Startup news and updates: daily roundup (June 12, 2026)
YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Friday, June 12, 2026.
From Pramatra Space’s quantum-resilient communication technology to a girls-first hackathon inspiring future innovators, YourStory brings you today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors.
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Pramatra Space is building quantum-resilient communication
Bengaluru-based Pramatra Space is working on a problem that feels straight out of the future, but is quickly becoming urgent: securing digital systems in a world where quantum computers could one day break today’s encryption.
The startup has developed an in-house photonics chip that generates encryption keys using the physics of quantum entanglement, with the aim of making enterprises quantum-resilient.
This girls-first hackathon is empowering the next generation of innovators
In a remote village in North Karnataka, Pallavi faces a challenge familiar to many in rural India—the nearest pharmacy is 20 kilometres away. The problem of access sows the seed of curiosity in the young girl’s mind. She wonders if medicines could be dispensed through an ATM-like machine.
It may seem like a simple idea, but for young girls like her, who often have limited access to resources, mentorship, and platforms to experiment, it is a radical act of imagination.
Funding news
Equal AI secures $30M to scale AI call assistant, expand into new services
Consumer AI platform Equal AI has raised $30 million in Series B funding in tranches co-led by Prosus Ventures, the early-stage arm of Prosus, and Tomales Bay Capital, a San Francisco-based global investment firm.
The round also included Think Investments, Valiant Fund, Zubin Mittal of Airtel, Sameer Nigam of PhonePe, and other strategic backers.
Cricketer Rohit Sharma joins FITTR as equity partner following
Cricketer Rohit Sharma has joined health and fitness platform FITTR as an investor and equity partner through an undisclosed investment. He previously served as the company’s first brand ambassador.
The Pune-headquartered firm said the partnership is based on a shared view that long-term health is influenced by sustainable habits, consistency, and lifestyle choices. It follows a broader alignment in the approach to health and fitness.
Artus AI raises pre-seed funding from T-Hub, others
Artus AI, an AI-native product management platform, has raised pre-seed funding from T-Hub, Aditya Vuchi of VCMint and a group of angel investors. The company will use the capital to enhance its AI agentic architecture, expand engineering and computing infrastructure, and support global enterprise adoption.
The round also received support through T-Hub’s Startup India Seed Fund Scheme. Artus AI develops tools that assess product ideas for customer value, feasibility, cost, risk and business impact before development begins. The platform claims to have surpassed 1,000 users in its first week.
Other news
Vehant launches indigenous mmWave body scanner
Vehant Technologies has launched MilliView, an indigenous millimetre-wave body scanner, developed in collaboration with IIT Delhi. Designed and manufactured in India for airports, security agencies and government organisations, the scanner detects both metallic and non-metallic concealed threats, including explosives, detonators, flammable materials and gel-based substances.
Using non-ionising millimetre-wave technology and AI-based threat recognition, it is said to complete screening and threat assessment in under five seconds. The system complies with applicable BCAS guidelines and uses a gender-neutral avatar to indicate potential threat locations, helping protect passenger privacy. Vehant plans to pursue European certification to support international expansion.
LTM launches AI 1000 to train 1,000+ AI-certified engineers
LTM has launched AI 1000, a workforce transformation initiative centred on a dedicated Centre of Excellence to develop more than 1,000 AI-certified engineers, including Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs).
Designed to help enterprises adopt and scale AI, the programme follows a four-stage model - Identify, Enable, Deploy and Govern. Engineers are selected using an AI Readiness Index, trained in AI-native skills, validated through practical projects, and deployed into AI programmes.
TCS launches Oracle AI data platform lab in Kolkata
TCS has expanded its collaboration with Oracle by launching an Oracle AI data platform lab and centre of excellence in Kolkata. Located at Delta Park Lords, the facility is intended to support enterprise AI adoption by addressing challenges such as fragmented data, slow analytics, limited AI scalability and operational inefficiencies.
It will use reusable architectures, industry-specific solutions and accelerators to help organisations convert enterprise data into actionable insights and deploy AI-driven automation. TCS plans to establish similar Oracle AI Data Platform Labs and Centres of Excellence in four more Indian cities over the next three years. The platform combines Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle Autonomous AI Database and OCI Enterprise AI.
CarYaar launches operations across Mumbai region
CarYaar, a DPIIT-recognised startup incubated at CIBA under the Department of Science and Technology and Startup India initiatives, has launched operations across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan. The company begins with a network of more than 50 certified partner workshops and aims to bring greater structure and transparency to the car repair and servicing sector.
Its platform allows customers to manage the service process through WhatsApp, including bookings, job tracking, estimate approvals, updates and payments. CarYaar also plans to support partner workshops through training, onboarding and quality benchmarking programmes to improve service standards across its network.
(This article will be updated with the latest news throughout the day.)