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Startups & Venture Capital 20 Oct 2026, 02:00 PM IST

AI Assistant Startup Town Reaches Unicorn Status Four Months After Launch

AI assistant startup Town has secured a $108 million Series B round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Menlo Ventures, catapulting the company to unicorn status just four months after launch. The deal underscores the intensity of investor demand for frontier AI products that can show rapid user adoption and a credible path to enterprise-scale monetization.

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Markets, IPOs & Wealth14 Oct 2026, 08:14 AM IST

Qualcomm Ventures Sells Shadowfax Stake Worth ₹157.3 Crore in Bulk Deal

Qualcomm Ventures, an early backer of logistics startup Shadowfax, has sold 57.1 lakh shares in the listed company through an open-market transaction valued at about ₹157.3 crore. The sale marks a notable secondary exit by a venture investor in India’s startup-to-public-markets pipeline, underscoring growing liquidity in the country’s venture ecosystem.

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Banking, Fintech & Insurance13 Oct 2026, 10:17 PM IST

CoinSwitch Ventures rebrands as BlackLane Capital, targets fintech, AI and digital assets

CoinSwitch Ventures is being rebranded as BlackLane Capital, an independent global early-stage investment firm with plans to back startups across fintech, AI, enterprise infrastructure, consumer applications and digital assets. Co-founder Ashish Singhal says the move reflects a broader ambition to deploy up to $5 million per company and help channel more than $100 million into startup funding over time.

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Markets, IPOs & Wealth13 Oct 2026, 07:53 PM IST

Alpha Wave Ventures Sells Lenskart Stake Worth ₹1,705 Crore in Bulk Deal

Lenskart early backer Alpha Wave Ventures has sold 2.64 crore shares in a bulk transaction valued at about ₹1,705 crore, marking one of the more significant secondary exits tied to the eyewear retailer. The deal underscores continued investor appetite for late-stage startup liquidity even as the market closely watches Lenskart’s next phase of growth and public-market readiness.

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Markets, IPOs & Wealth13 Oct 2026, 08:10 AM IST

Qualcomm Ventures Sells Shadowfax Stake Worth ₹157.3 Crore in Bulk Deal

Qualcomm Ventures, an early investor in Shadowfax, has sold 57.1 lakh shares of the listed logistics company in an open-market transaction valued at about ₹157.3 crore. The deal marks a significant secondary exit by a venture backer and comes as investors continue to reassess valuations across India’s startup and logistics ecosystem.

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Macro Economy & Fiscal Policy13 Oct 2026, 01:00 AM IST

India-EU FTA Could Accelerate Czech Investment, Joint Ventures in India

Czechia is seeking to deepen commercial engagement with India by positioning itself for investment, joint ventures and industrial cooperation across engineering, energy, transport and research. Officials and business leaders see the proposed India-EU free trade agreement as a potential catalyst that could lower barriers, improve market access and make cross-border projects more viable.

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Startups & Venture Capital11 Oct 2026, 04:24 PM IST

NABARD-Backed NABVENTURES Raises Rs 450 Crore for Second Fund to Back Rural and Agritech Startups

NABVENTURES, the venture capital arm backed by NABARD, has announced the first close of its second fund at Rs 450 crore as it steps up support for early- and growth-stage startups in rural and agritech markets. The fundraising comes at a time when venture capital deployment in the sector has slowed, underscoring continued investor interest in businesses tied to agriculture, rural productivity and supply-chain efficiency.

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Washington, D.C.(1)Town(1)Menlo Ventures(1)