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Venture capital funding into Indian startups fell 8.3% year-on-year in September, even as several rounds crossed the $100 million mark, YourStory reported. The drop extends a trend noted earlier in th
Reporting: yourstory.com
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India’s insurtech startups are moving away from a "growth at all costs" playbook as investors demand clearer paths to profitability. The shift, outlined in a *YourStory* report, prioritizes trust, ser
Reporting: yourstory.com
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A new report from Punchcard Systems reveals that half of workers in heavy industrial sectors are already using AI tools, but fewer than a quarter of their employers offer formal training. The finding,
Reporting: betakit.com
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Halluminate has raised $30 million to build AI training environments for private-equity due diligence, after a benchmark it commissioned found the best available models scored just 51% on realistic ta
Reporting: msn.com
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Init, the German transport technology provider, has acquired a 67.74% stake in Norwegian startup Applied Autonomy. The deal closed on October 1, 2026, with financial terms undisclosed.
Reporting: rttnews.com
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European tokenized-cash startup Spiko has raised $90 million in equity funding, positioning itself to compete with US giants including BlackRock in the market for on-chain cash equivalents. The round
Reporting: bloomberg.com
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Nettle, an AI platform specializing in loss control for commercial insurers, has raised $4.8 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by MTech Capital, with participation from Project A Ventures. T
Reporting: tech.eu
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Canada’s growing pipeline of infrastructure projects is poised to test the capacity of its small and medium-sized businesses, according to a recent analysis. The report, highlighted by BetaKit, sugges
Reporting: betakit.com
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Comparables.ai, an AI platform that generates private and public market intelligence for dealmakers, has raised $6 million in seed funding. The round was first reported by tech.eu.
Reporting: tech.eu
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A new wave of Indian startups selling premium staples—atta, oil, ghee, and salt—is confronting its first real growth challenge, Inc42 reported. After raising seed and pre-Series A rounds, these compan
Reporting: inc42.com
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DeepSeek is set to raise at least 80 billion yuan ($12 billion) in a funding round led by Tencent and battery maker CATL, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The round, if completed, would rank among the larg
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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Berlin-based fintech Finmid has raised a €17 million Series A extension round, backed by an unnamed founder of German challenger bank N26, tech.eu reported. The startup also announced a partnership wi
Reporting: tech.eu
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