News Startups Nexus VP backs Slikk’s 60-minute fashion delivery in latest $10Mn Series A With quick commerce adoption booming across the country (even though startup financials… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 27, 2025
News Startups Costs, supply issues force Zepto Cafe shutdowns in multiple cites Zepto Cafe, the quick-service food division of fast-growing quick-commerce firm Zepto, has… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 23, 2025
A.I. News Startups Meta introduces ‘Llama Startup Program’ to promote its AI models within early-stage startups Meta has introduced the ‘Llama Startup Program’, a strategic initiative aimed at… Ashutosh SinghMay 22, 2025
News Startups Zepto announces new ‘Atom’ platform for brands to gain consumer insights Leveraging on heaps of consumer buying patterns and data that it is… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 15, 2025
News Startups Swiggy expands its quick food delivery service ‘Bolt’ to over 500 cities across India Even though Zomato has shut it down, its rival Swiggy is expanding… Ashutosh SinghMay 4, 2025
Business News Startups Oyo’s third attempt at an IPO is also a no-go: Report It seems like third time’s not a charm, at least in case… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 2, 2025
News Startups AI-powered language learning startup Stimuler gets $3.75Mn in Pre-Series A fundraise Stimuler, an AI-powered language learning platform, has secured $3.75Mn in Pre-Series A… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 30, 2025
Business News Startups Urban Company files for $223 million IPO Popular home services upstart Urban Company has become the latest Indian tech… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 28, 2025
Futurism News Startups Elon Musk’s Neuralink plans $500Mn fundraise, seeking a $9Bn valuation: Bloomberg Elon Musk’s neural interface technology company Neuralink, is now reportedly looking to… Ashutosh SinghApril 24, 2025
A.I. News Startups Y Combinator’s Geoff Ralston launches ‘Safe AI Fund’ to back ethical AI startups Geoff Ralston (the former president of Y Combinator) has re-entered the venture… Ashutosh SinghApril 18, 2025
Culture & Policy News Startups EV ride hailing startup BluSmart suspends bookings in NCR, Bengaluru amid SEBI scrutiny Electric cab service provider BluSmart, which has embroiled itself in scrutiny from… Ashutosh SinghApril 17, 2025
A.I. News Startups Alphabet and Nvidia join investors in backing OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s SSI: Report Alphabet and Nvidia have joined a group of high-profile investors to back… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 14, 2025
A.I. News Startups Kompact AI, developed by Ziroh Labs and IIT Madras, can run AI models without heavy computing chips Ziroh Labs, an Indian AI startup, has developed a new computing platform… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 10, 2025
Business News Startups Indian electronics upstart boAt files for IPO again, targeting $1.5Bn valuation Indian consumer electronics brand boAt’s parent firm – Imagine Marketing, has reportedly… Ashutosh SinghApril 8, 2025
News Startups Digital storytelling platform Pratilipi gets $20Mn to fund expansion Indian digital storytelling platform Pratilipi has now announced a fresh infusion of… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 3, 2025
A.I. News Startups OpenAI secures $40Bn in fresh funding, valuation at $300Bn OpenAI has closed a record-breaking $40 billion private funding round, marking the… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 1, 2025
Gaming News Startups Krafton acquires majority stake in India mobile gaming startup Nautilus Mobile for $14Mn South Korean gaming giant Krafton, known for its popular titles like PUBG:… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 28, 2025
News Startups India’s STAGE gets $12.5Mn in Series B for its multilingual OTT platform STAGE, an India based regional over-the-top (OTT) platform, has successfully raised $12.5… Ashutosh SinghMarch 21, 2025
A.I. News Startups Musk’s xAI acquires gen-AI video startup ‘Hotshot’ to compete with OpenAI’s Sora and Google’s Veo 2 Elon Musk’s AI company — xAI — has acquired Hotshot, a startup… Ashutosh SinghMarch 18, 2025
News Startups Slikk Club, which delivers fashion in 60 minutes, gets $3.2M to expand across India’s metros With quick commerce being all the rage in India’s online commerce space,… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalMarch 18, 2025
News Security Startups Protectt.ai gets $8.8Mn for its AI-powered mobile security suite for financial sector Protectt.ai, a mobile security startup that provides a comprehensive AI-powered security suite… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 18, 2025