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Ruchi Kumar

Ruchi Kumar is the associate editor at  Entrepreneur News Network and TVW News India, where she leads editorial strategy, brand storytelling, and startup ecosystem coverage. With a strong focus on innovation, business, and marketing insights, he curates impactful narratives that spotlight India’s evolving entrepreneurial landscape.

How Care Dale Became India’s Fastest-Growing Water Wellness Brand: From IIT Founders to Rs 1.5 Crore Funding Success

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Dale Care Founder

Bengaluru, January 2026: In a country where nearly 70% of households receive hard water, millions silently struggle with hair fall, skin irritation, and poor appliance longevity — all due to mineral-heavy water. Turning this invisible problem into an opportunity, Care Dale, a Bengaluru-based water wellness startup, is redefining how India approaches personal care through its … Read more

RMZ Group to Invest $10 Billion in Andhra Pradesh for GCC Park and 1 GW Data Centre

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RMZ Group

Davos / New Delhi, January 21, 2026: In a major boost to India’s digital and industrial infrastructure, RMZ Group has announced a $10 billion investment in Andhra Pradesh to develop a Global Capability Centre (GCC) Park and a 1-gigawatt (GW) hyperscale data centre over the next five to six years. The announcement was made during … Read more

Legal AI startup Ivo raises $55 million in Funding

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Ivo

San Francisco, January 20, 2026: Ivo, a leading AI-powered contract intelligence platform, has raised $55 million in a Series B funding round led by Blackbird, with participation from Costanoa Ventures, Uncork Capital, Fika Ventures, GD1, and Icehouse Ventures. The funding will help Ivo accelerate product innovation, expand its enterprise reach, and transform the way organizations … Read more

AI Security Startup Dam Secure Raises $4 Million Seed Funding Led by Paladin Capital Group

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Patrick Collins and Simon Harloff (Photo credit: Hero Shot Photography)

January 2026 | Washington, D.C. / San Francisco: AI-powered cybersecurity startup Dam Secure has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Paladin Capital Group, a leading Washington D.C.–based investor specializing in cyber and AI technologies. The funding aims to address the rising security risks of AI-generated code entering production systems at scale. … Read more

Cashfree Payments Announces ESOP Buyback Covering Over 400 Employees

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Cashfree Payments

Bengaluru | January 2026: In a move to recognize and reward employee contribution, Cashfree Payments has launched an Employee Stock Option (ESOP) buyback program, benefitting more than 400 current and former employees, according to a report by The Hindu Business Line. The initiative, announced as the company celebrates a decade of operations, includes 175 former … Read more

Raana Semiconductors Raises $3 Million Seed Round

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RSPL

Pune, India | January 2026: Indian deeptech startup Raana Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. (RSPL) has raised $3 million (approximately ₹25 crore) in a seed funding round led by Equirus Innovatex Fund and Artha Venture Fund, with participation from IvyCap Ventures, PointOne Capital, CIIE Initiatives (IIMA Ventures), and angel investor Garimella Laxminarayana. The latest investment marks Raana … Read more

FireAI Raises ₹6.2 Crore in Pre-Seed and Seed Rounds

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FireAI

Mumbai, India | January 2026: AI-powered analytics platform FireAI has successfully raised a total of ₹6.2 crore (approximately $800,000) across its pre-seed and seed funding rounds. The investment was backed by leading venture capital firms including Inflection Point Ventures, Venture Catalyst, and SucSEED Indovation Fund, with SucSEED contributing ₹1 crore to the round. The fresh … Read more

Vibe coding startup Emergent raises $70 Mn In Funding

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Emergent Founders

Bengaluru, India | January 2026: AI-powered software creation platform Emergent has raised $70 million in a Series B funding round led by Khosla Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from Prosus, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Together, and Y Combinator. This latest round brings Emergent’s total funding to $100 million within just seven months of … Read more

Snacking Startup Troovy Raises $5 Million to Scale Healthy Snack Revolution in India

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Troovy

Gurugram, India | January 2026: Healthy snacking brand Troovy has raised $5 million (approx. ₹41 crore) in a Series A funding round led by Fireside Ventures and Sharrp Ventures, marking a significant milestone in India’s fast-growing clean-label food sector. Existing investors Spring Marketing Capital and Veltis Capital also participated in the round. This latest funding … Read more

WanderOn Raises ₹54 Crore Series A Funding to Redefine Experiential Travel for India’s Millennials and Gen Z

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WanderOn Founder

Gurugram, India | January 2026: Experiential travel and adventure brand WanderOn has raised ₹54 crore ($6.5 million) in a Series A funding round co-led by DSG Consumer Partners and CAAF. The fresh capital will be used to expand its destination portfolio, strengthen adventure, sports-led, and wellness travel categories, and invest in travel technology to create … Read more

Materials Science Startup Whizzo Raises USD 15 Mn Series A Funding

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Whizzo

Bengaluru, India – January 2026: Materials science-based manufacturing startup Whizzo has raised $15 million (approximately ₹125 crore) in a Series A funding round led by Fundamentum Partnership, with participation from Korea-based deep-tech investor LB Investment and existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and BEENEXT. The latest funding marks LB Investment’s first direct investment in India, highlighting … Read more

GVFL Leads ₹6 Crore Pre-Series A Funding in Defence Drone Startup insideFPV

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Inside FPV

Ahmedabad, India — January 2026: Venture capital firm GVFL Ltd. has led a ₹6 crore pre-Series A funding round in insideFPV, a Gujarat-based defence drone technology startup specializing in indigenous, battlefield-ready unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for India’s armed forces. The funding marks a major milestone for India’s growing defence-tech and aerospace innovation ecosystem, as the … Read more

AIs Impact on Jobs: Which Professions Are Most at Risk?

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AI Jobs

The rapid ascent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s a present-day reality profoundly reshaping the global job market. From sophisticated algorithms to intuitive chatbots, AI technologies are integrating into nearly every sector, sparking both excitement about innovation and apprehension about job displacement. While the narrative often swings between utopian efficiency … Read more

From Fallen Leaves to Global Tables: How Agrileaf Is Turning India’s Areca Waste into the Future of Sustainable Dining

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Avinash Rao and Athishay Jain, Co- founders, Agrileaf

Bengaluru, Karnataka, January, 20 – In the lush arecanut heartlands of Dharmasthala in Mangaluru, a quiet revolution is changing how the world thinks about sustainability. What was once seen as agricultural waste — fallen areca leaves left to decompose or burn — is now becoming a multi-crore global business opportunity. Enter Agrileaf, a visionary circular … Read more

Zscaler Appoints Swamy Kocherlakota to Lead Agentic AI Security Engineering Division

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Swamy Kocherlakota

San Jose, California, January 2026: Zscaler, a global leader in cloud security and zero trust solutions, has appointed Swamy Kocherlakota to head its newly established Agentic AI Security Engineering division. This strategic appointment underscores Zscaler’s commitment to strengthening its AI-driven cybersecurity capabilities as enterprises increasingly adopt autonomous and agentic AI systems across their digital ecosystems. … Read more

ClickHouse Raises $400M in Series D Funding

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ClickHouse Co-Founders (left to right): Yury Izrailevsky, Aaron Katz, Alexey Milovidov

San Francisco, January 2026: Real-time data analytics and AI infrastructure leader ClickHouse has secured $400 million in Series D funding, marking one of the largest global investments in data infrastructure this year. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group, with participation from top-tier investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, GIC, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed … Read more