Indian Startup News

This ex-Google engineer has turned execution into a global movement. Mukund, who once honed his craft inside Google’s culture of depth and long-term thinking, is now the founder of Emergent, a breakthrough AI platform that is redefining how software is built. In just 150 days, Emergent has powered the creation of 3 million apps and crossed $25 million in annual recurring revenue, becoming one of the fastest-growing AI companies of the year. The platform uses deep AI orchestration to generate real, deployable software—front-end, back-end, database, hosting, and documentation included. This clarity of output is what sets Emergent apart and reflects the core philosophy Mukund absorbed during his years at Google: real innovation isn’t about hype, it’s about precision, depth, and building what lasts. That mindset resonated globally. In a matter of months, over 2.5 million builders joined Emergent, rapidly generating millions of apps and accelerating a new era where entrepreneurs, developers, and businesses can ship products at unprecedented speed. And in a symbolic full-circle moment, Google’s AI Futures Fund has now invested in Emergent, backing the platform created by one of its own alumni. Check out here:👇 https://lnkd.in/dCHCr-77 #AI #google #entrepreneur #startup #nocode #apps #engineer #indianstartupnews

District, a going out platform that enables discovery and booking for live experiences, sports, movies, amusements/activities, shopping and dining - has launched their ‘Hotlist’ feature. Hotlist connects how users discover restaurants online with how they save and organise them. The feature lets users save restaurants directly from social media posts they come across — for example, a list of the trending spots on Instagram. When a user taps the share button, District’s Hotlist feature analyzes the post content, identifies restaurants, and displays listings inside the app. From there, users can add them to their personal Hotlist, check real-time offers, or make a booking instantly. Much like saving posts on Instagram, users can name and organize their Hotlists, whether it’s “Date Night Spots” or “Delhi Street Eats.” Interestingly, the feature also allows sharing these curated lists with friends, turning restaurant discovery into a more social, collaborative experience. #district #restaurants #zomato #food #delhi #bengaluru #indianstartupnews

The Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) at IIT Bombay has launched India’s first incubator-linked deep tech venture capital fund, marking a significant milestone for the country’s innovation ecosystem. Announced in Mumbai on December 9, 2025, the Y-Point Venture Capital Fund has a total corpus of ₹250 crore and is aimed at strengthening early-stage deep tech startups by providing critical risk capital. With this initiative, IIT Bombay becomes the first institution in India where an academia-affiliated technology incubator has created and will independently manage its own venture capital fund. #iitbombay #deeptech #startups #students #college #indianstartupnews

Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced plans to invest more than $35 billion (approx Rs 3.14 lakh crore) across all its businesses in India through 2030, building on nearly $40 billion invested in the country so far. The company said that the investment will focus on business expansion as well as three strategic pillars: AI-driven digitization, export growth, and job creation. The announcement came on December 10, 2025, at the sixth edition of the Amazon Smbhav Summit in New Delhi. Notably, Microsoft also announced an investment of $17.5 billion to bolster India's AI future. Read the full story here:👇 https://lnkd.in/dxgHuZe3 #amazon #investment #india #AI #indianstartupnews

Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa has cautioned that India’s booming quick-commerce industry may be nearing a breaking point, as several players continue to absorb heavy losses to sustain rapid delivery models. In an interview with Bloomberg, Dhindsa said the sector’s aggressive growth has been heavily fuelled by relentless fundraising — a model he believes is approaching its limits. Companies, he warned, will soon have to confront how much longer they can continue operating with steep financial losses. “Usually when this kind of imbalance exists, the correction is very swift,” Dhindsa told Bloomberg News. “It often catches people by surprise.” While issuing the warning, Dhindsa maintained that Blinkit remains well-positioned for the future and will continue expanding even as the broader market undergoes correction. Read the full story here:👇 https://lnkd.in/dy-MTRbC #blinkit #quickcommerce #delivery #zepto #instmart #indianstartupnews

Indian ecommerce company Meesho, which began as a hyperlocal fashion platform called Fashnear in 2015, made a strong debut on Dalal Street on Wednesday, listing its shares at a premium on both major stock exchanges, NSE and BSE. Shares of Meesho Limited debuted at Rs 161.2 on the BSE, reflecting a 45.2% premium over the issue price of Rs 111 (upper band). On the NSE, the stock opened at Rs 162.5, up 46.4% from the IPO price. At the current share price of Rs 170, as of 11:38 A.M., Meesho is valued about Rs 76,000 crore. Read the full story here:👇 https://lnkd.in/daU3Bxvv #meesho #IPO #NSE #BSE #investors #startup #indianstartupnews

Apple will open its 5th retail store in India on December 11 at DLF Mall of India, expanding its physical presence in one of its fastest-growing global markets. The new outlet becomes Apple’s second official store in the Delhi-NCR region after Saket. According to sublease documents accessed by CRE Matrix, Apple has leased 8,240.78 sq ft of retail space on the ground floor of the mall for 11 years, at a monthly rent of Rs 45.3 lakh, translating to an annual rental outlay of approximately Rs 5.4 crore. The lease value over the full term is expected to total around Rs 64.9 crore. The store consists of six adjoining units leased at Rs 263.15 per sq ft per month, with the agreement including a one-year rent-free period. As of now, Apple currently operates four stores in India: Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Delhi’s Select Citywalk in Saket, Pune’s Koregaon Park, and Bengaluru’s Phoenix Mall of Asia in Hebbal. #apple #noida #mallofindia #iphone #retail #indianstartupnews

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday during his second visit to India this year and announced a commitment to invest $17.5 billion (approximately Rs 1.57 lakh crore) to strengthen the country’s AI infrastructure and talent capabilities. Following the meeting, Nadella said he had an “inspiring” conversation with the prime minister about India’s potential to lead the global AI revolution. “Thank you, PM narendramodi ji, for an inspiring conversation on India’s AI opportunity. To support the country’s ambitions, Microsoft is committing US$17.5B — our largest investment ever in Asia — to help build the infrastructure, skills, and sovereign capabilities needed for India’s AI-first future,” Nadella wrote in a post on X. Prime Minister Modi responded, “Had a very productive discussion with Mr. Satya Nadella. Happy to see India being the place where Microsoft will make its largest-ever investment in Asia. The youth of India will harness this opportunity to innovate and leverage the power of AI for a better planet.” Read the full story here:👇 https://lnkd.in/d9rrdkxn #PMModi #SatyaNadella #Microsoft #CEO #investment #AI #india #indianstartupnews

airpay Payment Services has secured approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a cross-border payment aggregator, completing its set of licences under the unified payment aggregator framework. With this, the Mumbai-based company is authorised across online (PA-O), physical or POS and QR (PA-P), and cross-border (PA-CB) categories. Read the full story here:👇 https://lnkd.in/d4UJQa3F #airpay #payment #crossborder #rbi #startup #indianstartupnews

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a criminal case against Jai Anmol Ambani, son of businessman Anil Ambani, in connection with an alleged Rs 228.06 crore bank fraud involving Reliance Housing Finance Ltd. (RHFL). This marks the first criminal case filed against the younger Ambani. The FIR also names RHFL, former CEO and whole-time director Ravindra Sudhalkar, and unidentified individuals, including unknown public servants. The complaint alleges cheating, criminal conspiracy, and criminal misconduct, stating that loan funds were diverted and siphoned off instead of being used for their sanctioned purposes, resulting in wrongful loss to the lender, Union Bank of India. According to the complaint, the RHFL loan account became non-performing on September 30, 2019 and was later classified as fraud on October 10, 2024, before being reported to the Reserve Bank of India. Union Bank claims it incurred losses of Rs 228.06 crore, representing public funds. The CBI has invoked charges related to fraud and abuse of position, as per media reports. #reliance #anilambani #CBI #fraud #bank #indianstartupnews