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Economic Survey with fintech goggles on; Activate's Pratyush Choudhury on vibe coding

02 Feb 2026, 01:07 PM

We write how India's Economic Survey paints an upbeat picture of fintech-driven growth, but reality is far more cautious; Activate's Pratyush Choudhury take on vibe coding.

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Fintech Highlights

  1. PB Fintech Q1 FY27 revenue up 40% to Rs 1,348 crore, net profit jumps 92%

  2. GetVantage secures Series A1 funding led by Rajeev Ahuja, SanRaj Group

  3. InRisk Labs raises Series A funding led by Bessemer and Northpoint Capital

  4. Government introduces Bill to enable future changes to MDR on UPI, RuPay debit cards

  5. Fundamentum doubles down as Stable Money kicks off Series C fundraising
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Capillary Technologies Q1 FY27 revenue up 43% to Rs 256 crore

  2. Former Swiggy, Zomato execs' AI startup Profound bags seed funding

  3. Kily bags Rs 30 crore funding led by Sorin Investments

  4. Sarvam AI raising $74 million in extended Series B funding led by Nvidia

  5. Drone startup SUIND bags seed funding led by Transition VC
  6. Read more news...

IPO Tales

  1. Cult.fit IPO: A leaner business, but can the fitness startup justify its valuation?

  2. Zepto IPO: Can this cash-hungry quick commerce model turn profitable?

  3. Turtlemint IPO: Behind its 8x revenue jump, an internal deal does the heavy lifting

  4. Shiprocket IPO: A profitable core, costly emerging bets
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Money & Machines

  1. Money & Machines: Postpaid is back. The golden era isn't; What Sarvam's Chaplot bet signals

  2. Money & Machines: Ashneer Grover’s third attempt at Third Unicorn; Rise of AI-powered travel

  3. Money & Machines: (UPI) Zero for Whom?; The Sovereign AI Dilemma

  4. Money & Machines: Regulating crypto without regulating crypto; iMerit's human edge
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PE/VC Tales

  1. Elevation Capital offloads Paytm stake worth Rs 2,038 crore via bulk deals

  2. Peak XV, Elevation Capital offload Meesho shares worth Rs 1,949 crore via block deals

  3. Inside the fintech bets of Blume Ventures

  4. There's much more to AI than just agentic AI: Inflexor's Harsha Mundhada
  5. Read more news...

Editor's Pick

  1. Exclusive: Reserve Bank of India cracks down on misuse of education payments

  2. Inside Rebel Foods, Droom backer Lightbox's post-exodus reset

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