profit rose 19% to Rs 23.4 crore on operating revenue of Rs 404.9 crore, though the sequential comparison is distorted by a one-off tax credit.
6 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrBeardo revenue nears Rs 300 crore, profit up 70% in FY26
Marico-owned Beardo closed FY26 with Rs 299 crore in operating revenue and a 70% jump in profit after tax, funded by a 59.6% rise in advertising spend.
5 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Google Play picks 20 Indian startups for accelerator
Google named 20 startups for the 2026 Google Play Accelerator India cohort, a three-month equity-free programme covering AI integration, app quality, security, growth and monetisation.
5 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Klassroom SME IPO closes at 1.46x subscription
Edtech firm Klassroom closed its BSE SME public issue subscribed 1.46 times, carried by retail investors while institutional buyers took exactly their allocation and no more.
5 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Freshworks turns profitable as revenue hits $237.4M
Freshworks reported a $3.2 million GAAP net profit for the June quarter of CY26, reversing a $1.7 million loss a year earlier, with revenue up 16% to $237.4 million.
5 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrBill opens the door to MDR returning on UPI
A bill introduced in the Lok Sabha on 4 August would let the government decide by notification which digital payment modes stay free of merchant charges. It does not impose MDR on UPI today.
5 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrMapmyIndia Q1 profit up 6% as map revenue stays flat
MapmyIndia grew Q1 FY27 revenue 15% to Rs 139.7 crore, but the entire increase came from hardware while the core map data line held at Rs 114 crore.
5 Aug 2026 · via Inc42LEAP India FY26 profit up 66% to Rs 62 crore, IPO next
Pallet pooling firm LEAP India lifted FY26 net profit 65.7% to Rs 62.3 crore on revenue of Rs 729.5 crore, days before a Rs 2,480 crore public issue opens.
5 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrCapillary revenue up 43% to Rs 257 crore, slips to loss
Capillary Technologies grew Q1 FY27 operating revenue 42.6% to Rs 256.6 crore, but a Rs 33.4 crore fraud charge at its Czech subsidiary pushed the quarter into the red.
5 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrNykaa buys 51% of skincare brand Aminu for Rs 32 crore
Nykaa has approved a 51% buy into Aminu Wellness, a premium skincare label founded in 2019 with Rs 19.4 crore of FY26 revenue, for up to Rs 32 crore in cash.
5 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Elevation sells Paytm shares worth Rs 2,038 Cr
Elevation Capital sold Paytm shares worth Rs 2,038 crore across three tranches at Rs 1,367.8 apiece. Domestic mutual funds and foreign institutions took the stock.
5 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrInRisk Labs raises $27 Mn Series A for reinsurance
InRisk Labs has raised 27 million dollars in a Series A co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Northpoint Capital, weeks after its EarthRe unit was licensed as a reinsurer at GIFT City.
5 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Vaaree raises Rs 65 Cr for home decor expansion
Bengaluru home decor marketplace Vaaree has raised Rs 65 crore in a Series A round co-led by Hero Enterprise and Cap Alpha Ventures. The money goes into fulfilment and an AI discovery engine.
5 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrPeak XV, Elevation sell 2.27% Meesho stake
Peak XV Partners and Elevation Capital sold a combined 2.27 percent of Meesho for Rs 1,949.28 crore through NSE block deals. Mutual funds and insurers took the other side.
4 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Tax relief for electronics contract manufacturing extended to 2041
A bill would push a 2031 deadline out by another decade, removing a tax question that has shadowed foreign-owned machinery in Indian factories.
4 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrMintoak buys ICC Loyalty to add rewards to merchant payments
The payments platform used by HDFC, Axis and SBI Payments is adding loyalty technology, taking the combined business past 30 million dollars in revenue.
4 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrAstrotalk Store claims Rs 1 crore daily GMV, adds gemstones
Started with Rs 30 lakh in late 2024, the spiritual products arm now runs at a Rs 1 crore a day rate and is opening a certified gemstones vertical.
4 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrPine Labs starts selling gift cards on Blinkit and Zepto
A payments company has put prepaid cards on ten minute apps, which turns a planned purchase into an impulse one and opens a shelf brands did not have.
4 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrSpinny turns public company with FY26 revenue near Rs 6,000 crore
The used car platform has renamed its parent entity and lined up Kotak, Morgan Stanley and Citi for a listing targeted at CY27.
4 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrMobiKwik returns to profit with Rs 7.6 crore in Q1
Revenue barely moved. Expenses fell 13 percent, and that alone turned a Rs 42 crore loss into a small profit.
4 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrMakeMyTrip profit falls 65% as finance costs triple
Revenue grew and profit did not. A rupee that fell more than 10 percent and interest on convertible notes did most of the damage.
4 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrAther jumps 18% to a record after Q1 revenue rises 89%
The scooter maker turned EBITDA positive for the first time and the market re-rated it in a day. Three brokerages now sit between Rs 1,450 and Rs 1,714.
4 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrSuperleap raises Rs 36 crore from Peak XV’s Surge
Three former Unacademy operators are building an AI CRM for revenue teams, and have signed Razorpay and MediBuddy while still under two years old.
4 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrStable Money opens Series C at a 264 million dollar value
The fixed income platform has raised again within six months, at a valuation 56 percent higher, entirely from investors already on the cap table.
4 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrKaapi Machines raises Rs 50 crore from Sedna HoReCa
The company sells the machines behind India's cafe boom, and the money is going into manufacturing, warehousing and service rather than storefronts.
4 Aug 2026 · via Inc42GetVantage raises Rs 63 crore for revenue-based financing
The platform lends against sales rather than collateral, and is now building rails so marketplaces can embed the same financing for their own merchants.
3 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrYuvraj Singh joins Deepak Sahni’s new venture UN:BLOC
The Healthians founder is building again, and the cricketer who backed him the first time has come in as an investor and founding team member.
3 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrVirat and Vikas Kohli take 28% in fitness chain Vault
The premium franchise gym chain has brought in the Kohli brothers as strategic investors for a combined 28 percent, with 50 clubs targeted by year end.
3 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrTruth and Hair raises Rs 5.4 crore seed led by IPV
The Gurugram hair styling brand closed a seed round with Inflection Point Ventures leading, following an on air offer from Mamaearth's cofounder.
3 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrUPI hits record 23.66 billion transactions in July
Volumes are up 22 percent on last year and value crossed Rs 29.88 lakh crore, with a daily run rate of 763 million transactions.
3 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Swiggy falls 5% as brokerages split on quick commerce
Three houses published targets ranging from Rs 230 to Rs 435 on the same set of numbers. The spread tells you how unresolved the quick commerce question is.
3 Aug 2026 · via Inc42Instamart turns a corner but the Blinkit gap is still wide
Contribution breakeven came at the cost of growth, and management has signalled that segment profitability is still two quarters away.
3 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrSnabbit crosses 115,000 daily jobs, cuts burn per job
The home services company says burn per job fell by more than Rs 100 in a quarter to below Rs 250, while daily volume moved past a competitor's headline number.
3 Aug 2026 · via EntrackrUrban Company jumps 13% on Morgan Stanley upgrade
The broker moved straight from Underweight to Overweight and raised its target by nearly 30 percent, days after the company posted a wider quarterly loss.
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