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Early-stage focussed VC firm Unicorn India Ventures has reached the final close of its third fund at INR 1,200 Cr,…

FMCG major Marico today announced the acquisition of Bengaluru-based plant-based protein startup Cosmix Wellness, marking its second takeover deal in…

Spacetech startup Dhruva Space is set to net $4.2 Mn (INR 38.7 Cr) in its ongoing Pre-Series B funding round.…

US-based VC firm Golden Sparrow Ventures, which primarily invests in the early-stage deeptech sector in India, has marked the first…

Dylan Scandinaro, a member of the Anthropic technical team, has been named Head of Preparedness at ChatGPT developer OpenAI. This recent development was announced...

Google's parent company, Alphabet, is planning to take up a huge office block in Bengaluru in order to expand its operations in India. This...

Nila Spaces Limited, one of Gujarat’s most trusted and design-led real estate developers, has announced a strategic investment of ₹6 crores to acquire an...

Marine Robotics start-up EyeROV (IROV Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) has raised Rs 13 crore in a pre-Series A round co-invested by AWE Funds and Unicorn...

From PAC Cosmetics eyeing global expansion to HORIBA setting up research and development hub in India, YourStory brings you today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors. Featured news These organisations are leading the fight against human trafficking The fight against human trafficking has transformed over the past decade, with organisations expanding beyond rescue operations to address root causes. Prevention, rehabilitation, and economic empowerment now form the core of anti-trafficking interventions, supported by legal aid, counselling, education, and livelihood programmes. Survivors are increasingly leading these efforts as peer mentors and change advocates.Social Story lists five organisations that stand at the forefront, integrating frontline response with long-term rehabilitation strategies.Read here. PAC Cosmetics eyes global expansion after building a bootstrapped beauty brand Founded in 2006, PAC Cosmetics started as a professional makeup tools supplier, later transforming into an omnichannel beauty brand expecting Rs 140-150 crore GMV in FY25 with 20-25% EBITDA margins.Director Bonish Jain, who joined in 2014, shifted the family-run company from professional-only to mass-premium consumer focus. The brand now operates across 140 retail locations with balanced online-offline sales."We want to build a brand that goes global from India," said Jain, announcing plans to enter Dubai, Nepal, and Sri Lanka markets.The bootstrapped company offers 350 SKUs…  ​Read More​YourStory RSS Feed

In Bharat's e-commerce landscape, growth is unpredictable. An artisan in Jaipur may receive unexpected orders from Kerala, while a skincare brand in Indore can jump from 50 to 500 orders in a week. As online demand rises, the real challenges begin: managing inventory, navigating cash-on-delivery risks, handling returns, and engaging customers in tier II and III cities, just as in metros. That moment of transition, when ambition outpaces systems, is where many stories of Indian entrepreneurship are truly written.Shiprocket, India's leading end-to-end commerce enablement platform, has partnered with YourStory to launch 'A Brand New India: Powered by Shiprocket', a multi-episode series that goes deep into the journeys of entrepreneurs who are scaling fearlessly, failing forward, and building the future of Indian commerce from every corner of the country.Defining "A Brand New India"This isn't the India of metro-first startups or English-speaking boardrooms. The ‘New Bharat’ in this series represents founders building from tier II and tier III cities, where culture-rooted brands are finding national audiences. It includes enterprise operators managing thousands of daily orders across fragmented courier networks. And crucially, it's about the technology stack working behind the scenes: the checkout flows, the engagement automation, the ads platforms, and the shipping…  ​Read More​YourStory RSS Feed