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Pilot to proof: India's agentic AI startups face a funding test

BENGALURU, March 16 -- India's agentic artificial intelligence (AI) startups are running into a funding wall. Investors are moving away from "fund the narrative" and focusing on "fund the proof", back... Read More


Atlys secures $36 million in Series C funding from Susquehanna Asia VC

New Delhi, March 16 -- Atlys, a visa processing startup, has closed a $36 million Series C funding round led by Susquehanna Asia VC. Existing investors include Elevation Capital, Long Journey Venture... Read More


IPO-bound Razorpay turns to AI to help businesses scale faster

New Delhi, March 12 -- IPO-bound digital payments company Razorpay is betting on artificial intelligence (AI) to fuel its next phase of growth. The Bengaluru-based fintech startup plans to use agenti... Read More


Surging domestic capital drives Indian angel networks to create their own funds

New Delhi, March 12 -- India's angel networks are increasingly creating their own funds, tapping into the surge of domestic capital to institutionalise early-stage investing in the country's startup e... Read More


Qualcomm Ventures eyes India startups to build low-cost AI for the world

Bengaluru, March 11 -- Chipmaker Qualcomm's venture capital arm is looking to back Indian startups building artificial intelligence (AI) technologies affordable enough to scale globally through its ne... Read More


Bertelsmann sees rural India as its next big investment frontier

New Delhi, March 8 -- BENGALURU: Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) is doubling down on startups targeting India's rural market, according to a senior executive at the firm. "Our thesis is clear, th... Read More


Rural e-commerce startup Rozana raises Rs.290 crore led by Bertelsmann India

MUMBAI, March 6 -- Rural e-commerce platform Rozana has raised Rs.290 crore in a Series B funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investments, as the company looks to deepen its presence and expand its... Read More


From step counts to 'second brains': India's AI wearables bet

New Delhi, March 5 -- As India's once-booming wearables market begins to slow, a clutch of startups is betting that artificial intelligence (AI), not fitness tracking, will define the next phase of gr... Read More


Horoscope, reimagined: AI to read your stars

Bengaluru, Feb. 28 -- AI-native startups are now trying their luck in astrology, aiming to supplement or replace current aggregator business models with hyper-personalised algorithms with greater accu... Read More


Synergy between renewable energy and data centers core to NIIF's Master Fund II

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- As global tech giants race to expand capacity in India, the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is sharpening its strategy around the backbone of that growth-data ... Read More