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The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) plans to introduce caps on insurance agent commissions starting January 2027, Inc42 reported.
Reporting: inc42.com
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A string of recent funding announcements in the US marks a turn toward AI startups that operate outside data centers.
Reporting: note.com
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Manus, the Chinese AI startup behind agentic automation tools.
Reporting: seekingalpha.com
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Omnichannel menswear brand KISAH has raised ₹35.9 crore ($3.7 million) in a Series A round led by Fireside Ventures, Inc42 reported.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Spanish startup Autentic AI has raised €1.5 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate its AI-powered market-research platform.
Reporting: tech.eu
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European startups secured €15.8 billion across 300 funding rounds in September, nearly five times the €3.2 billion raised in August, according to tech.eu.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Kenyan pay-as-you-go fintech M-Kopa has acquired Finnish device-locking software company KilpiTek Oy for $8 million.
Reporting: msn.com
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Observability startup OllyGarden has raised $4 million to develop technology aimed at improving telemetry quality.
Reporting: tech.eu
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German robotics startup Agile Robots is training its industrial machines by filming humans performing tasks, The Star reported.
Reporting: thestar.com.my
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Several European fintech startups that once positioned themselves as challengers to traditional banks have now secured banking charters, marking a shift in strategy.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Sifted’s latest ranking of Europe’s 250 fastest-growing startups places Dublin-based wellness marketplace Healf at the top.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Factory, the Mumbai-based startup known for its AI coding agents, has acquired a physical factory in the city, Sifted reported.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Type One Energy has closed a $200 million Series B round co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Clutterbuck Capital, with participation from Lowercarbon Capital.
Reporting: startupbeat.com
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Elon Musk has accused unnamed parties of blocking Starlink’s satellite communication services in India, escalating a months-long regulatory standoff.
Reporting: inc42.com
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CrowdStrike has opened applications for its fourth annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, this year focused on AI-related threats.
Reporting: pymnts.com
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Neither the buyer’s name nor the target’s product line was disclosed in the available details.
Reporting: bizjournals.com
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CoreWeave is expanding beyond GPU rentals to offer a full-stack AI cloud optimized for inference.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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India’s deeptech startups may find their most powerful funding signal not in venture capital or public grants, but in purchase orders.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Varda Space Industries has raised $250 million in a Series D round at a $1.6 billion valuation, bringing total capital to $598 million.
Reporting: nextbigfuture.com, digitalmarketreports.com
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Four Nigerian tech entrepreneurs have secured seed funding from Bitoshi after pitching at Tech Cirvee Fest 3.0, the accelerator announced.
Reporting: brandspurng.com
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