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Ola Electric Mobility shares tank 7%, down for 10th consecutive session. What’s triggering the fall today?
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Ola Electric Mobility shares tank 7%, down for 10th consecutive session. What’s triggering the fall today?

Shares of pure-play EV major Ola Electric Mobility slipped as much as 7% to their day’s low of Rs 33.50 on Tuesday after the resignation…

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Private equity finds beauty in Purplle Cosmetics’ minority stake: Deal could value platform at $1.5 billion

Mumbai: KKR, TPG Growth, and ChrysCapital are among private equity firms in separate discussions for acquiring a minority stake in Purplle Cosmetics, said people familiar…

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Digital India Foundation builds platform for failed startups
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Digital India Foundation builds platform for failed startups

The Digital India Foundation, a Noida-based nonprofit, on Monday launched Phoenix Hub, a platform designed to help redistribute technology, innovations, and skilled workers from failed…

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Shadowfax raises Rs 850 crore from anchor investors ahead of IPO
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Shadowfax raises Rs 850 crore from anchor investors ahead of IPO

New-age logistics firm Shadowfax Technologies has raised around Rs 850 crore from anchor investors ahead of its initial public offering (IPO), which opens for subscription…

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Andreessen Horowitz makes a $3 billion bet against the AI bubble
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Andreessen Horowitz makes a $3 billion bet against the AI bubble

An artificial intelligence startup that helps developers write and debug code is now worth nearly as much as United Airlines. A two-month-old AI computer company…

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Blackstone finalises structured investment deal in AI cloud startup Neysa

US alternative asset manager Blackstone has inked a structured investment deal with Neysa that could pave the way for a majority stake in the Mumbai-based…

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AIX Ventures cofounder Shaun Johnson departs
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AIX Ventures cofounder Shaun Johnson departs

AIX Ventures — a venture capital firm that has backed artificial intelligence startups including Perplexity, Windsurf and Ideogram — saw cofounder Shaun Johnson exit the…

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146 startups get Rs 38 crore grant under Karnataka govt's Elevate programme
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146 startups get Rs 38 crore grant under Karnataka govt’s Elevate programme

The Karnataka government on Saturday rewarded 146 startups through its flagship ELEVATE programme. The startups that were rewarded under Elevate programme, included 103 Elevate 2025…

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Kerala's educational AI platform receives national recognition
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Kerala’s educational AI platform receives national recognition

The ‘Samagra Plus’ AI platform of the KITE, the technology arm of the state General Education Department, has once again secured prestigious national recognition. The…

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ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $191 million this week, down 51% on-year

Startups raised around $190.7 million between January 10 and 16, a decline of 50.6% compared to the $386.2 million secured during the same period last…

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