Updated 26 Oct 2026, 2:28 PM IST · Source: Google Trends
Source: DataReportal, Digital 2026 India (GWI data, 2025). Avg. hours per week, internet users 16+.
In 2014, NID Ahmedabad student Rahul Agarwal redesigned the measuring spoon. His flat spoon Polygons raised $1,022,120 on Kickstarter and later won a deal on Shark Tank USA.
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CCMB geneticist Dr Kumarasamy Thangaraj showed that Andaman tribes descend from the first humans to leave Africa, about 65,000 years ago. In 2026 he received the Padma Shri.
Rapid Organic started in 2010 with 7 farmers. Today it works with 12,000+ farmers on 60+ organic crops, and its Organic Cumin Tisane is on Amazon, Flipkart and JioMart.
OrbitQR uses a simple QR code and AI-written review suggestions in Indian languages to help businesses collect more Google reviews and reply to them automatically.
AgriBills automates paddy and rice billing, including suit cutting calculations, deductions and lot tracking, and is expanding to all agri-based grains.
Mumbai startup Scrappo picks up scrap from your doorstep, from newspapers and metal to e-waste and old furniture, and takes care of proper disposal.
Mangwale is working on a zero-commission platform that connects restaurants, local stores and parcel delivery with digital customers.
LifeMate, focused on Malad West in Mumbai, sends an executive to handle everyday tasks like pickups, errands, queues, shopping and senior assistance.
Flipkart is testing Eat-In by Minutes, a food delivery service, with employees in Bengaluru, and is reportedly offering restaurants a much lower commission.
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OpenAI has acquired Orchestra Bio, the startup Ashoka Rajendra built to help pharma teams run drug development. Rajendra joins OpenAI's Life Sciences team.
Eternal founder Deepinder Goyal is developing Dark.ai, a privacy-first AI assistant with end-to-end encryption, aiming for a global launch by the end of 2026.
PRISM, OYO's parent, plans to cut the fresh issue in its IPO to ₹3,350 crore from about ₹6,650 crore as stronger cash generation lowers its funding needs.
TravClan, which powers more than 15,000 travel agents, has raised $5 million from Flipkart and August One, plus debt from Trifecta Capital.
Home and kitchen brand builder Chapter Home has raised ₹63 crore in equity and debt from Bessemer, Stride Ventures, Tanmay Bhat and family offices.
Rural healthcare startup CureBay has raised ₹100 crore in a Pre-Series C round led by IvyCap Ventures, to expand its tech-enabled clinic network.
Hunar.AI has raised ₹40 crore in a Series A led by Blume Ventures. PhysicsWallah's Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari also invested.
Menswear brand The Pant Project has raised ₹109 crore in a Series B led by Mirae Asset Venture Investments to expand its stores and range.
GharForU is a rental search platform for rooms, PGs, hostels and flats, where property owners can also list their property for potential tenants.
Sagar Suhag’s MyHELPR brings cleaning, cooking, laundry, repairs, babysitting, elder care and car wash onto one app, with help arriving in 10–30 minutes depending on availability.
ProteinX’s smart vending machine mixes and serves fresh protein and wellness drinks in seconds, with a no-shop, no-staff model for gyms, offices, universities and hospitals.
Rojgar Suvidha puts government job notifications, admit cards and results in one place, and its Apply For Me feature lets students upload documents while the team fills the form.
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