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Marico has acquired an additional stake in plant-based nutrition and personal care brand Plix for ₹1,012 crore, bringing its total ownership to a significant majority. The deal, first reported by Inc4
Reporting: inc42.com
Reviewed by Annie
Instinct, the consumer AI assistant startup, has closed a $1 billion Series C at a $10 billion valuation, led by Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, and Coatue. The round, announced September 28, 2026
Reporting: msn.com
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will feature Ricursive Intelligence co-founders Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini in a session on AI-designed hardware, marking a rare public discussion of the topic at a major
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Dealroom forecasts European defense startups will raise $10.5 billion in 2026, more than double the EU-27 total from the previous year. The projection reflects a broader shift in investor appetite, th
Reporting: msn.com
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Tangent Robotics has raised $4.5 million in pre-seed funding, according to reports. Fly Ventures and Toyota Ventures reportedly led the round, which appears focused on improving robots’ ability to han
Reporting: roboticstomorrow.com
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Canva has acquired two companies—Simtheory, an AI collaboration and agent management platform, and Ortto, a customer data and marketing automation provider—marking its latest move to embed AI agents i
Reporting: thedailystar.net
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San Francisco-based Trebellar has raised an $18 million Series A to replace spreadsheets with AI-native software for corporate real estate. Blossom Capital led the round, which brings the startup’s to
Reporting: commercialobserver.com
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Replit has acquired Atta, an Egypt-founded startup specializing in interactive charting and data analysis, to integrate its technology into Replit’s platform. The deal, first reported by Weetracker, c
Reporting: weetracker.com
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A report cited by MSN suggests tech layoffs passed 225,000 in 2026, with AI increasingly mentioned as a factor.
Reporting: msn.com
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Lola Vision Systems, a startup developing chips designed to run AI models on a single piece of silicon, has been named to TechCrunch’s Battlefield 200 list. The company has not shared details about fu
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 has announced the last five judges for its Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition, finalizing the panel that will select the winner at this year’s event. The judges, whose i
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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A novel, *The Grammar of Silence* by R Seshasayee, has become an unlikely obsession among startup founders and early-stage investors. The shift follows a Gandhi Jayanti reading list shared last month,
Reporting: yourstory.com
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