FundingIndia
Kirana OS raises $42M Series B to digitise 300,000 neighbourhood stores
The Bengaluru B2B retail platform will expand working-capital credit for shopkeepers in tier-2 and tier-3 cities.
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AISoutheast Asia
Lexa Labs launches a Bahasa-first language model built for regional banks
The Singapore startup says local-language accuracy, not model size, is what lenders in Indonesia and Malaysia asked for.
What the extended startup tax holiday means for founders filing in FY27
We break down eligibility, deadlines and the paperwork DPIIT-recognised startups need to claim the benefit.
E-commerceSoutheast Asia
Giao Nhanh enters Hanoi as Vietnam’s quick-commerce race heats up
A third player now promises 15-minute delivery across Vietnam’s two largest cities.
FintechMiddle East
Sanad Pay wins Saudi payments licence and plans a Gulf-wide BNPL rollout
The licence clears the way for merchant partnerships across Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
ClimateIndia
CellCycle bags $8M to recover lithium from India’s EV battery waste
The Pune recycler extracts lithium, cobalt and nickel from two-wheeler packs at its new Chakan plant.
StartupsKorea
Glowmap turns profitable two years after launch
The Seoul K-beauty marketplace credits cross-border shipping to Japan and the US for the turnaround.
FundingSoutheast Asia
Kirimin closes $15M Series A to build cold-chain logistics for eastern Indonesia
Funds will go toward refrigerated trucks and hubs serving Sulawesi and Maluku.
AIJapan
Kaizen Motion unveils a warehouse picking arm priced for small logistics firms
Offered as a monthly lease, the Tokyo robot targets operators that cannot afford full automation.
Inside the Gurugram venture studio building D2C brands for small-town India
How one studio tests 20 product ideas a year and kills most of them within 90 days.
How three Indian fintechs are pricing small-ticket credit on UPI
We compare rates, tenures and default buffers across the first credit-line products on UPI.
ClimateSoutheast Asia
SunIsla’s solar microgrids now power 40 island villages in the Philippines
Pay-as-you-go meters let households buy electricity in daily packs.
