Category: Startups
Dream11 shifts away from fantasy gaming; enters sports-entertainment space
Dream11 is recasting itself as a “second-screen sports platform”, moving beyond its fantasy-gaming roots as it looks to tie itself more closely to live broadcasts….
Palantir CEO Alex Karp defends company’s ICE ties and data ethics
Palantir Technologies cofounder and CEO Alex Karp defended his company’s work with US government agencies, rejecting accusations that its software enables surveillance or contributes to…
When spirituality meets startups: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar joins Meet the Drapers in Odisha
Most startup pitch shows follow a predictable path where founders present, investors dig into the unit economics, and someone eventually walks away with funding. However,…
OpenAI agrees to acquire AI startup Neptune to boost model training capabilities
– OpenAI has agreed to acquire Neptune, a startup that provides tools that help companies track their AI model training, the ChatGPT maker said on…
Organic Harvest founder ventures out again with Rasa
Rahul Agarwal, founder of the beauty brand Organic Harvest who exited after the Good Glamm Group acquired a majority stake, has launched a new venture,…
Haptik’s founder Aakrit Vaish, investor Pratyush Choudhury launch $75 million AI fund Activate
Haptik cofounder Aakrit Vaish and former principal investor at Together Fund Pratyush Choudhury on Wednesday announced Activate, a new $75 million fund aimed at backing…
EV tractor startup Moonrider raises $6 million from Pi Ventures, Singularity AMC
Electric tractor startup Moonrider has raised $6 million in a funding round led by deep tech-focused investment firm Pi Ventures. The round also saw participation…
From ballerina to billionaire: 29-year-old Luana Lopes Lara becomes world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire
Brazilian entrepreneur Luana Lopes Lara, who cofounded prediction market platform Kalshi, has claimed the title of world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire at age 29, according…
In Data Center Alley, AI sows building boom, doubts
As planes make their final approach to Washington DC’s Dulles Airport, just below lies Ashburn, a town otherwise known as Data Center Alley — where…
VC Lightspeed joins race for stake in cloud infra startup Neysa
Venture capital firm Lightspeed has entered the fray to pick up a stake in cloud infrastructure startup Neysa, joining Japanese investor SoftBank and private equity…