Funding Winter Persists for Indian Startups Despite Arrival of Summer Season The Indian startup ecosystem witnessed a decline in venture capital funding during the first quarter of 2024, reversing the moderate growth recorded in the previous three quarters. Startups raised just $2 billion during the March-ended quarter, a decline from the $2.3 billion raised in the previous quarter. The number of funding rounds also hit a three-year low. Emergence of New Unicorns The slow quarter […]

Indian Entrepreneurs to Focus on Essential Startups and Technologies Invest India’s Managing Director, Nivruti Rai, advocates for Indian entrepreneurs and investors to concentrate on startups and technologies addressing pressing global needs to keep investments flowing into India. During her speech at the Mint India Investment Summit 2024, Rai emphasized the need for India to develop startups that fulfill international needs. She pointed out a funding winter and underinvestment in certain tech sectors and signaled the […]

Regulators are forcing big tech to rethink its AI strategy. Trustbusters have big tech in their sights. On March 25th the European Commission opened a probe into Apple, Alphabet (Google’s parent company) and Meta (which is Facebook’s). Regulators in Brussels think the measures which the American technology behemoths have put in place to comply with the Digital Markets Act, a sweeping new law meant to ensure fair competition in the EU’s tech industry, are not […]

Indian Entrepreneurs to Focus on Essential Startups and Technologies Invest India’s Managing Director, Nivruti Rai, advocates for Indian entrepreneurs and investors to concentrate on startups and technologies addressing pressing global needs to keep investments flowing into India. During her speech at the Mint India Investment Summit 2024, Rai emphasized the need for India to develop startups that fulfill international needs. She pointed out a funding winter and underinvestment in certain tech sectors and signaled the […]

Dramatic Funding Boost for Mental Health Startup Amaha. Amaha Secure Funding Boost. Joining the major league of fundraisers, Amaha, a top-of-the-line mental health startup, recently secured ₹50 crore in a substantial Series A funding round. Fireside Ventures brilliantly spearheaded this fundraising effort, along with the generous contribution of ₹15.6 crore from other change-making angel investors. Investing in Mental Health – The Amaha Vision Previously known as InnerHour, Amaha’s vision for this new funding is clear […]