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Rundown · Friday, March 20, 2026

Startups news on March 20, 2026

On Friday, March 20, 2026 the Startups desk recorded 4 news events. The earliest report came from fool.com at 02:25 UTC. 2 more events were reported; they are listed at the end.

  1. 01

    Flipkart rolls out 105% bonus payout to employees for 2025

    3 outlets · first: The Hindu Leadership

    Machine summary Flipkart has rolled out a 105% bonus payout to employees for 2025, according to reports. The payout was announced by the company.

    1. Flipkart rolled out a 105% bonus payout to employees for 2025, according to dailyexcelsior.com.
    2. TechStory reported Flipkart announced a 105% bonus payout for 2025 employees.

    Reported by dailyexcelsior.com, The Hindu and techstory.in.

  2. 02

    AST SpaceMobile shares up 238% in past year, report says

    2 outlets · first: fool.com Market trends

    Machine summary AST SpaceMobile shares rose 238% over the past year, according to a report, which cites successful BlueBird satellite deployments, $1.2 billion in revenue commitments and institutional support including from Alphabet as factors. The report describes the company's partnerships with over 50 network operators and its low Earth orbit satellites designed to beam 5G signals to mobile devices.

    1. AST SpaceMobile shares are up 238% in the past year, according to the report.
    2. According to the report, the company's low Earth orbit satellites are designed to send 5G signals to mobile devices.
    3. The report states that the company has partnerships with more than 50 network operators, among them AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone and Google.
    4. The report states that the company has secured $1.2 billion in revenue commitments spanning commercial and public sector contracts.

    Reported by fool.com and finance.yahoo.com.

  3. 03

    Startup Singam Season 2 reports Rs 50.15 crore in commitments

    2 outlets · first: Aninews Funding

    Machine summary Startup Singam Season 2 has recorded Rs 50.15 crore in cumulative investment commitments within its first eight episodes, according to the platform.

    1. The platform reported that Startup Singam Season 2, across the first eight of 26 scheduled episodes, had accumulated investment commitments totaling Rs 50.15 crore.
    2. The platform said one episode drew an investment commitment of Rs 21.4 crore, and it called that the biggest funding pledge ever made on an Indian startup reality show.
    3. Rononetics secured a Rs 11 crore commitment, Sirimiri attracted Rs 10 crore, and TAGCS received Rs 40 lakh, according to the platform.
    4. According to the platform, more than 4,000 startup applications have reached the season from all over India.
    5. Co-founder Hemachandran said the commitments reaffirm that India's startup ecosystem is thriving; co-founder Balachander said he is confident Season 2 will cross Rs 100 crore in investments.

    Reported by Aninews and Latestly.

    • TAGCS
    • Rononetics
    • Sirimiri
    • Startup Singam

  4. 04

    Indian startup VC funding rises to $358 million in third week of March

    2 outlets · first: yourstory.com Funding

    Machine summary Venture capital funding into Indian startups rose to $358 million across 27 deals in the third week of March, according to a weekly funding roundup. The roundup reported that Weaver Services' $155 million transaction was the largest deal of the week.

    1. The previous week saw $143 million raised, according to the roundup.

    Reported by yourstory.com.

    • Weaver Services

More events reported

No summary of ours and no outlet headline passed our automated checks for these, which says nothing about the events (how they work); the outlets and their reports are linked.

  1. · 2 outletseconomictimes.indiatimes.com, m.economictimes.com
  2. · 2 outletssydneysun.com (Big News Network), australiannews.net (Big News Network)Named in the reports: XGRIDS

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Also covered for this desk

20 events homed on another desk that the Startups desk also carried on March 20, 2026.

  1. Mar 20 · Cyber niagarafallsreview.ca: “White House releases AI policy framework for Congress, with six guiding principles” 7
  2. Mar 20 · Healthcare edition.cnn.com: “The White House just laid out how it wants to regulate AI” 7
  3. Mar 20 · HR & workforce mercurynews.com: “Jeff Bezos seeks $100 billion to use AI in manufacturing, WSJ Says” 6
  4. Mar 20 · Space & defense India Invites Global Bids for Domestic Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing 2
  5. Mar 20 · Finance Chinese Firms Test Hong Kong Market with $680M IPO Push Amid Red-Chip Scrutiny 2
  6. Mar 20 · EdTech Wizeline and DataCamp Partner to Create an AI-Native Workforce 2
  7. Mar 20 · Biotech FluxMateria launches physics-based screening platform 2
  8. Mar 20 · Climate Montis VC Secures €50M First Close for Energy and Industrial Tech 2
  9. Mar 20 · Legal Senators Query Nvidia’s $20B Groq Acquisition Amid AI Antitrust Scrutiny 2
  10. Mar 20 · Finance Nvidia reports $216bn revenue for fiscal 2026, up 65% 1
  11. Mar 20 · Marketing Digiday says agency operating systems face a differentiation problem 1
  12. Mar 20 · Legal Bloomberg: “Kalshi Temporarily Banned From Operating in Nevada by State Judge” 1
  13. Mar 20 · Legal Fifth Circuit lifts stay on court order vacating new HSR form 1
  14. Mar 20 · Finance Nasdaq, S&P 500 fall to six-month lows amid Iran war 1
  15. Mar 20 · Space & defense Planet Labs shares surge after record revenue and upbeat guidance 1

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