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Accel raises $3.5 billion to invest in emerging global AI startups
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Accel raises $3.5 billion to invest in emerging global AI startups

Accel, a global venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, London and Bangalore, India, has raised $3.5 billion in new funds for early-stage investments…

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Silicon Valley’s South Park Commons bullish on India's deeptech space
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Silicon Valley’s South Park Commons bullish on India’s deeptech space

South Park Commons (SPC), the San Francisco-based founder collective and early-stage investor that’s backed unicorns such as Luma AI, Baseten, Cognition AI, and Replit, is…

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IIT-Madras launches centre in California, to be launchpad for Indian deeptech startups
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IIT-Madras launches centre in California, to be launchpad for Indian deeptech startups

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras Global Research Foundation has announced the establishment of its first centre in the US, expanding India’s deep-tech innovation footprint…

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Rift at influential Silicon Valley venture firm shows tech's divide over ICE shooting
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Rift at influential Silicon Valley venture firm shows tech’s divide over ICE shooting

Heated political rhetoric over the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by immigration agents in Minneapolis on ‍Saturday spilled into Silicon Valley as partners at…

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Who is Deedy Das? Ex-Google and Facebook techie becomes partner at Menlo Ventures
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Who is Deedy Das? Ex-Google and Facebook techie becomes partner at Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures has promoted Kolkata-born Deedy Das to partner. The promotion comes less than two months after Das joined the venture capital firm, underscoring the…

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General Catalyst partner Priya Mohan steps down from her role
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General Catalyst partner Priya Mohan steps down from her role

Priya Mohan, partner at Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm General Catalyst, has stepped down from her role, she announced in a LinkedIn post. “After 22…

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