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Spacetech startup SpaceFields has secured Rs 42 crore in a pre-Series A funding round led by Globaz Technologies, with Rockstud Capital and Venture Catalysts as co-lead investors. Rainmatter, Burla Angel Network, Faad Capital, SIDBI, O2 Angels, and the MeitY Startup Hub also participated in the round.Founded in 2021 by Apurwa Masook, Rounak Agrawal and Sudarshan Samal, SpaceFields works on research and development in rocket propulsion and solid propellants within India’s space and defence sector.The Indian Institute of Science Bangalore-incubated startup will use the funds to increase manufacturing capacity, obtain regulatory approvals, and grow the team in engineering, operations, and business roles.In a…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When you ask founders where the vast majority of their money goes, what are they going to say? Typically, they will cite some mix of customer acquisition, product development and office upgrades. One area that often goes unmentioned (and is frequently overlooked during lean times) is how businesses treat and invest in their people.Benefits, employee development and culture initiatives are often viewed as “nice-to-have” budget add-ons. Still, in reality, they’re some of the most innovative ways a company can optimize its productivity and performance. When strategically applied, perks like peer mentorship, half-day…

In this exclusive authored piece for YourStory’s latest report titled ‘Building Tomorrow’s GCCs’, Dhaval Radia, the CFO of ZEISS India, shares insights on how the company transformed from establishing a research center in 2011 to building a unified Global Capability Center that drives healthcare innovation and digital transformation across India and globally.While research, data, and macro trends provide the scaffolding for understanding India’s GCC evolution, the most compelling narratives emerge from the leaders shaping that journey on the ground. In this section, we bring you four powerful perspectives from pioneering GCCs across healthcare, automotive, and semiconductors that illustrate how different…

In June, Costco extended its hours at some stores for Executive members, adding an hour in the morning from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on weekdays and Sundays and a half hour from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Saturdays. By September, the perk applied to Executive members at all Costco stores.Now, according to a new report released on Thursday from analytics company Placer.ai, the move has resulted in measurable effects in foot traffic for the wholesale giant, “likely improving the shopping experience for members overall” by creating “a more balanced flow of visitors.”Costco’s earlier hours have shifted visits to…

Radhakishan Damani, the low-profile billionaire who built DMart parent Avenue Supermarts into India’s most successful homegrown retail chain, has quietly acquired shares in Eternal, the parent of food delivery giant Zomato and quick commerce upstart Blinkit.The ownership structure of Eternal shows that Damani and his wife, Shrikantadevi Radhakishan Damani, together hold close to 47.5 million shares in the company. Shrikantadevi appears in the shareholder register with roughly 9.6 million shares (0.0997%), while Radhakishan Damani himself owns 37.9 million shares (0.3929%). Taken together, the couple controls about 0.5% of Eternal.The move marks Damani’s rare foray into India’s booming digital consumption sector,…

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on Friday that he had a “very productive” call with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and that “progress” has been made “on the approval of the TikTok Deal.”A White House official told CNBC that the call began at 8 a.m. ET. Although the matter does not appear to have been finalized, Trump wrote that he can “appreciate the TikTok approval” and that the two leaders will meet again in November at the APEC Summit in South Korea.”I just completed a very productive call with President Xi of China. We made progress on many very…

From kirana-tech startups digitizing neighbourhood stores to fast-scaling fintech platforms enabling millions of transactions daily, Indian small and medium businesses (SMBs) are rewriting the rules of growth. But while ambition is abundant, resources often aren’t.Many SMBs increasingly face the daily challenge of doing more with less, whether it’s tighter marketing budgets, smaller teams, or limited infrastructure, noted Adrian Fallow, Global Senior Vice President, SMB, Zendesk, in a recent interaction with Enterprise Story. Indeed, growth for SMBs is a race against time, budgets, and competition. You need speed, the latest tech, and smart decisions without burning through limited resources.To bridge this…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As a founder, your instinct is to appeal to everyone. Investors. Customers. Partners. The whole world feels like your audience.And that instinct is killing your posts.The biggest mistake I see founders make on social media is trying to speak to everyone at once. The result? Your message hits no one with any power. Social media works when one person on the other side of the screen feels like you’re talking directly to them. And only them. That’s when they stop scrolling. That’s when they like, comment, DM and share. If you’re writing…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Every business decision reflects a value system, even if it’s not named outright. When sales drop, do you cut costs or beef up your sales team once you’ve confirmed your sales strategy still works? That choice reveals where you put your weight, i.e., what you prioritize when resources are constrained but the company still has room to maneuver.For me, the answer is to invest in the right people. However, some organizations make the choice of never calling out which approach is driving their decision-making.Instead of making a strategic choice, these companies operate…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Five years ago, I hit rock bottom.From the outside, my life looked like a highlight reel: scaling social enterprises, writing bestsellers, sharing stages with world-famous leaders. But behind the curtain, I was exhausted, angry, and disconnected. My health was crumbling under chronic pain, brain fog and a complete loss of purpose.The hard truth about burnout is this: you can look like you’re winning while you’re falling apart. I had pushed so hard, for so long, that I hollowed out from the inside. It wasn’t just overwork. It was a disconnection from what…