Venture capital, funding rounds, mergers and acquisitions, and startup launches.
Italian deeptech startup Ganiga raised €2.5 million total funding to expand its AI-powered food waste management technology, combining computer vision and robotics.
Twenty-two Indian startup founders earned a combined ₹61.28 Cr in fixed remuneration in FY26, up 4.6% year-on-year. Average founder salary increased to ₹2.79 Cr, with significant variations across companies.
Metis Reasoning, founded by former Google DeepMind researcher and AlphaGo co-creator Thore Graepel, launches in London pursuing compute-efficient AI alternatives to frontier LLM approaches. The company is raising tens of millions and focuses on AI reasoning for robotics and engineering.
Danish AI startup Plinto raised €2.9M from People Ventures and Emblem to expand its AI-powered financial transaction monitoring platform for enterprise clients.
Former DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel has launched new AI startup Metis Reasoning.
Seattle ag-tech startup Carbon Robotics, known for its AI-powered laser-weeding machines, has reduced its workforce citing economic pressures, despite raising $20M last year and exceeding $100M in revenue.
Mobility startup NOVUS raised a double-digit million funding round led by 468 Capital to scale its electric Lightbike from Germany to California.
Apple acquired Samplab, a Swiss AI music startup, in a deal that enables musicians to rework recorded music using AI technology.
AI investors are concerned about decelerating growth rates among major AI companies, with Anthropic reporting 45% quarterly revenue growth, down from the previous quarter's 60% increase.
Eugenia Kuyda, founder of AI assistant Replika, launched Wabi, a new personal AI assistant offering free access to all users.
Tenstorrent raised $1.5 billion to reach a $6.2 billion valuation, allowing the AI chip startup to remain independent after attracting acquisition interest.
AI assistant startup Town reached unicorn status just four months after launch, securing $108 million in Series B funding co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Menlo Ventures.
L&T Technology Services reported $317.1M revenue in Q2 FY27 with $203M in major deal wins, over half powered by AI-led initiatives.
Foxconn is acquiring 50% of Mitsubishi Electric's automotive parts unit for $727 million as part of its push to develop an EV business.
Disney has hired most of Character.AI's staff and acquired much of its technology through a structured bankruptcy deal that shields the company from ongoing legal liabilities.
Tesla's 2026 proxy filing reveals governance changes that suggest preparation for a potential merger with SpaceX, including a director shift to SpaceX's board.
Zetwerk's Rs 5,012-crore IPO reached 3.06x subscription on its final bidding day, while Super.money tripled its revenues.
Indian lab-grown diamond startup So/Facet raised Rs 10 crore in funding led by Sauce, with participation from multiple investors including founders and executives.
