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EV motor startup Naxatra Labs raises $3 million led by Zerodha's Rainmatter, angel investors
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EV motor startup Naxatra Labs raises $3 million led by Zerodha’s Rainmatter, angel investors

Electric vehicle (EV) and industrial motor startup Naxatra Labs has raised $3 million led by Rainmatter, the venture investment arm of Zerodha. The deeptech startup…

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2025 Year in Review | Who’s in, who’s out: the biggest executive moves in India’s tech & startup sector

For India’s startup and tech sector, 2025 was a year of continued top-level churn. Companies across ecommerce, fintech and marketplaces saw leadership changes as part…

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Ex-Paytm exec Varun Sridhar joins Aspora as CEO
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Ex-Paytm exec Varun Sridhar joins Aspora as CEO

Varun Sridhar, who exited One 97 Communications’ Paytm Services earlier this year, has joined Aspora, a fintech platform catering to the Indian diaspora, according to…

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Haptik’s founder Aakrit Vaish, investor Pratyush Choudhury launch $75 million AI fund Activate
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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…

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Tesla’s Model Y deliveries kick off in Gurugram; early buyers include Paytm’s Sharma, former Zomato CEO Rakesh Ranjan
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Tesla’s Model Y deliveries kick off in Gurugram; early buyers include Paytm’s Sharma, former Zomato CEO Rakesh Ranjan

A few days after the launch of Tesla’s Model Y at the Gurugram centre on Wednesday, members of the startup community were seen arriving to…

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Early Paytm backer Elevation Capital part sells stake in fintech worth Rs 1,556 crore
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Early Paytm backer Elevation Capital part sells stake in fintech worth Rs 1,556 crore

Venture capital firm Elevation Capital (formerly SAIF Partners) offloaded 1.19 crore shares of Paytm parent One97 Communications worth Rs 1,555.95 crore via a bulk deal,…

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Canada’s Clairvest Group writes off investment in Head Digital Works after real money gaming ban
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Canada’s Clairvest Group writes off investment in Head Digital Works after real money gaming ban

Canadian investment firm Clairvest Group has written off its investment in online gaming company Head Digital Works (HDW), which operates the skill gaming platform A23…

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DPIIT inks pacts with over 50 firms to promote mfg, innovation ecosystem for startups
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DPIIT inks pacts with over 50 firms to promote mfg, innovation ecosystem for startups

New Delhi: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has so far inked pacts with over 50 firms, including ITC, Flipkart, and…

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Paytm to deploy GroqCloud to enhance AI on its platforms
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Paytm to deploy GroqCloud to enhance AI on its platforms

Fintech firm One 97 Communications, which owns Paytm brand, will deploy Groq AI technology to build high-performance AI models that enhance transaction processing, risk assessment,…

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Image for India Quotient raises $129 million in Fund 5; expands leadership team
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India Quotient raises $129 million in Fund 5; expands leadership team

Synopsis India Quotient, a seed-to-early-stage venture capital fund, has successfully raised $129 million for its fifth fund. The firm also announced the elevation of Kanika…

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