SISFS stopped taking startup applications on May 31, 2026. Here’s how SISFS, CGSS and FoF 2.0 differ, who you deal with for each, and how to pick the right scheme.
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SISFS stopped taking startup applications on May 31, 2026. Here’s how SISFS, CGSS and FoF 2.0 differ, who you deal with for each, and how to pick the right scheme.
SUMMARY Startup India FoF 2.0 invests only through SEBI-registered AIFs, so founders pitch the funds, never DPIIT or SIDBI. Four AIF segments have different rules; micro VCs must put at …
DPIIT rewrote the startup rulebook on 4 February 2026, doubling the turnover cap to ₹200 crore. Here is who qualifies for the Startup India certificate, what to upload and how …
From Simple Energy’s ₹1,750 crore Series C to AceVector’s IPO and Moneyview’s 64% debut, here are the seven Indian startup stories that mattered between September 28 and October 4, 2026.
Deepinder Goyal has revealed six launch colours for Temple, his brain-flow wearable, and says pre-orders could open next week. Price and exact date are still unconfirmed.
Simple Energy has raised Rs 1,750 crore in an all-equity Series C led by Thyrocare founder Dr. A. Velumani’s family office. Here’s who backed it, where the money goes, and …
WhatsApp has announced optional parental controls for teens. Parents can manage profile photo, group, Status, Channels and Meta AI settings through a parent-set PIN, while chats stay encrypted. Here is …
September brought big late-stage cheques, a thinner seed pipeline and weekly funding totals that swung wildly by tracker. Here are five lessons from the month for India’s founders and what …
A practical guide to calculating TAM, SAM and SOM for Indian startups, with rupee-based examples, common founder mistakes, and why investors trust SOM more than a big TAM number.
Alexandr Wang’s Meta Muse out-downloaded ChatGPT’s launch and added about $200 billion to Meta’s value in a day, then the stock slipped. Here’s whether the $14.3 billion bet has paid …
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