About seven companies are expected to launch IPOs worth around ₹9,500 crore over the first two to three weeks of August, Moneycontrol reported. These include Leap India, Ardee Industries, Dhoot Transmission, Innovatiview India and Milky Mist Dairy Foods. Dhoot and Innovatiview are expected to be the largest offerings, aiming to raise ₹2,500 crore and ₹2,000 crore, respectively.

The West Asia conflict and surging demand for AI servers have triggered a shortage of printed circuit boards (PCBs), driving up electronics prices. Industry executives attributed the crunch to supply chain disruptions and diversion of components to AI hardware. Syrma SGS Tech said Saudi Arabia and Iran control nearly 80% of the supply of chemicals used in PCB manufacturing.

Zoho Co-founder Sridhar Vembu said the "real issue" India currently faces is creating jobs for its massive youth population. "Sadly, the IT industry, including Zoho, has not created many jobs in recent years," he said. Vembu added that money which would have been spent on hiring new employees is now being directed towards AI and data centres.

Startup founders account for over 60% of India's top 30 most active angel investors, according to Tracxn data from 2021 to July 20, 2026. CRED founder Kunal Shah topped the list with investments in 190 startups, followed by Snapdeal co-founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, who invested in 138 and 122 startups each. Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal backed 109 startups.

Liang Wenfeng, CEO of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek and the world's richest AI founder, said his employees generally don't work overtime. "Research needs a relaxed environment. If you push too hard, you can't do research," he said. Wenfeng added that "no one manages" DeepSeek employees and they "can do whatever they want" for half of their workday.

Billionaire Elon Musk confirmed that Grok can now analyse uploaded videos after responding to a post on X showcasing the feature. Users can ask the AI assistant questions about uploaded videos, similar to image analysis. "Grok can analyse any video," Musk wrote on X. The update comes weeks after the launch of Grok 4.5 in early July.

Space startup Skyroot Aerospace announced plans for its own launch pad after its Vikram-1 rocket created history as the first privately built Indian rocket to reach orbit. This comes as the firm plans to significantly increase its launch frequency in the coming years. "We don't have a concrete timeline...but...we plan to do it at the earliest," CEO Pawan Chandana said.

Selecting the right mutual fund is only part of successful investing, as investor behaviour can have a bigger impact on long-term returns. Experts say biases such as recency bias and fear often lead investors to buy after rallies and sell during market corrections. This 'behaviour gap' can significantly reduce the returns investors ultimately realise.

China completed its first outbound digital yuan payment to Malaysia, paying ₹6.05 lakh for a shipment of durian fruits by bypassing the global payments mechanism SWIFT. China Construction Bank made the payment in e-CNY, China's central bank digital currency, and saw its transaction clearing time reduced to 30 minutes. Transfers via SWIFT cost $25-35/transaction, with clearing fees of over 6%.

Nine of India's 10 most valuable companies added a combined ₹2.51 lakh crore in market value last week amid a rally in equities. Bajaj Finance led the gains, followed by Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, TCS, Larsen & Toubro and LIC. Hindustan Unilever was the only company that saw a decline.