Karnataka ties up with France and Poland on startup and innovation at AI Summit – The Economic Times
Karnataka’s IT/BT department signed two letters of intent with partners in France and Poland to boost startup and innovation ties…
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Blackstone leads $600 million raise in AI cloud startup Neysa at $1.4 billion valuation – The Economic Times
US alternative asset manager Blackstone is leading a $1.2 billion (about Rs 10,867 crore) investment in cloud infrastructure startup Neysa…
Karnataka’s tech ecosystem raised $3.8 billion funding in 2025, says Kharge – The Economic Times
Karnataka’s tech ecosystem raised $3.8 billion in 2025, driven by strong early-stage funding momentum, IT/BT minister Priyank Kharge said in…
Borrowing costs easing for new-age lenders – The Economic Times
New-age digital lending companies are reporting easier cost of borrowing from banks and larger non-banking financial services firms as fledgling…
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan chairs AI in education roundtable with founders of 10 new-age Indian edtech startups – The Economic Times
Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday chaired an Artificial Intelligence (AI) roundtable with founders of 10 new-age Indian…
Chinese AI startup Zhipu releases new flagship model GLM-5 – The Economic Times
China’s Zhipu AI released its latest artificial intelligence model on Wednesday, joining a wave of domestic rivals unveiling more sophisticated…
Fintech startup Fi gives up on B2C neo-banking, shifts focus to B2B tech services; plans layoffs – The Economic Times
Fintech startup Fi is undertaking a major restructuring exercise that will include staff layoffs and the sunsetting of several consumer-facing…
Medical robotics startup Articulus Surgical raises funding from Kalaari Capital – The Economic Times
Medical startup Articulus Surgical has raised funding from Kalaari Capital, as it looks to commercially roll out its indigenously built…
Healthcare startup Preventify raises Rs 2 crore in funding round led by PedalStart – The Economic Times
Healthcare startup Preventify has raised Rs 2 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by PedalStart, alongside participation from angel…
VC-backed wealth management startups see revenue rise, losses widen – The Economic Times
India’s wealthtech ecosystem, having raised more than $100 million in funding from prominent VCs in 2024-25, continues to reel in…
SpaceX merger provides lifeline for Elon Musk’s debt-ridden AI startup – The Economic Times
By many counts, SpaceX is the most successful venture Elon Musk ever started. The rocket maker revolutionized the space industry,…
US startup sets eyes on real-world AI applications in India – The Economic Times
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become popular because of tools such as ChatGPT that can converse in human-like language, but deployment…
WaveX invites applications from startups for ‘India AI Summit’ next month – The Economic Times
Government’s startup accelerator platform WaveX on Friday said it has invited applications from startups for participation in the ‘India AI…
Cred FY25 revenue rises 16% to Rs 2,735 crore, losses narrow – The Economic Times
Fintech startup Cred reported consolidated operating revenues of Rs 2,735 crore in FY25, a 16% increase over the previous year,…
Apple acquires Israeli audio AI startup Q.ai – The Economic Times
Apple on Thursday said it has acquired Q.ai, an Israeli startup working on artificial intelligence technology for audio. Apple did…
Procurement-tech firm 1Buy.ai raises Rs 32 crore led by 100 Unicorns – The Economic Times
Procurement technology startup 1Buy.ai , founded by Visham Sikand of Goals101 fame and Nitin Jain, cofounder of OfBusiness, has raised…
Voice AI startups hear the sound of money as enterprises sign up – The Economic Times
There is money pouring into Voice AI startups right now with at least three Indian companies having raised funding in…
Fintech sector to continue recovery in 2026, Israeli venture firm says – The Economic Times
The global financial technology sector will continue to mature in 2026 after recovering sharply in 2025 from a three-year downturn,…