A growing wave of startups is reorganizing itself around a simple premise: artificial intelligence is no longer just a feature that enhances a product, but an operating model that can reshape how services are delivered end to end. That shift is the focus of “AI-Native Services: The New Startup Playbook,” published by VC Cafe, which…
A recent report published by The Economic Times under the headline “Groww investors make bank; MobiKwik, Fractal’s Q4 profits surge” highlights a wave of strong financial outcomes across segments of India’s fintech and analytics ecosystem, signaling renewed investor confidence and improving operating performance among several high-profile startups. According to the report, investors in stockbroking platform…
Indian lifestyle accessories brand DailyObjects is in advanced discussions to raise approximately Rs 300 crore in fresh funding, according to a recent report by The Economic Times titled “Lifestyle accessories brand DailyObjects in talks to close Rs 300 crore funding.” The development signals renewed investor interest in direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands that combine design-led products with…
Agnikul Cosmos, a Chennai-based spacetech startup, is seeking to raise between $50 million and $75 million in fresh capital at a flat valuation of around $500 million, according to a report by The Economic Times titled “Spacetech firm Agnikul eyes $50-75 million at flat $500 million value.” The fundraising effort comes at a time when…
Lime, the electric scooter and bike rental company backed by Uber, has reported a sharp rise in revenue as it seeks to go public in the United States, according to disclosures detailed in “Uber-backed Lime reveals revenue surge in US IPO filing,” published by The Economic Times. The filing offers a clearer picture of the…
VC Cafe’s “Weekly Firgun Newsletter: May 1, 2026,” published on the VC Cafe website, offers a snapshot of how investors and founders are interpreting the current market: cautious about macroeconomic conditions, but still actively deploying capital into technologies viewed as strategically important and structurally durable. Framed as a curated roundup rather than a single narrative,…
A new venture-focused platform aiming to bring greater visibility and connectivity to Israel’s startup and investment landscape has been launched, as the creator of IsraelVC outlined this week in a personal account of the project’s origins and goals. In an article titled “Hello World: Why I Built IsraelVC,” published on VC Cafe, the site’s builder…
A recent edition of the Economic Times newsletter “Tech Top 5,” titled “Skyroot, a newborn unicorn & AI pay gap grows,” captures the shifting contours of India’s technology and startup landscape, where capital efficiency, deep-tech ambition and workforce disparities are increasingly intertwined. The publication highlights Skyroot Aerospace’s emergence as a newly minted unicorn, underscoring growing…
A shift that has been building for years inside Silicon Valley’s venture ecosystem is beginning to look less like a cyclical rotation and more like a structural reallocation of attention and capital. As artificial intelligence accelerates the automation of software work and compresses timelines for building digital products, some investors are increasingly looking beyond code…
HealthFab, a direct-to-consumer menstrual hygiene startup, has secured fresh funding in a sign of continued investor interest in women’s health and personal care brands in India’s fast-growing consumer market. The development was first reported by The Economic Times in its article titled “D2C menstrual hygiene startup HealthFab raises Rs 20 crore from Atomic Capital.” The…
