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Zerodha’s Rainmatter Leads INR 12.5 Cr Funding in DeepTech Startup AquaAirX
The round also saw participation from Prime Venture Partners, Wyser, and India Accelerator.
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New York’s BAT VC Taps into India’s ‘Golden Era’ of AI with USD 100 Mn Investment Plan
The fund will focus on sectors like fintech and B2B SaaS, aiming to back early-stage companies with global potential.
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Private Investment in Quantum Technology Ecosystem Need of Hour: Report
The inaugural ITES-Q report presents a comprehensive overview of both global and national quantum ecosystems, including investment trends, talent development, institutional strengths, research output, intellectual property, startups, supply chains, and industrial activity.
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Launching AI Avatars: The Future of Conversational AI in Education and Product Innovation
RealAvatar recently launched Andrew Ng's AI avatar in collaboration with DeepLearning.AI, enabling learners to have a conversation with an AI version of the renowned AI educator for career advice through text chat and voice calls. Dmitry Pyanov, who leads product at RealAvatar, discusses the future of AI in education and the evolving role of product management.
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In Israel, Deep-Tech Investment Sets Stage for Healthcare Innovation Boon
The convergence of biology, artificial intelligence, and engineering is driving advancements that could redefine patient care and health systems worldwide.
By Jayanta Bose
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India Lags in Building a DeepSeek Rival, but Potential Keeps Investors Excited
Emerging technologies such as deeptech, spacetech, and biotech have made significant startups in India but remain behind the US and China in creating companies that have a significant global impact.
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Astrome Gears Up for Global Growth with USD 10 Mn Funding Boost Led by Appollo Fund
The Bengaluru-based firm aims to deploy the fresh funds to advance wireless connectivity technologies, scale operations, expand product lines, strengthen its presence in terrestrial communications, and enter the satellite communication market.
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Warmup Ventures Launches INR 300 Cr Fund II to Back Deeptech, Climate, and Sustainability Startups
The fund plans to invest INR 5-7 crore each in 25-30 early-stage startups, with significant provisions for follow-on rounds.
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SanchiConnect and YourNest VC Power Eight Startups with INR 48 Cr Through Velocity Program
The Velocity Accelerator cohort features innovative startups like Induz, LeanWorx, Think Metal, Presage Insights, Superfone, and CargoFL, driving advancements in AI, manufacturing, logistics, and enterprise solutions with transformative technologies.
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growX Ventures Launches Fund II with a Target Corpus of INR 400 Cr
Fund II aims to target early-stage and growth-stage investments, backing 20–24 startups in deeptech sectors. It plans to deploy INR 10 crore in seed and INR 20–30 crore in Series B rounds.
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Deeptech Startups in Vogue, Attract Strong Investor Interest in Last 5 Years
45 per cent of startups in India originate from tier-II and -III cities, a noteworthy trend, backed by the need to solve local problems, diverse funding options, improved infrastructure, robust digital payments systems, and digital-first business models
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Indian Inc to Prioritise AI, Security & Advanced Tech
While 2023 saw a slowdown in IT investment, 2024 will be all about growth fueled by digital transformation, says a report by IDC
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India’s GenAI Startups Attract Cumulative Funding of over $750 Million Since 2023: Nasscom
The total number of GenAI startups surged 3.6 times, from over 66 in the first half of CY23 to more than 240 by the first half of 2024.
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Deep Tech, Semiconductors, and Electronics Emerge As Pivotal Sectors in Startups: IvyCap Founder
India's semiconductor and electronics startup ecosystem is also witnessing rapid growth due to favorable government policies like the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and a growing demand for electronics and chip design.
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Capital A Launches INR 400 Cr Second Fund to Support High-Growth Startups in Manufacturing, Deeptech, and Climate
The firm plans to support 17-20 companies, with cheque sizes ranging from USD 750K to USD 1 million for initial investments and USD 2-3 million over the lifecycle of the startups.
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Yotta’s Newly Launched Shambho Accelerator Program to Boost 3,600 Deeptech Indian Startups
At the heart of the Shambho Accelerator Program is Yotta's Shakti Cloud, a high-performance computing platform powered by NVIDIA's H100 Tensor Core GPUs, designed specifically for AI and HPC workloads.
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Funding Remains the Biggest Challenge for Indian Deeptech: Nasscom and Zinnov
The report shared deep insights into the emerging scenes within the Indian tech-eco system, especially in deep-tech, challenges, future and other crucial insights into the funding behavior around the sector.
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Five Industries Set to Revolutionize in India Utilizing AI and Deep Tech
AI and Deep Tech are experiencing a huge surge in the Indian market, surpassing the e-commerce boom of the mid-2010s
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Airavat Capital’s USD 40 Million Global Tech Fund Aims to Back Deeptech and SaaS Companies
The global technology fund, which will operate out of GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City), is targeting only listed companies and will generally hold 15-20 companies at any given time.
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Kalaari Backed Mozark Raises Venture Debt From BlackSoil
The investment is in line with BlackSoil's investment strategy of focusing on new-age businesses in the deeptech sector
By Teena Jose
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RACEnergy Secures $3 Million In Equity And Debt Funding
The company will utilize the total fund raised to develop its battery-swapping technology and build new facilities to support its growing operations
By Teena Jose
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Deeptech Experts on ChatGPT and the Future of AI in India
Generative AI, IP creation, IP creation and the future of deeptech were some of the topics discussed as part of a session at the recently concluded Entrepreneur India's Tech & Innovation Summit 2023 in Bengaluru
By S Shanthi
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Deeptech Recycling Startup Metastable Materials Raises Seed Funding
The new funding will be channelled into recruitment to support Metastable's manufacturing and industrial engineering functions, as well as for managing its supply chain and day-to-day operations
By Teena Jose
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pi Ventures Raises INR 22 Crore From Belgium’s Colruyt Group
The investment comes after pi Ventures announced the first closing of its second fund at INR 303.5 crore in Jan 2022, raising funds from entrepreneurs, HNIs and Family Offices from across the globe
By Teena Jose
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The Energy Company Raises Pre-Seed Funding From LetsVenture
The funds will be used to acquire more customers, expand the team, and certify the product with the new AIS standards
By Teena Jose
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Uravu Labs Raises $2.3 Million In Seed Funding
With the funding, the startup aims to take a significant step towards commercializing renewable water solutions, primarily directing the funds towards scaling up and forging new partnerships with leading players in the hospitality and beverage sector to expand their reach and impact
By Teena Jose
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Trends That Will Shape India’s Deeptech Sector This Year
India is being called the next deeptech hub and investors believe that many startups have scalability potential
By S Shanthi