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India bridges funding gap to back high-innovation, long-gestation startups

India's technological landscape is bridging the investment gap needed to support high-innovation and long-gestation startups

Flipkart lays off 250-300 employees after reviewing performance

Layoffs affect roughly 2% of workforce as Walmart-backed e-commerce firm tightens operations and prepares for a potential IPO

Women startup founders get just ₹4 for every ₹100 raised by men: Report

Kalaari Capital report highlights stark gender gap in India's startup funding, with women founders receiving just ₹4 for every ₹100 raised by male counterparts

Fashion qcom startups prioritise experience-led shopping over speed

Fashion quick commerce startups are shifting focus from speed to experience-led shopping, offering features such as discovery, personalisation, try-at-home options to tackle online shopping challenges

Holi sales surge as qcom and ecommerce firms see strong festive demand

Quick commerce and e-commerce platforms reported a surge in Holi demand, with premium play accessories, eco-friendly items and festive essentials driving sales across metros and smaller cities

Holi sales surge as qcom and e-commerce platforms see sharp demand rise

Quick commerce and e-commerce players saw strong Holi purchases, with spikes in colours, water guns, gujiya and thandai, as platforms expanded festival-led assortments and offers

Uber renews five-year Karnataka aggregator licence, valid till 2026

Renewal of Uber's aggregator licence under Karnataka's mobility rules provides regulatory certainty for the firm, allowing operations until December 2026 in a key Indian market

Qcom enablement startup Inamo raises $8 million in Series A round

Quick commerce startup Inamo has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Prime Venture Partners to expand its dark store network, accelerate brand onboarding, and scale technology and operations

Holi adds splash of colour to quick-commerce carts and campaigns

In addition to curating a Holi section, Zepto is also allowing users to send festival greetings to one another on the mobile application itself

Info Edge commits Rs 250 crore to new B8 Fund I for growth-stage bets

Info Edge has committed Rs 250 crore to B8 Fund I, expanding its structured investment platform and deepening support for growth-stage ventures in India's startup ecosystem

Agentic AI remains top choice among courses at upGrad: Anuj Vishwakarma

Mid- to senior-level professionals drive surge in AI upskilling; platform partners with IIMs, IITs and OpenAI to expand agentic and generative AI programs

Unicorn creation surges 40x in decade as AI founders grow younger: Report

Unicorn creation has accelerated 40-fold worldwide in a decade, with AI startups reaching billion-dollar valuations faster and founder ages dropping significantly, an Antler report shows

Amazon opens 12-storey office in Bengaluru, company's 2nd largest in Asia

Amazon inaugurates a 1.1 million sq ft, 12-storey campus in Bengaluru, its second-largest in Asia, supporting 7,000 employees and reinforcing its long-term India investment plans

Fewer AI founders leaving India now, says Speciale Invest's ArjunRao

India should build AI by playing to its strengths-developers, applications and sovereign use cases-rather than chasing the full stack at once, says Speciale Invest's Arjun Rao

AI applications to drive cash flows in India: 3one4 Capital's Siddarth Pai

India's AI opportunity lies in applications solving real-world problems, not costly foundational models, says 3one4 Capital's Siddarth Pai

All major countries on board to sign AI Delhi declaration: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Details about New Delhi Declaration expected to be announced on Saturday

Majority of VC community in India very risk averse, says Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla says Indian VCs are overly focused on short-term revenue and liquidity, avoiding bold bets needed for innovation, while AI is set to disrupt IT services and BPO firms

India AI Impact Summit: Global CEOs call for inclusive use of AI

Strike note of optimism and urgency, calling AI as an opportunity for economic acceleration

AI biggest opportunity for tech, IT: Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran

N Chandrasekaran says AI is the next great infrastructure as Tata Sons plans India's first large-scale AI-optimised data centre with OpenAI

Swiggy shuts Snacc instant delivery service to refocus on core areas

Swiggy cites business economics and long-term priorities in shutting Snacc, even as its food delivery segment grows and platforms serve attendees at the India AI Impact Summit