Startups
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Meet the Sifted 100: Southern Europe's fastest-growing startups of 2026
Lexroom, a Milan-based startup providing AI tools for small law firms and corporate legal teams, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round this week, according to sifted.eu.
20 May, 10:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
LinkedIn sacks over 600 employees across roles, as Meta begins AI-driven layoffs: Report
LinkedIn is set to lay off over 600 employees across various roles, with the job cuts taking effect on July 13, according to a New York Post report cited by livemint.com.
20 May, 10:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Balderton-backed payments startup Primer raises $100m Series C
London-based payments infrastructure startup Primer has secured $100 million in a Series C funding round to advance its AI-enabled payments platform, according to sifted.eu.
20 May, 10:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
This D2C brand is bringing affordable premium ice cream to India
Tanvi Chowdhri, a former Wall Street hedge fund trader with a mechanical engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University, has launched a direct-to-consu…
20 May, 08:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
From AI art to wall decor: Artiure is helping Indian artists monetise their work
Artiure, a Gurugram-based startup, has launched a platform that transforms digital and generative AI artworks into physical products like wall decor and gi…
20 May, 08:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
The Chtrbox in India’s creator economy; How Artiure helps artists monetise their work
Google and Blackstone are partnering to launch an AI cloud business venture with an initial equity investment of $5 billion aimed at expanding AI computing…
20 May, 08:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Muthoot FinCorp is trying to sell a fintech story without behaving like a fintech
Muthoot FinCorp has approved a ₹4,000 crore initial public offering (IPO) as part of its strategic shift from a traditional gold-loan lender to a broader f…
20 May, 06:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Golf-LIV Golf focused on long-term funding solution amid reports of potential bankruptcy plan
LIV Golf is actively seeking a long-term funding solution after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) decided to end its financial support by the clo…
20 May, 06:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Oil India to ramp up exploration capex to ₹10,000 cr, boost output in FY27: CMD
Oil India Ltd, India’s second-largest exploration and production company, plans to increase its exploration and production capital expenditure to ₹10,000 c…
20 May, 06:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
You can now talk to your Gmail inbox, as seen at Google IO 2026
At Google I/O 2026, Google unveiled a new feature allowing users to interact with their Gmail inbox through voice commands, enhancing email management with…
20 May, 04:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
How to use Google’s new information agents
Google has introduced new AI-powered information agents designed to enhance search capabilities beyond traditional queries, according to techcrunch.com.
20 May, 02:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Mach Industries just spent $50M to solve a major defense tech problem
Mach Industries has invested $50 million to address a significant challenge in defense technology, according to techcrunch.com.
20 May, 02:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Boaz Weinstein’s Hedge Fund Takes Aim at Impax’s ‘Terrible’ Run
Boaz Weinstein’s hedge fund, Saba Capital Management, has raised its stake in Impax Environmental Markets (IEM) to nearly 30% and is pushing to replace the…
20 May, 12:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Canadian miner Sherritt International stops plan to dissolve Cuban joint venture
Canadian miner Sherritt International Corp. has reversed its decision to dissolve its Cuban joint venture, a move announced last week following expanded U.S. sanctions on Cuba.
20 May, 12:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 1 min
Google takes a page out of Meta’s book, announces new audio-powered smart glasses
Google has announced new audio-powered smart glasses, taking inspiration from Meta’s approach to wearable technology, according to techcrunch.com.
20 May, 12:56 am IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
MapmyIndia Q4: Profit Up 4% YoY To ₹51 Cr
MapmyIndia reported a 4% year-on-year increase in net profit for Q4 FY26, reaching ₹50.9 crore, up from ₹49 crore in the same quarter last year.
19 May, 10:56 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
Investment Platform Trackk Raises $3.7 Mn To Strengthen Broking Infra
Investment and stock broking platform Trackk has raised $3.7 million in a seed funding round led by Lightspeed, with participation from Info Edge Ventures…
19 May, 10:56 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
BII partners with CIP to launch $300M India renewable energy fund
BII has partnered with the Canadian Infrastructure Partnership (CIP) to launch a $300 million renewable energy fund focused on India, according to yourstory.com.
19 May, 10:48 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
US cyber agency CISA exposed reams of passwords and cloud keys to the open web
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has inadvertently exposed a large volume of passwords and cloud keys on the open web, rais…
19 May, 10:39 pm IST - STARTUPSSTARTUPS · 2 min
EQT has won the EU's €5bn superfund. Now what?
The European Union has selected Swedish investment firm EQT to manage its new €5 billion Scaleup Europe Fund, marking a major step in supporting European startups.
19 May, 09:50 pm IST