Paperwork causing AI mission lag as startups flag funding, IP concernsIndiaAI mission startups face delays in formal agreements, impacting non-compute support and raising IP concerns. While compute access is p...
AI firms scout for startup buyouts to boost full-stack tech capabilitiesAI firms are actively acquiring startups to build full-stack capabilities as enterprises move towards large-scale AI deployment. This conso...
TCS and five other firms empanelled to build & run AI for govt departmentsThe Centre has empanelled six partner firms, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), to develop and deploy AI solutions across governmen...
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $187 million this week, down 28% on-yearThe number of deals during the week was also down at 18 transactions, compared to 24 in the corresponding week last year. Compared to the p...
Gnani ai raises $10 million from Aavishkaar Capital to scale voice AI models globallyGnani.ai raised $10 million from Aavishkaar Capital to expand internationally and enhance R&D. The Bengaluru-based firm processes 30 millio...
Indian startups turn to small language models to solve for efficiency, privacy, costIndian startups are shifting to smaller AI models. This move addresses high cloud costs, patchy internet, and new data privacy laws. These ...
Nvidia effect! E2E Networks, Netweb Tech shares soar up to 20% after collaboration with chip giantShares of E2E Networks and Netweb Technologies saw significant gains today. Both companies announced collaborations with chip giant Nvidia....
ET Graphics: AI Summit lays out red carpet for India’s sovereign AI dreamsAs India accelerates efforts to build a sovereign AI stack, a dozen startups and institutions backed by the government’s IndiaAI Mission ar...
India’s Agent AI Revolution: How Gnani.ai Is Transforming Enterprise AutomationIndia is at an inflection point in enterprise AI, with voice and agent automation redefining how companies operate. In this conversation wi...
The great Indic data huntRace to build Indic models has heated up, but challenge over availability of Indic language data persists.
Startups chase finserv companies seeking GenAI customer support use casesWith agentic AI, banks can solve a large part of their customers' basic queries by software, instead of dedicating teams with human agents....
After Sarvam.ai, Soket AI, Gnani.ai, Gan.ai to now build foundation AI models, says IndiaAI MissionThe IndiaAI Compute portal now has 34,000 GPUs, sourced from Nvidia, AMD, AWS, and Intel. In the second round of the GPU tender, seven tech...
Sarvam and three other AI firms in MeitY’s LLM build out first shortlistSoket AI Labs’ founder Abhishek Upperwal said it has proposed to create a 120-billion parameter open-source Indic LLM (large language model...
Conversational AI startups hear sound of money as demand risesInvestor interest in voice technology is rising sharply. Venture capital funding surged to $202 million in 2024 across 12 deals, up from $7...
Cheap AI voice bots are taking off with businesses in IndiaIndia has tried to keep pace with the global artificial intelligence frenzy in the nearly two years since ChatGPT launched, but chatbots ha...
Startups see their AI bills shrink as global LLM price war escalatesOverall, the price of API access to closed models has come down by 65%-90% over the last 12 months, which is helping startups like InVideo,...
GenAI startup Gnani secures $4 million in funding from Info Edge VenturesVoice-first AI startup Gnani.ai received $4 million from Info Edge Ventures for sales expansion and geographical growth. Gnani.ai provides ...