Startups
Europe’s biggest seed rounds of Q3 2026: Top tech startups to watch
European tech startups raised €27.8 billion in Q3 2026, with AI accounting for 24% of capital and the UK leading regional funding.
Startups & Funding
Venture capital, funding rounds, mergers and acquisitions, and startup launches.
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MakeMyTrip Swings To $1.8 Mn Profit In Q2 FY27, Revenue Up 2.5% YoY
MakeMyTrip returned to profit in Q2 FY27 with $1.8 million net income and 2.5% revenue growth, driven by strong domestic travel despite subdued international outbound demand.
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Info Edge bets on B2B marketplace Bijnis again after 2023 write-off
Info Edge has invested Rs 5 crore in B2B marketplace Bijnis, raising its stake to 20.12% after writing off its previous investment in 2023.
Startups
Instacart is exploring a sale, and Uber has already walked away
Instacart is exploring a sale with preliminary talks held to DoorDash and Uber, with Uber having already declined interest.
Startups
Venture Kick backs CHD with €160K to advance remote pregnancy monitoring
Medtech startup CHD has received €160,000 in funding from Venture Kick to develop remote maternal and fetal monitoring technology using smart textiles and connected sensors.
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Veefin H1 FY27 Profit Jumps 2.3X YoY To ₹25 Cr, Revenue More Than Doubles
BSE-listed fintech SaaS company Veefin Solutions more than doubled revenue and increased net profit 127% year-over-year in H1 FY27.
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Tata Communications to spend $450M on AI fibre network across India
Tata Communications plans a $450M investment in approximately 10,000km of long-distance fibre network across India to connect AI data-centre hubs.
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Nous raises $17M to expand its household AI agent beyond the UK
London-based household AI agent startup Nous raised $17M to expand operations beyond the UK and develop new features.
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Told to give up science in school, Mallikarjuna Iytha now backs 2,000 entrepreneurs with disabilities
Mallikarjuna Iytha, a National Award-winning founder with 88% locomotor disability, has built IDEA to support over 2,000 entrepreneurs with disabilities across India, reframing disability as entrepreneurship rather than welfare.
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European tech weekly recap: €1.5B in funding and Q3 2026 highlights
European tech companies raised EUR 27.8 billion across 732 deals in Q3 2026, marking a 32.4% increase year-over-year, with AI companies capturing EUR 6.7 billion of funding.
Startups
Same AI, different outcomes: what 25 lean AI startups got right
A Suvan Ventures framework analyzing 25 lean AI startups identifies seven recurring scaling drivers that separate companies exceeding $5M ARR from those that stall after their first funding round.
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L Catterton Backs InMobi-Backed Glance To Expand Its AI Shopping Business In US
Consumer investment firm L Catterton has made a strategic equity investment in InMobi-backed AI shopping platform Glance to support US expansion, leveraging its consumer expertise and distribution network.
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Swedish AI browser Strawberry takes on US AI heavy hitters as comes out of beta
Swedish AI browser startup Strawberry, backed by General Catalyst and founded by Lovable and Hugging Face co-founders, exits beta and positions itself as an enterprise alternative to ChatGPT for non-technical business teams.
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Leeds AI spinout adsilico raises £10M to test medical devices on virtual patients
University of Leeds spinout adsilico has raised £10 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered simulation technology for testing medical devices on virtual patient populations.
Startups
Collective Artists Network’s Vijay Subramaniam on AI and the changing media landscape
Collective Artists Network founder Vijay Subramaniam discusses how AI is reshaping content creation and media business boundaries at TechSparks 2026, emphasizing democratization of storytelling.
Startups
Nous lands $17M to bring AI-powered household management to more homes
UK-based AI household management startup Nous raises $17 million led by Heartcore Capital to expand internationally and add new features.
Startups
Life After 55: Cradle Of Life is reimagining senior living lifestyle for retired Indians
Cradle Of Life founder discusses reimagining senior living in India through community-focused design, technology integration, and flexible ownership rather than purely medical or luxury models.
Startups
Who will shape India’s next 500 million digital users?
Industry leaders discuss how India's digital ecosystem can serve the next 500 million users through local, personalized, and AI-driven services rather than one-size-fits-all approaches.