Meta layoffs hit India; Local VCs eye Wispr Flow fundingHappy Wednesday! Tech major Meta has quietly axed a dozen India roles as part of its latest global AI-era reset. This and more in today's E...
Peak XV, Activate in talks to invest in Silicon Valley AI dictation startup Wispr FlowFounded by Stanford graduates Tanay Kothari and Sahaj Garg, Wispr Flow develops a voice dictation tool that allows users to speak into apps...
Google I/O 2026: Google Enters Its 'Agentic Gemini Era'At Google I/O 2026, Sundar Pichai unveiled Google’s vision for an “Agentic Gemini Era,” where AI moves beyond simple assistants to autonomo...
Ex-Peak XV trio raises Mettle; Fintechs go licence huntingHappy Thursday! Three former Peak XV MDs, who abruptly left the VC firm, are launching Mettle Capital to back Indian startups. This and mor...
Activate picks stake in ElevenLabs in first global growth-stage AI betVenture capital firm Activate has made its first global growth-stage AI investment in ElevenLabs. This New York-based voice AI company cons...
Ramp seeks to raise $750 million at valuation of over $40 billionCorporate card startup Ramp is reportedly in talks to secure another $750 million at a valuation exceeding $40 billion. This potential fund...
Voice AI firm ElevenLabs tops $500 million ARR; announces additional fundingVoice AI startup ElevenLabs has announced its annual recurring revenue has surpassed $500 million in early 2026. The company also secured a...
Andreessen Horowitz partner Bryan Kim departs to launch new AI-focused fundBryan Kim, who joined the Silicon Valley venture capital firm in November 2020, focused on consumer technology and AI applications. During ...
Iconiq, go-to wealth adviser for tech’s elite, is putting billions into AIIconiq is expanding aggressively into venture capital, investing billions in AI startups like Anthropic. Leveraging elite global networks, ...
ElevenLabs appoints Karthik Rajaram General Manager and Country Head for IndiaAI audio firm ElevenLabs has appointed Karthik Rajaram as its India head. Rajaram will lead strategy and revenue growth. He brings extensiv...
Meta partners with ElevenLabs to power AI audio across Instagram, HorizonElevenLabs said the collaboration will enable Meta to dub Reels in local languages, generate music, and create character voices in Horizon....
How ElevenLabs enabled AI-powered dubbing for PM Modi's Lex Fridman interviewFridman's podcast with PM Modi was dubbed by voice-based generative AI startup ElevenLabs. Using AI voice cloning technology, the company p...
India becomes largest market for AI audio firm ElevenLabs, Hindi among top languagesIndia is now the largest user market for AI audio firm ElevenLabs, with Hindi among the top three languages. The company is expanding local...
ElevenLabs raises $180 million, valuation soars to $3.3 billionThe US-based voice AI leader has raised a total funding of $281 million across four rounds since its founding in 2022.
AI is bringing back Hollywood voices from the past, but with consentAI voice startup ElevenLabs, which develops tools and models to regenerate voices in different accents and languages, has secured permissio...
Pocket FM in partnership with US-based AI voice ElevenLabsPocket FM stated that this partnership aims to enhance the inclusivity and accessibility of audio series creation, providing writers with s...
US-based voice AI startup ElevenLabs gains unicorn status after latest fundraisingElevenLabs on Monday said it raised $80 million in Series B funding from investors led by venture capitalist Andreessen Horowitz along with...