Unveilr AI Secures AJVC Pre-Seed for Answer Engine Optimization
Posted on 1st Oct 2026 12:15:03 in Business, Digital Marketing
Mumbai-based Unveilr AI has raised pre-seed funding from Aviral Bhatnagar's AJVC at a valuation of Rs 16.7 crore. The startup helps B2B and consumer brands get cited inside AI answers on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude - a shift every Indian business should watch.
Apple Pay Debuts in India With Axis Bank, PayU at Checkout
Posted on 30th Sep 2026 12:13:51 in Business, Digital Marketing
Apple Pay has gone live in India with Axis Bank Visa and Mastercard credit cards, and Cashfree, Juspay, PayU, Pine Labs, Razorpay and Worldline are enabling it across their merchant networks. Here is what the launch means for small business checkouts, what it costs, and what is still missing.
Meta's Muse Agent for SMEs Adds Shopify, QuickBooks, Canva and Stripe Integrations
Posted on 29th Sep 2026 12:11:12 in Business, Digital Marketing
Meta has expanded its Muse AI agent for small businesses with integrations for Shopify, QuickBooks, Stripe, Canva and other tools — free for most uses, with subscriptions for heavier workloads.
Balwaan Krishi Bags 100 Crore Series B to Expand Farm Equipment Manufacturing
Posted on 28th Sep 2026 12:11:57 in Business, Digital Marketing
Jaipur-based Balwaan Krishi has raised Rs 100 crore in a Series B round led by First Bridge India Growth Fund Private Equity to expand domestic manufacturing of affordable farm machinery used by over four lakh small and marginal farmers.
IIT Madras Unicorn Frontier Fund Hits 450 Crore First Close
Posted on 27th Sep 2026 12:11:49 in Business, Digital Marketing
A Rs 450 crore first close for the IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund I, with nearly Rs 55 crore already deployed across four deep-tech startups in space, quantum, batteries and carbon capture.