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Execution Gets the Cheque: Inside India's Changing Startup Funding Landscape

New Delhi, July 9 -- India's startup funding story in the first half of 2026 is one of contrasts. Startups collectively raised $7.2 billion, 12% more than a year ago, according to Tracxn's India Tech ... Read More


Deeptech Startup eNLife Raises Rs 6 Crore Seed Funding Led by Piper Serica

New Delhi, July 9 -- Bengaluru-based deeptech startup eNLife Research has raised Rs 6 crore in a seed funding round led by Piper Serica VC Fund to advance an AI-powered blood test designed to identify... Read More


UST To Train 20,000 Employees As It Expands Anthropic Claude Alliance

New Delhi, July 9 -- UST has partnered with Anthropic to integrate Claude across its platforms, engineering services and internal operations, as the technology services company expands its enterprise ... Read More


Bengaluru Leads India's Unicorn Map As Country Drops To Fourth In Hurun Index

New Delhi, July 9 -- India has dropped to fourth place in the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2026, with 61 unicorns, after the United Kingdom moved ahead to third with 80 privately held startups valued at... Read More


SpaceXAI Launches Grok 4.5 for Coding and Agentic AI

New Delhi, July 9 -- Grok 4.5, the latest model from SpaceXAI, was announced on Wednesday. The model is designed for coding, agentic artificial intelligence (AI), and enterprise knowledge work. Rather... Read More


DXC Expands India Footprint with New AI-focused Experience Center

New Delhi, July 9 -- DXC Technology has inaugurated a new AI-focused customer experience centre in Bengaluru, marking another step in the company's India expansion strategy. Spread across 200,000 squa... Read More


OpenAI Appoints Apple Veteran Mili Kapoor as India Marketing Lead

New Delhi, July 8 -- OpenAI has appointed former Apple executive Mili Kapoor as Consumer Marketing Lead for India, strengthening its marketing leadership as the company expands its presence in one of ... Read More


Edtech Startup Elevate Education Bags Rs.170 Cr Funding to Expand AI Platform

New Delhi, July 8 -- Elevate Education, formerly known as Sunstone, has raised Rs.170 crore ($17.7 million) in a Series D funding round led by existing investor WestBridge Capital, as the edtech start... Read More


Meta Unveils Muse Image Across Apps With AI Editing Features

New Delhi, July 8 -- Meta has unveiled Muse Image, its latest AI image generation model, across the Meta AI app, Instagram Stories, and WhatsApp, expanding its suite of consumer AI tools with image cr... Read More


upGrad Gets CCI Approval for Unacademy Acquisition

New Delhi, July 8 -- The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved upGrad's proposed acquisition of Unacademy, removing a key regulatory hurdle for one of the sector's largest merger deals in... Read More