India’s Urban Company soars 58% above IPO price in year’s most subscribed offering

Urban Company, India’s largest home services platform, stormed onto the public markets on Wednesday, opening 58% above its issue price after delivering the country’s most subscribed IPO of the year. The Gurugram-based startup, which connects users to at-home services ranging from beauty treatments to appliance repair, debuted on the Mumbai-based National Stock Exchange at ₹162.25 … Read more

Groww, backed by Satya Nadella, set to become first Indian startup to go public after U.S.-to-India move

Groww, India’s largest retail brokerage firm, is set to test the country’s public markets with a multi-billion-dollar IPO. The listing comes comes just over a year after the company restructured its corporate headquarters from Delaware back to India — a move that could make it the first Indian startup to list at home following a … Read more

Barcelona ‘obsessed’ with signing Erling Haaland next summer from Manchester City – Paper Talk | Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday’s newspapers… DAILY MIRROR Barcelona kingpin Joan Laporta remains ‘obsessed’ with the idea of luring Erling Haaland to the Nou Camp in 2026 despite the striker’s decision to sign a lucrative nine-year contract at Manchester City less than 12 months ago. Ruben Amorim effectively has three games to … Read more

Same-day delivery comes to space, as Impulse promises satellite transport in hours, not months

Amazon made same-day delivery the benchmark on Earth. Impulse Space is pitching a similar concept for satellites bound for geostationary orbit about 22,000 miles above Earth, compressing what is typically a months-long transit into a matter of hours. In the span of a week, the in-space propulsion startup announced a trio of deals aiming to … Read more

PGA Tour: 2026 season-opening The Sentry tournament forced to move due to Maui drought | Golf News

The PGA Tour has revealed the 2026 season-opening Sentry tournament will not be contested at The Plantation Course due to an ongoing drought on the island of Maui. A severe drought on the Hawaiian island, which has impacted 140,000 residents, has led to water conservation mandates being implemented. As a result, conditions at the hosting … Read more

D-ID acquires Berlin-based video startup Simpleshow

Video generation and editing platform D-ID said Tuesday that it has acquired Berlin-based B2B video creation platform Simpleshow. The companies didn’t disclose financial terms of the deal. Simpleshow’s product will operate under D-ID’s umbrella, and eventually the two platforms will merge, D-ID chief executive Gil Perry told TechCrunch. Simpleshow, founded in 2008, has raised over … Read more

Sebastian Tounekti: Celtic’s deadline day winger disappointed but undeterred by Champions League exit | Football News

Sebastian Tounekti was disappointed but not deterred by Celtic’s shock Champions League exit before the Hoops’ summer-long interest in him eventually ended in a deadline-day move to Parkhead. The 23-year-old Norway-born Tunisia winger joined Brendan Rodgers’ side from Swedish outfit Hammarby on a five-year contract for a fee of £5.2m. Before that, however, Celtic were … Read more

Nothing closes $200M Series C led by Tiger Global, plans AI-first device launch

Smartphone startup Nothing announced today that it closed its Series C round of $200 million, which was led by the investment firm Tiger Global. With this round, the consumer electronics company is now valued at $1.3 billion. Other investors in the round included existing backers such as venture outfits GV, Highland Europe, EQT, Latitude, I2BF, … Read more

Arsenal’s Noni Madueke: Were Chelsea right to allow winger to join Gunners after his impressive start to the season? | Football News

Noni Madueke divided opinion during his two-and-a-half years at Chelsea. However, since making the switch to Arsenal for £52m, there may already be feelings of regret at Stamford Bridge. The 23-year-old appears to be a man renewed at the Emirates, with his performances for both his new club and England being what Chelsea fans expected … Read more