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Enveda has raised $311 million in a Series E round at a $2 billion valuation, positioning itself as a player in AI-powered drug discovery.
Reporting: digitalmarketreports.com
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Anupam Kher has signed on as the public face of Tender247, a platform that aims to simplify access to India’s ₹70 lakh crore government and institutional tender market.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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U.S. tech layoffs hit 94,046 between January and August, a 16.8% jump from the same period last year, as companies redirect capital from headcount to AI initiatives.
Reporting: news.crunchbase.com
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Tatiana Shalalvand has joined Cherry, the early-stage fund, with a mandate to lead the firm’s investment in Legora, the collaborative AI startup for lawyers.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Rainmaker, an El Segundo-based cloud-seeding startup, has closed a $100 million Series B to scale its operations globally.
Reporting: bizjournals.com
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Rivet, a dating startup targeting the US, has raised $10.5 million in seed funding led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Shine Capital and others.
Reporting: inc42.com
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India’s Make in India initiative marked its 12th anniversary this month with a quiet but measurable shift.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Bengaluru-based startups raised a significant portion of India’s total startup funding in the first nine months of 2026, according to data reported by Moneycontrol.
Reporting: msn.com
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Enterprise tech startup CodeKarma is in late-stage talks to raise $5 million to $6 million from Prosus and Accel, according to Inc42.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Snapdeal’s corporate parent, AceVector, saw its ₹420 crore initial public offering subscribed just 9% by mid-afternoon on the first day of bidding.
Reporting: inc42.com
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The company is reportedly developing infrastructure aimed at supporting launch capabilities, though details about its specific focus remain limited.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Bengaluru-based tech startups raised $4.4 billion in the first nine months of 2026, outpacing the combined total of the next five highest-funded Indian cities.
Reporting: moneycontrol.com
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The policy, revealed by state officials, also touches on water use but lacks detailed guidelines.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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The clarification follows recent regulatory moves that reintroduced MDR for certain UPI transactions, marking a shift in how digital payments are monetized.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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The question of when to take venture capital is as old as the industry itself, but at this year’s Infobip Shift conference in Zadar, Croatia.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Maven Robotics has reportedly begun deploying its humanoid robots in a commercial factory setting.
Reporting: thetechedvocate.org
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Alternative investment platform Per Annum has crossed Rs 1,500 crore in assets under management.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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A European startup developing optical computing hardware for AI workloads has raised a seed funding round from a mix of venture capital firms and existing backers.
Reporting: analyticsinsight.net
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Elastic’s head of field engineering Ravindra Ramnani has spent the last year helping enterprises move AI from demos to production.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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