Spacetech startup Agnikul Cosmos has raised $17 million (over ₹150 crore) at a valuation of about $500 million (roughly ₹4,500 crore). The round saw participation from investors, including Advenza Global, Atharva Green Ecotech, HDFC Bank, Artha Select Fund, 100X VC and several family offices. The IIT-Madras-incubated startup designs and manufactures orbital-class launch vehicles.

Startup Blink Digital's Co-Founder Rikki Agarwal has revealed he has left Mumbai to live in Bangkok after thinking, saying, "Not for tax breaks...I wanted to live better." He claimed India has everything to build a business, but not to live well. He added that now he has "air he can breathe without checking AQI and food that's actually fresh".

Maruti Suzuki has purchased a 7.84% stake in mobility startup Ravity for nearly ₹2 crore. This investment, made through the Maruti Suzuki Innovation Fund, aims to boost connected vehicle technologies and improve customer experience using data insights. Ravity has been working with the company since 2019, and this funding strengthens their long-term partnership.

AI startup Sierra has reached $100 million in yearly revenue in under two years, a rare achievement in today’s tough tech market. The milestone shows that big businesses are not just testing AI anymore, they are paying real money for tools that work. Sierra’s fast growth highlights a shift from AI hype to real, trusted business use.

Pibit.AI, an Indian startup improving how insurance companies check risks, has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Stellaris Venture Partners. Its platform, CURE, helps underwriters work faster using trusted, human-controlled AI that analyzes documents and risks. With this funding, Pibit.AI plans to expand its tech, team, and reach across the insurance industry.

SEBI has prohibited mutual funds from investing in pre-initial public offering share placements but has allowed them to participate in anchor rounds, PTI reported. This move aims to boost liquidity and enhance transparency in the valuation of companies going for IPO. Earlier, SEBI amended rules to revamp the share-allocation framework for anchor investors in maiden public offerings.

A US-based bankruptcy court has ordered BYJU Founder Byju Raveendran to pay over $1.07 billion in a default judgment after ruling that he willfully concealed funds from the company's financing arm Alpha. This comes after Raveendran repeatedly failed to appear in court and present the documents. Alpha was incorporated in Delaware to manage a loan from global lenders.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, during his Israel visit, experienced the world-class mobility technology along with witnessing community-driven sustainable agriculture. After setting in motion the process for free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between the two countries, Goyal also witnessed other innovations that India can implement at scale.

The government will table at least 10 major bills in the Winter Session starting December 1, NDTV Profit reported. The Insurance Law Amendment Bill, the Securities Markets Code Bill, and the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025, are set to be introduced in the house. Apart from these, National Highways (Amendment) Bill and the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill are also listed.

A person earning ₹30,000/month can save between ₹5,000 and ₹15,000 monthly, depending on how frugally they live, NDTVProfit reported. To become a lakhpati in 1 year, a monthly SIP of ₹8,000 and above at 10% expected rate of return will build a corpus of over ₹1 lakh. Meanwhile, a ₹7,000 monthly SIP would make a total corpus of ₹88,692.