Perplexity signs a $750 million Microsoft Azure cloud deal, expanding AI model access while continuing its AWS partnership.
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With India’s AI market projected to hit $126 billion by 2030, new program helps Indian startups from seed to scale
Tavus raises $40M to advance its emotionally intelligent digital human technology, developing PALs that see, hear, and respond like humans.
Viven, an AI startup by Eightfold’s co-founders, raises $35M to create digital twin technology that boosts workplace collaboration and preserves organizational knowledge.
Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab, faces a major shake-up as co-founder Andrew Tulloch departs to join Meta amid aggressive talent poaching.
Mumbai lad’s Supermemory platform is designed to enhance memory capabilities for Al systems.
“The main objective of AI is not to automate white-collar work,” said Liam Fedus, the startup’s cofounder. “The main objective is to accelerate science.”
Presight and Shorooq launch $100M Presight–Shorooq Fund I to back global AI startups, combining capital, infrastructure, and UAE’s international networks to drive transformative innovation.
Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab debuts with a $2B-backed project tackling nondeterminism in AI, aiming to deliver reproducible responses and reshape reinforcement learning efficiency.
Indian artificial intelligence (AI) startups eyeing expansion into the United States are running into obstacles tied to immigration policy and regulatory red tape
CoreWeave launches CoreWeave Ventures to back AI founders with capital, cloud access, and partnerships, strengthening its ecosystem following OpenAI deal and Core Scientific acquisition.
AI continues to dominate the startup landscape as Y Combinator-backed ventures Stellon Labs, Frizzle, and OnDeck launch innovative solutions in edge AI, education, and video intelligence.
Anthropic, co-founded by ex-OpenAI leaders, is rapidly gaining investor confidence with strong AI products, soaring revenue, and a $100B valuation on the horizon.
Orange Slice uses AI agents and custom data scraping to find high-intent prospects, helping sales teams connect with ready-to-buy customers while they sleep.
Safe Superintelligence CEO Ilya Sutskever reaffirms focus on developing safe superintelligence as Meta aggressively hires top AI talent from rivals including OpenAI and Scale AI.
Startup led by immigrants raise $167B—2.5 times more than US-born founders
“More and more people are using AI tools, but still, there isn’t a good interface for people who are not techies. ChatGPT-style interface is the most common one, and that was released three and a half years ago. We are building for all kinds of users so they don’t have to write system prompts to interface with AI,” Kothari said.
Nvidia is partnering with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund-owned AI startup Humain to strengthen cloud computing infrastructure
Called “Perplexity for Startups,” the initiative offers eligible startups $5,000 in API credits and six months of free access to Perplexity Enterprise Pro for up to 50 team members.
Speaking at TiEcon Mumbai 2025, Murthy said, “I think somehow it has become a fashion in India to talk of AI for everything. I have seen several normal ordinary programs touted as AI.”
InnovateAI 2025, open to the public, will feature groundbreaking AI startups, delve into generative AI, highlight the surge of investments in AI, address evolving AI regulations in a rapidly changing world, and explore the intricate relationship between AI and humanity.