Sitharaman inaugurated a 480-tonne/year groundnut processing centre in Karnataka's Yadgir, run by the Baddepalli Women FPO. Peanut butter, oil and snacks will be sold via ONDC, e-commerce and quick-commerce, plugging a 22,500 MT groundnut belt directly into digital retail rails.

BL · Consumer & Economy · 6/4/2026, 3:31:12 PM

Government-backed open commerce network ONDC has secured Rs 220 Cr of a Rs 430 Cr round from strategic investors including Zoho (Rs 70 Cr), Uber, Paytm and SBI (Rs 60 Cr each), and BSE Technologies (Rs 30 Cr). Capital will fund AI-led commerce, DigiCatalog and MSME digital rails as transactions hit 218M in FY26.

Entrackr · Newsletter · 6/2/2026, 5:18:17 PM

Uber and Paytm have each committed ₹60 crore to ONDC, following Zoho's ₹70 crore round, deepening ties with the government-backed network now powering 300,000 metro tickets/day across 5 cities and tracking toward 218 million transactions in FY26.

Business Standard · Companies · 6/2/2026, 3:54:27 PM

ONDC raised ₹220 Cr ($23.1 Mn) via private placement, with Zoho putting in ₹70 Cr, Uber and Paytm ₹60 Cr each, and BSE ₹30 Cr. The capital deepens strategic backing as the network scales to 7.64 lakh sellers across 616 cities and clocks 21.8 Cr transactions in FY26.

Inc42 · Buzz · 6/2/2026, 12:17:15 PM

Government-backed ONDC now processes 300,000+ daily metro and bus tickets across seven cities through 30+ apps, having crossed 450 million cumulative transactions. The network is expanding into tourism with 850 experiences, 170 ASI monuments, and 12 National Museums onboard.

Business Standard · Companies · 6/1/2026, 8:28:20 AM

Indian celebrities are stacking the D2C shelf with Hyphen (skincare), The Tribe (fitness), Maya (fragrance) and Dear Diary, while Zoho's Rs 70 Cr bet on ONDC signals deeper sovereign-stack backing for MSME digitisation and open commerce rails.

YourStory · 5/14/2026, 2:37:48 AM

Chennai-based Zoho has invested Rs 70 crore in ONDC, reinforcing sovereign digital commerce rails for MSMEs. ONDC clocked 218M transactions in FY26 with 11X order volume growth, onboarded 10,000+ kiranas via DigiDukaan, and just named Vibhor Jain as MD & CEO.

Entrackr · 5/13/2026, 11:57:55 AM

Zoho has pumped ₹70 Cr ($7.3 Mn) into ONDC to shore up India's open digital commerce rails, even as retail transactions fell from a 6.5 Mn peak in October 2024 to 4.6 Mn by February 2025. The network now spans 616 cities and 7.64 Lakh sellers, with 10,000 kiranas onboarded and 11x rural seller growth in FY26.

Inc42 · 5/13/2026, 10:12:57 AM

Zoho's ₹70 Cr ($7.3 Mn) bet backs ONDC's sovereign commerce stack as the network scales to 7.64 Lakh sellers and 11x rural order growth in FY26. But retail volumes have softened from the 6.5 Mn October 2024 peak to 4.6 Mn in February 2025, raising questions on post-subsidy traction.

Inc42 · 5/13/2026, 9:27:51 AM

Chennai-based SaaS major Zoho is investing Rs 70 crore in ONDC to back sovereign digital commerce rails and accelerate MSME digitisation. The capital reinforces Zoho's Vikra seller app, Books, Inventory and Commerce integrations on a network that clocked 218M transactions in FY25-26 with 11x order volume growth.

YourStory · 5/13/2026, 8:55:56 AM

Zoho Corporation will invest ₹70 crore in ONDC to expand the open network's ecosystem and drive adoption, targeting MSME market access gaps as India's digital commerce rails scale beyond metro strongholds.

The Hindu BusinessLine · 5/13/2026, 6:32:46 AM