Ecommerce enablement company Velocity said it has earmarked Rs 100 crore to scale its logistics arm, Velocity Shipping, as it looks to expand its presence in the shipping aggregation market and invest in AI-driven tools across the logistics chain.Velocity Shipping — formerly known as Shipfast — will receive the investment over the next two years, funded through internal accruals and revenue from the company’s core businesses, Velocity said in a statement.Launched in 2025, the shipping platform has onboarded more than 900 brands, around 60% of which are existing Velocity partners. The company said the logistics vertical now contributes roughly 40% of overall revenue and recorded about 70% month-on-month growth in order volumes. In December 2025, the platform processed over one million shipments, according to the company.Velocity plans to deploy the capital toward hiring, product development and AI-led interventions designed to address delivery verification, returns management and billing reconciliation. The company said it intends to double its shipping team and has hired senior executives with prior experience at logistics firms including NimbusPost, Pickrr, Delhivery and Shiprocket. It is targeting a fivefold increase in monthly shipping volumes in calendar year 2026.“We started Velocity by solving one of the biggest bottlenecks for digital-first…  ​Read More​YourStory RSS Feed

Non-profit organisations in India, and around the globe, have traditionally stayed away from digital transformation. However, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now changing the game. Tech-for-good startup Digital For Nonprofits (D4NP) is one such startup that is building GenAI solutions (among other things) to help non-profits in India become more technologically savvy.New Delhi-based D4NP’s story started a decade ago. As digital marketing was taking off in India in 2008, Abhinav Chetan was part of Google LLC’s Delhi office, working at the forefront of the country’s growing internet economy. In his 12-year stint at the company until 2020, Chetan got many opportunities to get involved in projects outside of his primary responsibilities—some of which involved working with non-profit organisations. In 2012, he took a 40-day break to train as a yoga teacher at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Kerala. After he returned, he wanted to do something for the organisation. “They knew yoga. They gave me the gift of practice. I knew digital marketing. So in 2014, I helped them get a Google ad grant. Now they use other technological tools too. That showed me that a 60-year-old ashram with no understanding of the digital space and outreach could suddenly access a lot of ad…  ​Read More​YourStory RSS Feed

India has emerged as a major exporter of carbon credits in the global market, accounting for 17% of credits being issued every year. Recent times have seen many startups emerge in the space, setting up carbon removal projects in India. Some of these startups, like Alt Carbon and Varaha, have also gone on to sign offtake agreements with US-based tech giants, Microsoft and Google, among others. The voluntary carbon markets run on rigorous verification and testing to ensure that the credits are credible. These startups have to follow methodologies and standards that are set by agencies, constantly measuring their progress and testing their results in labs so as to generate certified carbon credits. As of 2026, the Indian government is also setting up a Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), which will be the country’s first national framework designed to put a price on carbon emissions. Meanwhile, Indian startups can verify their credits and list on a range of registries that are available globally. Many of these registries have their own checks and balances in place to evaluate the credibility of the carbon removal project and carbon dioxide removal from it. Also ReadAlt Carbon raises $12M in seed round led by Lachy Groom to accelerate…  ​Read More​YourStory RSS Feed

Is India’s test prep market hitting a ceiling in terms of growth? That’s the soft signal from PhysicsWallah after its Q3 earnings call. The edtech major made it clear: the next phase of growth won’t start at Class 11. It will start much earlier. PW reported a 33.4% YoY jump in consolidated net profit to ₹102 Cr for the quarter ended December 2025, up from ₹76.7 Cr a year ago. Flush with IPO proceeds and ₹642.9 Cr in operating cash flows during 9M FY26, the company has over ₹5,000 Cr to invest in the next phase, clear on net letting it set idle. Starting with expansion in high-demand regions, especially southern India, while doubling down on core unit economics to drive predictable, profitable scale. But the bigger story is its ambitious long-term bet on K-12 or school education. “Focused investments in the K-12 platform form a key part of PhysicsWallah’s strategy. As you would have seen, we acquired Tender Heart, and we are now partnering with Tender Heart, and we find ourselves in a very leading position to now create a quality K-12 platform,” management said about the partnership with Tender Heart School in Ranchi. However, PW has not disclosed…  ​Read MoreInc42 Media

Cybersecurity incidents are now seen as the single biggest threat to business performance for Indian companies, with over half of senior executives (51%) naming them as their top concern, according to a survey released on Sunday.The FICCI-EY Risk Survey 2026 also highlighted mounting pressure from market and geopolitical shifts. Nearly half of respondents pointed to evolving customer expectations (49%) as a key challenge, while 48% cited geopolitical developments, reflecting the increasingly external nature of corporate risk exposure.Based on feedback from senior leaders across industries, the report indicates that technology risks are becoming inseparable from day-to-day operational resilience. Rapid digital change is altering competitive landscapes, with 61% of participants saying technological disruption is already influencing their ability to compete. An identical share viewed cyber intrusions and data breaches as material threats to finances and reputation.“More than half, 57%, report potential data theft and insider fraud as significant risks, and 47 % acknowledge difficulty in addressing increasingly sophisticated cyber threats,” the report stated.The study draws on a web-based poll of 137 senior decision-makers, including CXOs. Technology firms made up the largest segment of respondents at 21%, followed by professional services organisations.Artificial intelligence was identified as both an opportunity gap and a governance…  ​Read More​YourStory RSS Feed