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Ruchi Kumar

Ruchi Kumar is the associate editor at  Entrepreneur News Network and TVW News India, where she leads editorial strategy, brand storytelling, and startup ecosystem coverage. With a strong focus on innovation, business, and marketing insights, he curates impactful narratives that spotlight India’s evolving entrepreneurial landscape. She has written extensively on fintech, AI and emerging startups.

ShepHertz Launches AgentAnywhere to Bring Sovereign Agentic AI to Enterprises

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ShepHertz Technologies

AI company ShepHertz Technologies has launched AgentAnywhere, a sovereign agentic AI platform designed to help banks, insurers, hospitals, government organisations and BPOs deploy AI agents within their own infrastructure, cloud environments and encryption frameworks. The platform is aimed at organisations that want to adopt agentic AI while maintaining control over sensitive data, model access, security … Read more

LG Group Unveils First Bipedal Humanoid Robot, Plans 2027 Launch

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LG Unveils First Bipedal Humanoid Robot

LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo has unveiled the company’s first bipedal humanoid robot, marking a major step in LG’s push into robotics, artificial intelligence and next-generation mobility. The company plans to officially launch the humanoid robot in the first quarter of 2027. The prototype was showcased during Koo Kwang-mo’s meeting with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang … Read more

Snabbit Appoints Pradeep Yadav as Head of Operations to Drive Next Phase of Growth

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Snabbit-Pradeep_Yadav

Bengaluru-based quick home services startup Snabbit has appointed Pradeep Yadav as its new Head of Operations, bringing in an experienced consumer internet and supply-chain leader as the company looks to strengthen execution and scale its home services network across India. Yadav will oversee Snabbit’s operations, with a focus on service delivery, operational efficiency, supply-chain systems … Read more

India Startup Funding Weekly: $151.5M Raised as AI, Mobility and DeepTech Lead the Charge

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Asia Funding

August 16, 2026 | ENN India’s startup funding market saw a sharp slowdown this week, with startups raising $151.5 million across 14 funding rounds between August 9 and August 14, compared with approximately $383.8 million across 28 deals in the previous week. Despite the decline, the week delivered several notable developments across electric mobility, fintech, … Read more

THE REAL COST OF BUILDING AN AI DATA CENTER

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Data Center

In 2020, building a data center cost roughly $7.7 million per megawatt of capacity. By 2026, that global benchmark has climbed to $11.3 million per megawatt — a 47% increase in six years, driven mostly by construction labor, electrical equipment, and land scarcity near power-rich sites. That was already a steep curve. Then artificial intelligence … Read more

TCS Blamed AI for Job Cuts. Its Own Numbers Tell a Different Story

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TCS

New Delhi | Thursday, August 14, 2026 | 11:30 AM IST – Tata Consultancy Services was among India’s biggest technology job cutters during the recent workforce correction. Yet its latest numbers tell a more complicated story: the company added 9,279 employees in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, taking its total workforce to 593,798. The … Read more

Krafton doubles down on India with fresh $150 million investment mandate

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BGMI

New Delhi | August 2026 — South Korean gaming and technology company Krafton is deepening its investment commitment to India with a fresh $150 million investment mandate, signalling a broader strategy that extends beyond gaming into artificial intelligence, robotics, consumer technology and digital content. The new commitment follows previous investment allocations of $150 million in … Read more

Scrubsy Raises ₹27 Crore From V3 Ventures to Scale Home-Cleaning Products Business

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Scrubsy

GURUGRAM, India — August 13, 2026: Gurugram-based home-cleaning products startup Scrubsy has raised ₹27 crore (approximately $3 million) from consumer-focused investment firm V3 Ventures, as the young brand looks to expand manufacturing capacity and accelerate product development. Operating under BoldChem Science Pvt Ltd, Scrubsy was founded in 2025 by Kartik Sibal, Ishan Suri, Nitin Jain … Read more

“Don’t Let Humans Rubber-Stamp Your AI Agents”: Marsh’s AI Chief On What Enterprise AI Gets Wrong In 2026

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Vijay Morumpadi

In an exclusive conversation, Vijay Morampudi, who leads the Global AI Centre of Excellence within Marsh’s Global Capability Centre (GCC) and drives agentic AI orchestration for the firm’s Risk & Insurance business, on why AI strategy has to start with the business — not the model — and the rollback mechanism every enterprise deploying AI … Read more

India’s GCC Boom Is Making Landlords Rich, Not IT Firms

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India GCC

BENGALURU, India — Thursday, August 13, 2026 – Table Space, a company that leases and fits out office space, just told SEBI it made more profit before tax last year than it reported as a headline loss. That single line in its draft IPO papers, filed on August 11, is a decent summary of what’s … Read more

Lane Raises ₹8.5 Crore to Expand Tech-Enabled Driving Education Platform in India

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Lane_Team

BENGALURU, India, Aug. 12, 2026 — Lane, a Bengaluru-based tech-enabled driving education and mobility platform, has raised ₹8.5 crore in a funding round led by Kae Capital, with participation from DeVC, Antler India, Panthera Peak and prominent angel investors. The company said it will use the funds to expand its instructor network, accelerate development of … Read more

India Doesn’t Have a Data Center Problem. It Has a Jurisdiction Opportunity.

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India data center

“India has 20% of the world’s internet users. It holds 1.5% of global data center capacity. The chips inside cost more than the building and the land combined. Even the largest tech companies lease more than they own, because owning sinks returns. Countries think differently. They need jurisdiction, not hardware. So what happens to a … Read more

Workato Opens Third AI Collaboration Hub in Hyderabad to Accelerate Enterprise AI Innovation

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Workato

Workato has opened its third AI Collaboration Hub in Hyderabad, expanding the enterprise automation company’s global network of AI innovation centres and strengthening its investment in India’s growing enterprise AI ecosystem. The new facility, located at Aurobindo Orbit in Hyderabad Knowledge City, HITEC City, joins Workato’s existing AI collaboration hubs in San Francisco and Singapore. … Read more

Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes to Establish Global Capability Centre in Bengaluru

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DePuy Synthes

Bengaluru, India | August 10, 2026: Johnson & Johnson’s orthopaedics business DePuy Synthes has announced plans to establish a new Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Bengaluru, strengthening its technology, engineering and enterprise capabilities in India. The upcoming centre is expected to serve as a global hub for innovation, engineering and enterprise services, bringing together technology, … Read more

Infosys Signs 10-Year Strategic Agreement With Crocs To Drive AI-Led Digital Transformation

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Infosys

New Delhi, India | August 10, 2026: Infosys has entered into a 10-year strategic agreement with Crocs, Inc. to help modernise the global footwear company’s core business and IT systems using AI-first platforms. The long-term collaboration is aimed at simplifying operations, reducing costs and creating a more scalable digital foundation for Crocs as the company … Read more

KühlTherm Launches Liquid Cooling Solutions for High-Density AI Data Centres in India

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KühlTherm

Ahmedabad, India | August 10, 2026: Ahmedabad-based thermal management startup KühlTherm has launched two locally developed liquid cooling solutions aimed at supporting the growing demand for high-density artificial intelligence (AI) workloads in India’s data centre industry. The company has introduced a Rear Door Heat Exchanger (RDHx) and a Cooling Distribution Unit (CDU), alongside what it … Read more

CEO’s Screenshot Of AI-Written Cover Letter Sparks Hiring Debate

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AI CV

NEW DELHI ( ENN News) — A Delhi-based startup founder says roughly one in five job applications she now receives contain unedited, AI-generated text, after a screenshot she posted of a botched cover letter drew more than 107,000 views online. Ananya Narang, founder and chief executive of Entourage, a content-as-a-service platform, shared the screenshot on … Read more

Funding Wrap Of The Week: Asian Startups, August 2–7

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Top 10 Funding Wrap

Asia’s startup ecosystem closed the first week of August with a burst of activity, led by a handful of large late-stage rounds and a long tail of early-stage bets across fintech, mobility, AI and insurtech. Ten deals stood out across the region, and in India specifically, the week marked a sharp rebound from a quiet … Read more

How AI That Predicts Cancer Drug Response Could Let India Skip Ahead in the Race

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India 60 billion plan

THE $60 BILLION GUESSING GAME How AI That Predicts Cancer Drug Response Could Let India Skip Ahead in the Race A data-driven look at why the world’s most genetically diverse, fastest-growing cancer population may also be its smartest testing ground Every oncology drug that enters a clinical trial is, in a very real sense, a … Read more

Microsoft Opens Largest Data Centre in Hyderabad

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Microsoft

New Hyderabad cloud region reinforces Microsoft’s long-term India strategy as demand for AI, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure continues to accelerate. Microsoft has expanded its cloud infrastructure in India with the launch of its India South Central Azure cloud region in Hyderabad, taking the company’s total number of cloud regions in the country to four. … Read more