Anthropic in talks to buy startup Decart AI for $6 billionDecart’s software can reduce the cost of training artificial intelligence models by helping chips work more efficiently. That technology co...
13 Aug, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
AI code testing platform Blacksmith raises $45 million led by Peak XV, valued at $550 millionBlacksmith’s cofounder and CEO Aditya Jayaprakash, in a blog post, said “Since the start of the year, the number of CI (Continuous Integrat...
12 Aug, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
Accel raises $3.5 billion to invest in emerging global AI startupsThe firm, which has backed artificial intelligence companies including Anthropic, Cursor and Perplexity, has raised four separate funds ded...
12 Aug, 2026, 09.19 PM IST
AI code review platform CodeRabbit valued at $1.5 billion in latest funding roundInvestors were betting that the rapid adoption of AI coding tools and vibe coding would increase demand for software monitoring and code ...
12 Aug, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
Silicon Valley’s South Park Commons bullish on India's deeptech spaceAditya Agarwal, managing partner at SPC, and Prateek Mehta, general partner-India, told ET in an exclusive interaction that the firm is see...
12 Aug, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
PayU India CEO on MDR; Qcomm’s festive hiringPayU India CEO Anirban Mukherjee has backed a simple pricing model for UPI charges. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
11 Aug, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
OpenAI buys back $7 billion of employee shares in tender offerThe ChatGPT maker bought back shares from current and former employees rather than tapping outside investors for the tender offer. The deal...
11 Aug, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
Vecton AI raises Rs 6 crore in pre-seed funding led by Zeropearl VC to help financial institutions with AI transformationThe investment will strengthen Vecton's transformation model, enabling financial institutions to accelerate enterprise AI adoption and unlo...
11 Aug, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
High AI stakes push Indian VCs to rejig funding playbooksAverage investments in AI startups have increased to $3-5 million at the seed level and upwards of $10 million in Series A rounds, said inv...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Jungle Ventures lifts India allocation to 70%, directs new bets to AI, manufacturingFounded by Amit Anand and Anurag Srivastava in 2012 with a $10-million debut fund, Jungle typically prefers main funds of about $400 millio...
10 Aug, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
Pinegap raises $8 million led by Stellaris Venture PartnersThe company plans to use the fresh capital to strengthen its go-to-market and sales operations, grow its engineering team and build an in-h...
08 Aug, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: River, Sarvam rounds lift startup funding to $314 million this weekEarly-stage deals accounted for 58.4% of the capital raised during the week, while late-stage rounds made up 37%. Seed stage startups compr...
07 Aug, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
Firmus nearly doubles valuation to over $10.5 billion in 4 months with Nvidia-backed fundraiseFirmus secured two billion dollars in equity funding this week. This investment brings the company's valuation to over ten point five billi...
07 Aug, 2026, 08.24 AM IST
Nvidia bets on Sarvam AI; Sidbi eases fund rules for VCsHappy Wednesday! Sarvam’s Pratyush Kumar has confirmed adding Nvidia to the AI startup’s captable. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning ...
05 Aug, 2026, 09.12 AM IST
Activate joins Sarvam's $300 million funding round, eyes deeper AI partnershipBeyond the investment Activate and Sarvam plan to work together on three areas: supporting India's AI startup ecosystem, helping large digi...
04 Aug, 2026, 08.43 PM IST
Nykaa’s strong Q1; Activate backs SarvamNykaa reported strong quarterly growth, on the back of healthy sales across its businesses. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
04 Aug, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
Sarvam to raise $75 million from Nvidia, Glade Brook, others as part of ongoing funding roundSarvam AI has secured $75 million from Nvidia and other investors. This investment is part of a larger $300 million funding round. The comp...
03 Aug, 2026, 05.13 PM IST