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Navigating college admissions in India remains a challenge for students, with scattered information, limited personalization, and lack of reliable guidance often leaving them confused. KollegeApply, launched in 2025, is looking to address this gap with an AI-driven platform that promises smarter discovery, personalized recommendations, verified data, and scholarship predictions.

Founded by Sanjay Meena, who previously built education-focused platforms such as AglaSem, Collegedunia, and Zollege, KollegeApply positions itself as a full-stack admissions…

Farm-to-fork company KisanKonnect has raised Rs 72 crore (around $8 million) in a pre-Series B funding round led by Bajaj Finserv Group, with participation from Mistry Ventures, Desai Foods, Dhanuka Agritech, and Action Tessa Family Office.

In May, KisanKonnect raised $4.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Mistry Ventures.

The fresh proceeds will be used to scale its fresh produce supply chain intelligence and omni-channel D2C model.

Co-founded in 2020 by Vivek and Nidhi Nirmal, KisanKonnect sources directly from farmers and delivers to over 1…

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fired a shot across the bow of global tech giants by mandating that tokenisation and authentication services must be offered on an open, interoperable basis. In its newly issued Authentication Mechanisms for Digital Payment Transactions Directions, 2025, the regulator has directed that if a device or operating system enables tokenisation, the feature must be accessible to all apps and payment providers in that ecosystem, not just to the company that owns it.

This move has significant implications for players like…

Fintech unicorn BharatPe witnessed a turnaround in the previous fiscal year as it recorded steady growth in scale while achieving EBITDA profitability. The company also managed to significantly cut down its losses, which shrank by over 80% during FY25.

BharatPe’s revenue from operations grew by 16.9% to Rs 1,667 crore in FY25 from Rs 1,426 crore in FY24, its consolidated annual financials accessed by Entrackr show.

Service fee income, which includes processing charges, commission on loan transactions, and rental income from the sale of machines and…

Peak XV Partners has unveiled the eleventh cohort of Surge, its rapid-scale-up program for early-stage founders. Surge 11 brings together 23 startups spanning India, Southeast Asia, and global markets, working across AI, fintech, consumer innovation, and developer infrastructure.

This edition of Surge reflects the shifting priorities of the startup ecosystem. Out of the 23 companies, 12 are AI-first ventures building across vertical, enterprise, and consumer use cases. They are joined by 4 fintech innovators, 4 new-age consumer brands, and 3…

Handpickd, which calls itself India’s first zero stock fresh commerce startup, has raised 15 million dollars in a Series A round led by Bertelsmann India Investments, with participation from Titan Capital Winners Fund and existing backers.