NEWSx.io https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Blog Home Startup Wrap: Saudi fintechs lead regional funding surge as SMEs secure major deals  Delhi Education Minister launches ‘Seva-First Innovation Challenge 2026’ at DTU with Rs 2 crore prize pool Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking | TechCrunch From Zero to 1000, Claudio Erba’s online course for entrepreneurs Disha Secures $5.96M Series A Led by General Catalyst to Scale AI Health Coaching Indian Startup News on Instagram: “PhonePe co-founder and CEO Sameer Nigam defended the new MDR framework for select UPI merchant transactions above Rs 2,000 in an interview with India Today’s Rajdeep Sardesai. Asked about criticism from former BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover. “I won’t comment simply because I don’t, I don’t take him seriously”, Nigam said. Nigam argued that the payments industry should not depend on taxpayer-funded government subsidies, saying banks and fintech companies spend around Rs 10,000-12,000 crore annually at current UPI volumes. He said government subsidies of around Rs 2,000 crore have not been enough to cover industry costs, adding that payment companies need a sustainable revenue model rather than continued dependence on subsidies. #phonepe #bharatpe #ashneergrover #UPI #payments #digital #indianstartupnews” What It Actually Costs To Build A Fintech App (And Why Founders Underestimate It) ‘Make your decision wisely’: Man explains what Rs 77 lakh salary gets you in Germany Access Denied Vantora Raises $100M to Build Physical AI Startups A startup that builds other startups raised $100M, and is all-in on physical AI | TechCrunch An Ad Tech Firm Is on the Hunt for Smart AI Bets Call for Applications: 2026 Practical Startup Creation Course "Innovation Teams" – isct.ac.jp StartUP PGH Week — the biggest moments from Pittsburgh's tech-focused lineup of events (photos) – The Business Journals World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets | TechCrunch Sydney Sweeney doesn’t just star in controversial ads. She helps engineer them. | Fortune Venture Pfest returns to Pflugerville with free resources Hyderabad Startup Pinit Launches EV-Powered Doorstep Sari Shopping Service 'Can't Be Done By One Company': This Startup Is Rallying A Team To Bring Solid-State Batteries To Life – InsideEVs Healthcare Startup Uses AI to Make Its Own SNL ‘Washington’s Dream’ – LateNighter This Doctor Runs a $2.3 Billion Health Startup. He Says This Is Why Walmart and IBM Couldn’t Crack Healthcare. This Doctor Runs a $2.3 Billion Health Startup. He Says This Is Why Walmart and IBM Couldn’t Crack Healthcare. NVIDIA’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes join Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch NAVER’s Venture Capital Arm Invests in U.S. AI Precision Medicine Startup ImpriMed — BigGo Finance CEE Startup & Tech Weekly When Rishi Kapoor predicted ‘stardom’ for Mohit Malik in 2015: ‘You have all that you need’ IIMK LIVE’s PIVOT 2026 Kicks Off in Kochi as India’s DeepTech Startup Ecosystem Takes Centre Stage – India Education Diary Five Themes To Watch At Singapore FinTech Festival 2026 – TechRound Access Denied Techstars and Permanente Medicine Mid-Atlantic States Announce 2026 Healthcare Accelerator Cohort OCTA Raises $3.5 Million to Expand AI-Powered Accounting from the Gulf to the US | إنت عربي ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Pave Finance, Velocity, Creem, and more – FinTech Futures Kazakhstan Fintech Market 2026: Banks Capture Consumers as Startups Shift to Infrastructure LPU Students Turn Campus Innovation into a Defence-Tech Startup, Build Indigenous Drone Systems – India Education Diary Exclusive | AI Startup Angle Health Lands $600 Million for $2.7 Billion Valuation – wsj.com Mantic: AI startup Mantic raises $25 million for superhuman forecasting – The Economic Times AI dominated Colorado Startup Week, but the in-person experience mattered more Week 38: Africa and Middle East Funding Led by Barq Week 38: Latin America Startup Funding Led by A5X Chinese AI Startup Moonshot Lands Wall Street Data Deals Health Force’s AI for hospitals raises €4.2 million Mynt Clears Final Approval for GCash’s $1.5 Billion Philippine IPO – Startup Fortune Business News: Stock and Share Market News, Economy and Finance News, Sensex, Nifty, Global Market, NSE, BSE Live IPO News – Moneycontrol.com Kerala sports-tech startup Dartle raises $100,000 to expand US footprint Payd to resume services after FX losses disrupt customer payouts Business News: Stock and Share Market News, Economy and Finance News, Sensex, Nifty, Global Market, NSE, BSE Live IPO News – Moneycontrol.com {Funding Alert} Beauty Startup MoroMaa Secures Rs 1.5 Cr Funding from Aviral Bhatnagar – Indian Retailer Egyptian fintech startup Zeal raises $10m for global expansion – Disrupt Africa