IT総合 Nexus’ star partner Sameer Brij Verma set to leave and launch own fund
Sameer Brij Verma, a high-profile investor at the Indian venture firm Nexus, will be leaving the fund later this year, h...
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IT総合 IT総合 Nexus star partner Sameer Brij Verma set to leave and launch own fund
Sameer Brij Verma, a high-profile investor at the venture firm Nexus, will be leaving the fund later this year, he confi...
IT総合 India will fact-check online posts about government matters
In India, a government-run agency will now monitor and undertake fact-checking for government related matters on social ...
IT総合 India’s electric two-wheeler startups surge to over 150 players as government revs up EV push
The number of startups in India’s electric two-wheeler market has surged to over 150 from 54 in 2021, driven by go...
IT総合 Microsoft hires Inflection founders to run new consumer AI division
Microsoft has hired Mustafa Suleyman and Karen Simonyan, co-founders of high-profile AI startup Inflection AI, and sever...
IT総合 India drops plan to require approval for AI model launches
India is walking back on a recent AI advisory after receiving criticism from many local and global entrepreneurs and inv...
IT総合 India orders antitrust probe into Google’s app store billing practices
India’s antitrust regulator has ordered an investigation into Alphabet’s Google amid a dispute with some Ind...
IT総合 India cuts import taxes on EVs in win for Tesla’s entry plans
India will lower import taxes on certain electric vehicles for companies committing to invest at least $500 million and ...
IT総合 Abu Dhabi’s ADIA explores investment in India’s Pocket FM, sources say
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund ADIA is in talks to back Pocket FM in a large new round of funding, two sources ...
IT総合 India’s Paytm secures third-party app license ahead of bank unit curb
The National Payments Corporation of India, the firm that built the eponymous UPI rail in the country, approved Paytm...
IT総合 Paramount Global to sell stake in India’s Viacom18 to Reliance for over $500M
Paramount Global has reached a binding agreement to sell its stake in Reliance-controlled Indian media house Viacom18 to...
IT総合 Ontario Teachers mints new unicorn in Indian fintech Perfios
Teachers’ Venture Growth, the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, is investi...
IT総合 Peak XV to launch perpetual fund backed by own partners, other leaders
Peak XV is creating an “evergreen” fund bankrolled by its investment partners and extended team, a source fa...
IT総合 Zomato’s Blinkit sprints to quick commerce dominance in India
Even as quick commerce is slowly fading in many markets and several heavily-funded startups have folded in the past two ...
IT総合 Elon Musk says xAI will open-source Grok this week
Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI will open-source Grok, its chatbot rivaling ChatGPT, this week, the entrepreneur said, ...
IT総合 Baron values Swiggy at $12.16B, above prior private market valuation
Baron Capital, an investor in Indian food delivery startup Swiggy, has increased the value of its stake in the Indian fi...
IT総合 Sea’s Free Fire India relaunch in limbo six months on
Sea is “still making changes” and has yet to launch its popular mobile game Free Fire in India, more than si...
IT総合 India’s Flipkart readies quick-commerce play
The Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart is planning to enter the quick-commerce business, aimed at providing customers with...
IT総合 OpenAI says Musk only ever contributed $45 million, wanted to merge with Tesla or take control
OpenAI, the most valuable AI startup, said Wednesday it intends to dismiss all claims made by Elon Musk in a recent laws...
IT総合 India reverses AI stance, requires government approval for model launches
India has waded into global AI debate by issuing an advisory that requires tech firms to get government permission befor...
IT総合 Camshaft says Byju’s unit beneficial owner of $533 million funds
Camshaft disclosed in court filings this week that some $533 million it managed for Byju’s Alpha, a U.S. unit of I...
IT総合 Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ‘betrayal’ of non-profit AI mission
Elon Musk sued OpenAI, its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and affiliated entities on Thursday, alleging the Ch...
IT総合 Google pulls popular Indian matrimony apps from store over fees violation
Google began removing some apps from Play Store in India on Friday after warning earlier in the day that it will be taki...
IT総合 Dailyhunt in talks to acquire social network startup Koo
Media startup Dailyhunt is in advanced stages of talks to acquire the Bengaluru-headquartered social network Koo, two so...
IT総合 Shadowfax speeds ahead with $100M funding as instant delivery boom fuels growth
Shadowfax, one of the largest logistics service providers to hyper-local and on-demand delivery businesses in India, has...
IT総合 Vijay Shekhar Sharma steps down from Paytm Payments Bank board
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and majority owner of Paytm Payments Bank, has stepped down from the board of the troubled...
IT総合 Interview Kickstart, a profitable startup, raises maiden funding to tackle tech talent crunch
Interview Kickstart, a profitable startup helping tech professionals acquire career-advancing skills, has raised $10 mil...
IT総合 Byju’s founder, ousted by shareholders, says rumors of his firing ‘greatly exaggerated’
Byju Raveendran, the founder of eponymous edtech group Byju’s, told employees on Saturday that he continues to rem...
IT総合 Byju’s founder removed by investors in EGM vote
A group of Byju’s investors on Friday voted to remove the edtech group’s founder and chief executive Byju Ra...
IT総合 Apple’s India iPhone business outpaces individual EU countries, Morgan Stanley says
Apple’s long-term bet on India is beginning to pay dividends. The company’s iPhone revenue in India jumped 4...