Funding

Mistral in talks to raise $1 billion

Mistral in talks to raise $1 billion

04 Aug 2025, 12:52 PM

Abu Dhabi's AI and advanced technology investor MGX is one of the investors Mistral is in talks with for the fundraise.

AI startup Anaconda raises $150 million in Series C led by Insight Partners

AI startup Anaconda raises $150 million in Series C led by Insight Partners

01 Aug 2025, 13:42 PM

The new funding, which values the startup at about $1.5 billion, will be invested in new AI features, strategic acquisitions, market expansion.

Navi raises Rs 170 crore in debt led by PhillipCapital

Navi raises Rs 170 crore in debt led by PhillipCapital

28 Jul 2025, 17:33 PM

NDX Finserve, Arpee Group, Ambit Finvest and Grey Grass India participated in the funding round.

In Charts: Amrish Rau

In Charts: Amrish Rau's startup bets

24 Jul 2025, 23:58 PM

With Pine Labs headed for an IPO, CEO Amrish Rau could pocket Rs 800-1,000 crore via OFS. The Head and Tale tracks where else he's poised to cash in.

AI coding startup Lovable hits unicorn status after $200 million fundraise

AI coding startup Lovable hits unicorn status after $200 million fundraise

17 Jul 2025, 21:39 PM

The funding round was led by Accel, with participation from several other investors including 20VC, byFounders, and Visionaries Club, among others.

Scale AI fires 14% employees after Meta

Scale AI fires 14% employees after Meta's mega investment

17 Jul 2025, 11:49 AM

The restructuring will make Scale AI more nimble; and allow it to serve the customers better, the company's interim CEO Jason Droege wrote to employees.

Phi Commerce raises $6 million part of Series B round

Phi Commerce raises $6 million part of Series B round

17 Jul 2025, 11:25 AM

With this, the total funding raised by the Pune-based payment aggregator company is about $20 million.

At a Glance: Sebi-penalized Jane Street

At a Glance: Sebi-penalized Jane Street's many fintech, AI bets

16 Jul 2025, 18:26 PM

The recall value of Jane Street's name has shot up in the past weeks after India's SEBI barred the entity from accessing the Indian securities market for manipulating trades.

Ex-OpenAI technology chief Mira Murati

Ex-OpenAI technology chief Mira Murati's startup secures massive $2 billion in seed funding

16 Jul 2025, 11:24 AM

The funding round, which valued the startup at $12 billion, also saw participation from NVIDIA, Accel, ServiceNow, CISCO, AMD and Jane Street.

PayU India secures Rs 302 crore investment from parent firm

PayU India secures Rs 302 crore investment from parent firm

15 Jul 2025, 11:40 AM

The fresh capital infusion in PayU India comes as the company struggles to achieve profitability and its initial public offering (IPO) plans continues to elude.

Regtech startup Zango AI secures $4.8 million funding from Nexus, others

Regtech startup Zango AI secures $4.8 million funding from Nexus, others

01 Jul 2025, 19:44 PM

The startup will use the fresh investment to expand its team in Bengaluru and London.

MobiKwik-backed Blostem bags seed funding

MobiKwik-backed Blostem bags seed funding

30 Jun 2025, 19:17 PM

The latest funding round valued the Delhi-based startup at Rs 45 crore.

IndiaBonds bags Rs 32.5 crore in first external funding

IndiaBonds bags Rs 32.5 crore in first external funding

26 Jun 2025, 11:46 AM

IndiaBonds will use the fresh capital to scale its platform, hire senior executives and for marketing purposes.

At a Glance: Razorpay

At a Glance: Razorpay's M&A activity since its first acquisition in 2019

18 Jun 2025, 22:35 PM

The Head and Tale looks back at those deals struck by Razorpay as the company readies itself for an initial public offering (IPO) in the coming years.

Darwix AI bags seed funding

Darwix AI bags seed funding

17 Jun 2025, 19:33 PM

Darwix AI will use the fresh capital to develop its product and expand its market.

FamApp

FamApp's co-founder exiting startup via secondary stake sale

16 Jun 2025, 13:12 PM

The fintech startup has struggled to raise fresh capital since its Series A funding round of $38 million in 2021.

Crypto neobank startup PlutoPe bags pre-seed funding

Crypto neobank startup PlutoPe bags pre-seed funding

13 Jun 2025, 12:40 PM

The startup has raised $500,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Indian investor Manit Gupta.

Cred raises $72 million led by GIC in a downround

Cred raises $72 million led by GIC in a downround

11 Jun 2025, 14:22 PM

The investment was made at a valuation of $3.5 billion, much lower than the valuation of $6.4 billion when they last raised capital in 2022.

Flexiloans bags $44 million in Series C round

Flexiloans bags $44 million in Series C round

11 Jun 2025, 13:56 PM

Flexiloans will use the fresh capital to boost its operations, improve product offerings and upgrade its infrastructure.

Fintech Highlights

  1. Antfin looks to fully exit Paytm via Rs 3,800 crore share sale

  2. IRDAI imposes Rs 5 crore fine on Policybazaar for regulatory violations

  3. IPO-bound SME lender Aye Finance posts Rs 1500 crore in revenue in FY25

  4. MSME lender Kinara Capital hit by liquidity crisis after lenders set off Rs 81 crore

  5. UPI transactions hit record 19.47 billion in July
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. ChatGPT set to hit 700 million weekly active users

  2. Mistral in talks to raise $1 billion

  3. Apple creates new team to build ChatGPT-like app

  4. Google rolls out Deep Think for Gemini app

  5. SiMa.ai raises $85 million led by Maverick Capital
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