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Inc42Atlas Nets $6 Mn To Scale Its Accounting-Focused AI Platform
Singapore-based AI startup Atlas, which helps accounting firms deploy AI systems to increase capacity, has raised $6 Mn (₹55.4 Cr)…
Inc42Inside Q1 2026’s Mega Deal Drought: War, LP Shift & Growth Capital Gap
The second quarter of 2026 has begun on a strong note for the Indian startup ecosystem, with KreditBee raising $280…
Business services platform SILA raises $100M from Permira
The investment will enable SILA, which focuses on the real estate sector, to expand its operations and strengthen its technology capabilities.
Atlas raises $6M in seed funding round led by Stellaris and Accel
Atlas, which offers an AI-powered accounting platform, aims to use the funds to help indepedent accounting firms that are grappling with a shrinking talent pool and rising complexity in financial compliance.
Startup news and updates: Daily Roundup (April 8, 2026)
YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
Inc42RoshAi Raises ₹22 Cr To Develop Autonomous Vehicles For Industrial Use
Deeptech startup RoshAi has raised ₹22 Cr (about $2.4 Mn) in a funding round led by IAN Group. The Kochi-based…
Inc42Indian Unicorn Tracker: Funding, Investors, Revenue And More
The year 2026 has begun on a strong note for India’s startup ecosystem, with KreditBee becoming the second unicorn within…
Inc42Exotel Acquihires Dubverse To Strengthen AI-Led CX Offerings
AI-powered customer engagement platform Exotel has acquihired the leadership team of voice AI platform Dubverse, including cofounders Anuja Dhawan and…
Venture debt registers 12% growth in 2025, says report
The report by Stride Ventures highlighted the growing adoption of venture debt by Indian startups.
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Inc42[Update] Exclusive: ClayCo Raises ₹35 Cr To Expand Product Portfolio
Update | April 08, 2026, 14:00 IST ClayCo closed its Series A round with ₹34.6 Cr ($3.7 Mn). The round…
Inc42Visa Processing Startup Atlys Buys Back ESOPs Worth ₹4 Cr
Visa processing platform Atlys has bought back ESOPs (employee stock ownership plan) worth ₹4 Cr in its first such exercise. …
What happened when scale met the farm reality
A post-boom correction reveals why venture-backed models struggled against the realities of smallholder farming, weak monetisation, and costly distribution.
Inc42Tarun Mathur Quits As Policybazaar CEO, Sajja Praveen Chowdary Takes Charge
Tarun Mathur has resigned from the position of CEO and principal officer of Policybazaar Insurance Brokers, the insurance broking arm…
What it takes to run AI in the real world: Lessons from Akamai Digital Leadership Summit
From inference costs and voice AI to API security and sovereign models, the Akamai Digital Leadership Summit examined what it really takes to run AI systems in production at India’s scale.
Inc42Era Of AI Superapps: So Close, Yet So Far
AI companies are quickly moving beyond being simple platforms to becoming AI superapps. A case in point is OpenAI, which…
KreditBee raises $280M at $1.5B valuation
KreditBee stated that it plans to use the funds to grow its lending portfolio, enter new markets, and invest in artificial intelligence capabilities.
Inc42KreditBee Enters Unicorn Club With $280 Mn Funding
Lending tech startup KreditBee has raised $280 Mn (about ₹2,595 Cr) in its Series E round at a post-money valuation…
Inc42Leverage Edu’s IPO, Rebel Foods Shuts QuickiES & More
Leverage Edu Preps For IPO Test Leverage Edu is quietly preparing for the public markets. The edtech platform has initiated…
A platform for ‘social coding’; LEAD bets on AI personalisation solution
Two brothers from Bengaluru are working on an idea that could potentially disrupt the prominent developer platform GitHub.
CRED upgrades its wealth management platform Kuvera
CRED acquired Kuvera in 2024 The upgraded features in Kuvera is aimed at enabling affluent individuals to make prudent investment decisions and maximising returns The payment fintech unicorn CRED has upgraded its mutual platform - Kuvera targeting the affluent Indians to make prudent investment
Beyond the cloud: NVIDIA explores local AI systems at DevSparks Pune 2026, with RP Tech, an NVIDIA partner
At NVIDIA’s DevSparks Pune 2026 masterclass session, attendees explored the software stack and built a Video Search and Summarization agent with NVIDIA DGX Spark, learning how compact AI systems address data privacy and deployment challenges.
Private, local, and fully yours: NVIDIA's vision for AI development at DevSparks Pune 2026, with RP Tech, an NVIDIA partner
At DevSparks Pune 2026, RP Tech, an NVIDIA partner, demonstrated how NVIDIA DGX Spark enables developers to run full AI workflows locally from a single device. Candida D’silva India's developer ecosystem is evolving rapidly, but the more meaningful shift lies in where AI workloads are actually b
Inc42Exclusive: Leverage Edu Taps Bankers For ₹2,000 Cr-3,000 Cr IPO
Study abroad startup Leverage Edu has begun discussions with investment bankers as it eyes an IPO in the next 12-18…
Inc42AI Startup WorkOnGrid Nets ₹22.5 Cr To Fuel International Expansion
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup WorkOnGrid has raised ₹22.5 Cr ($2.4 Mn) in a fresh funding round led by Transition VC,…