UPI hits record ₹31.53 lakh crore in October on… · Two Point O raises $10 Mn

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UPI hits record ₹31.53 lakh crore in October on… · Two Point O raises $10 Mn

Arjun and Meera on 2 November 2026: every story in this episode, with sources.

00:00 — Intro

00:14 — UPI hits record Rs 31.53 lakh crore in October on festive spending
Stress-test your payment flows and infrastructure for festive-season peaks now, since UPI volumes keep climbing and your checkout must stay reliable when consumer spending surges.
Source: ET Tech · Our story

01:08 — Two Point O raises $10 Mn for smaller clean energy installations
Distributed energy builders should pitch smaller-ticket projects to financiers now, since capital is starting to flow beyond utility-scale deals toward underserved smaller installations.
Source: Inc42 · Our story

02:00 — EKA Mobility expands manufacturing footprint across 11 facilities
EV component suppliers and startups should reach out early to EKA Mobility's expanded manufacturing network, positioning for sourcing contracts and anticipating shifts in component pricing as capacity scales.
Source: YourStory · Our story

02:38 — India’s Deeptech Dilemma, Weekly Funding Rundown & More
Plan runway for longer capital cycles and court a funding mix beyond domestic VCs, such as government programs, strategic partners and global investors, before your next raise.
Source: Inc42 · Our story

03:31 — Weekly VC funding slows to about $115M in the last week of October
With venture funding subdued, shift focus to revenue traction, unit economics, and runway extension rather than growth-at-all-costs plans, and start investor conversations earlier than you think you need to.
Source: YourStory · Our story

04:06 — Millennials lead AI shopping adoption in India at 84%, ahead of Gen Z
Make AI-assisted search, comparison and purchase flows your default shopping experience for millennials and Gen Z, rather than shipping them as optional experiments or beta features.
Source: Mint · Our story

04:51 — AU SFB probes potential data leak; Vijay Sales admin access allegedly listed for $25K
Audit admin credentials, access logs, and third-party platform permissions across your SaaS stack now, enforcing multi-factor authentication and least-privilege roles before leaked admin access becomes your breach headline.
Source: Inc42 · Our story

05:46 — Desible.ai founders on selling agentic voice AI into Indian banking and insurance
If you're building agentic AI for Indian banks or insurers, bake compliance requirements and long enterprise sales cycles into your product roadmap and go-to-market plan from day one.
Source: YourStory · Our story

06:22 — Meesho's next monetisation engines
Test new revenue layers on your marketplace gradually, tracking how each one shifts seller take rates against buyer value so monetisation never erodes the low-cost proposition that drives growth.
Source: Inc42 · Our story

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