Sarvam AI's $300 Million Bet: Can India Build Its Own ChatGPT — And Why It Absolutely Must
The Bengaluru-based AI startup is close to raising $300–350 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, positioning itself as India's sovereign answer to the global AI race. We examine the case for Indian AI — and why it goes far deeper than national pride.
Artificial Intelligence
Neural networks, LLMs, and the automation of everything.
Paris Calls India's AI Founders: The IndiaAI Global Acceleration Program and the New Shape of Indian Ambition
Ten Indian AI startups will spend four months in Paris, plugged into Europe's most prestigious startup ecosystem through a landmark collaboration between IndiaAI, Station F, and HEC Paris. We examine what this program means for the founders going, for the companies they will build, and for the future of Global Indian AI.
The Algorithm and the State: Inside India's Proposed AI Act That Could Ban Deepfakes, Mandate Watermarking, and Create a New Regulator—And Why Hollywood and Bollywood Are Both Watching
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The Indian SaaS Revolution: Numbers That Shock
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The Machines Are Taking the Background: Bollywood's First AI‑Generated Extras Spark a Union Crisis That Could Reshape Film Production Forever
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The Girl Who Doesn't Exist: How Kyra—and a Dozen Other AI‑Generated Avatars—Are Quietly Stealing Brand Deals from Real Influencers, and Why Marketers Prefer the Fake Ones
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Fintech
Decentralized finance, digital currencies, and the future of capital.
FINTECH 2.0 The rise of embedded everything – why every company is becoming a bank (and why that scares the incumbents)
Neobanks like Chime and Nubank promised to replace traditional banking. Robinhood made trading free. Stripe made payments invisible. The narrative was simple: fintech startups would eat the legacy financial system one vertical at a time. But that war is over. And neither side won.
Read MoreFuture Tech
Biotech, space exploration, and the frontiers of human evolution.
Beyond Chips: How ₹2,000 Crore in Fresh Deep Tech Funds Is Betting on India's Quantum, Semicon and Space Future
In February 2026, IIT-Madras launched a ₹600 crore deep tech venture capital fund with Unicorn India Ventures — designed to back IP‑led startups in semiconductors, quantum computing, robotics, spacetech and defencetech. Weeks later, Celesta Capital announced plans for a ₹2,000 crore India‑focused deep tech fund. Chiratae Ventures committed $10 million for five deep tech startups through its Sonic DeepTech program. Under the National Quantum Mission, the government is actively supporting quantum startups in computing, communication, sensing and materials. The patient capital is flowing. The revolution is deep.
Explaining The 15-Minute Saree: Quick Commerce's Unlikely Fashion Hero
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The UPI Express: How India’s Payment Rail Became Faster Than Visa (And What America Can Learn)
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The Agritech Unicorn Harvest: Four Indian Startups Just Crossed the Billion‑Dollar Mark—And Technology Is Finally Reaching the Farm
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The 30,000‑Drone Army: After Years of Regulatory Paralysis, Delivery Drones Are Finally Taking Over Indian Skies—And the Logistics Industry Will Never Be the Same
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Quantum Computing
Qubits, entanglement, and the race for supremacy.
Above and Beyond Chips: How ₹2,000 Crore in Fresh Deep Tech Funds Is Betting on India's Quantum, Semicon and Space Future
Excerpt: In February 2026, IIT-Madras launched a ₹600 crore deep tech venture capital fund with Unicorn India Ventures — designed to back IP‑led startups in semiconductors, quantum computing, robotics, spacetech and defencetech. Weeks later, Celesta Capital announced plans for a ₹2,000 crore India‑focused deep tech fund. Chiratae Ventures committed $10 million for five deep tech startups through its Sonic DeepTech program. Under the National Quantum Mission, the government is actively supporting quantum startups in computing, communication, sensing and materials. The patient capital is flowing. The revolution is deep.
Read Full ReportQuantum Computing Breakthroughs Bring Commercial Use Closer
Tokyo: Quantum computing is rapidly transitioning from a theoretical concept to a practical technology, as recent breakthroughs in hardware, error correction, and system scalability bring it closer to real-world commercial deployment. Industry experts believe these advancements could mark the beginning of a new era in computing, with far-reaching implications across multiple sectors.
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