Mebigo Labs, the parent company of audio platform Kuku FM, has started work on an IPO that could raise around $200 million, Bloomberg reported. The startup has appointed Kotak Mahindra Capital, Axis Bank and Morgan Stanley to manage the share sale. In October, Mebigo Labs raised $85 million in a funding round led by multi-asset investment platform Granite Asia.

Bengaluru-based startup IPF, a peer-to-peer marketplace for preloved children’s products, has secured ₹3.2 crore in seed funding led by Titan Capital, with support from Better Capital and angel backers including Pratilipi and Grip Invest founders. The capital will help IPF scale its platform, expand its user base and grow offerings in the kids' resale market.

A Blinkit delivery agent's viral video showed how much he earns in a day. The man shared screenshots revealing he earned ₹763 by delivering 28 orders in 15 hours. In another video, he shared a comparatively better day, earning ₹1,202 after 32 deliveries in 11 hours. This has sparked debate with people calling the payment "exploitation of cheap human labour".

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor’s kitchenware brand Wonderchef reported ₹421 crore in revenue and ₹44 crore in profit in FY25. Launched in 2009, the brand sells cookware, appliances and kitchen solutions across offline and online channels. Wonderchef now aims to reach ₹1,000 crore in revenue by 2026 through product expansion and wider market reach.

Bengaluru startup NeoSapien, founded by cousins Dhananjay Yadav and Aryan Yadav, has built Neo 1, India’s first AI necklace that listens with user consent and turns daily conversations into searchable memory. The pendant can record meetings, extract action items and track follow-ups via the NeoSapien app. The founders appeared on Shark Tank India and secured early funding.

Assam-based homemade food biz Desi Tesi, founded by Tilak Pandit from Motihari, Bihar, sells traditional thekua snack to customers in Delhi, Mumbai, Assam and Uttar Pradesh. Started in 2023 after a college fest stall sparked demand, the brand has served over 3,000 customers and recorded about ₹10 lakh in total revenue since inception.

Jhansi entrepreneur Jalaj Verma, 22, skipped college to launch HelloCloud, a skincare brand focused on Indians aged 18–26. After early jobs in Bangalore and selling his first startup, Jalaj returned home and built HelloCloud with co-founders Parth Singh Parihar, Akash Patel and Hamza Khan. The brand began with serums developed from market research and reached early sales via Instagram.

Ragini Das unpacked why many startups struggle to scale despite strong ambition. She explained that growth accelerates only when the broader ecosystem works in harmony. According to Das, real scale emerges from the right mix of technology access, capital availability, skilled talent and enabling government policy, all aligned with clear intent and long-term collaboration across stakeholders.

Founders who scale successfully challenge assumptions early—unit economics, CAC ceilings, fulfilment complexity, SKU relevance and repeat-purchase potential. Clarity on margins, inventory turns and payment failure rates prevents costly expansion mistakes. Teams asking these questions upfront typically avoid burn cycles and achieve steadier month-on-month growth.

Full-funnel strategies succeed when teams align content, channels, measurement and retargeting around a single user narrative. Consistent creative quality, faster experimentation and unified analytics reduce wasted spend. Brands using integrated funnels often see higher ROAS because decisions come from journey-level data, not channel silos.