Indian tech tycoon bets $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office |

Indian serial entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia is making a $30 million personal bet that there is still room for another enterprise AI company. His new venture,…

OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the US |

11:19 AM PDT · June 26, 2026 OpenAI is making yet another big, visible bet on India. It has appointed former Uber India and South…

Former Infosys chief has a new startup that wants to challenge the IT services world |

For decades, IT services firms made billions of dollars by allowing companies to outsource tech tasks like customizing, integrating, and maintaining enterprise software. Vishal Sikka,…

WhatsApp gets new chief as Meta taps India’s CRED founder Kunal Shah and invests $900M in startup |

Meta is betting on India for WhatsApp’s next chapter, naming entrepreneur Kunal Shah to lead the messaging app and succeed Will Cathcart, who is stepping…

Sarvam becomes India’s newest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech |

Sarvam has raised $234 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday. The Bengaluru-based company is now India’s newest AI unicorn, as…

As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities |

Cybersecurity startup NewCore emerged from stealth with $66 million in funding on Monday, aiming to solve a challenge it believes many companies will soon face…

As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future |

Anthropic’s sudden move to suspend access to its newest AI models following a U.S. government directive has raised fresh questions across the global technology industry.…

Microsoft taps Alt Carbon in sign of India’s growing role in carbon removal |

Microsoft has signed a three-year agreement to buy nearly 37,000 metric tons of carbon removal credits from Indian startup Alt Carbon, marking the tech giant’s…

Opendoor’s India exit is fueling a bigger conversation about AI and outsourcing |

Opendoor, the San Francisco-based online home-buying platform, is shutting down its India operations less than two years after expanding its presence in the country. The…

Zepto’s IPO filing reveals fast growth, bigger losses, and a valuation question nobody’s answered yet |

Indian quick-commerce startup Zepto has unveiled plans for an initial public offering that could be valued at about $1 billion, putting one of Y Combinator’s…