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Nine startups incubated at IIM Sambalpur have each received Rs 5 lakh in seed grants, a modest but notable injection in a country where early-stage capital has become harder to secure. The institute a
Reporting: jagranjosh.com
Reviewed by Annie
Finance teams are quietly becoming the systems architects of the modern startup. The change isn’t about spreadsheets or compliance, but about designing workflows that reduce manual work, improve visib
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Ola Electric chairman Bhavish Aggarwal has pledged 4.32% of his stake in the company to secure funds for its Rs 1,000 crore rights issue, as first reported by *YourStory*. The move follows the company
Reporting: yourstory.com
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The move, reported by Sifted, is a live test of whether the LSE’s experiment in secondary trading for late-stage startups can attract meaningful volume.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Sifted Summit 2026 closed last week with a panel that didn’t just discuss alternative funding for European startups—it framed digital capital markets as a serious option. The session, “EU Inc: Power,
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Eight AI-native startups in Europe and India have closed pre-seed rounds led by US venture capital firms, according to Sifted. The rounds range from $600K to $4.1M, covering sectors from insurance und
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Simple Energy raised $180 million this week, propelling India’s total startup funding to $233.6 million across 16 deals—up 14.9% from the previous week. The electric vehicle (EV) maker’s round account
Reporting: msn.com
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Banks are no longer just buying AI startups’ products. They’re co-developing the technology, investing in its creation, and embedding it into their own infrastructure. According to Inc42, the sector’s
Reporting: inc42.com
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Sam Altman has drawn a line in the sand. In a recent interview, the OpenAI CEO stated that society must accept “some bad things” will happen if AI is to deliver its promised benefits. The comment, fir
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Celaid Therapeutics has closed the second tranche of its Series B round, bringing in Shionogi & Co. as the first named investor in the raise. The company did not disclose the size of the tranche or th
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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A Tokyo-based therapeutics company has closed the second tranche of its Series B round, reportedly adding unnamed investors. The company did not share details on the total amount raised or the valuati
Reporting: prnewswire.com
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Investors in 18 publicly listed Indian startups have sold shares worth ₹25,000 crore in recent block and bulk deals, according to an analysis of NSE and BSE disclosures. SoftBank, Peak XV Partners, El
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Reviewed by Annie