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Oorjaa Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 28 Aug 2026 · 6 min

OORJAA Raises ₹9.7 Crore in First Close of Series A Led by Equentis Angel Fund to Scale Logistics Software

The logistics platform raised the first close of a larger Series A to scale its Datashastra software and control-tower stack. Its valuation was not disclosed and the round is not yet complete.
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Salesforce Anthropic Claudeforce
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 28 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Salesforce and Anthropic Launch Claudeforce With 37 Prebuilt Sales Skills Inside Claude

The partnership embeds Salesforce CRM data and 37 prebuilt sales skills inside Claude, with actions governed by existing permissions. The plugin is in pilot, with open beta expected in September 2026.
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NVIDIA Hugging Face Acquisition
SaaS & Tech · Markets & IPO · 27 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Nvidia Agrees to Buy Open-Source AI Platform Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion

Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy the open-source AI hub for $12.9 billion, roughly 86 times its revenue. Neither company has confirmed the deal, and the price reflects strategic position rather than financials.
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Inspecity Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 27 Aug 2026 · 6 min

InspeCity Raises ₹100 Crore in Pre-Series A Co-Led by Speciale Invest and Ashish Kacholia for Satellite Servicing

The IIT-Bombay-incubated startup will use the round to flight-qualify its satellite-servicing technology and run four in-orbit missions. Its valuation was not disclosed.
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AM Intelligence NVIDIA
SaaS & Tech · Markets & IPO · 26 Aug 2026 · 6 min

AM Intelligence Orders About 9,000 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs for Hyderabad AI Factory in $8 Billion Compute Push

The AI infrastructure firm backed by Greenko's founders placed a binding order for NVIDIA's latest systems for a Hyderabad AI factory. It is the first tranche of a stated $8 billion compute buildout.
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Ringg AI Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 26 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Ringg AI Raises $10 Million in Extended Series A Led by Peak XV Partners to Expand Enterprise Voice Agents

The enterprise voice AI startup will use the extension to expand beyond phone calls into WhatsApp and browser workflows. Its valuation was not disclosed, and it competes in a crowded, fast-moving category.
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Utsav Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 25 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Utsav Raises ₹36 Crore in Series A Led by Atomic Capital to Expand Temple Network and Devotional Services

The spiritual platform will use the round to expand its temple network and fulfilment as it scales online puja and prasad services. Its valuation and the round's terms were not disclosed.
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Airbound Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 25 Aug 2026 · 6 min

Airbound Raises $37 Million in Series A Led by Greenoaks to Scale Autonomous Delivery Drone Manufacturing

The aerospace startup builds tail-sitter drones designed to weigh less than their cargo, aiming for cost parity with trucking. Its valuation was not disclosed, and its scale-up depends on drone-flight approvals.
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Neuromod Aqua Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 20 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Neuromod Aqua Raises Pre-Seed Round From Sportskeeda Founder Porush Jain to Productise Sewage Treatment

The water infrastructure startup will use the capital to build a factory-manufactured platform for decentralised sewage treatment. The round size and valuation were not disclosed.
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Algofet Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 19 Aug 2026 · 5 min

AlgoFET Raises ₹15 Crore in Pre-Series A Round Led by Piper Serica to Build Autonomous Drone Infrastructure

The deep-tech startup builds autonomous docking and charging systems that let drone fleets operate without human intervention. Its valuation and the round's other terms were not disclosed.
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Zenalyst Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 19 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Zenalyst Raises ₹3 Crore in Pre-Seed Round Through Convertible Debentures to Build Agentic AI Platform

The Bengaluru company raised the round through convertible debentures from angel and corporate backers, with no institutional investors. Its valuation and conversion terms were not disclosed.
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Neogeo Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 18 Aug 2026 · 4 min

NeoGeo Raises $20 Million in Series A Co-Led by Neev II Fund and Aavishkaar Capital to Fund Expansion

The geospatial system integrator will spend the round on R&D and international expansion into the Middle East and the Americas. Its valuation and the terms of the round were not disclosed.
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Echovane Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 11 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Echovane Raises $1 Million in First Funding Round Co-Led by Titan Capital and Neon Fund

The San Francisco startup, founded by IIT-graduate former product leaders, uses AI agents to run market-research studies from brief to answer. It was bootstrapped until this first round and did not disclose a valuation.
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Discovered Materials Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 11 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Discovered Materials Raises $9 Million in Seed Round Led by Lightspeed India to Build AI Materials Scientists

The San Francisco deep-tech startup is using swarms of AI agents to find new materials that cool AI chips. It is founded in 2026, pre-revenue, and has not disclosed a valuation.
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FreightFox Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 11 Aug 2026 · 5 min

FreightFox Raises ₹5 Crore in Pre-Series A Round Led by HighLeaf

The Pune freight-tech startup has raised a small pre-Series A led by HighLeaf, its third round since 2020. It sells an AI transport-management platform to large manufacturers but has not disclosed revenue.
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Mstack AI Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 10 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Mstack Is in Talks to Raise at Least $30 Million from Alpha Wave, Lightspeed and Prosperity7

The Houston- and India-based specialty-chemicals startup is reported to be in talks with existing backers and Saudi Aramco's Prosperity7. The round has not closed, and no valuation or final size has been disclosed.
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Naïve Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 8 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Naïve Raises $28.5 Million in Series A Round Led by Nexus Venture Partners to Power Autonomous Companies

The AI-infrastructure startup packages incorporation, payments and compute behind one API so agents can run businesses. Its headline traction figures are company-stated and unaudited.
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Volta Founder
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 5 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Volta Infra Raises $300 Million at $2.4 Billion Valuation With $10 Billion Cloud Contract

Volta Infra has raised $300 million at a $2.4 billion valuation and announced a $10 billion six-year cloud contract with an unnamed AI developer
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Superleap Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 4 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Superleap Raises ₹36 Crore in Pre-Series A Led by Peak XV's Surge to Build AI-Native CRM

Superleap has raised ₹36 crore led by Peak XV's Surge for an AI-native CRM aimed at replacing legacy systems. Its founders previously worked together at Unacademy.
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smallest.ai; founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 4 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Smallest.ai Raises $13 Million Series A Led by Seligman Ventures to Scale Real-Time Voice AI

Smallest.ai has raised $13 million led by Seligman Ventures to build voice models that cut conversational lag. Its competitors in the category have raised considerably more.
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Profound.me Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 4 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Profound Launches AI Representative Platform With $1.5 Million Seed From Stellaris and 3one4

Profound has raised $1.5 million from Stellaris Venture Partners and 3one4 Capital to build an AI representative for professionals. The product opened early access on the day of the announcement.
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Horizon3 Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 4 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Horizon3 Raises $250 Million Series E at Over $2 Billion Valuation Led by NightDragon and NEA

Horizon3 has raised $250 million co-led by NightDragon and NEA, tripling its valuation in fourteen months. The price works out at roughly 20 times its own claimed recurring revenue.
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Sarvam Founders
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 3 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Sarvam AI Board Approves ₹698 Crore Share Issue to NVIDIA, Glade Brook Capital and Others

Sarvam AI's board has cleared an issue of preference shares to raise ₹698 crore, led by NVIDIA. The issue price implies no increase on the valuation set at the June first close.
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PM Modi Meta India Head
Policy · SaaS & Tech · 31 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Hyderabad Police Book Meta India Head Arun Srinivas Over Morphed Content Featuring PM Modi

Hyderabad Cybercrime police have registered two cases naming Meta's India head alongside unidentified Facebook and Instagram account operators. Neither complaint alleges that Meta itself created the content.
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Simile Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 31 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Simile Raises $200 Million at $2 Billion Valuation Five Months After Its $100 Million Series A

Greenoaks led the round, with Index Ventures investing again and CVS Health Ventures returning. Simile says revenue has grown fivefold since February without disclosing the base.
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Sambanova Founder
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 31 Jul 2026 · 5 min

SambaNova Raises $1 Billion at $11 Billion Valuation in First Close of Series F Round

General Atlantic led the first close, with Seligman Ventures, T. Rowe Price Associates and Capital Group also investing. The round is not complete and no second close has been announced.
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SUIND Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 30 Jul 2026 · 5 min

SUIND Raises ₹20.5 Crore Seed Led by Transition VC to Scale Bumblebee Agriculture Drone

The seed round is led by Transition Venture Capital Fund with participation from IIMA Ventures. SUIND was still pre-revenue in FY25, with a filed loss of ₹1.89 crore.
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Revspot Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 29 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Revspot Raises $4.8 Million Series A Co-Led by Inflexor Ventures and Info Edge Ventures

Revspot sells AI-driven lead qualification to high-ticket B2C businesses and claims more than 50 customers. Neither revenue nor the round's valuation has been disclosed.
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Yaanendriya Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Yaanendriya Raises ₹15 Crore From Piper Serica to Scale Navigation and Inertial Sensors

Piper Serica has put ₹15 crore into Yaanendriya's navigation controllers and inertial sensors, its first institutional round. Reported FY26 revenue was ₹72 lakh against an FY27 target of ₹5.4 crore.
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Narayana Murthy Infosys
Policy · SaaS & Tech · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Infosys Fined €175,000 (₹2 Crore) by French Labour Authority Over Time-Tracking Gaps

France's labour regulator DRIEETS fined Infosys €175,000 over gaps in its working-hours tracking system. The company has not disclosed which employee categories were affected or whether the system needs an overhaul.
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Amazon CEO
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 27 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Amazon Cuts Jobs in Its Artificial General Intelligence Group After 16,000 January Layoffs

Amazon has eliminated an undisclosed number of roles in the unit that builds its Nova models. The cuts come as the company forecasts $200 billion in 2026 capital expenditure.
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Zetwerk Founders
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 25 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Zetwerk Secures ₹500 Crore Pre-IPO Funding From Bharat Value Fund Ahead of Planned Listing

The pre-IPO round lands about two weeks after SEBI cleared Zetwerk's confidential draft papers. Zetwerk has not confirmed it, and the reported valuation has moved since March.
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Wiffy
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 23 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Wiffy Raises $3 Million Series A Led by Earth Fund to Expand Installation Services Network

The Mumbai company recruits and deploys technicians who install furniture and appliances on behalf of brands. It raised a comparable amount at pre-Series A two years ago.
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NeuralKart
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 23 Jul 2026 · 5 min

NeuralKart Raises ₹2.35 Crore Seed Led by Inflection Point Ventures for AI Insurance Platform

The Bengaluru startup sells AI software that reads insurer policy documents to automate underwriting, claims and audits. It is also building a separate computer vision product for industrial sites.
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Pruthviraj P
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 23 Jul 2026 · 4 min

Karnataka Engineer Pruthviraj P Joins NVIDIA Deep Learning Team, Compensation Reportedly ₹2.6 Crore

Pruthviraj P, an electronics graduate from PES University, joined NVIDIA's deep learning group in California. No source has been named for the ₹2.6 crore compensation figure now circulating.
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EliteMindz Founders
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 18 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Elite Mindz Launches ZYNO AI Suite to Introduce Natural Language Prompting to Enterprise Software

The New Delhi-headquartered software firm is leveraging 16 years of enterprise experience to deploy a prompt-based AI layer across ERP, procurement, and HRMS networks to capture workflows across 30 countries.
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Anthropic CEO
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 1 Jul 2026 · 5 min

US Lifts Export Ban on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI Models

The US Commerce Department has restored global access to Anthropic's advanced models, but the abrupt two-week restriction exposes the severe geopolitical risk of building Indian enterprise software on proprietary American infrastructure.
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Lytmus AI Ajit Kumar, Praveen Y., and Naveen Yadav
Funding · SaaS & Tech · 29 Jun 2026 · 5 min

Lytmus AI Raises ₹5 Crore Pre-Seed Round Led by Boundless Ventures

The Bengaluru-based startup is leveraging fresh capital from Boundless Ventures to build autonomous, hyper-personalized AI mentors for NEET aspirants, aiming to decouple high-quality instruction from human limitations.
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Kolkata L&T
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 28 Jun 2026 · 5 min

L&T to Invest ₹4,500 Crore in West Bengal Data Centre and Software Park

The engineering giant is allocating massive capital toward a 30 MW Tier-3 data centre and a sprawling software park to transform Kolkata into a major eastern technology hub.
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Prabhjeet Singh OpenAI
Lite Updates · SaaS & Tech · 26 Jun 2026 · 4 min

OpenAI Appoints Prabhjeet Singh as India Managing Director to Lead Enterprise Expansion

The former Uber India President will take charge of the AI giant's local operations in September, tasked with driving commercial adoption, striking infrastructure partnerships, and navigating regional compliance.
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