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Sovereign AI Gains Steam, Meesho Gets Tax Notice & More

India, March 9 -- Sarvam Goes Open; New AI Deals  India's AI landscape hit something of an inflection point this weekend. From Sarvam AI open sourcing its foundational model to strategic M&A and... Read More


Calm Amid Storm: Indian Founders Hold Steady As Middle East Tensions Rise

India, March 9 -- Amid the escalating conflict between the US-Israel combine and Iran, geopolitical shockwaves are beginning to ripple through global technology hubs - particularly Dubai in the UAE an... Read More


Travel Platforms Stranded In The Fog Of War

India, March 9 -- Geopolitical tensions over the past year have increasingly become the new normal. From the Russia and Ukraine War to rising tensions closer home between India and Pakistan, and now t... Read More


The New Garage: OpenClaw And India's DIY AI Agent Boom

India, March 9 -- A new class of AI users is emerging not inside corporate labs, but in home offices and weekend experiments. At the center of this wave is OpenClaw, an open-source agentic automation ... Read More


Flipkart Completes Reverse Flip To India Ahead Of IPO

India, March 9 -- In the run up to its much anticipated IPO, ecommerce giant Flipkart has now completely redomiciled to India after receiving the nod from the Indian government. The company's reverse ... Read More


KaarTech Bags $11 Mn From Playbook Partners To Increase Global Footprint

India, March 9 -- SaaS firm KaarTech has raised $11 Mn (about Rs.100 Cr) in a Series B funding round led by Playbook Partners to strengthen its AI capabilities and increase deployment of its enterpris... Read More


StrideOne Raises Rs.100 Cr, Onboards Ex-Max Life Insurance Rajesh Sud As Cofounder

India, March 9 -- Venture debt firm Stride Capital's non banking financial company (NBFC) arm StrideOne has raised Rs.100 Cr (about $11 Mn) in a mix of equity and debt capital from undisclosed investo... Read More


New Ventures, Old Hands: India's Startup Founders In Encore Mode

India, March 8 -- "Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming." The famous quote by Richard Branson neatly captures a shift unfolding in India's startup ecosystem.  ... Read More


From Rozana To Cent - Indian Startups Raised $98 Mn This Week

India, March 7 -- While February saw an escalating push in the funding activity, the first week of March saw muted responses from the investors. Between March 2 to 6, the Indian startup ecosystem rais... Read More


Exclusive: Prosus Joins Mukesh Bansal-Led Nurix AI's Cap Table With Fresh Capital Infusion

India, March 7 -- Mukesh Bansal's AI venture Nurix AI has received fresh capital from global investment firm Prosus, Inc42 has learnt from sources.  The startup, which had earlier raised $27.5 M... Read More