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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Anthropic Eyes $900 Billion Valuation in Historic $30B Raise
Anthropic is negotiating a $30 billion funding round at a $900 billion-plus valuation, backed by Q1 2026 ARR exceeding $44 billion and a path to its first profitable quarter.
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Krutrim Pivots to AI Cloud, Posts Rs 300 Crore Revenue in FY26
India's first GenAI unicorn Krutrim has shifted from building frontier AI models to AI cloud infrastructure, reporting Rs 300 crore revenue and its first net profit in FY26.
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Skyroot Aerospace Becomes India's Newest Unicorn in 2026
Skyroot Aerospace has raised $60 million and crossed the unicorn valuation threshold, marking a landmark milestone for India's fast-growing private space technology sector.
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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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