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Bessemer chases AI startup that could disrupt India's IT sector

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Bessemer Venture Partners is eyeing pre-seed, seed, and early-stage investments in artificial intelligence companies that aim to disrupt India's $283-billion information technolo... Read More


Founder Pitti leads $17.5 mn round at Optimo; Blume, Omnivore participate

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Loan-against-property lender Optimo Capital has raised $17.5 million in a new round of funding led by the startup's founder Prashant Pitti with participation from existing invest... Read More


Accel, Prosus to co-invest $1 million each in startups under new Atoms X accelerator

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Global investment firms Prosus and Accel will each provide $1 million to very early-stage companies that are part of Accel's new Atoms X accelerator. Atoms is Accel's pre-seed a... Read More


AI startup Uniphore raises $260 million in Series F from Nvidia, AMD, Snowflake, Databricks

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) for business platform Uniphore has raised $260 million in a Series F round from global tech majors such as Nvidia, AMD, Snowflake, and Databricks, ta... Read More


UnifyApps raises $50 Million from WestBridge Capital in Series B round

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- UnifyApps, an enterprise-focused artificial intelligence startup, has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by WestBridge Capital with participation from ICONIQ and Lowe's V... Read More


How Antler India is fast-tracking the next wave of AI startups

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Early-stage venture capital firm Antler India is looking to back six to eight of the 26 startups that participated in its recently concluded AI residency programme, designed to h... Read More


India-Japan Fund to deploy $600mn in three years; focus remains green, cross-country manufacturing

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- The $600 million India-Japan Fund (IJF) has deployed just over a third of its capital to date and will be done fully deploying funds within the next three years, a top executive ... Read More


EKA Mobility raises $57 million in Series A round to boost manufacturing

Bengaluru, Oct. 17 -- Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer EKA Mobility has raised a $57 million Series A round led by the NIIF India-Japan Fund (IJF). The EV maker will use the capital to enhance its ... Read More


Fashion tech firms struggle for a funding fit despite AI makeover

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Despite early excitement, India's fashion tech sector has yet to deliver meaningful scale or investor returns. Most start-ups remain at seed stage, struggling to move beyond expe... Read More


Mint Explainer: Vibe hacking and why cybersecurity experts are worried

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Creating and executing cyberattacks is becoming increasingly easier. As agentic artificial intelligence gains ground in workplaces and everyday life, cybersecurity experts are war... Read More