India AI Startup Ecosystem Raises $253 Million in Q1 2026 — and the Boom Is Just Starting
India AI startups raised $253M across 29 deals in Q1 2026, a 73% jump from Q1 2025. From defence AI to Google Vizag hub.
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Sarvam AI at $1.5 Billion: India Sovereign AI Unicorn Is Taking On the World
Sarvam AI closes a $350M round at a $1.5B valuation backed by Nvidia, Bessemer, and Amazon. India sovereign AI moment has arrived.
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India AI Summit 2026: $360 Billion Puts India on Global AI Map
Microsoft, TCS, Reliance Jio, NVIDIA and others committed over $360 billion at India's AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, signalling India's ambition to become a global AI superpower.
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Blinkit vs Zepto vs Swiggy: India's Quick Commerce War in 2026
India's quick commerce market races toward $12.97 billion by 2029 as Blinkit dominates with 50% share and 2,200+ dark stores, while Zepto hits ₹11,110 crore revenue and Amazon enters.
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Krutrim Turns Profitable: India's AI Unicorn Bets Big on Cloud
Krutrim, India's first GenAI unicorn, posted its first annual profit in FY26 after pivoting from frontier AI models to sovereign cloud services for Indian enterprises.
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India's Startup Ecosystem 2026: Unicorns, AI, and ₹70M Rounds
From Skyroot's ₹500 crore Series C to Emergent AI's $70M raise, India's startup ecosystem is minting unicorns at pace as AI and deeptech take centre stage.
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Krutrim Shifts to Cloud: India AI Unicorn Resets Its Vision
Krutrim, India's first GenAI unicorn founded by Bhavish Aggarwal, is pivoting from building AI models to cloud services — a strategic reset with major implications for India's AI ecosystem.
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Skyroot Becomes India's First Spacetech Unicorn With $60M Raise
Skyroot Aerospace has become India's first spacetech unicorn after closing a $60M Series C at a $1.1B valuation — a landmark moment for India's private space sector and Make in India.
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Make in India Chips: Four Semiconductor Plants Go Live in 2026
India semiconductor moment is here — Tata, Micron, Kaynes, and CG Power begin commercial chip production in 2026 under the Rs 1.6 lakh crore Semicon India Programme.
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Why TCS and Infosys Hit 52-Week Lows in 2026 and What Is Next
TCS and Infosys crashed to fresh 52-week lows in May 2026 as AI deployment fears grip India IT giants. Is this a correction or a structural shift for Indian IT?
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Krutrim Pivots to Cloud: What India GenAI Unicorn Shift Means in 2026
Krutrim, India first GenAI unicorn, is pivoting from AI model development to cloud services. The shift reveals key truths about the India AI startup economy in 2026.
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India's Electronics Exports Surge 40% in April 2026: The Boom That's Reshaping Global Tech Supply Chains
India's electronics exports hit $5.18 billion in April 2026, up 40.31% year-on-year. What's driving the surge, which products are leading it, and what does it mean for India becoming the world's next electronics manufacturing hub?
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