Today Startup News 09 May 2025 From The Indian Startup Ecosystem

The latest updates from the Indian startup ecosystem, featuring new funding rounds, acquisitions, government policies, investment funds, and more.

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Jagdish Kumawat: The New Age Leaders to Watch in 2025
Meet Jagdish Kumawat – a passionate Corporate Sales Trainer and Educator who believes,
"Sales isn’t just about selling—it’s about serving."

Startup Funding:

indiamart Acquires Remaining Stake For Rs 26.78 Cr In Livekeeping To Expand SaaS Offerings
IndiaMART first bought a 51.09% stake in Livekeeping in 2022 for Rs 45.98 Cr, and last year another 14.88% for Rs 13.39 Cr, bringing its total holding to 65.97%.

Logistics Startup Porter Raises $200 Mn In Series F Round, Becomes 2nd Unicorn Of 2025
With the new funds, the company plans to grow into more cities, aiming to support millions of small businesses and create opportunities for over 1 million gig workers.

Footprints Preschool & Daycare Nets $7.5Mn In Series A Round Led By Tanglin
The funds will help Footprints open new centres faster, invest more in smart surveillance and AI-based learning tools, and improve how it connects with parents online.

Startup News:

Govt Approves Revised Credit Guarantee Scheme For Startups
The main goal of CGSS is to provide a guarantee for loans given to eligible startups by member institutions. The scheme aims to make it easier for startups to get collateral-free loans from banks, NBFCs, AIFs, and other registered financial entities.

Govt Orders OTT Platforms To Remove Pakistan-Origin Content
After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the Indian government also banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading provocative content and false information about India, its Army, and security forces.

Ex-flipkart CTO Peeyush Ranjan Joins Meraki Labs As Partner
Based in San Francisco, he will help to grow Meraki’s presence in Silicon Valley, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI). He will also work closely with entrepreneurs at the incubator to guide their tech and product strategies.

Startup Story:

 Butt Baby: A Kolkata Couple Turned a Parenting Gap Into Multi Crore Business, Offering Innovative Baby Products
Kolkata Couple — Ruchi Jain and Akash Jain — are behind Butt Baby, a startup making parenting easier and more enjoyable. The journey is about how couple turned a gap into multi crore business.

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