Quadric rides the shift from cloud AI to on-device inference — and it’s paying off |

Companies and governments are looking for tools to run AI locally in a a bid slash cloud infrastructure costs and build sovereign capability. Quadric, a…

Everstone combines Wingify and ABTasty for $100M+ digital experience optimization platform |

Private equity firm Everstone Capital is bringing together India’s Wingify — a company that helps businesses test different versions of their websites to improve sales…

Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent triples valuation to $300M with $70M fundraise |

In a sign of the demand, or hype, for AI startups, Emergent, an Indian startup building an AI “vibe-coding” platform, has raised $70 million less…

Tiger Global loses India tax case tied to Walmart-Flipkart deal in blow to offshore playbook |

India’s top court has ruled against Tiger Global in a tax case stemming from its Flipkart exit during Walmart’s 2018 takeover, a decision that strengthens…

Indian SpaceX rival EtherealX hits 5x valuation as it readies engine tests |

Ethereal Exploration Guild, an Indian space tech better known as EtherealX, has climbed 5.5x in valuation to $80.5 million after its latest funding round. The…

India’s Emversity doubles valuation as it scales workers AI can’t replace |

As AI automates parts of the workforce, Emversity, an Indian workforce-training startup, is building talent pipelines for roles it sees AI can’t replace, and has…

Former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla’s startup triples to $100M valuation |

Spangle, an AI e-commerce startup founded by former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla, has raised $15 million in a new funding round, valuing the company at…

Intel spinout Articul8 raises more than half of $70M round at $500M valuation |

Articul8, an enterprise AI company spun out of Intel in early 2024, has secured more than half of a planned $70 million funding round at…

India orders Musk's X to fix Grok over 'obscene' AI content |

India has ordered Elon Musk’s X to make immediate technical and procedural changes to its AI chatbot Grok after users and lawmakers flagged the generation…

Even as global crop prices fall, India's Arya.ag is attracting investors — and staying profitable |

Arya.ag, an Indian agritech company offering storage facilities near farms and offering lending services to hundreds of thousands of farmers, has drawn investor interest and…