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Deep-tech startup Atsuya named among top 20 in AI for All challenge

Founded in 2017, Atsuya Technologies works across sectors including manufacturing, retail, quick commerce, and oil and gas

Startups driving innovation, job creation, says former President Kovind

Jain principles reflect a deep understanding that a society that focuses only on profits but neglects values may advance for some time, but it will gradually lose its way, he noted

Startup Gnani to launch its voice foundation model at AI Impact Summit

IndiaAI-backed startup to unveil 14bn-parameter voice model in six languages, with plans to scale to all 22 Indian languages within 18 months

India's next Cloud layer could orbit above Earth as AgniKul prepares AI hub

Chennai-based space tech start-up will use its patented upper-stage platform to host AI data modules in orbit, with NeevCloud as its first customer

Olyv raises $23 mn in Series B led by Nandan Nilekani's Fundamentum

Online lending marketplace Olyv has raised $23 million in a Series B round led by Nandan Nilekani's Fundamentum to expand products across insurance, UPI and business loans

Pet care startup Supertails raises $30 million in Series C funding round

The funding will be spent for boosting product and data capabilities, and strengthening the company's personalisations

Homegrown Indian startup founders outperform returnee diaspora, finds study

A study by AnnaLee Saxenian and Vivek Wadhwa reveals that domestic founders lead in commercial outcomes, while returnees play specialized roles

Easy money in China drives metals rally as real economy struggles

While overseas experience has proven invaluable in other economies, it appeared to play a diminished role in India's contemporary tech ecosystem

Rapido's food delivery service Ownly goes live across Bengaluru

The newly launched platform operates on a zero-commission model and does not charge any fee from restaurants, but only a standard delivery fee based on distance from customers

ElevenLabs raises $500 million in Series D, valuation jumps to $11 bn

Sequoia-led funding round triples voice-AI startup's valuation as it expands beyond speech into full audio stack

Varaha raises $45 million in Series B round led by WestBridge Capital

Climate-tech firm to use fresh capital to expand globally, deepen science capabilities and scale biochar-focused industrial partnerships

Scrapping of courier export cap brings cheer to logistics, ecom players

The scrapping of the Rs 10 lakh per-consignment cap on courier exports in the Union Budget 2026 is expected to ease bottlenecks for MSMEs and D2C startups and improve cross-border e-commerce economics

Most of our users have never seen a line of code in their life Mukund Jha

Emergent CEO Mukund Jha explains how Emergent went from zero to $50 million in seven months by letting business owners build their own software

Peak XV Partners announces leadership changes, sharpens focus on AI

Venture capital firm Peak XV Partners has reshuffled senior leadership, promoted Abhishek Mohan as general partner, and renewed its strategic focus on artificial intelligence

Loop AI raises $14 mn in Series A funding round led by Nyca Partners

Enterprise AI platform Loop AI has raised $14 million in a Series A round led by Nyca Partners to expand its product suite and scale teams across the US and India

Easy Home Finance raises $30 million in Series C led by Investcorp

Mortgage-technology lender plans pan-India expansion as investors double down on India's housing finance growth

IAN Alpha Fund invests ₹25 crore in D-Propulse to boost testing, R&D

D-Propulse is building an indigenous rotating detonation engine (RDE)-based propulsion system

Qcom platform Blinkit introduces Bharat Yatra national common mobility card

Blinkit now delivers the Rs 50, zero-KYC Bharat Yatra NCMC card across major cities, making metro and bus travel easier with a single RuPay-powered mobility card

Nivaan Care raises $7 million to expand pain management clinics in India

Series A round led by Sorin Investments backs the rollout of minimally invasive, single specialty centres

Cropin unveils AI agriculture platform to rewire global food supply chains

New ecosystem with Google, BCG, Wipro and others aims to reduce climate, data and procurement risks in agriculture