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Fintech · Markets & IPO · 15 Sept 2026 · 5 min

Moneyview Has Halved Its IPO Fresh Issue To ₹750 Crore

Accel, Tiger Global and Ribbit all cut the shares they plan to sell. The founders left theirs unchanged.
Founders · Markets & IPO · 14 Sept 2026 · 4 min

Info Edge Names Himanshu Agarwal CFO After Nine Months Without A Permanent One

The company ran without a permanent CFO for nine months. It has also re-recruited an independent director who left the board in 2023.
Fintech · Markets & IPO · 14 Sept 2026 · 4 min

Kissht's Parent Will Consider Another Fundraise Four Months After Its IPO

The board is weighing a preferential issue or private placement. The loan book grew 61 per cent, which is the reason the IPO money has not lasted.
Funding · Markets & IPO · 3 Sept 2026 · 5 min

India's PE/VC Investments Rose 52% In July, But Exit Value Fell 83%

Ten deals accounted for 68 per cent of July's investment total. Exit value fell to $1.6 billion, and more than half of that was one fund selling to another.
GoPro Starman Holding
Markets & IPO · SaaS & Tech · 2 Sept 2026 · 5 min

GoPro Sells for $285M to a Company Incorporated the Day Before the Deal Was Announced

Shareholders get $1.14 a share and keep 10%. The buyer is a one-day-old subsidiary of a phone-case group with a New Jersey factory still under renovation.
Markets & IPO · SaaS & Tech · 2 Sept 2026 · 5 min

SoftBank's SB Energy Files For US IPO, Says It Is Substantially Dependent On OpenAI

The SoftBank-controlled company is seeking $5 billion to $7 billion on Nasdaq. It has no operational data centres and lost $3.2 billion in the first half of the year.
SaaS & Tech · Markets & IPO · 1 Sept 2026 · 5 min

Mech-Mind's Gross Margin Went From 39% To 65% In Two Years, Which Is The Real Story

The Chinese robotics firm listed in Hong Kong on Tuesday, raising up to $347 million on about $55 million of revenue. The margin curve explains why investors queued.
E-commerce · Markets & IPO · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Shein Priced At A Quarter Of Peak While A Robotics Firm Beside It Was 3,842x Oversubscribed

The fast-fashion retailer raised $1.74 billion at the midpoint of its range, about 73 per cent below its 2022 valuation. Hong Kong's appetite has moved elsewhere.
Markets & IPO · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Anthropic's IPO Prospectus Lands After Labor Day, Carrying A Bill For Its Own Red Lines

A listing in late September or early October would be the largest ever attempted. The prospectus must also explain what Anthropic's stated limits have already cost.
Markets & IPO · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Zee Falls 15% as Lenders Move Against a ₹6.5 Crore Settlement of ₹22,006 Crore in Claims

The NCLT cleared a plan settling ₹22,006 crore of claims for ₹6.5 crore. Lenders now say the family entities that voted it through should never have voted.
Markets & IPO · E-commerce · 31 Aug 2026 · 4 min

SoftBank Cuts Lenskart Stake Again as India's Startup Exit Window Finally Opens

SoftBank's second Lenskart sale in two months landed 26% above its June price. Y Combinator and Qualcomm Ventures trimmed listed positions in the same fortnight.
Purple Style Labs Founder
Markets & IPO · FMCG & Retail · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Purple Style Labs Raises ₹306 Crore From Anchor Investors Ahead of Its ₹680 Crore IPO

The parent of Pernia's Pop-Up Shop drew 10 anchors led by ICICI Prudential ahead of its all-fresh-issue IPO. The luxury retailer remains loss-making with a negative net worth.
Banking & Finance · Markets & IPO · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

HDFC Bank's Sashidhar Jagdishan Will Not Seek Reappointment, Retires 26 October

The MD and CEO told the board he did not want another term and wanted his successor to start clean. The board says it will fast-track the search.
Markets & IPO · Healthcare · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Aragen Files for IPO With ₹800 Crore Fresh Issue as FY26 Revenue Hits ₹2,178 Crore

The Hyderabad CRDMO's draft papers show FY26 revenue of ₹2,178.39 crore and 591 customers. Goldman Sachs and Quadria Capital are among its existing backers.
NVIDIA Hugging Face Acquisition
SaaS & Tech · Markets & IPO · 27 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Nvidia Agrees to Buy Open-Source AI Platform Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion

Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy the open-source AI hub for $12.9 billion, roughly 86 times its revenue. Neither company has confirmed the deal, and the price reflects strategic position rather than financials.
AM Intelligence NVIDIA
SaaS & Tech · Markets & IPO · 26 Aug 2026 · 6 min

AM Intelligence Orders About 9,000 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs for Hyderabad AI Factory in $8 Billion Compute Push

The AI infrastructure firm backed by Greenko's founders placed a binding order for NVIDIA's latest systems for a Hyderabad AI factory. It is the first tranche of a stated $8 billion compute buildout.
Orange Health Founders
Markets & IPO · Healthcare · 20 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Y Combinator-Backed Orange Health Posts ₹138.6 Crore Revenue in FY26 as Net Loss Widens to ₹146 Crore

The Y Combinator-backed diagnostics platform grew revenue 65% in FY26 while its loss widened to ₹146 crore. The company says its home market of Bengaluru is now EBITDA-profitable.
Ather Founders
Markets & IPO · EV & Mobility · 3 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Ather Energy Reports ₹1,217 Crore Revenue in Q1 FY27 as Net Loss Narrows 71% to ₹51 Crore

Ather Energy's operating revenue rose 89% year-on-year to ₹1,217 crore in Q1 FY27 and its loss narrowed to ₹51 crore. Expenses were almost flat against the previous quarter.
Urban Company Founders
Markets & IPO · 1 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Urban Company Posts ₹92 Crore Q1 FY27 Loss as Revenue Rises 44% to ₹528 Crore on InstaHelp Push

Urban Company's core marketplace reached its highest reported operating profitability while consolidated results swung to a loss. The quick-service vertical InstaHelp lost ₹131.58 crore on ₹11.11 crore of revenue.
fnp Founder
Markets & IPO · 29 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Ferns N Petals Plans 2028 Listing as FY26 Revenue Reaches ₹1,085 Crore on 25% Growth

FNP has set an end-2028 listing target and is guiding to 25% annual revenue growth. The same executive said in 2024 that the company would list in FY27.
Zepto Founders
Markets & IPO · E-commerce · 29 Jul 2026 · 4 min

Zepto Investors Discuss Revised $3 Billion Post-Money IPO Valuation, Down From $7 Billion Peak

Zepto and its investors are discussing a post-money IPO valuation of about $3 billion, less than half the mark set in October 2025. No decision on pricing or structure has been taken.
BigBasket CEO Amit Nanda
Markets & IPO · E-commerce · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min

BigBasket's Consumer Arm Reports ₹8,223 Crore FY26 Turnover as Losses Widen 66% to ₹3,073 Crore

Turnover at BigBasket's consumer arm rose 7.7% in FY26 while losses widened 66%. The two entities together lost ₹3,175 crore, close to two-thirds of parent Tata Digital's net loss for the year.
Bombay Shaving Company Founder
Markets & IPO · D2C · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Bombay Shaving Company Parent Visage Lines Reports ₹635 Crore FY26 Revenue and ₹9 Crore Net Loss

Visage Lines Personal Care more than doubled operating revenue in FY26 and reported its first positive adjusted EBITDA. The figure is struck after adding back ESOP cost, and the company remains loss-making.
Veefin Founders
Markets & IPO · 27 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Veefin Solutions Board Approves ₹35 Crore Non-Convertible Debenture Issue On Private Placement

The board has cleared up to 3.5 lakh debentures of ₹1,000 each, to be placed privately in tranches. Terms including coupon, tenure and security remain undisclosed.
Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa
Markets & IPO · 23 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Eternal Reports ₹92 Crore Q1 Profit as Blinkit Lifts Revenue 182% to ₹20,211 Crore

Blinkit contributed 77.5% of operating revenue under an inventory-led model that books the full value of goods sold. The 47% sequential fall in profit reflects a higher tax charge, not weaker operations.
Eternal Founder
Lite Updates · Markets & IPO · 28 Apr 2026 · 2 min

Eternal Reports ₹174 Crore Q4 Profit as Revenue Surges 196% Driven by Blinkit

As revenue climbs 196% to ₹17,292 crore, the newly restructured Eternal entity proves that the aggressive bet on quick commerce is fundamentally rewriting the unit economics of Indian retail.
Dream Street Founder
Lite Updates · Markets & IPO · 25 Mar 2026 · 3 min

Dream Sports Enters Stock Broking With Dream Street to Take On Groww and Zerodha

Following a steep decline in gaming revenue and strict regulatory headwinds, the Dream11 parent company is leveraging its massive user base to challenge established discount brokers in the wealth management sector.