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Square Yards Funding: Proptech Firm Turns Unicorn With Rs 900 Crore Raise, Plans IPO
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Square Yards Funding: Proptech Firm Turns Unicorn With Rs 900 Crore Raise, Plans IPO

Real estate platform Square Yards has raised Rs 900 crore (about USD 95 million) in fresh funding, crossing a valuation of more than USD 1 billion to enter the unicorn club. The Square Yards funding round, announced on June 23,...

Bengaluru Ranks 15th in Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2026, Named Asia’s Second-Best AI-Native Cluster
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Bengaluru Ranks 15th in Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2026, Named Asia’s Second-Best AI-Native Cluster

The Bengaluru startup ecosystem has been ranked 15th among the top 40 global startup hubs in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2026, released at VivaTech in Paris on June 17. The Karnataka capital also emerged as Asia’s second-best AI-native...

Maya Research Raises $1.9M for Voice AI, Backed by South Park Commons
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Maya Research Raises $1.9M for Voice AI, Backed by South Park Commons

Bengaluru- and San Francisco-based Maya Research has raised $1.9 million in a seed round to build voice AI that speaks, thinks, and responds like a native speaker — a bet on the billions of people who interact with technology through...

Sarvam AI Unicorn: Startup Raises $234 Million Led by HCLTech
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Sarvam AI Unicorn: Startup Raises $234 Million Led by HCLTech

Sarvam AI has become India’s newest AI unicorn after raising $234 million in the first close of an ongoing Series B round. The Bengaluru-based sovereign AI startup is now valued at $1.5 billion, with Indian IT major HCLTech leading the...

Equal AI Raises $30 Million Series B Funding Led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital
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Equal AI Raises $30 Million Series B Funding Led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital

Consumer AI startup Equal AI has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital. The Hyderabad-based company will use the fresh capital to scale its AI call assistant and expand into...

Uni Seoul Raises ₹35 Crore to Expand K-Lifestyle Retail and Enter Quick Commerce in India
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Uni Seoul Raises ₹35 Crore to Expand K-Lifestyle Retail and Enter Quick Commerce in India

Pune-based D2C startup Uni Seoul has closed a ₹35 crore (approximately $3.7 million) Series A funding round, signalling strong investor confidence in Korean-inspired lifestyle retail in India. The round was co-led by Riverwalk Holdings and Sauce.vc, with participation from Panthera...