https://day1startup.com/Day1 Startup Media covers new Indian startups: launch news, founder stories and the businesses building from day one.en-in https://day1startup.com/news/apple-touchscreen-macbook-pro-oled-proled-xdr-price-india-launch/https://day1startup.com/news/apple-touchscreen-macbook-pro-oled-proled-xdr-price-india-launch/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Tech NewsApple has launched its first touchscreen MacBook Pro with a tandem OLED 'PROLED XDR' display, Dynamic Island and M5 Pro/M5 Max chips. 14-inch from $2,899, 16-inch from $3,399; India price reported from ₹3.49 lakh. Ships 6 November.https://day1startup.com/news/isro-gslv-f18-nvs-03-launch-october-30-navic/https://day1startup.com/news/isro-gslv-f18-nvs-03-launch-october-30-navic/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Tech NewsISRO will launch NVS-03, the third satellite of India's next-generation NavIC navigation series, on the GSLV-F18 rocket from Sriharikota on Friday, 30 October 2026. It carries a made-in-India atomic clock.https://day1startup.com/news/up-cabinet-approves-robotics-ai-park-greater-noida-pragati/https://day1startup.com/news/up-cabinet-approves-robotics-ai-park-greater-noida-pragati/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Startup NewsThe Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on 27 October 2026 approved a 69.52-acre Robotics and AI Park in Greater Noida, which the state expects to create over 1 lakh jobs and about ₹2,000 crore in yearly economic value.https://day1startup.com/news/balisto-agritech-iit-bombay-electric-power-tiller-70-lakh/https://day1startup.com/news/balisto-agritech-iit-bombay-electric-power-tiller-70-lakh/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Founder StoryIIT Bombay graduates Aishwarya Ramakrishnan and Kedar Gokhale left senior jobs at Mahindra and Swiggy to build Balisto Agritech, a Pune startup making electric farm machines. It has reported ₹70 lakh revenue in about 15 months.https://day1startup.com/news/sarvam-ai-mou-hq-ids-ministry-of-defence-armed-forces/https://day1startup.com/news/sarvam-ai-mou-hq-ids-ministry-of-defence-armed-forces/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Startup NewsBengaluru AI startup Sarvam has signed an MoU with Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) under the Ministry of Defence to build AI applications for the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force.https://day1startup.com/news/angela-karime-acoustic-fire-extinguisher-gold-indonesia/https://day1startup.com/news/angela-karime-acoustic-fire-extinguisher-gold-indonesia/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Founder StoryÁngela Karime Venegas Hernández, a 16-year-old student from Altamira, Mexico, won gold at the International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF) 2026 in Indonesia for Vortex Tech, a prototype that puts out small flames with low-frequency sound.https://day1startup.com/news/deepinder-goyal-temple-wearable-pre-orders-early-access/https://day1startup.com/news/deepinder-goyal-temple-wearable-pre-orders-early-access/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000LaunchTemple, the brain blood-flow wearable from Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal, is now taking pre-orders from its early access list. Invitations reportedly list it at ₹85,000, and everyone else can pre-order from November 1 through the Temple app.https://day1startup.com/news/ravi-tamta-electric-flying-car-prototype-almora/https://day1startup.com/news/ravi-tamta-electric-flying-car-prototype-almora/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Founder StoryRavi Tamta, a Bachelor of Arts graduate from Almora, Uttarakhand, has built HAPIDA SKYNeX, a single-seat electric flying vehicle prototype, after 13 years of self-learning. It made its first test flight in August.https://day1startup.com/news/divit-garg-shipping-container-classroom-migrant-children/https://day1startup.com/news/divit-garg-shipping-container-classroom-migrant-children/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Founder StoryBengaluru Class 12 student Divit Garg has built The Unboxed School, a portable classroom inside a 40-by-8-foot shipping container for 20 to 25 children of migrant construction workers.https://day1startup.com/news/polygons-flat-measuring-spoon-nid-to-shark-tank/https://day1startup.com/news/polygons-flat-measuring-spoon-nid-to-shark-tank/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Founder StoryIn 2014, NID Ahmedabad student Rahul Agarwal redesigned the measuring spoon. His flat spoon Polygons raised $1,022,120 on Kickstarter and later won a deal on Shark Tank USA.https://day1startup.com/news/dr-thangaraj-andaman-dna-65000-years/https://day1startup.com/news/dr-thangaraj-andaman-dna-65000-years/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Founder StoryCCMB geneticist Dr Kumarasamy Thangaraj showed that Andaman tribes descend from the first humans to leave Africa, about 65,000 years ago. In 2026 he received the Padma Shri.https://day1startup.com/news/rapid-organic-7-farmers-to-12000-farmers/https://day1startup.com/news/rapid-organic-7-farmers-to-12000-farmers/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Founder StoryRapid Organic started in 2010 with 7 farmers. Today it works with 12,000+ farmers on 60+ organic crops, and its Organic Cumin Tisane is on Amazon, Flipkart and JioMart.https://day1startup.com/news/orbitqr-google-reviews-qr-code-ai/https://day1startup.com/news/orbitqr-google-reviews-qr-code-ai/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000LaunchOrbitQR uses a simple QR code and AI-written review suggestions in Indian languages to help businesses collect more Google reviews and reply to them automatically.https://day1startup.com/news/agribills-paddy-rice-billing-software/https://day1startup.com/news/agribills-paddy-rice-billing-software/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000LaunchAgriBills automates paddy and rice billing, including suit cutting calculations, deductions and lot tracking, and is expanding to all agri-based grains.https://day1startup.com/news/scrappo-mumbai-doorstep-scrap-pickup/https://day1startup.com/news/scrappo-mumbai-doorstep-scrap-pickup/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Local BusinessMumbai startup Scrappo picks up scrap from your doorstep, from newspapers and metal to e-waste and old furniture, and takes care of proper disposal.https://day1startup.com/news/mangwale-zero-commission-local-delivery/https://day1startup.com/news/mangwale-zero-commission-local-delivery/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000LaunchMangwale is working on a zero-commission platform that connects restaurants, local stores and parcel delivery with digital customers.https://day1startup.com/news/lifemate-personal-assistant-malad-mumbai/https://day1startup.com/news/lifemate-personal-assistant-malad-mumbai/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Local BusinessLifeMate, focused on Malad West in Mumbai, sends an executive to handle everyday tasks like pickups, errands, queues, shopping and senior assistance.https://day1startup.com/news/flipkart-eat-in-by-minutes-food-delivery/https://day1startup.com/news/flipkart-eat-in-by-minutes-food-delivery/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000LaunchFlipkart is testing Eat-In by Minutes, a food delivery service, with employees in Bengaluru, and is reportedly offering restaurants a much lower commission.https://day1startup.com/news/yourstory-tech30-2026-deep-tech-startups/https://day1startup.com/news/yourstory-tech30-2026-deep-tech-startups/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Founder StoryYourStory's Tech30 2026 list picks 30 Indian startups building core technology: drones, chips, space, robotics, health and clean energy.https://day1startup.com/news/openai-acquires-orchestra-bio-ashoka-rajendra/https://day1startup.com/news/openai-acquires-orchestra-bio-ashoka-rajendra/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Founder StoryOpenAI has acquired Orchestra Bio, the startup Ashoka Rajendra built to help pharma teams run drug development. Rajendra joins OpenAI's Life Sciences team.https://day1startup.com/news/deepinder-goyal-dark-ai-privacy-assistant/https://day1startup.com/news/deepinder-goyal-dark-ai-privacy-assistant/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000LaunchEternal founder Deepinder Goyal is developing Dark.ai, a privacy-first AI assistant with end-to-end encryption, aiming for a global launch by the end of 2026.https://day1startup.com/news/oyo-prism-cuts-ipo-fresh-issue-3350-crore/https://day1startup.com/news/oyo-prism-cuts-ipo-fresh-issue-3350-crore/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000FundingPRISM, OYO's parent, plans to cut the fresh issue in its IPO to ₹3,350 crore from about ₹6,650 crore as stronger cash generation lowers its funding needs.https://day1startup.com/news/travclan-raises-5-million-flipkart-august-one/https://day1startup.com/news/travclan-raises-5-million-flipkart-august-one/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000FundingTravClan, which powers more than 15,000 travel agents, has raised $5 million from Flipkart and August One, plus debt from Trifecta Capital.https://day1startup.com/news/chapter-home-raises-rs-63-crore/https://day1startup.com/news/chapter-home-raises-rs-63-crore/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000FundingHome and kitchen brand builder Chapter Home has raised ₹63 crore in equity and debt from Bessemer, Stride Ventures, Tanmay Bhat and family offices.https://day1startup.com/news/curebay-raises-rs-100-crore-pre-series-c-ivycap/https://day1startup.com/news/curebay-raises-rs-100-crore-pre-series-c-ivycap/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000FundingRural healthcare startup CureBay has raised ₹100 crore in a Pre-Series C round led by IvyCap Ventures, to expand its tech-enabled clinic network.https://day1startup.com/news/hunar-ai-raises-rs-40-crore-series-a-blume/https://day1startup.com/news/hunar-ai-raises-rs-40-crore-series-a-blume/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000FundingHunar.AI has raised ₹40 crore in a Series A led by Blume Ventures. PhysicsWallah's Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari also invested.https://day1startup.com/news/the-pant-project-raises-rs-109-crore-series-b/https://day1startup.com/news/the-pant-project-raises-rs-109-crore-series-b/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000FundingMenswear brand The Pant Project has raised ₹109 crore in a Series B led by Mirae Asset Venture Investments to expand its stores and range.https://day1startup.com/news/gharforu-rental-search-platform/https://day1startup.com/news/gharforu-rental-search-platform/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000LaunchGharForU is a rental search platform for rooms, PGs, hostels and flats, where property owners can also list their property for potential tenants.https://day1startup.com/news/myhelpr-sagar-suhag-home-help-app/https://day1startup.com/news/myhelpr-sagar-suhag-home-help-app/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Founder StorySagar Suhag’s MyHELPR brings cleaning, cooking, laundry, repairs, babysitting, elder care and car wash onto one app, with help arriving in 10–30 minutes depending on availability.https://day1startup.com/news/proteinx-smart-protein-vending-machine/https://day1startup.com/news/proteinx-smart-protein-vending-machine/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000LaunchProteinX’s smart vending machine mixes and serves fresh protein and wellness drinks in seconds, with a no-shop, no-staff model for gyms, offices, universities and hospitals.