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VC firm Sorin Investments leads ₹30 crore funding round in AI firm Kily

The agentic AI company will use the capital to strengthen its product, expand go-to-market efforts and accelerate adoption among large consumer brands

Why Moonshot AI's launch has put Chinese startups in US crosshairs

The US concerns come as Chinese AI artificial intelligence (AI) companies rapidly expand their presence in the global market

Govt to support 20 indigenous sovereign AI models under IndiaAI Mission

Govt has identified 20 indigenous sovereign AI models for support under the IndiaAI Mission, spanning LLMs, speech, video and domain-specific applications, while expanding AI infra and skilling

Google picks 20 Indian AI startups for 2026 accelerator programme

Google has selected 20 Indian AI startups for its 2026 accelerator programme, offering access to its AI stack, technical mentorship and support for scaling globally

Beyond Sarvam: Where India's AI opportunity lies beyond language models

Sarvam's success shows that India can build foundational AI infrastructure. The bigger opportunity may lie in domain-specific AI built for Indian realities and emerging markets

On the anvil: Broader AI risk framework for cos launching new services

The proposed framework is expected to set guardrails for AI tools, create a regulatory sandbox and define accountability norms for companies operating in India

Japan's Sakana AI says Fugu Ultra matches Mythos on certain benchmarks

What are Fugu and Fugu Ultra, the AI systems through which Japan's Sakana AI is betting on 'One Model To Command Them All' and claiming Mythos-level performance on some benchmarks?

Gen-Z gamer's 3D-model startup raises $200 mn, becomes China's AI unicorn

Vast competes with Tencent Holdings' Hunyuan 3D and Silicon Valley startup Meshy in the development of production-grade 3D models for video games, filmmaking, 3D printing and industrial applications

SpaceX, OpenAI windfall fuels fresh bets on next-wave Asian AI winners

The listings of SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic may mean a total of $70 billion in AI spending on top of the more than $750 billion already committed by the biggest hyperscalers

Google, Blackstone launch $5 billion AI cloud company to challenge Nvidia

The new venture will allow companies to rent AI computing power using Google's custom TPU chips instead of building costly infrastructure

Deep-tech startup Ctruh raises $2.5 million in seed round led by IPV

Ctruh secures seed funding to scale its spatial internet infrastructure and AI-powered 3D experience platforms globally

AI investment hits $800 billion, India emerges as key applications hub

SenseAI report shows capital concentrating in mega-rounds, with Indian startups scaling AI applications rapidly and reaching revenue early as value shifts to the application layer

boAt co-founder Aman Gupta raises ₹100 crore for new venture OFF/BEAT

Aman Gupta's new venture OFF/BEAT secures Rs 100 crore in seed funding led by Bessemer, aiming to build a tech- and AI-led consumer platform for evolving Indian aspirations

T-Hub incubated chip design startup Deepgrid Semi looking to raise ₹25 cr

Founder Aravind Prasad says startup aims to complete tape-out within 10 months as it builds use cases and engages investors for AI-powered ADAS chip solutions

AI puts India's office market back to work with rising tech space demand

Tech firms and AI-first startups expand leasing across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai

This Indian company is set to build a $2 billion AI hub powered by Nvidia

An Indian data centre firm plans a $2 billion AI hub powered by Nvidia GPUs, as demand for AI infrastructure rises and the company prepares for a public listing

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

India unveils 3 sovereign AI models at Delhi Summit: Key features, details

India AI Impact Summit 2026: India launched three homegrown AI models, focused on Indian languages, voice use and local data control

AI startups look to forge partnerships, collaborations to boost growth

At the India AI Impact Summit, startups sought strategic partnerships and MoUs to scale, secure compute access, expand globally and co-create solutions across sectors