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Beagle Labs has raised $4.1 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate its AI-powered property intelligence platform for commercial insurance underwriters.
Reporting: alleywatch.com
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Nvidia and Intel Capital have led a $145 million Series C round in CScale, a stealth optical interconnect startup that recently emerged from development.
Reporting: datacenterdynamics.com
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MakeMyTrip’s CTO told Inc42 that generative AI is compressing the traditional travel-booking journey.
Reporting: inc42.com
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WillJini, an Indian estate-planning startup, has raised its first round at a $3.5 million valuation without ever pitching a venture capital firm.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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McKinsey’s latest "State of AI in 2026" report buries the lede.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Charter Space has raised $5 million to sell insurance to satellite operators, launch providers, and other space companies that traditional underwriters won’t touch.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Relay, a startup selling smart radios to industrial and logistics firms, has raised $36 million in new funding.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Taiwan’s GMI Cloud has reportedly raised $663 million across two funding tranches to expand its on-demand GPU infrastructure, according to SiliconANGLE.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Charles Kantor, cofounder of H Company, has left to start a new AI infrastructure venture focused on what he calls a "neocloud."
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Legora has opened its first international office in London, citing the UK’s approach to stock options as a key factor in the decision.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Instinct, the consumer AI assistant startup, has closed a $1 billion Series C at a $10 billion valuation, led by Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, and Coatue.
Reporting: msn.com, finance.yahoo.com
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MakeMyTrip’s CTO recently spoke to Inc42 about the potential for generative AI to streamline travel booking.
Reporting: inc42.com
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India’s startup ecosystem raised $2.2 billion in the third quarter, a 5% increase over the same period last year, according to Inc42.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Inc42 reported this week that reliable AI applications at scale depend on two things: up-to-date information and clear rules governing what they can access.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Ascerta has raised $18 million in a Series A round led by undisclosed investors.
Reporting: forbes.com
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Venu Srinivasan, chairman of TVS Motor and an independent director at Tata Sons.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Lithuania’s Blackswan Space has raised €2.5 million in a round led by Iron Wolf Capital.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Plug and Play has selected 140 startups from 20 countries for its Silicon Valley Fall 2026 batches, spanning 13 industry-specific programs.
Reporting: pulse2.com
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The capital will accelerate manufacturing, product development, and retail expansion, according to YourStory’s report.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Monzo, the UK neobank, is reportedly considering a sale that could result in its ownership shifting outside Europe.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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