Startup ecosystem stories - Page 2

In tech and marketing, women are excluded not just by bias in code or funding, but by domestic load and male-coded networking rituals.

Women in AI and adtech call for bias-free systems, fair leadership paths and cultures where merit, not gender, defines success.

On International Women's Day, women in tech are urged to demand PR that builds real authority, not box-ticking 'inspirational' coverage.

Wootzwork secures USD $6.6m Series A to scale its AI-driven manufacturing coordination model across global industrial supply chains.

Aurora Tech names 10 women-led startups from emerging markets as finalists for non-dilutive funding and investor access in Santiago.

Open-source drives India's AI boom, with 76% of startups using it as the market soars from USD $6 billion to nearly USD $32 billion by 2031.

BriefCatch acquires WordRake's core tech and 12 US patents, aiming to fuse document-level and in-line legal editing in one platform.

VDURA taps AI infrastructure veterans from Dell and Google Cloud to bolster its board as GPU-driven storage and flash volatility reshape demand.

Futurense launches FDE Academy in Bengaluru to train engineers for high-demand Forward Deployed Engineering and AI deployment roles.

AI bookkeeping startup Botkeeper shuts after 11 years, citing rapid client consolidation, lost revenue and an unsustainable path forward.

ImagiNxt 2026 partners with MeitY Startup Hub to put startups and policy centre stage at Mumbai's new tech and innovation festival.

India's Union Budget backs tech infrastructure, data centres and MSMEs, signalling policy continuity and long-term digital growth plans.

London-based Intruder posts 81% surge in enterprise ARR as AI, cloud security and consolidation drive midmarket and enterprise demand.

Asia-Pacific startup founders are growing older but no less ambitious, with most over 45 and four in ten still chasing unicorn valuations.

AutoGrab secures AUD $80m Series B at AUD $230m valuation to fuel AI-powered automotive data expansion across the UK and Europe.

Juspay raises USD $50m in follow-on funding led by WestBridge Capital, lifting the payments firm to a USD $1.2bn valuation.

Sage taps Augusta Labs' embedded AI teams to turbocharge product development and accelerate its shift to an AI-first software model.

AI app builder Emergent raises USD $70m Series B to deepen European push, add London offices and hiring as revenue soars to USD $50m ARR.

India and Canada have deepened AI collaboration in Toronto, mapping joint work on responsible tech ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

Elyos AI raises USD $13m to grow its AI agents that answer calls, book jobs and automate admin for trades and field service firms.