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Periods, Pregnancy and AI: Why Investors Are Flocking to India's $35 Billion Femtech Opportunity
StartupsJun 6, 2026

Periods, Pregnancy and AI: Why Investors Are Flocking to India's $35 Billion Femtech Opportunity

Excerpt: In a Mumbai high-rise, a young professional scrolls through Pinky Promise — India's first AI-led digital clinic for women — booking a gynaecologist consultation for ₹99. The startup just raised $1 million in pre-seed funding. Down south, Bengaluru's HealthFab raised ₹20 crore to transform menstrual hygiene into a full period care platform covering pain, sleep and energy. And Nua has raised over $22 million in venture funding, backed by Deepika Padukone and Lightbox Ventures. With India's beauty and personal care market expected to reach nearly $35 billion by 2032, femtech is no longer a niche — it's the next big D2C frontier.

How upGrad, PhysicsWallah and AI Are Rebuilding Indian Edtech from the Ashes
StartupsJun 6, 2026

How upGrad, PhysicsWallah and AI Are Rebuilding Indian Edtech from the Ashes

Excerpt: At its height, BYJU'S was valued at $22 billion. Indian edtech startups collectively raised over $4 billion in a single year. Then came the crash — funding plummeted by more than 80%. But now, from the wreckage, a new edtech order is emerging. In May 2026, upGrad announced it would acquire Unacademy in an all‑stock deal valued at $218 million — a 90% drop from its $3.4 billion peak, but a sign of consolidation and survival. PhysicsWallah has filed its DRHP for an IPO. And across the sector, AI is being hailed as the technology that could give India's edtech ecosystem a new lease of life. The classroom of the future is leaner, meaner, and AI‑powered.

The Phoenix Rises: How upGrad, PhysicsWallah and AI Are Rebuilding Indian Edtech from the Ashes
StartupsJun 6, 2026

The Phoenix Rises: How upGrad, PhysicsWallah and AI Are Rebuilding Indian Edtech from the Ashes

Excerpt: At its height, BYJU'S was valued at $22 billion. Indian edtech startups collectively raised over $4 billion in a single year. Then came the crash — funding plummeted by more than 80%. But now, from the wreckage, a new edtech order is emerging. In May 2026, upGrad announced it would acquire Unacademy in an all‑stock deal valued at $218 million — a 90% drop from its $3.4 billion peak, but a sign of consolidation and survival. PhysicsWallah has filed its DRHP for an IPO. And across the sector, AI is being hailed as the technology that could give India's edtech ecosystem a new lease of life. The classroom of the future is leaner, meaner, and AI‑powered.

TechJun 6, 2026

Stripe and PayPal Just Bet on India's Xflow. Here's Why Cross‑Border B2B Payments Is the Next $70 Billion Frontier

Stripe and PayPal do not co‑invest. The two global payments titans have spent two decades competing for merchants, consumers and mindshare. They rarely appear on the same term sheet. In February 2026, they did. Bengaluru‑based Xflow announced a $16.6 million Series A round led by General Catalyst, with participation from existing investors Square Peg, Stripe, Lightspeed, Moore Capital — and PayPal Ventures joining as a new investor. The all‑equity round valued the startup at $85 million post‑investment, bringing its total funding to more than $32 million. With this, Xflow became the first Indian fintech backed by both Stripe and PayPal Ventures — the world's two largest payments infrastructure platforms. Why did two bitter rivals write cheques to the same startup? Because cross‑border B2B payments are a $59 trillion global market that remains stuck in the era of fax machines and manual bank transfers. And India, with its booming exports, SaaS economy and global capability centres (GCCs), is ground zero for fixing it.

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