Syria-based super app Labby has raised $10 million from a group of UAE and Saudi investors, in what officials describe as the first direct foreign investment in a Syrian technology startup, marking a milestone for the country's emerging startup ecosystem. Founded in 2024 by Mohammad Fawaz, Labby

The number of space startups has risen from a single digit six years ago to more than 450, said PK Jain, Director, Program Management and Authorisation Directorate at INSPACe.

The Startup Exchange Programme will enable startups from both ecosystems to participate in each other's flagship events, connect with investors and industry networks, explore international markets and pursue cross-border business and innovation partnerships.

The launch comes eight months after Fusepay launched its digital payments platform in Seychelles, and raised $350,000 in pre-seed funding in August 2025.

Eternal's consolidated net profit rose nearly four-fold to Rs 92 crore in the first quarter of FY27, while revenue almost tripled to Rs 20,211 crore, driven by strong growth in its quick commerce business Blinkit.

Shares of B2B ecommerce major IndiaMART fell as much as 7.5% during the intraday trading today to hit a 52-week…

Fintech-for-good platform Lightning Reach has been acquired by European Technology Group (ETG), a mission-aligned govtech group and long-term investor. Despite over 20 million people living in financi...

Founded by two marine engineers, the Noida-based Octobotics builds NDT robots that scan welds and pipes for hidden flaws, with clients from the Indian Navy to IOCL.

The Chengalpattu-based startup makes ATEX-certified robots that clean hazardous confined spaces with zero human entry, at about half the global cost.

The startup supplies Indian-made flight electronics to drone manufacturers, cutting their reliance on Chinese parts, backed by Rs 6.5 crore from Transition VC.

The Bengaluru deeptech startup is running early trials that combine dogs' sense of smell with brain-computer interfaces and AI, aiming at cheap, non-invasive cancer screening.

The move comes as Nigeria's telecommunications sector continues to grow, with mobile subscriptions and data consumption increasing and operators investing heavily in network infrastructure and customer acquisition.

A total of 34 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in June, altogether adding more than $110 billion in value, with 10 of those companies AI labs, which were collectively valued at $65 billion. Other leading sectors with multiple companies were in robotics and AI infrastructure.

AI will fundamentally rewrite the global financial value chain, making marginal operating costs near-zero and creating highly personalized, previously impossible products, argues guest columnist Nigel Morris of QED Investors. He warns that success will depend on whether incumbent banks and fintechs

Proxy advisory firm InGovern Research Services has approached SEBI, seeking an examination of the GST position adopted by Meesho through…

Will AI models ever be as good for Indian languages as they are for English?  Soket AI is attempting to…

Eternal’s quick commerce arm Blinkit’s adjusted EBITDA rose to ₹102 Cr in Q1 FY27 from ₹37 Cr in the preceding…

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Wednesday, July 22, 2026

As Apple, Thinking Machines, and developers worldwide embrace Chinese AI models such as Kimi K3, U.S. policymakers are struggling to protect the AI lead.

Glow is targeting a new class of endpoint risks created by the rapid adoption of AI agents and developer tools inside enterprises.

Eternal, the parent of Blinkit and Zomato, reported a consolidated net profit of ₹92 Cr in the first quarter of…

More than four years after the launch of the Semicon India Programme, the Indian government is looking at a new…

UK software supply chain security startup Ossprey has raised $2.65million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round to accelerate productdevelopment, expand its engineering and commercial teams, and...

Listed NBFC Aye Finance reported a 143.5% jump in its net profit to ₹74.5 Cr in the quarter ended June…

Robotics deployment company microagi today announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to accelerate the development of models and robotics capable of understanding and interacting with physical envir...

The findings arrive as African governments compete to attract founders and foreign investment by simplifying the mechanics of starting a business.

Vipul Organics grew from a small dye trader into a Rs 175 crore colour chemistry exporter serving manufacturers in 45 countries.

Synthesia launched AI Roleplay Sessions, an interactive enterprise training platform where employees practice workplace conversations with AI avatars that provide feedback, scoring, and analytics to help companies measure training effectiveness.

Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala calls for 20 million entrepreneurs, leaner syllabi and deep-tech solutions to transform India at scale.

Coworking space provider Smartworks posted a consolidated net profit of ₹13.1 Cr in the first quarter of FY27 as against…

We were fabricating chips three years before TSMC existed. In 2026, with live shipments and Semicon 2.0, India is rebuilding what the 1989 fire broke.

Vikram-1 reached orbit on 18 July on its very first attempt, having raised roughly $150 Mn across its entire life…

GX Group grew from an Ericsson castoff into a telecom exporter and is now investing Rs 500 crore to make photonics chips in India.

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Ankur Jain, the founder of Bira 91 parent B9 Beverages, has stepped down from the board and relinquished executive control…

Fashion ecommerce is entering a new era. The first was about adding intelligence to the customer journey: better search, smarter…

Electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy has raised Rs 1,300 crore through an oversubscribed QIP, with the proceeds earmarked for manufacturing expansion and product development.

Zerodha made a name for itself by letting investors easily invest in the stock market and mutual funds. But now…

Zerodha Restacks Its Pyramid Zerodha is quietly rewriting its own playbook. India’s discount broking poster child now wants to help…

The speed of AI adoption inside enterprises has been extraordinary. Employees are using AI to analyse documents, draft content, accelerate research and improve decision-making.

Kottravai operates as a private limited company and is entirely bootstrapped, with Karunya and her co-founder investing in the venture.

The four-year-old firm's latest fund is 60% larger than its second vehicle announced 18 months ago.

InMobi’s initial public offering (IPO) is back on track. The SoftBank-backed adtech unicorn has now reportedly appointed four merchant bankers…

Nearly two years after shifting its focus from chasing scale to building a profitable fintech business, Paytm is now laying…

Only about 15% to 18% of South Africa's trade is with African countries, highlighting how much work remains before AfCFTA can achieve its ambitions.

Saudi B2B e-commerce and fintech platform SILQ has secured a $20 million Shariah-compliant structured financing facility from Gemcorp Capital to expand embedded financial services for SMEs in Saudi Arabia. Formed following the merger of Sary and ShopUp, SILQ operates a B2B commerce ecosystem ser

Global e-commerce sales are forecast to reach a staggering $5.24 trillion by 2026, with direct-to-consumer and mobile commerce acting as the fastest-growing segments in the retail industry. Despite this massive growth, brands are facing an increasingly expensive challenge, paid customer acquisition

Iceland-based AI startup Sowilo has raised a pre-seedfunding round to support the expansion of Catecut, its fashion productintelligence platform, and the global launch of its Shopify app. The roundinc...

Rank is betting that digitising community-based finance can offer an alternative route to accessing capital for young entrepreneurs and workers.

Earlybird and AVP are pleased to welcome Airbus Defence and Space as the anchor investor in E2D, the €500 million dual-use and defence technology growth fund the two firms launched last month. The fun...

Maritime nuclear energy startup Bluecore Energy has raised $10 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Slauson & Co.

Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company building industrial humanoid robots, today announced a $152 million Series A financing at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation. This funding brings the to...

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Myntra cuts seller onboarding to 1–2 days with AI catalogue tools, fit visualizers, and Maya chatbot, a look inside its Bengaluru mynnovAIte showcase.

The payment dates are based on the official 2026/27 grant payment calendar published by the Department of Social Development and approved by the National Treasury.

The new phone brings 5G, a faster chipset, and a screen that changes color depending on the temperature.

AquaAirX's AVATAAR moves from air to underwater in a single mission, built for coastal patrol, search and rescue, and defence.

The Bengaluru-based deeptech startup makes teachable AI agents for off-road robots, rented as a service, and has raised $2.4 million in a seed round led by 8X Ventures.

Harvested Robotics' tractor-mounted weeder uses AI to spot weeds and lasers to kill them, cutting the cost and the chemicals of Indian farming.

Backed by Tim Draper, the Bhubaneswar startup already delivers Army supplies to soldiers in the Himalayas, carrying cargo to altitudes vehicles simply can't reach.

A London-based startup which is using AI to predict engineering and construction projects before they become live has raised a $3.5 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz Speedrun. Called Casca...

How Francophone West Africa's corner shops became the continent's most overlooked commerce opportunity and the startups racing to serve them.

Discover five thought-provoking books that challenge conventional beliefs about success, work, happiness, and the life you choose to live.

B2B ecommerce company IndiaMART InterMESH reported a 12% increase in its consolidated net profit to ₹172.2 Cr in the first…

“May you live a hundred years.” It’s a common refrain one hears on their birthday. Most treat it as a…

While 2026 has shown encouraging signs, with Black-founded startups raising approximately $643 million by late May, the strongest quarter since mid-2022, the improvement was driven largely by a handful of unusually large financings. James Norman and Sean Green, co-founders of Black Operator Ventures

In this interview with Crunchbase News, Daniel Docter, managing director at Dell Technologies Capital, discusses how AI is reshaping SaaS and why he doesn’t believe the business model is headed for extinction, why he thinks distribution may ultimately separate the winners from the losers among AI st

Investors and founders were candid about why early-stage capital for African founders has dried up, what African venture capital owes the ecosystem, and where the next wave of growth is actually coming from at the launch of TechCabal Insights’ State of Tech in Africa (SOTIA) H1 2026 report. On Frida

Ukrainian defence tech investment platform Resist.UA has announced the launch of Resist 2.0, a new European fund designed to connect international capital with Ukraine’s rapidly growing defence and du...

While the court upheld the validity of the regulations, it agreed with one of WASPAN's central arguments: the FCCPC's consumer protection powers do not extend to licencing telecommunications operators.

As demand for elite AI engineers outpaces supply, companies are recruiting teenagers through camps, research programs, and guaranteed job pipelines.

Munich-baseddeltaVision, a manufacturer of fluidic systems for launch vehicles, satellites,lunar landers and orbital servicing spacecraft, has raised €10.2 million in itsfirst funding round to expand ...