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Apple Pay is now live in India. The service works with Visa and Mastercard credit cards issued by Axis Bank, and has already been integrated by PayU and Razorpay, allowing OTP-free checkouts via Face
Reporting: inc42.com
Reviewed by Annie
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced the initiative, targeting investments in 25 local startups by 2030.
Reporting: yourstory.com
Reviewed by Annie
Virat Kohli has reportedly walked away from a ₹300 crore deal with Puma to back Agilitas, the new sportswear venture launched by his former boss Abhishek Ganguly. The move, revealed in a Prime Venture
Reporting: yourstory.com
Reviewed by Annie
Softdel, an enterprise AI firm, reportedly closed an undisclosed round in early October, contributing to a reported $418 million in venture funding across 22 deals in India during that period. This fi
Reporting: yourstory.com
Reviewed by Annie
YourStory’s latest business quiz, Edition 252, is framed as a test of creativity, but its questions double as a roadmap of what’s capturing startup attention right now. The format isn’t new—YourStory
Reporting: yourstory.com
Reviewed by Annie
Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath has publicly urged Indian startups to secure funding immediately, amplifying a viral warning on X that macroeconomic headwinds could choke off capital access in the co
Reporting: newsbytesapp.com
Reviewed by Annie
The Zerodha co-founder’s emphatic response on social media—agreeing strongly with a post—echoes a growing unease among founders who have watched deal counts fall even as headline funding totals hold.
Reporting: msn.com
Reviewed by Annie
Reports suggest that six early-stage climate tech startups in Washington state may have secured funding from a philanthropic effort, potentially filling a gap left by venture capital that appears incr
Reporting: msn.com, geekwire.com
Reviewed by Annie
PaleBlueDot AI has reportedly raised $200 million at a $3.2 billion valuation, just months after a $150 million Series B in January. The Palo Alto-based startup, founded this year by Jonathan Zhu and
Reporting: hoodline.com
Reviewed by Annie
The move fits a pattern: India’s government has repeatedly blocked apps it believes do not meet local content-moderation requirements, often citing concerns about misinformation or illegal material.
Reporting: inc42.com
Reviewed by Annie
Bank of America’s Private Tech Trailblazers Conference has put a spotlight on a possible trend: investor interest in AI startups solving narrow, industry-specific problems. The event featured startups
Reporting: siliconangle.com
Reviewed by Annie
A recently released AI model called Jev, created by stealth startup TypeSafe AI, has drawn attention in Silicon Valley for prompting multiple imitators. The activity reflects ongoing discussions about
Reporting: msn.com
Reviewed by Annie