AI startup ‘Baseten’ hits $13 billion valuation
AI inference infrastructure startup Baseten has closed a massive $1.5 billion Series F funding round, catapulting its valuation to $13…
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Category: Startups & Funding
Indian startup news, funding rounds, valuations and layoffs.
Info Edge invested ₹1,003 crore in 54 AI and deeptech startups
Correction, 16 October 2026: The earlier headline and combined figures incorrectly added overlapping portfolios. Info Edge’s 22 June shareholder letter…
Cursor acquires AI startup ‘Continue’
Anysphere, the parent company behind the widely popular AI code editor Cursor, has quietly acquired Continue, one of the earliest…
DeepSeek Takes Outside Money for the First Time at a $50 Billion Valuation
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab, has taken outside money for the first time. The deal values the company at about…
Recykal Raises $23 Million to Take Its Waste-Management Tech Global
Recykal, a Hyderabad startup, raised about $23 million. It builds tools that make recycling easier, and now wants to sell…
How to Test Every Business Assumption Before You Build: A Founder’s Guide to Litmus
Most startups fail because founders build on untested guesses. Here's how to test every business assumption — customer, value, channel,…
Indian Startup Funding Roundup: 8 Early-Stage Deals From Late June 2026
India's young companies raised money again in late June 2026. Eight early-stage startups in music tech, haircare, money, software, scooters…
xto10x PeopleCues Shutdown: Binny Bansal-Backed Startup Closes Its HR-Tech Product
xto10x has closed its HR-tech product PeopleCues to focus on fewer things. Here is the news in simple words, with…
Spiro Funding: Electric Bike Startup Raises $55 Million to Grow Across Africa
Africa's electric bike maker Spiro raised $55 million from NewTrails Capital to scale local manufacturing and battery swapping. Here is…
Indian Startup Funding Roundup: Rusk Media, Karo Sambhav, Troovy and New Funds Worth Crores
Six Indian startup money deals in mid-June 2026, told in easy words: Karo Sambhav, Rusk Media, Lissun, Troovy, plus new…