India, March 29 -- What's next after OpenAI and DeepSeek? Now that these tech startups have hit the innovation sweet spot, the ChatGPT parent is reportedly eyeing a funding round that could value it at $340 Bn, more than 2x its current valuation of $157 Bn, while the Chinese disruptor is mulling outside funding for the first time. Presumably, they will continue raising huge sums to grow fast and innovate.

However, not all AI-driven innovation stories require such massive investments. A new breed of automation startups is now working on AI tools and models to help enterprises ditch time-consuming and effort-intensive manual processes. Among these is a growing cohort who has moved beyond typical big data analytics and traditional AI-ML sys...