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The question of when to take venture capital is as old as the industry itself, but at this year’s Infobip Shift conference in Zadar, Croatia.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Maven Robotics has reportedly begun deploying its humanoid robots in a commercial factory setting.
Reporting: thetechedvocate.org
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Alternative investment platform Per Annum has crossed Rs 1,500 crore in assets under management.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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A European startup developing optical computing hardware for AI workloads has raised a seed funding round from a mix of venture capital firms and existing backers.
Reporting: analyticsinsight.net
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Elastic’s head of field engineering Ravindra Ramnani has spent the last year helping enterprises move AI from demos to production.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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The Indian government is reportedly weighing a ₹15,000–20,000 crore fund to strengthen the country’s AI and computing ecosystem.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Five Indian semiconductor startups—Aheesa, Vervesemi, InCore Technologies, Netrasemi, and Mindgrove—demonstrated progress at SEMICON India 2026.
Reporting: fortuneindia.com
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A startup is developing humanoid robots designed to work alongside humans in factories.
Reporting: thetechedvocate.org
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Anirudha Kulkarni and Pratyush Saini, co-founders of ByteAsk, secured $1 million for their AI startup targeting C and C++ developers.
Reporting: msn.com
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Gaia, an enterprise AI platform based in Saudi Arabia, has closed a $1.5 million pre-seed round. The funding was led by a KSA-based early-stage venture capital firm.
Reporting: msn.com
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Swadeza, a startup from Bihar, is developing FORGE, an AI-native chip platform aimed at verification, design, and post-silicon engineering workflows.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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OpenEvidence, an AI platform for healthcare professionals, reached a $15 billion valuation after raising nearly $800 million in the past year.
Reporting: businessinsider.com, msn.com
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