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SAP has acquired TechWolf, a Belgian startup using AI to analyze employee skills and workflows, in what sources say is the largest venture-backed deal ever for the country. The German software giant a
Reporting: tech.eu
Reviewed by Annie
Paris-based AI startup Mistral has released a new flagship model, aiming to close the performance gap with competitors like Google and TypeSafe AI. The move follows its $4 billion funding round in Sep
Reporting: sifted.eu
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EliseAI, the enterprise AI startup specializing in property management and healthcare automation, has raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessem
Reporting: bizjournals.com
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CrowdStrike, AWS, and Nvidia have expanded their Global Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, positioning it as a driver of innovation for the "Agentic Era." The program now explicitly targets startups d
Reporting: marketscreener.com
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India has joined the top 10 emerging markets for AI readiness, with private investment in the sector tripling, according to a World Bank report. The country’s large technical workforce, established IT
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Personio has acquired Circula, a spend management platform, to integrate expense, payroll, and benefits tools into a single offering. The deal brings Circula’s existing customer base under Personio’s
Reporting: tech.eu
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Navya Naveli Nanda has launched Naveli Ventures, a new investment firm targeting India’s “frontier founders” without sector constraints.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Graduate Ventures has launched a €125 million second seed fund, with €100 million already committed. The firm was founded by alumni of leading technical and business universities in the country.
Reporting: tech.eu
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The Indian government has approved plans to create the Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority, an apex body tasked with coordinating planning, research, and policy for the country’s logistics se
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Nippybot, a UK-based robotics startup developing autonomous last-mile delivery robots, has secured angel funding to accelerate its deployment across the country.
Reporting: businessmole.com
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Anant Ambani’s Vantara has launched Champions of Care, described as a national program that reportedly aims to support around two million community animals across India annually. The initiative has br
Reporting: yourstory.com
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StockGro, the Indian investment advisory startup that pre-filed its IPO papers last week, is in talks to raise ₹110 crore (around $10.4 million) from existing backers, Inc42 reported. The funding woul
Reporting: inc42.com
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