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Why Sarvam's Vivek Raghavan calls ‘data in motion’ the most valuable asset for AI startups
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Why Sarvam’s Vivek Raghavan calls ‘data in motion’ the most valuable asset for AI startups

Sarvam AI cofounder Vivek Raghavan believes that “data in motion” — usage data generated by users interacting with artificial intelligence (AI) systems — is emerging…

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AI startups don't enjoy SaaS-era margins: Here’s what Kalaari Capital's Harshit Kumar says founders should do instead
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AI startups don’t enjoy SaaS-era margins: Here’s what Kalaari Capital’s Harshit Kumar says founders should do instead

AI-native startups will not enjoy the same luxury of high gross margins that traditional software-as-a-service (SaaS) firms once did, said Harshit Kumar, associate vice president…

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Microsoft eyeing startup deals for life after OpenAI
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Microsoft eyeing startup deals for life after OpenAI

Microsoft is shopping for artificial-intelligence startups as the software company prepares for a future independent of its once-vital partner OpenAI, five people familiar with the…

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AI is driving new wave of startups with smaller teams: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
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AI is driving new wave of startups with smaller teams: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, said artificial intelligence is enabling a new generation of startups and could lead to significant breakthroughs in science, mathematics…

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Nimble companies are succeeding in the AI era: YC's Jared Friedman
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Nimble companies are succeeding in the AI era: YC’s Jared Friedman

AI startup founders are pivoting faster and more often in the era of AI, and strong engineering talent in India gives them an edge, said…

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AI video generation startup Runway rolls out $10 million VC fund: Report
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AI video generation startup Runway rolls out $10 million VC fund: Report

Artificialintelligence (AI) video generation startup Runway has launched a $10 million venture fund to back early-stage startups, according to a report by TechCrunch on Tuesday….

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Google India invites AI startups for 2026 startup accelerator programme
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Google India invites AI startups for 2026 startup accelerator programme

Google India is inviting applications for the 2026 cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator programme, focussing on artificial intelligence (AI)-first startups from seed to…

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ETtech Explainer: What Emergent’s ARR reveals about AI’s numbers game
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ETtech Explainer: What Emergent’s ARR reveals about AI’s numbers game

A debate over how vibe-coding startup Emergent — backed by the likes of SoftBank, Lightspeed, and Khosla Ventures — has reported its numbers has put…

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Lux Capital warns portfolio startups to brace for market risks
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Lux Capital warns portfolio startups to brace for market risks

VC firm Lux Capital sent a letter on Tuesday to founders of its portfolio startups urging them to prepare for potential business challenges, according to…

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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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