Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (September 16, 2026)

YourStory brings you today's headlines and the latest news across sectors. Indian-origin nurse Agimol Pradeep from the UK has won the $250,000 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2026 for her pioneering work in organ transplantation and stem cell donation. A Senior Transplant Coordinator at King’s College Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Salford, she began her career as a transplant nurse in Manchester in 2001. Her work in transplant care and research has focused on addressing the shortage of donors from Asian communities. In 2014, Agimol founded Upahaar, an organisation dedicated to promoting organ and stem cell donation. Through community and faith-based outreach, the organisation has grown into a UK-wide network supported by roughly 100 volunteers and has registered around 10,000 potential donors. Hero Motors has raised Rs 299.99 crore from anchor investors ahead of its initial public offering (IPO), which opens for public subscription today. In a communication to the stock exchanges, the automotive technology company said it had allocated 57,14,284 equity shares at Rs 84 per share to anchor investors. The company has priced its IPO in the Rs 79–84 per share range. Institutions participating in the anchor allocation include ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, 3P India Equity Fund 1M, Edelweiss Life Insurance Company, Societe Generale – ODI, and ASAS Global Fund Incorporated VCC Sub Fund. JSW One Platforms, a B2B digital platform serving India’s manufacturing and construction ecosystem, has appointed Olympian Aparna Popat Ved and Prabhjeet Singh as Independent Directors on its Board. The appointments come as the company seeks to scale its technology, distribution and financial services capabilities across India, while strengthening the Board’s expertise in technology, talent and governance. A two-time Olympian and three-time Commonwealth Games medallist, Aparna Popat Ved received the Arjuna Award in 2005. She holds an MBA and serves as an Independent Director on the boards of Eternal Limited (formerly Zomato Limited) and Hero FinCorp Limited. She has also co-founded All Is Well of Meboki Technologies Private Limited and served as Executive Director of the Olympians Association of India. Her appointment brings expertise in performance culture, resilience and talent development to the Board. Prabhjeet Singh, previously associated with McKinsey & Company, Inc. and Uber Systems India Private Limited, brings experience in technology platforms and scaling businesses in India. PointAI Private Limited, a Simulation AI company serving the global commerce ecosystem, has appointed Afshan Banu as Global Head of Fashion & Beauty. Based in Singapore, Banu will lead the company’s global fashion and beauty strategy, brand and retailer partnerships, and category expertise across its product portfolio. She will work with brands, retailers and marketplaces to translate merchandising, fit and creative requirements into deployed Simu

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