India's AI Startup Boom: Skyroot Goes Unicorn as $7.36B Raised in 2026
India has raised $7.36B across 743 funding rounds in 2026 so far. Skyroot Aerospace crossed unicorn valuation at $60M raise. India's AI market targets $126B by 2030.
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Meta's AI Pivot: 8,000 Layoffs Signal Zuckerberg's Biggest Bet Yet
Meta cuts 8,000 jobs and redirects 7,000 more as Zuckerberg bets $125B–$145B on AI — the boldest corporate restructuring in Silicon Valley history.
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Krutrim's Cloud Pivot: Can India's First GenAI Unicorn Find Its Way?
Krutrim, India's first GenAI unicorn, is shifting from AI model development to cloud services — a strategic reset raising big questions for India's AI ambitions.
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Indian IT Giants Face Their Reckoning: Infosys Down 22% as AI Looms
Infosys shares are down 22% in 2026 as GenAI platforms threaten traditional IT services. Here's what India's $250B IT industry faces in the AI era.
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India's $100B IPO Wave: Jio, Zepto & PhonePe Go Public
Reliance Jio, Zepto, and PhonePe converge on a landmark 2026 IPO window that could collectively raise ₹8 lakh crore — transforming Indian capital markets.
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IndiaAI Mission Backs 4 Startups With ₹67/hr GPU Access
MeitY selects Sarvam AI, SoketAI, Gan AI & Gnani AI under the ₹10,000 crore IndiaAI Mission with subsidised GPU access at just ₹67/hr for model training.
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India AI Startup Funding Hits $1.48B in Q1 2026
Indian AI startups raised $1.48B in Q1 2026 alone — 38% of all Indian startup funding. Neysa's $1.2B Series B and Sarvam AI's $53M signal a new era.
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Inc42 AI Summit Bengaluru 2026: India's AI Execution Reckoning
India's largest invite-only AI summit lands in Bengaluru on May 28 with 600 founders and CXOs focused on one thing: shipping real AI in India's complex market, not hype.
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India AI Startup Funding Jumps 73% in Q1 2026 to $253 Million
India's AI startup ecosystem raised $253 million across 29 deals in Q1 2026 — a 73% jump year-on-year — as enterprise AI and deep tech attract serious capital.
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L&T Vyoma Builds India's Sovereign AI Cloud: What It Means
Larsen & Toubro's Vyoma.AI is building India's sovereign AI cloud and data centre infrastructure, partnering with Open Dhi to create an India-first digital stack.
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India AI Mission May Double to ₹20,000 Crore: What It Means
India's government is considering doubling the IndiaAI Mission budget to ₹20,000 crore, supercharging AI startup funding, compute access and foundational model work.
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India's Tech Job Boom: Why NRIs Are Coming Home in 2026
India's AI and deep-tech boom is pulling thousands of NRIs back home as Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune emerge as serious global AI talent hubs in 2026.
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