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KRAFTON Explores Deeper Technology Collaboration and Investment Opportunities in India

Krafton

Seoul, January 27: KRAFTON, the South Korea–headquartered gaming and technology company, held a high-level meeting with Gourangalal Das, Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea, to discuss expanding technology collaboration and long-term investment opportunities in the Indian market. The meeting took place at KRAFTON’s headquarters in Seoul and was attended by Nishi Kant Singh, … Read more

Altavo Raises €3 Million in Series A2 to Advance AI-Based Artificial Voice Technology

Altavo

Altavo, a Dresden-based medical technology startup specialising in AI-driven voice rehabilitation, has successfully raised €3 million in a Series A2 funding round, strengthening its position in the rapidly evolving assistive healthcare technology space. The financing round, closed on January 12, 2026, was led by a European investor consortium including Novalis Biotech and Beteiligungsmanagement Thüringen. The … Read more

HCLTech to Acquire Singapore-Based Finergic Solutions for ₹136 Crore

HCLTech

HCLTech has announced plans to acquire Finergic Solutions Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based IT services and consulting company, for 19 million Singapore dollars (approximately ₹136 crore), as part of its strategy to deepen its financial services and wealth management offerings. According to a report by The Hindu BusinessLine, the acquisition is aimed at strengthening HCLTech’s expertise … Read more

GIGR Raises $5.4 Million Pre-Seed to Build AI Marketing Agents for Smarter Ad Creative

GIGR, Playad AI,

San Francisco–based startup GIGR, operating under the brand Playad, has raised $5.4 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate the development of AI-powered marketing agents that help teams create, test, and optimise advertising creatives with minimal manual effort. The funding round was led by BRV Capital Management and Mirae Asset Venture Investment, with participation from notable … Read more

Ringg AI Raises ₹48 Crore to Revolutionize Enterprise Voice Automation with Multilingual No-Code AI Platform

RinggAI

Bengaluru, India – January 2026: Bengaluru-based voice AI startup Ringg AI has raised ₹48 crore ($5.5 million) in a Series A funding round led by Arkam Ventures, with participation from Groww Founder Fund, Kunal Shah, White Venture Capital, and existing investor Capital2B. The startup is solving one of the biggest challenges faced by enterprises today … Read more

Sensesemi Technologies Raises ₹25 Crore to Power Next-Gen Edge AI Semiconductor Innovation

Sensesemi

Bengaluru, India – January 2026: Fabless semiconductor startup Sensesemi Technologies has raised ₹25 crore (approximately $2.75 million) in a seed funding round led by Piper Serica, with participation from LetsVenture Angel Fund, Sun Icon Ventures, MyAsiaVC, Whitepine Investments, Jain Oncor, REAN Foundation, Niraj Shah, Deepak Khanna, and several other investors. The fresh infusion of capital … Read more

RMZ Group to Invest $10 Billion in Andhra Pradesh for GCC Park and 1 GW Data Centre

RMZ Group

Davos / New Delhi, January 21, 2026: In a major boost to India’s digital and industrial infrastructure, RMZ Group has announced a $10 billion investment in Andhra Pradesh to develop a Global Capability Centre (GCC) Park and a 1-gigawatt (GW) hyperscale data centre over the next five to six years. The announcement was made during … Read more

Legal AI startup Ivo raises $55 million in Funding

Ivo

San Francisco, January 20, 2026: Ivo, a leading AI-powered contract intelligence platform, has raised $55 million in a Series B funding round led by Blackbird, with participation from Costanoa Ventures, Uncork Capital, Fika Ventures, GD1, and Icehouse Ventures. The funding will help Ivo accelerate product innovation, expand its enterprise reach, and transform the way organizations … Read more

AI Security Startup Dam Secure Raises $4 Million Seed Funding Led by Paladin Capital Group

Patrick Collins and Simon Harloff (Photo credit: Hero Shot Photography)

January 2026 | Washington, D.C. / San Francisco: AI-powered cybersecurity startup Dam Secure has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Paladin Capital Group, a leading Washington D.C.–based investor specializing in cyber and AI technologies. The funding aims to address the rising security risks of AI-generated code entering production systems at scale. … Read more

Raana Semiconductors Raises $3 Million Seed Round

RSPL

Pune, India | January 2026: Indian deeptech startup Raana Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. (RSPL) has raised $3 million (approximately ₹25 crore) in a seed funding round led by Equirus Innovatex Fund and Artha Venture Fund, with participation from IvyCap Ventures, PointOne Capital, CIIE Initiatives (IIMA Ventures), and angel investor Garimella Laxminarayana. The latest investment marks Raana … Read more

FireAI Raises ₹6.2 Crore in Pre-Seed and Seed Rounds

FireAI

Mumbai, India | January 2026: AI-powered analytics platform FireAI has successfully raised a total of ₹6.2 crore (approximately $800,000) across its pre-seed and seed funding rounds. The investment was backed by leading venture capital firms including Inflection Point Ventures, Venture Catalyst, and SucSEED Indovation Fund, with SucSEED contributing ₹1 crore to the round. The fresh … Read more

Vibe coding startup Emergent raises $70 Mn In Funding

Emergent Founders

Bengaluru, India | January 2026: AI-powered software creation platform Emergent has raised $70 million in a Series B funding round led by Khosla Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from Prosus, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Together, and Y Combinator. This latest round brings Emergent’s total funding to $100 million within just seven months of … Read more

Zscaler Appoints Swamy Kocherlakota to Lead Agentic AI Security Engineering Division

Swamy Kocherlakota

San Jose, California, January 2026: Zscaler, a global leader in cloud security and zero trust solutions, has appointed Swamy Kocherlakota to head its newly established Agentic AI Security Engineering division. This strategic appointment underscores Zscaler’s commitment to strengthening its AI-driven cybersecurity capabilities as enterprises increasingly adopt autonomous and agentic AI systems across their digital ecosystems. … Read more

ClickHouse Raises $400M in Series D Funding

ClickHouse Co-Founders (left to right): Yury Izrailevsky, Aaron Katz, Alexey Milovidov

San Francisco, January 2026: Real-time data analytics and AI infrastructure leader ClickHouse has secured $400 million in Series D funding, marking one of the largest global investments in data infrastructure this year. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group, with participation from top-tier investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, GIC, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed … Read more

Sequoia Capital Joins Anthropic’s Massive Funding Round — Despite Competing Bets in AI

Sequoia

In a move that’s sparking serious conversation across Silicon Valley, Sequoia Capital is reportedly participating in a major new funding round for Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup behind the popular Claude chatbot, according to a report from the Financial Times. What’s drawing attention isn’t just the size of the investment — it’s the fact that … Read more

OpenAI Partners with Cerebras to Power 750MW of Ultra-Low Latency AI Compute for Real-Time Intelligence

OpenAI

San Francisco, January 2026: OpenAI has announced a landmark partnership with Cerebras Systems, a leading AI hardware company, to add 750 megawatts of ultra-low latency compute power to its global AI infrastructure. The collaboration aims to make OpenAI’s models faster, more responsive, and capable of real-time interaction at unprecedented scale. Revolutionizing AI Speed with Cerebras … Read more

OpenAI to Introduce Ads on ChatGPT Free and Go Tiers: Here’s What You Need to Know

OpenAI

India,  January 17, 2026  – OpenAI, the AI powerhouse behind ChatGPT and one of the world’s most valuable tech companies with a valuation of around $500 billion, has taken a major step toward monetization — by introducing advertisements inside ChatGPT. The company announced this week that it will begin testing ads in the U.S. for … Read more

Resquad AI raises $1.5 mn in seed round

Resquad

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – January 2026: Saudi-based Resquad AI, an artificial intelligence-driven recruitment platform helping companies hire tech talent globally, has raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by SRG Group, with participation from several prominent angel investors. The funding marks a key milestone for the fast-growing startup and highlights investor confidence in … Read more

Stashfin named Abhishek Gupta as Chief Technology Officer

Abhishek Gupta Appointed CTO At Stashfin

New Delhi, January 2026 — Stashfin, one of India’s leading digital lending and full-stack financial services platforms, has announced the appointment of Abhishek Gupta as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In his new role, Gupta will lead the company’s technology strategy, AI integration, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and product innovation roadmap. With over two decades … Read more

GrowthPal Raises $2.6 Million to Accelerate AI-Powered M&A Platform

Growthpal founders: (L to R) Maneesh Bhandari, Shalu Mitruka and Amaresh Shirsat.

Singapore, January 14, 2026 — GrowthPal, an AI-powered M&A (mergers and acquisitions) platform transforming how companies discover and execute deals, has raised $2.6 million in a new funding round led by Ideaspring Capital, with participation from a group of global angel investors. The fresh capital will help the company expand its presence across the U.S. … Read more