US stock market futures dip as Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq weigh Trump’s tariff shock against Nvidia’s $4T rallyUS stock market today opened slightly lower as Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures paused after a powerful tech rally led by Nvidia, which jus...
YC-backed Cekura plans to open office in India following $2 million fundraiseThe startup is engaged in providing testing and observability layer for voice and chat AI that enables teams to simulate conversations at s...
Ex-Flipkart CTO Peeyush Ranjan joins Mukesh Bansal’s Meraki Labs as partnerPeeyush Ranjan, ex-Flipkart CTO and Google veteran, has joined Mukesh Bansal’s Meraki Labs as partner to lead its AI vision and expand its ...
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...
AI assistant startup FurtherAI raises $5 million in round led by Nexus Venture PartnersPioneer AI Fund, South Park Commons, Y Combinator and Converge VC, among other angel investors, also participated. The funds will be used t...
End of UPI’s free run?; Zepto finetunes IPO strategyHappy Tuesday! The Union government is considering bringing back merchant charges on UPI transactions. This and more in today’s ETtech Morn...
Former startup executives catch AI bugThese first-time founders are developing AI agents, platforms, and services, while also building AI infrastructure, all in anticipation of ...
Smallest AI in talks to raise $10-15 million at $50-60 million valuationThe company is in talks with its existing investors such as 3one4 Capital and Better Capital and other investors in the US and India for th...
AI startup Cognida raises $15 million in funding led by Nexus Venture PartnersCognida.AI offers artificial intelligence solutions for enterprises. It will use the capital to expand solutions in key industries, hiring ...
SaaS startup Atomicwork raises $25 million in round led by Khosla Ventures, Z47Battery Ventures, Blume Ventures and Peak XV Partners participated in the funding round. The company plans to use the funds for scaling and...
VCs bullish on AI startups in India despite a fall in fundingIndian AI startups saw a funding dip in 2024, but deal volume increased, with a focus on application-layer ventures. Investors are optimist...
Startup exits get buzzier; AI investments in 2025Happy Monday! Indian risk investors registered bigger exits in 2024 compared to a year before.This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispa...
Generative AI funding in India soars 6x in Q2 FY25: reportTotal funding grew 3.4 times year-on-year, boosted by investments in enterprise applications and agentic AI. The number of funding rounds g...
Indian AI startups funding dips 10% to $125 million in July-September periodIndian AI startup funding dipped 10% this quarter and 50% year-on-year, reaching $125 million across 31 deals. While funding sizes shrank, ...
VCs apply PMF filter on early-stage startups seeking follow-on fundingIndia's early-stage startups are facing funding scrutiny as risk-averse investors tighten their purse strings. As per a study, only 25% of ...
Mukesh Bansal’s AI startup raises funds; what’s powering banktech ecosystemHappy Tuesday! Myntra founder Mukesh Bansal’s AI startup has snapped up one of the largest seed rounds in recent years. Details on this and...
Mukesh Bansal’s new startup Nurix AI raises $27.5 million from Accel, General CatalystThe new company, Nurix AI, which builds custom AI agents for enterprise services like sales and customer support in initial use cases, was ...