Anthropic expands startup programme for AI-native firmsThe US-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm will also provide third-party software benefits worth up to USD 45,000 to startups under the...
08 Oct, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
US government, Google join Zuckerberg-backed Biohub in $1.8 billion push for AI biology dataThe US government and tech heavyweights Meta Platforms and Google parent Alphabet are joining nonprofit Biohub to build open datasets to tr...
07 Oct, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
Edtech firm ByteXL raises $9 million in Series B round led by Elevar EquityExisting investors Kalaari Capital and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation also participated in the round
07 Oct, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
ElevenLabs CEO on AI slowdown; Prosus dials up fintech betsHappy Wednesday! ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski weighs in on the AI slowdown debate. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
07 Oct, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
AI hopes, industrial malaise drive boom in German startupsMore than 3,000 startups were founded in Germany in the first half of 2026, according to economy ministry data. That's an all-time record a...
06 Oct, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
CurvetAI raises Rs 6 crore in pre-seed funding led by Merak VenturesCurvetAI has secured Rs 6 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Merak Ventures. The platform aims to streamline AI tools by integrating ...
06 Oct, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
19-year-old Zain Javaid's startup called Ghost builds an AI computer without screen; the 'brain in a box' can be the next big PC ideaGhost is pioneering a revolutionary startup with its innovative screenless AI computer known as Core, co-founded by Zain Javaid. This cutti...
06 Oct, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
Software startup Vinci raises $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuationThe Palo Alto, California-based company is entering a market that includes similar AI-based simulation products from established chip desig...
06 Oct, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
RDI fund: Call for proposals to reopen after review, to boost Viksit Bharat 2047, says TDB SecretaryIn an effort to align with India's 2047 development goals, the Research, Development, and Innovation Fund was launched by Prime Minister Na...
06 Oct, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
DeepSeek to raise at least $12 billion in Tencent-backed fundingChinese AI startup DeepSeek is close to securing at least 80 billion yuan ($11.93 billion) in its latest round of funding, Bloomberg News r...
06 Oct, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
Sauce's Manu Chandra on consumer exits; Physical AI's regulation pushSauce's Manu Chandra said he expects larger exits for investors of India's new-age consumer brands. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning...
06 Oct, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
Menlo Ventures on AI slowdown; Ola Electric CEO pledges stakeHappy Monday! Menlo Ventures, an early Anthropic backer, says the real AI constraint is compute, not a slowdown in frontier models. This an...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
Nikhil Kamath has a '100' funding message for startups: Zerodha co-founder backs post urging startups to raise enough money to stay comfortable for “a year or two” as “next year could be bad”Nikhil Kamath advice for startups: The Zerodha co-founder expressed agreement with a warning that startups should raise capital soon due to...
02 Oct, 2026, 09.59 PM IST
Agrani in talks to raise Rs 800-850 crore from Samsung, 360 One, Peak XVThe Bengaluru-based company is also looking to apply for around Rs 120-130 crore under the government-backed Research, Development and Inno...
02 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
AI cybersecurity startup Armadin valued at over $2.5 billion after new funding roundArmadin, a cutting-edge player in AI-driven cybersecurity solutions, has secured an impressive $255.5 million through a Series B funding ro...
01 Oct, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
AI firm EliseAI valued at $4 billion in latest funding roundThe funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Sap...
29 Sep, 2026, 04.49 PM IST
- Peak XV’s Surge programme selects 18 startups for 12th cohort after revamp
The new cohort announcement comes as the VC firm revamps Surge, bringing it closer to the firm’s broader early-stage investment practice an...
29 Sep, 2026, 01.23 PM IST