MUMBAI: For venture capital (VC) investors who have infused several million dollars into gaming startups, the sweeping ban on online real-money gaming (RMG) has put their investments at risk. Some investments could be written off and valuation markdowns look certain. “The real money gaming segment faces complete elimination, forcing investors to reassess their entire portfolios…
BENGALURU: A clutch of India-origin AI startups secured significant early-stage funding, attracting marquee global investors. With a global-first approach, these homegrown startups demonstrated early monetisation potential and commanded premium valuations, reflecting growing confidence in their scalability and global relevance. These AI-native startup deals that TOI learnt about include GigaML, which offers secure on-premise deployment of…
Mumbai: The less, the merrier – that’s the mantra in the startup and venture capital space, where there’s an increasing shift towards building smaller teams. More investors are now also considering the size of a startup’s team while weighing potential funding – it is not a big determining factor yet, but at least it is…
This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. India’s newly approved Research Development and Innovation (RDI) scheme, with a massive Rs 1 lakh crore corpus, is set to provide a major boost to private sector R&D and deep-tech startups by making long-term, affordable financing accessible for high-impact innovation projects, a senior government official…
6 ways startups offer more to MBAs than corporate roles ever could An MBA has traditionally been seen as a passport to the corporate boardroom. But in 2025, more business graduates are discovering that the real value of their degree may lie elsewhere — inside fast-moving, high-risk startups that offer learning, leadership, and ownership in…
Sarvam AI: भारत सरकार ने बेंगलुरु स्थित स्टार्टअप सर्वम को देश का पहला आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस (AI) आधारित लार्ज लैंग्वेज मॉडल (LLM) विकसित करने की जिम्मेदारी सौंपी है. यह चयन 67 प्रतिभागियों में से किया गया है. सरकार इस प्रयास में स्टार्टअप को आवश्यक कंप्यूटिंग संसाधन जैसे हाई-पावर GPU, उपलब्ध कराएगी ताकि मॉडल को पूरी तरह…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the Startup Samvad program under Mukhya Sevak Samvad at Mukhya Sevak Sadan Dehradun on Sunday. During this time, he interacted with people promoting startups from across the state and heard their valuable suggestions. On this occasion, the chief minister also released a book titled Unnat Uttarakhand…
भारत के Startup Ecosystem को बड़ा झटका लगा है! 2023-24 में 28,000 से ज़्यादा Startups बंद हो गए, जिनमें Edtech, Fintech और Healthtech Sector सबसे ज़्यादा प्रभावित हुए। शुरुआती Funding में बड़ी रकम जुटाने वाले Startups को अब नई Funding नहीं मिल रही, जिससे वे सर्वाइव नहीं कर पा रहे। 2024 में सिर्फ़ 5,264 Startups…
Lehlah ने हाल ही में 12.5 करोड़ रुपये की फंडिंग जुटाई है, जिसका नेतृत्व Gruhas ने किया, जो Zerodha के Nikhil Kamath और Puzzolana Group के अभिजीत पई की Investment Firm है। यह Startup एक Commission-Based Model पर काम करता है, जहां Influencers, Products बेचकर कमाई कर सकते हैं। Lehlah ने 100 करोड़ रुपये के…
NEW DELHI: After the Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj, get ready for the Startup Mahakumbh in Delhi. The world’s biggest event of innovation and entrepreneurship will convene and feature 3,000+ startups, 1,000+ investors and incubators, 10,000+ delegates from 50+ countries at Bharat Mandapam, Delhi, for three days from Thursday to Saturday, creating an unparalleled platform to…