Startups
General Compute raises $100 million Series A, countering the neocloud disaster narrative
General Compute raised $100 million in Series A funding to develop inference chips outside the Nvidia ecosystem.
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Palmer Luckey’s Anduril is getting into laptops — and claims they’ll be American-made
Anduril and Qualcomm are launching BlueChip, an Arm-based laptop line designed and assembled in the US, targeting military markets initially in early 2027.
Startups
London robotics startup Machenta raises $40M seed investment
Machenta, a London robotics startup, raised a record $40 million seed round to develop an AI model that enables robots to learn physical tasks immediately from single demonstrations.
Startups
Swiss startup Atlas Bio secures $12.5M to tackle drug development’s 70% failure rate and move beyond animal testing
Atlas Bio, a Swiss biotech startup, raised $12.5 million to develop an AI foundation model that simulates clinical trials and aims to replace Phase II drug trials and animal testing.
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Exclusive: Ex-Pixxel Engineer Effy John’s Parsec Aerospace In Talks To Raise $10 Mn
Parsec Aerospace, founded by a former Pixxel engineer, is in talks to raise around $10 Mn led by Nexus Venture Partners. The Bengaluru-based aerospace tech startup is developing next-generation engines and remains in stealth mode.
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Live2.ai Raises ₹130 Cr To Scale AI Marketing SaaS Platform
Live2.ai, a Bengaluru-based AI SaaS platform for brand engagement monitoring, raised ₹130 Cr ($13.7 Mn) in a pre-Series B round led by IvyCap Ventures. The startup monitors conversations across social media and will use the capital for platform expansion and global hiring.
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Healthy Snacking Brand Troovy Bags ₹100 Cr To Expand Offline Presence, Enter New Categories
Troovy, a D2C healthy snacking brand, raised ₹100 Cr ($10.5 Mn) in Series B funding led by Fireside Ventures. The company plans to expand offline retail, manufacturing capacity and product lines into categories like biscuits and namkeen.
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Sequoia and General Catalyst value ex-police chief’s AI startup at $400m — reports
Sequoia and General Catalyst have valued an AI startup founded by an ex-police chief at $400 million, according to reports.
Startups
The Download: Anthropic’s IPO, smarter power grids, and exercise pills
MIT Technology Review examines Anthropic's IPO prospectus filing, analyzing how the company presents conflicting narratives of itself as an AI safety organization, profit-driven firm, and superhuman technology developer.
Startups
Simplismart Bags $14 Mn To Expand AI Inference Platform
Simplismart, an AI inference platform startup, has raised $14 million in a Series B round led by Dallas Venture Capital, with backing from NVIDIA and Accel, to expand globally and develop GPU orchestration capabilities.
Startups
Why This Festive Season Is Getting More Expensive For Ecommerce Sellers
Indian e-commerce sellers face rising operational costs this festive season through new penalty structures and surcharges on platforms like Flipkart, despite commission reductions.
Startups
From losing 70% of its market to a global comeback: How OneSoil turned crisis into opportunity
Swiss agtech startup OneSoil recovered from losing 70% of its market during Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine and is now expanding globally with AI-powered agricultural solutions.
Startups
Workshaala targets Rs 1,000 Cr revenue as it scales enterprise workspace business
India's enterprise workspace provider Workshaala announced a Rs 1,000 crore revenue target, leveraging a large-scale service-platform workplace transaction and existing footprint across 25 centres.
Startups
Cent Raises $15 Million to Expand AI-Powered Preventive Healthcare
Cent, an Indian AI-powered preventive healthcare startup founded by Practo's Shashank ND, raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Blume Ventures to expand diagnostics and clinical research capabilities.
Startups
Healthtech startup Cent raises $15M in Series A
Healthtech startup Cent has secured $15M in Series A funding led by Blume Ventures and South Park Commons, positioning itself as a preventive health intelligence platform combining hardware and AI diagnostics.
Startups
Protectt.ai acquires majority stake in AIShield to expand AI security business
Protectt.ai Labs acquires a majority stake in AIShield, an AI security platform from Bosch Global Software Technologies, to expand its AI security offerings.
Startups
Mochatrade Raises $5.5 Mn To Build A US Stock Trading Platform For Indian Traders
Mochatrade, a US stock trading platform for Indian traders, raised $5.5 million in seed funding led by CoinFund, with support from Coinbase Ventures and others.
Startups
Crunchbase Data Shows Q3 Robotics Startup Funding Jumps 185% As US And China Lead Physical AI Push
Global venture funding to robotics startups reached $9.9 billion in Q3 2026, up 185% year-over-year, with China and the U.S. leading investment.