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“FY26 was a good year for us. The effort was to make sure that we balance growth and profitability,” Saurabh Garg, cofounder and chief business officer of NoBroker, tells Inc42.  NoBroker, which claims to be India’s largest proptech platform, has spent a decade arguing that keeping nearly 90% of its users free is not a flaw in the business model; it is the business model. What has changed is what

Bismah Malik · 6 Jul 2026

Dalal Street emerged as a founder’s paradise in 2025, with 18 Indian startups listing on the bourses and collectively mopping up a record ₹41,248 Cr from the public markets. The surge was driven by a combination of macroeconomic tailwinds and regulatory support. While robust GDP growth projections helped revive investor appetite, SEBI’s reforms played a key role. Measures such as simplified DRHP f

Team Inc42 · 6 Jul 2026

In June 2026, Manam Chocolate raised a $9 Mn Series A round. This marked a notable move in India’s consumer startup ecosystem: investors seemingly interested in the unconventional category of chocolates. To understand why the segment has suddenly caught investors’ attention, we tried to take a look at how India’s chocolate market has changed over the past decade.  A decade ago, chocolate wasn’t so

Meha Agarwal · 7 Jul 2026