Indian health and wellness startup HealthifyMe has introduced an AI-powered feature that automatically recognizes Indian food from images for calorie intake logging, allowing users to track their meal […]
Google-backed Indian audio platform Kuku FM raises $25 million
Google-backed audio content platform Kuku FM has raised $25 million in a new funding round as it looks to make deeper inroads with its audiobook offerings in the […]
WhatsApp users in India can now pay businesses with credit card, other UPI apps
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature in India that will allow users in its largest market to pay businesses using a variety of payment options from within […]
Somani’s Offline secures $2M to build community for top Indian startup founders
Utsav Somani, who helped AngelList launch in India and oversaw its local operations for five years, is gearing up to find more ways to help founders. On Wednesday, […]
YC says visa challenges hampering participation of international founders
The most recent cohort from Y Combinator features more than 200 startups. The S23 batch stands out for several reasons. More than half of these startups focus on […]
Koo, India’s Twitter alternative, seeks strategic partner amid funding crunch
Koo, India’s alternative to Twitter, is looking to find a strategic partner with a “distribution strength” as it enters its “next phase,” according to its co-founder, amid a […]
China’s Honor returns to the Indian smartphone market
Honor is a top five smartphone maker in its native China. Now the company is returning to India with the Honor 90, its first new device for the […]
Tesla plans to almost double component sourcing from India to $1.9B this year, says minister
Tesla is planning to nearly double its component sourcing from India to up to $1.9 billion this year, the nation’s trade minister has said, underscoring the growth of […]
Apple adds support for India’s GPS alternative NavIC to iPhone 15 Pro
Apple has extended support for NavIC to some of the new iPhone 15 models, seemingly complying with New Delhi’s push to adopt India’s home-grown alternative to the GPS […]
iPhone 15 prohibitively expensive in India despite local manufacturing
When Apple begins selling the iPhone 15 models in India next week, it will supposedly be offering units that were locally assembled in the country. Apple, like every other […]