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The opportunity lies less in backing pure-play AI startups and more in enabling the broader ecosystem, tools, infrastructure, and applied use cases that will define India’s AI trajectory.
Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President and Business Head for Swiggy Dineout, Assure, and Lynk, where he led growth initiatives and strengthened the company’s restaurant partnerships.
Deep tech investing is as much about patience and pattern recognition as it is about scientific rigor. And as venture capital leans back into its origins, the rules are being rewritten, once again.
Before joining PhonePe, Jain founded WealthDesk in 2016, a platform that enabled users to invest in curated baskets of stocks and ETFs. He also launched OpenQ, focused on quant-led research and portfolio analytics.
Experts also shed light on enterprise AI adoption maturity and highlighted the shift in required future workforce skills from data-centric to decision-centric problem-solving and governance.
India’s education system doesn’t just need smarter tools, it needs better teachers, stronger industry alignment, and a fundamental shift from passive learning to active creation.
The acquisition will enhance its offerings in key areas such as open banking, commercial lending, regulatory compliance, and fraud and financial crime management.
The acquisition builds on JSW One’s existing platform, JSW One Homes, and is expected to enhance its ability to offer integrated services across the home-building lifecycle.
At the Entrepreneur India Tech & Innovation Summit 2026, Umakant Soni delivered a keynote that offered a reality check surrounding artificial intelligence and an expansive vision for the future of AI-led societies.
The company will also increase its network to over 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers to support faster deliveries across both metro and non-metro markets.
The seed round was co-led by Inflection Point Ventures and Avinya Ventures, with participation from India Accelerator, Founder’s Avenue, Anthill Ventures, Finvolve, LVX, Vivek Sinha, and Shivakumar Ganesan.
Rao, who joins the company in May, will serve as Roblox’s senior-most representative in the country and lead its overall business strategy and operations.
With this investment, Trimex is expected to strengthen its presence across existing markets while exploring new cities and brand partnerships, as competition intensifies in India’s organised dining space.
The fund will focus on operational infrastructure assets that generate steady revenues backed by long-term contracts, largely involving government counterparties.
The conversation around “Fintech 3.0” quickly moved past buzzwords into something more grounded: how AI is actually reshaping financial services in real time, and where it still falls short.