Zepto deferred its IPO for a smaller pre-IPO raise as public investors balked at its valuation. Here’s the full India startup funding roundup for the week, deal by deal.
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Sarvam AI Wants to Build a Trillion-Parameter AI Model to Take On OpenAI and Anthropic
Sarvam AI, fresh off unicorn status, is targeting a trillion-parameter model to rival OpenAI and Anthropic. Here’s the funding, timeline, and reality check.
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Google Just Launched an AI That Works While You Sleep, Here’s What Gemini Spark Does
Google has launched Gemini Spark in India, a 24/7 background AI agent for Google AI Pro and Ultra users that works inside Gmail, Docs and Sheets without waiting to be …
WhatsApp Web now supports calls, announced by CRED founder Kunal Shah in his first big move as WhatsApp’s new global CEO.
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From Rs 5,000 to Rs 50 Crore: Parul Gulati’s Unlikely Startup Playbook
How actress Parul Gulati turned a Rs 5,000 idea into Nish Hair, a Rs 50 crore brand, via Shark Tank India, and what recent controversies reveal about scaling.
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Apollo Hospitals Bets on Electric Air Ambulances to Fix India’s Golden Hour Problem
Apollo Hospitals has signed an MoU with ePlane to bring electric air ambulances and medical drones into India’s emergency care system.
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Ashneer Grover Launches Fund My Staff: What It Is, How It Works, Who It’s For
Ashneer Grover has launched Fund My Staff, a platform where employers guarantee employee loans disbursed by an RBI-registered NBFC, targeting workers with little to no formal credit history.
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The Real Story Behind Nithin Kamath’s Zerodha: Two Brothers, One Trading Desk, No Funding
The verified origin story of Zerodha: how Nithin and Nikhil Kamath built India’s most profitable, fully bootstrapped brokerage.
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India Startup Funding This Week: Udaan’s Rescue Deal and a New Unicorn Steal the Show
Indian startups raised $297.25 million this week, up 125% WoW, led by Emergent’s unicorn round. Udaan separately closed a $160 million balance sheet fix amid a Singapore insolvency case.