Startups
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Gautam Adani is overhauling his conglomerate, from Apple-style vendors to less hierarchy and more talent grooming
Gautam Adani has launched a three-year internal overhaul of the $32 billion Adani Group, personally directing a shift to Apple-style third-party vendors an…
18 May, 06:24 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Rapido has innovated, but we've innovated faster: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber will keep pouring money into India even while posting losses, chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi told *livemint.com* on 18 May 2026, committing the com…
18 May, 06:24 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
As IPO momentum fades, VCs embrace partial exits and M&A
Venture capital investors in India have executed $2.8 billion worth of secondary exits and M&A deals in the first four months of 2026, according to livemin…
18 May, 06:23 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Apple’s Siri revamp could include auto-deleting chats
Apple is preparing to roll out an over-the-air Siri update that will automatically delete user conversation logs after 24 hours, according to techcrunch.com.
18 May, 02:24 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Indian Startup IPO Tracker 2026
Bengaluru-based fintech Razorpay filed its draft red herring prospectus with SEBI on 15 May, outlining plans to raise INR 6,750 crore through a fresh issue…
18 May, 12:24 am IST - STARTUPS · OPEN-SOURCE HARDWARESTARTUPS · OPEN-SOURCE HARDWARE · 2 min
₹6.6k Android tablet runs Debian 12—no bootloader unlock needed
GitHub project repurposes Doogee U10 (RK3562) into Linux workstation; India’s low-cost hardware ecosystem could benefit
17 May, 11:29 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
JSW Steel’s JVs put it on track to be among top global steelmakers outside China
JSW Steel will add 16 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of new capacity through joint ventures with Japan’s JFE Steel and Korea’s POSCO, pushing its total ou…
17 May, 10:24 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Prudential Plc to buy 75% Bharti Life stake for ₹3,500 crore, cut ICICI Pru Life holding to 10%
UK-based Prudential plc will buy a 75% stake in Bharti Life Insurance for ₹3,500 crore and simultaneously pare its holding in ICICI Prudential Life Insuran…
17 May, 10:24 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Vodafone Idea gets promoter support but funding challenge persists
Vodafone Idea received a ₹4,730-crore equity infusion from its promoters on 17 May 2026, the company disclosed in an exchange filing reported by livemint.com.
17 May, 08:24 pm IST - AI · CYBERSECURITY THREATAI · CYBERSECURITY THREAT · 3 min
₹50 Cr fraud via AI: Indian fintechs, banks fail Mythos cyber stress test
Inc42 report reveals AI-native threats bypass legacy systems, costing Indian financial firms ₹50 Cr in a single attack.
17 May, 11:27 am IST - AI · RESEARCH INTEGRITYAI · RESEARCH INTEGRITY · 3 min
ArXiv bans authors for 1 yr, cites 15% AI-generated preprints in 2025
Preprint giant clamps down after PLOS ONE study flags AI errors in 1 in 7 submissions; India’s AI research startups brace for compliance costs
17 May, 01:19 am IST - AI · LOCAL INFERENCEAI · LOCAL INFERENCE · 3 min
DeepSeek-V4-Flash: 96GB RAM model revives LLM steering for engineers
DwarfStar 4 project strips llama.cpp to run DeepSeek’s quasi-frontier model locally, enabling real-time activation manipulation without retraining.
17 May, 12:19 am IST - STARTUPS · FAMILY-LED GOVERNANCESTARTUPS · FAMILY-LED GOVERNANCE · 3 min
Nykaa locks in ₹1.2K Cr fashion GMV with 5-year board terms for Nayar siblings
Falguni Nayar’s children reappointed as Nykaa targets 30% revenue growth in FY25 amid omnichannel push and private-label expansion.
16 May, 08:55 am IST - D2C FUNDINGD2C FUNDING · 3 min
Legend of Toys raises ₹21 Cr from IvyCap to launch 3 new categories by H2 2025
Bengaluru D2C toymaker to add board games, puzzles, outdoor gear; ₹12 Cr earmarked for supply chain and tech upgrades
15 May, 12:48 pm IST - GLOBAL AI STARTUPSGLOBAL AI STARTUPS · 3 min
5 AI startups raise $80 Cr in May—1 from India
NeuraLink AI, DeepSynth, Aura Intelligence, OmniData, and CogniBot secure funding for healthcare, enterprise, and cybersecurity AI solutions.
15 May, 11:48 am IST - PRIVACY TECH · GLOBAL FOUNDER MOVESPRIVACY TECH · GLOBAL FOUNDER MOVES · 3 min
Mullvad VPN’s 8.2T exit IP pool collapses to 284 combos—users trackable
A deterministic IP assignment flaw in Mullvad VPN reduces its 8.2 trillion theoretical exit IP combinations to just 284, enabling user fingerprinting. India’s privacy-conscious users at risk.
15 May, 10:51 am IST - AI · FUNDINGAI · FUNDING · 3 min
Doubleword raises £2M pre-seed to slash AI inference costs 100x yearly
11-person London startup targets 100x annual cost reduction for AI inference, backed by UCL Technology Fund and Creator Fund.
15 May, 09:49 am IST - GLOBAL AI · SELF-IMPROVING SYSTEMSGLOBAL AI · SELF-IMPROVING SYSTEMS · 3 min
Socher’s $650M AI startup eyes self-building tech—India R&D hub in play
Richard Socher’s new venture raises $650M to develop AI that can research and improve itself indefinitely, with potential India R&D ties.
15 May, 01:50 am IST - GLOBAL STARTUP COMPETITIONGLOBAL STARTUP COMPETITION · 2 min
200 slots, $100K equity-free: TechCrunch Battlefield deadline May 27
TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200 closes applications on May 27; Indian startups eligible for $100K prize and global investor access.
14 May, 10:21 pm IST - AI · CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITALAI · CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL · 3 min
Amex Ventures backs agentic AI startups with $43M Bluefish round
American Express’s venture arm invests in Palm and Bluefish to build autonomous commerce infrastructure, aiming to evolve into an AI-driven concierge for members.
14 May, 06:43 pm IST