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InCred Capital acquires Singapore's S Cube Capital (pending MAS approval), adding regulated fund vehicles to its Singapore platform. S Cube's founders join as Joint Vice Chairmen. InCred now operates across India, Singapore, Dubai & London. @startup_stag

HrdWyr raises $13M Series A led by Ideaspring Capital to develop AI-native System-on-Chip (AISoC) for edge computing. Partners with boAt for expansion. Designs purpose-built chips for consumer electronics, EVs, industrial machinery & data centers. @startup_stag

Tata Advanced Systems rolls out India's first Made in India Airbus C295 from Vadodara FAL—a historic first for private sector military aircraft assembly. 85% components from 37 Indian firms. 40 more aircraft to be fully produced domestically. @startup_stag

India completes Labour Code rollout, merging 29 laws into 4 codes covering wages, industrial relations, social security & workplace safety. New benefits: written contracts, wage slips, 48-hr work week, gig worker fund. @startup_stag

IIT Madras-incubated Mindgrove launches India's first indigenous Secure IoT chip on RISC-V architecture. Cuts device costs by 30% vs imports. Partnered with Pinetics for smart locks, cameras & biometrics. Early demand from telecom & identity verification sectors. @startup_stag

Wingreens acquires pesticide-free brand Safe Harvest (1L+ farmers) via share swap & closes ₹120cr Series D led by Ashish Kacholia. Total raised: ₹556cr. Portfolio now includes Raw Pressery, Saucery & more. @startup_stag

Google exploring strategic investments in India across AI infrastructure, server manufacturing & drone production, confirms Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Work underway on $15B AI hub in Visakhapatnam. @startup_stag

Zepto receives SEBI approval for ~$1B IPO. The quick commerce unicorn (valued at $7B) will file updated prospectus in 6-8 weeks. Joins Swiggy & Blinkit as India's quick commerce sector races toward $40B market size by 2030. One of the most-watched new age IPOs. @startup_stag

ED arrests 3 Gameskraft co-founders—Deepak Singh, Prithvi Raj Singh & Vikas Taneja—under PMLA in money laundering probe. Searches conducted at 17 locations; ₹18.57 cr frozen in escrow accounts. @startup_stag

Vodafone Idea partners with PhysicsWallah to launch Vi Edu+—a prepaid plan combining unlimited 4G/5G data with 28-day PW Pi Pro access (JEE, NEET, UPSC prep). Priced at ₹375-409, now live in Rajasthan & UP East. Expanding pan-India to democratize quality education. @startup_stag

Skyroot Aerospace becomes India's first spacetech unicorn at $1.1B valuation after raising $60M from Sherpalo Ventures & GIC. Founded by ex-ISRO scientists, it launched India's first private rocket in 2022. @startup_stag

WhatsApp launches Business AI in India across all native languages. AI handles queries 24/7, books appointments & drives sales—no coding needed. Early results: Soil Concept saw 80-90% conversion rates, Purple Sunset gained 40% sales boost. @startup_stag

Mumbai's Tecknotrove Systems (founded 2002) provides advanced training simulators for defense, aviation, mining & automotive across 28+ countries with 1,000+ projects. Follow @startup_stag for startup updates

Union Cabinet approves 2 new semiconductor projects in Gujarat under India Semiconductor Mission: Crystal Matrix (Dholera—GaN-based Mini/Micro-LED fab+ATMP, India's first) & Suchi Semicon (Surat—OSAT, 1.03B chips/yr). Follow @startup_stag for startup updates

MedVital raises ₹18 Cr in growth funding led by Alkemi Growth Capital, with participation from Sanjay Arora & Shubhan Ventures. The medtech startup serves 200+ healthcare institutions across India via its NoWound portfolio & regenerative aesthetics brand Elyara. @startup_stag

Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman & Goldman Sachs launch $1.5B AI services company to bring Claude to mid-sized businesses. $300M each from Anthropic, Blackstone & H&F. Apollo, General Atlantic, GIC, Leonard Green & Sequoia also invest. Follow @startup_stag

Amazon opens end-to-end logistics network (Amazon Transport Services) to third-party businesses—freight, warehousing, fulfillment & last-mile delivery, even for non-Amazon sellers. P&G & 3M already onboard. Mirrors AWS evolution. Follow @startup_stag for startup updates

Global AI fleet safety leader Netradyne acquires Moove Connected Mobility, creating Netradyne Europe hub. Former Moove CEO Jeroen Bruinooge becomes SVP & GM Europe. Combines Netradyne's AI vision tech with Moove's European fleet intelligence expertise. Follow @startup_stag

upGrad acquires Unacademy in 100% all-stock share swap. Unacademy's valuation fell from $3.5B (pandemic peak) to <$500M—85% decline. Exact transaction value undisclosed. CEO Gaurav Munjal stays post-acquisition. Follow @startup_stag for startup updates

Bengaluru's GalaxEye launches Drishti, India's largest private Earth observation satellite (190kg) via SpaceX Falcon 9. World's first "OptoSAR"—combines Electro-Optical + SAR sensors for all-weather, day/night 1.5m resolution imaging. Follow @startup_stag for startup updates