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Economic Survey with fintech goggles on; Activate

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

02 Feb 2026, 13:07 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.

Budget 2026-27: Govt to assess AI impact on jobs; boost services

Budget 2026-27: Govt to assess AI impact on jobs; boost services

01 Feb 2026, 15:47 PM

To boost foreign investment in India, the Budget 2026-27 increases investment cap for non-residents in equity instruments of listed Indian companies to 10%.

Electronics components manufacturing gets Rs 40,000 crore push in Budget 2026

Electronics components manufacturing gets Rs 40,000 crore push in Budget 2026

01 Feb 2026, 15:03 PM

India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 announced to focus on equipment and materials manufacturing and design full-stack Indian IP.

Budget 2026-27: FM announces Rs 10,000 crore Fund to support MSMEs

Budget 2026-27: FM announces Rs 10,000 crore Fund to support MSMEs

01 Feb 2026, 14:29 PM

The union minister also proposed to top up the Self-Reliant India Fund with Rs 2,000 crore to continue support to micro enterprises.

Budget 2025-2026: How fintechs and startups reacted

Budget 2025-2026: How fintechs and startups reacted

01 Feb 2025, 21:48 PM

The Union Budget 2025 has set the stage for a more inclusive and innovation-driven economy, focusing on fintech, MSMEs, startups, and the insurance sector.

Budget 2025-2026: What

Budget 2025-2026: What's in it for Startups

01 Feb 2025, 20:27 PM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget 2025-26 in the Parliament today.

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Fintech Highlights

  1. AMFI suspends Stable Money’s mutual fund distribution arm for six months

  2. Early Groww investor Friale Fund sells shares worth Rs 210 crore

  3. Peak XV Partners offloads Go Digit shares worth Rs 100 crore via block deal

  4. Raise launches 'Millions' app to target Gen Z investors

  5. Pine Labs-owned Setu cofounder Nikhil Kumar exits operational role
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Titan Capital unveils programme to support India-focused AI startups

  2. Anthropic confidentially files for IPO

  3. Asana buys StackAI

  4. Anthropic overtakes OpenAI as most valuable AI startup with $65 billion funding

  5. Fundamentum's Ashish Kumar launches Rs 2,000 crore AI and deeptech fund F2A
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IPO Tales

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

  2. Shiprocket IPO: A profitable core, costly emerging bets

  3. Fractal IPO: A bountiful harvest for PE investors, now comes the real AI test

  4. Boat IPO: A second shot amid management shake-up, flat revenues, eager to exit investor
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Money & Machines

  1. Money & Machines: MobiKwik's Third Lending Act; The Entry-Level Squeeze

  2. Money & Machines: RBI's quiet signals; Tamil Nadu's AI act

  3. Money & Machines: One on 1Pay; Gen Z goes AI-First

  4. Money & Machines: Project UPI Meta is back; A case for industrial AI
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PE/VC Tales

  1. Zetwerk-backer Kae Capital sees more exits in next 12 months, says AI startup valuations high

  2. Micro VCs: Fueling India's startup pipeline or distorting it?

  3. Inside the fintech and financial services bets of Peak XV, Accel, Elevation

  4. Enterprise bets pay off as Arali Ventures eyes ‘larger’ third fund
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