Vividobots, a Chennai-based startup, raised ₹1.47 crore in a seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The funds will drive product innovation and robotic deployment for high-rise building maintenance. Vividobots aims to enhance safety, reduce costs, and improve efficiency in exterior operations using AI-powered robots. The company is scaling into new metros with significant market potential.

WinZO reported ₹1,055 crore in revenue and ₹315 crore in profit for FY24, marking a 70% and 151% rise year-on-year respectively. The gaming firm reached 250 million users and expanded globally to Brazil. Despite GST hikes, it remains India's most profitable gaming platform driven by strong developer partnerships.

India's startup ecosystem boasts 120+ unicorns, but only 7% have women founders, according to the Longhouse 2025 report. The leadership gap remains stark, with most women leaders clustered in metros and facing funding, network, and bias barriers. As Vaishali Shah says, “Ideas have no gender, but the receiver does”, highlighting the urgent need for systemic change.

Zoho has expanded its low-code capabilities. The company has unveiled 10 new AI-driven features to its low-code app development platform, Zoho Creator. These features aim to make app creation even faster and simpler for users of all skill levels. The new updates helps users build applications using voice or text prompts, process flows, or business documents.

Google has rolled out multilingual support for Audio Overviews in NotebookLM. The Audio Overview feature is one of the most popular features, and now it allows users to listen to summarized insights in over 50 languages. With this update, users can generate overviews in their preferred language, from Afrikaans and Hindi to Turkish and more.

Ahmedabad-based spacetech SatLeo Labs has raised $3.3 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Merak Ventures, along with participation from Huddle Ventures, GVFL, Java Capital, IIMA Ventures, PointOne Capital and other angel investors. The startup plans to use the fresh capital to develop its proprietary thermal imaging payload and boost research and development efforts.

Multi-stage venture capital firm GSV Ventures has onboarded its IPO-bound portfolio company PhysicsWallah executive Abhishek Mishra as partner. Mishra will cover GSV investments in the US and India, the VC firm. Mishra has been associated with PhysicsWallah for over four years starting January 2021. Currently, he is the chief strategy officer at the Noida-based edtech startup.

The rupee hit a YTD high of ₹84.95 before sliding to ₹85.26 on Tuesday, with implied volatility surging to a two-year high. Rising gold prices and a stronger dollar are also reshaping India's forex reserves. As global jitters persist, the rupee's path ahead will depend on commodity trends, policy signals, and risk sentiment.

Amid US tariffs on China, Indian exporters are being tapped to supply American buyers, offering India a "wonderful opportunity" per FIEO. But scale remains a challenge. While sectors like tools and electronics are active, exporters warn of uncertainty. India's long-term edge may hinge on building capacity and securing trade deals before the July 9 tariff pause ends.

The All India Jewellers and Goldsmith Federation expects nearly ₹12,000 crore worth of gold and ₹4,000 crore worth of silver sales on Akshaya Tritiya on Wednesday. "Typically, Akshaya Tritiya sees a surge in purchases, but this year, elevated prices have affected consumer demand," the federation's President Pankaj Arora said. Gold prices crossed ₹1 lakh mark for 10 grams last week.