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Founders, funding, and the companies trying to break through.

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Rural Bihar warehouse interior with stacked maize sacks on wooden pallets, dim skylight, moisture-stained walls, weighing scale in foreground, no logos or readable text

DeHaat Expands Warehouse Receipt Financing for Bihar Maize Harvest Traders

DeHaat expanded warehouse receipt financing for Bihar maize harvest traders, linking accredited godowns to lender APIs so farmers can pledge graded lots without hauling grain to informal moneylenders.

Meera Joshi मीरा जोशी Sep 23, 2026

Indian kirana shop counter with blurred UPI QR standee and smartphone payment screen, afternoon light through shuttered front, stacked goods on shelves, no logos or readable text

PhonePe Files Updated DRHP Sections on UPI Merchant Margin Disclosures

PhonePe filed updated draft red herring prospectus sections detailing UPI merchant margin economics for investors, breaking out interchange pass-through, wallet float, and soundbox rental lines ahead of a Mumbai listing push.

Meera Joshi मीरा जोशी Sep 23, 2026

Industrial forge press and glowing steel billets on a factory floor in a tier-2 Indian manufacturing town, sodium lighting and oil-stained concrete, no logos or readable text

Zetwerk Books Tier-2 Forge Export Lines After Defence PLI Disbursements

Zetwerk booked new tier-2 forging and machining export lines after defence PLI disbursements reached component suppliers, binding MSME forges to aerospace tolerances with advance purchase orders.

Meera Joshi मीरा जोशी Sep 22, 2026

Shopkeeper using a card terminal beside stacked cartons in a tier-2 Indian market street storefront, faded awning and afternoon shade, no logos or readable text

Razorpay Expands SIDBI-Backed MSME Working-Capital Lines in Tier-2 Cities

Razorpay widened SIDBI-backed working-capital lines for MSMEs in tier-2 cities, routing underwriting through payment history on its stack instead of branch visits many small exporters still cannot spare.

Meera Joshi मीरा जोशी Sep 22, 2026

Small coaching classroom with plastic chairs and a wall-mounted television showing a blurred lesson slide, teacher silhouette at desk, afternoon light through barred window, no logos or readable text

Classplus Secures Seed Extension on Vernacular Coaching Content DRM

Classplus closed a seed extension led by existing backers to harden vernacular coaching DRM, watermarking regional-language video for tier-two institutes before board-exam season renewals.

Meera Joshi मीरा जोशी Sep 20, 2026

White refrigerated truck parked at a highway logistics hub at dusk, roof-mounted sensor pod and open rear doors showing insulated interior, sodium yard lights, no logos or readable text

Rivigo Pins Refrigerated Truck Telemetry on Delhi-Mumbai Pharmaceutical Lanes

Rivigo tightened refrigerated-truck telemetry on Delhi–Mumbai pharmaceutical lanes, pushing hub-level temperature overrides and GDP-style excursion alerts before the festive medicine dispatch surge.

Meera Joshi मीरा जोशी Sep 20, 2026