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Indian agentic AI companies hitting it out of park, raise $60 million in 2026The momentum continues from last year, when investments in agentic AI startups nearly doubled to $144 million from $75 million in 2024, sho...
Wyser logs first close of Rs 200-crore fundAgentic artificial intelligence (AI) fund Wyser Capital announced the first close of Rs 50 crore for its maiden fund. The fund, founded by ...
To support startups VCs tap into AI partnershipsTie-ups with LLM makers such as Anthropic and OpenAI are emerging as the new kind of cloud alliances, giving VC portfolio companies direct ...
Need AI friend? Companion startups are a click awayAccording to a report from IT industry body Nasscom, the global AI companion market is estimated to have touched $28 billion in size this y...
India AI Mission cohort 2.0; Tata's Apple windfallIndia AI Mission has selected eight more firms to build foundational AI models. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
AI rush prompts investors to increase focusAmong these VC firms that have come up in the last two years are Boundless Ventures, founded by former Kae Capital investor Natasha Malpani...
Indian GenAI companies turn into bigger investment magnetsIndian GenAI startups witnessed a funding surge, securing $524 million in the first seven months of 2025, marking a five-year high. This in...
PCI’s MDR plea; India’s AI startups, acceleratedHappy Tuesday! The Payments Council of India has urged the PMO to reinstate the merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI and RuPay debit card pa...
India sees rise of Y Combinator-style accelerators to propel AI startupsStartup accelerators are a relatively new concept in India. While most are sector-agnostic and focus on venture building, growth and fundra...
SaaS will turn into software and services in GenAI: Upekkha-WestBridge reportUpekkha-WestBridge predicts an IT services-like offering merged with SaaS.
Exclusive: Malabar eyes Sugar stake; India’s deep tech policy coming soonIndia-focused Malabar Investments is in talks to pick a Rs 80-100 crore stake in Sugar Cosmetics via a secondary deal. This and more in tod...
Ecommerce roll-up firms in distress; how Krafton scripted BGMI returnThrasio-style ecommerce roll-up companies such as Goat Brand Labs are struggling to survive amid an overall funding squeeze. This and more ...
SaaS accelerator Upekkha announces first close of $40 million VC fundThe fund was created with a leading investment from WestBridge Capital, among other limited partners including Godard Abel, founder and CEO...
Footpath Ventures eyes stake in Rajasthan Royals; IT hiring picks upUS-based Footpath Ventures is in advanced talks to pick up a stake in Rajasthan Royals, a franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Thi...
Least amount of distress sales, shutdowns in SaaS: Upekkha reportManaging partner Thiyagarajan Maruthavanan said a lot of the consolidation and acquisitions will broadly be enabled by networks built out b...
Indian SaaS firms are on an efficient, resilient growth path: reportIndian SaaS growth is highly capital-efficient by default across stages and remains largely unmoved by recessionary trends of the past year...
Startup accelerator Upekkha raises $9 million from WestBridge CapitalUpekkha Value SaaS Accelerator has raised the funding from WestBridge Capital towards its rolling fund that will look to invest in around 5...
iMocha raises $14 million in funding led by Eight Roads VenturesThe company will use the funds to increase its skill library selection, reach more global enterprises, and widen its partnership base withi...
StartPack rebrands as doola, raises $3 million from Nexus, othersFounded in 2020 by Arjun Mahadevan and JP Pincheira, doola—formerly StartPack—helps creators and entrepreneurs incorporate their ventures a...
Stressed startup founders approach experts to calm nerves as Covid wreaks havocIssues facing startup founders include cash flow concerns, logistical uncertainties with respect to red zones, precariousness of manufactur...