TUESDAY 07 JUL
Info Edge to acquire 100% stake in Coding Ninjas, buys remaining 49% for ₹39.9 crore
Info Edge has revealed in a regulatory filing that it will acquire the remaining stake in edtech platform Coding Ninjas, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. According to…
WEDNESDAY 24 JUN
Qualcomm agrees to acquire AI startup Modular for around $4Bn
Qualcomm has agreed to acquire AI software startup Modular in an all-stock deal worth about $3.9 billion. Under the agreement, Qualcomm will issue up to 19.2 million shares…
SATURDAY 20 JUN
Meta could invest in Indian fintech firm ‘Cred’ at a $4Bn valuation
Meta is said to be in talks to invest in Kunal Shah-led Cred. The talks value Cred at around $4 billion (₹38,000 crore), marking a recovery from the…
THURSDAY 18 JUN
AI research startup Pramaana Labs secures $27Mn in seed funding from Khosla Ventures, Nexus VP and others
Pramaana Labs, a stealth-mode AI startup focused on verification and reliability, has raised $27 million (around ₹230 crore)…
World-model AI startup Odyssey secures $310Mn in funding at a $1.45Bn valuation
Odyssey, an AI startup focused on building advanced world models, has raised $310 million in a Series B…
TUESDAY 16 JUN
SpaceX to acquire AI coding startup Cursor in $60Bn stock deal
SpaceX has announced plans to acquire Anysphere, the company behind the AI coding platform Cursor, in a stock-for-stock…
HCLTech invests $150Mn for a 10.5% stake in Sarvam AI at a $1.5Bn valuation
HCLTech has made one of the biggest AI investments ever by an Indian IT services company, agreeing to…
SATURDAY 13 JUN
Mistral AI could reach €20Bn valuation in a potential €3Bn fundraise
Mistral AI is reportedly in advanced discussions to raise around €3 billion in fresh equity funding, in a deal that could value the Paris-based startup at around €20…
THURSDAY 11 JUN
OpenAI agrees to acquire AI cloud startup ‘Ona’, team will join Codex division
OpenAI has agreed to acquire Ona, a startup specializing in cloud execution environments for AI agents. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed, but OpenAI…
WEDNESDAY 27 MAY
AI coding startup Cognition secures $1Bn in funding at $26Bn valuation
AI startup Cognition has raised more than $1 billion in a new funding round at a $26 billion valuation. The financing was co-led by Lux Capital, General Catalyst,…
TUESDAY 26 MAY
Nandan Nilekani-backed Fundamentum launches ‘F2A’ with ₹3,000 Cr fund for AI and deeptech startups
India’s AI and deeptech ecosystem received a major capital push after venture capital firm Fundamentum Partnership, co-founded by Nandan Nilekani and Ashish Kumar, announced the launch of a…
MONDAY 25 MAY
Pronto under scrutiny over in-home recordings used for AI training: Report
Bengaluru-based home services startup Pronto has come under intense scrutiny after revelations that it was running a limited pilot programme involving video recordings inside customers’ homes to train…
THURSDAY 21 MAY
Scapia, which markets popular travel-focused credit card, raises $63Mn in General Catalyst-led round
With India’s youth driving an unprecedented surge in the country’s foreign travel outflow, several digital-first travel-focused platforms have gained immense popularity. Perhaps one of the most talked about…
MONDAY 18 MAY
Nvidia to back AI Infrastructure startup Simplismart in latest $20Mn round
Indian AI startup Simplismart is reportedly in talks to raise around $20 million in a new funding round, with Nvidia expected to lead the investment. The proposed round…
FRIDAY 15 MAY
Rapido secures $240Mn in fresh funding led by Prosus at $3Bn valuation
Indian ride-hailing startup Rapido has raised $240 million in a fresh funding round led by Prosus, taking the company’s valuation to about $3 billion. Existing investors, including WestBridge…
TUESDAY 12 MAY
AI dictation startup Wispr could secure $260Mn funding at $2Bn valuation
AI voice startup Wispr is reportedly negotiating a massive new funding round that could value the company at…
Mekr gets $7Mn in Series A to scale its full-stack consumer electronics manufacturing platform
Mekr Technologies, a digital manufacturing platform that provides end-to-end “full stack” solutions to consumer electronic companies, has raised…
MONDAY 11 MAY
India’s space-tech startup Agnikul Cosmos could raise up to $75Mn at $500Mn valuation
India’s private space sector is seeing fresh investor interest as Chennai-based startup Agnikul Cosmos is reportedly in talks to raise $50-75 million in a new funding round. The…
THURSDAY 07 MAY
Skyroot Aerospace raises $60Mn in new funding, becomes India’s first space-tech unicorn as valuation hits $1.1Bn
Skyroot Aerospace has become India’s first space-tech unicorn after raising a fresh $60 million funding round, taking its valuation to about $1.1 billion. The round was co-led by…
