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Kanu AI raises $11.7M to automate enterprise workflows
Kanu AI has emerged from stealth with $11.7 million in funding to address inefficiencies in enterprise operations.
Reporting: msn.com, geekwire.com
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Cerebras CEO to question AI scaling limits at Disrupt 2026
Andrew Feldman, CEO of AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Brief· 3 min read
Bengaluru startup SatLEO sends India’s first thermal payload to orbit on Falcon 9
SatLEO, a startup based in Bengaluru, has booked a spot for its thermal imaging payload, TAPAS-1, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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PhonePe cuts audit time with AI, signaling India’s cost play
PhonePe has reportedly shortened internal audit processes from four days to just two hours by deploying AI, according to Inc42.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Gandhi Jayanti book list sparks founder interest in *Grammar of Silence
A list of seven books recommended for Gandhi Jayanti has unexpectedly become a talking point among startup founders and early-stage investors.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Google: AI-driven vulnerability disclosures doubled in 2026
The increase isn’t just volume; AI-driven discovery tools appear to be surfacing a different class of flaws, with half allowing remote code execution.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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India’s AI Scale-Up Problem: Budget Phones, Languages, Cost
Inc42’s latest report lays bare the unglamorous truth about bringing AI to India’s hundreds of millions of users.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Student teams pitch Maharashtra's 2035 innovation roadmap to state leadership
Six business-school teams presented a 2035 innovation roadmap for Maharashtra directly to state leadership at the TGC 2026 summit this week.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Disrupt 2026 exhibit deadline looms—last call for startup visibility
TechCrunch’s Disrupt 2026 will stop selling exhibit tables this Friday at 11:59 p.m.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Restate raises $20M to keep AI agents alive through failures
Restate, a Berlin-based startup building infrastructure to keep AI agents and modern applications running through failures.
Reporting: unite.ai, tech.eu
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SiMa.ai’s $150M round highlights embedded AI’s valuation gap
SiMa.ai has raised $150 million at a $1.45 billion valuation, a figure that pales next to the $5 billion and $10 billion valuations recently secured by cloud AI startups.
Reporting: digitalmarketreports.com
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Epigamia cofounder spins out Kokasa to target defence tech systems
Epigamia’s cofounder has launched Kokasa, a deep-tech venture building electromechanical, electrohydraulic, sensing and control systems for defence, aerospace and space.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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