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Indian voice AI startups have raised over ₹280 crore in a year. Here’s what’s driving the funding rush, from Ringg AI’s Peak XV-backed round to the enterprise demand behind it.

Flam raised $40 million in Series B funding led by QED Investors, with Shah Rukh Khan joining the round backing its AI content stack.

Five IIT Madras engineers met on a student Hyperloop team, then built GalaxEye. Here’s how their OptoSAR satellite reached orbit and why a US patent matters for Indian deeptech.

Indian startups raised $356.8 million this week, led by Pixxel’s record spacetech round, Nua and Popo Global. Plus, Swiggy sells Lynk Logistics to Udaan.

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas has open-sourced Numbat, a free tool that monitors AI coding agents for risky behaviour, offering startups a low-cost way to watch what their AI agents are …

Bewakoof founder Prabhkiran Singh is stepping down after 14 years, handing the brand fully to TMRW. Here’s his journey and what’s next.

Summary Temple acquires Longevous, a London longevity practice, as Goyal’s wearable startup pushes toward its first product launch. Longevous founders Dr. Robert Mohr and Dr. Avi Roy join Temple full-time, …

Ringg AI raised $10M in a Series A extension led by Peak XV Partners, taking its round to $15.5M as it scales enterprise voice agents.

Summary Bengaluru-based Airbound raised $37 million in Series A funding led by Greenoaks, with DoorDash, Lachy Groom, Lightspeed, and Humba Ventures participating. The startup builds tail-sitter drones that weigh less …

Rillet, AI accounting startup, raised $100M in 48 hours at a $1B valuation. Here’s what that says about hiring at consulting firms, and what Indian founders should watch.