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Oolka raises $7 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed, Z47

Oolka raises $7 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed, Z47

24 Sep 2025, 15:15 PM

The funding round saw participation from 8i Ventures, along with angel investors including Meesho founders Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwal.

OnFinance AI bags $4.2 million in pre-Series A round led by Peak XV

OnFinance AI bags $4.2 million in pre-Series A round led by Peak XV's Surge

23 Sep 2025, 12:34 PM

The Bengaluru-based startup will use the fresh capital to expand its proprietary BFSI-focused AI models and accelerate research and development initiatives among others.

Micro1 raises Series A funding led by VC firm founded by former X executives

Micro1 raises Series A funding led by VC firm founded by former X executives

15 Sep 2025, 12:50 PM

The funding round was raised at a valuation of $500 million.

Stripe launches new blockchain company Tempo in partnership with Paradigm

Stripe launches new blockchain company Tempo in partnership with Paradigm

05 Sep 2025, 12:17 PM

Matt Huang, Stripe board member and co-founder of Paradigm will lead Tempo.

Peak XV managing director Harshjit Sethi quits

Peak XV managing director Harshjit Sethi quits

02 Sep 2025, 12:05 PM

The top VC firm over the past year has seen a series of exits of its managing directors, including Shailesh Lakhani, Abheek Anand, Piyush Gupta.

A VC in photos, a different story in business? Behind the facade of Foxhog’s Tarun Poddar

A VC in photos, a different story in business? Behind the facade of Foxhog’s Tarun Poddar

14 Aug 2025, 10:05 AM

Foxhog and its CEO Tarun Poddar are swiftly stepping into government corridors, IIT campuses, and media conclaves – all to burnish their image as a VC player.

InPrime Finserv bags fresh funding led by Pravega Ventures

InPrime Finserv bags fresh funding led by Pravega Ventures

08 Jul 2025, 10:59 AM

The Bengaluru-based startup, operated by STK Credit Pvt Ltd, will use the fresh capital for geographical expansion in the country.

Fintech Highlights

  1. RBI mandates two-factor authentication for all digital payments from April 2026

  2. MS Dhoni Family Office-backed Finance Buddha gets in-principle nod for SME IPO

  3. Gullak bags $7.5 million in Series A round led by Chiratae Ventures

  4. Oolka raises $7 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed, Z47

  5. Go Digit receives Rs 15 crore GST notice
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Sam Altman dubs OpenAI’s new Pulse ‘the future of ChatGPT'

  2. Microsoft adds Anthropic's models to Copilot amid friction with OpenAI

  3. Emergent raises $23 million in Series A round led by Lightspeed

  4. Cohere raises additional $100 million as it scales enterprise AI tech

  5. OpenAI to build 5 new data centres with Oracle, SoftBank under Stargate
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Money & Machines

  1. What India's Gaming Ban Reveals About UPI; Why RBI wants AI to Fix Finance

  2. Journalism was already dying — AI wasn't the culprit

  3. IRCTC enters payments where giants bleed; RIP of RIP in AI

  4. Fintech founders shaping policy; India on AI map?

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