Peak XV ups Surge seed investment ceiling to $5M, unveils 18-startup cohort AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 29 September 2026 at 00:30 Thirteen of the 18 startups in Peak XVβs latest Surge cohort are targeting global markets, while more than half are based in India.
Google tests buying from Walmart-owned Flipkart through Gemini and AI Mode in India AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 27 September 2026 at 01:30 The limited test covers select products and users, with a broader rollout planned for later in October.
Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 25 September 2026 at 05:00 The venture firm is aligning its India fundraising cycle with its global funds for the first time, as it shifts to a shorter investment period.
Ema raises $77M as AI starts eating into enterprise software and services AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 23 September 2026 at 12:00 Ema has raised $140 million to date and has more than 50 enterprise customers, including Google and Microsoft.
The man who built Appleβs stores doesnβt buy Silicon Valleyβs bet on AI shopping AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 21 September 2026 at 23:44 Apple Store architect Ron Johnson says Apple's secret sauce has always been its people.
India forces caller-ID apps to feed spam reports to telcos AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 19 September 2026 at 01:00 Truecaller says the one-way sharing requirement would hand a commercially valuable proprietary asset to telecom operators.
UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 17 September 2026 at 20:00 The shift comes after a UNICEF test found leading AI models struggled to accurately retrieve global development statistics.