Start Ups

The company became the master franchisee of American fast food giant Wendy's in 2023. Since then, Rebel has scaled Wendy's to 200 stores, with the latest one opening in Gurugram on Wednesday

On the international front, the fashion-tech brand plans to open two stores in Dubai. It is currently scouting locations and aims to begin operations by the end of 2025

Speaking on the sidelines of TiECon, Mehta stated that Ather's focus remains on scaling its business, as the company is bullish on expanding its market beyond South India

The company has about 750,000 users and was launched in 2021

The Blackstone-backed firm had shut down its study abroad and fresher upskilling verticals in 2024 as they failed to generate the expected outcomes

The department had last week sought expressions of interest from interested entities for project funding under the PRIP scheme

These two segments, however, focused on deals under $10 million, which accounted for 60-70 per cent of total deals in 2024

New Delhi-based education provider, which started in 1988, is now ramping up its presence in smaller Indian towns, betting on the growing demand for quality coaching in Tier 3 and Tier 4 cities

This funding will support Swish's expansion across Bengaluru, with plans to extend its quick food delivery model to more pincodes in the coming month

India ranks third globally after US and UK in funding raised by women-led tech startups

Women VCs, including Jahagirdar and Chaturvedi, believe that more women investors can make the fundraising process less intimidating for women founders

The expansion into Singapore comes on the back of the company's focus on the South East Asian market

Even as the entrepreneurial ecosystem continues to grow, the number of startups with at least one woman founder has been on the decline since at least 2020

In terms of deal volume, consumer startups saw the highest number of funding rounds (92), ahead of high-tech (70) and retail (61)

Rezolv claims to simplify collections by centralising data and optimising workflows. It utilises AI analytics to improve recovery rates

The February figure marks a 19.5 per cent uptick from $1.38 billion in total funding in January 2025

Think & Learn Pvt Ltd (Byju's) unlawfully orchestrated and benefited from a fraudulent scheme. Sham hedge fund Camshaft Capital facilitated the fraudulent scheme to defraud term loan lenders

India has between 70-100 active AgWaterTech startups, but many risk closure due to investment hurdles, according to the report

Company scouts for fresh land in Chennai for bigger centre; mulls IPO

The company plans to introduce checkout financing for direct-to-consumer (D2C) and e-commerce brands