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250+ LPs 500+ VCs 150+ policy makers 100+ deep-tech founders Three days. Seventy-two hours. Twenty-plus action sessions. Target: $1B+ in L-PACTS. 250Tn Global LP Summit More info: metafundlabs.me

𝗔𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 !! VIBE 2025 is a two-day summit happening on July 10–11, 2025, in Bengaluru. It is focused entirely on vertical AI — AI tailored for specific industries like healthcare, finance, l

May slowed down. Deal value dropped to $22.5B, down from $25.8B in April. That’s also around 34% lower than May last year. But YTD still ahead - $161.5B raised so far compared to $129.5B by this time in 2024. So there’s movement.. just more cautiou

Since the India vs China startups issue is getting huge, let me try to clear this up. Here is a comparison between Indian and Chinese startups based on valuations. Sector: Food India: Zomato ($24B) China: Meituan ($120B) Sector: E-commerce Indi

India’s AI startup scene is exploding. Silicon Valley says India can’t build deep tech AI. Too much brain drain. Too little capital. But these 8 startups are proving them wrong: 🇮🇳 Sarvam AI – Raised $41M to build India’s first homegrown LLMs i

Indian Defence Tech Startups- a thread: 🇮🇳 Why the US defence-tech ecosystem thrives, why India’s is still nascent, and what needs to change- fast. A sober look at capital, state support, AI’s role, exports, and national sovereignty. US defence-te

Top News of the Day: 1. Waycool, the Chennai-based agriculture supply chain firm, has raised Rs 100 crore (about $12 million) in debt financing from Grand Anicut. 2. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has achieved a significant milestone by processin

The ET Soonicorns Summit 2025 in Bengaluru is bringing together India’s top startup founders, VCs, and AI leaders to discuss how companies can create defensible advantages (“AI moats”) in an environment where generative AI technology is quickly becom

🚀 Inside a VC Mentorship: What I Learned About How VCs Think. Recently, I had the privilege of attending a focused mentorship session from VC Partner Manik Gruver at Macwise Capital, alongside a few fellow founders. The session offered deep, behind

Left job at Google to build a 21,500 CR company. 1. After graduating from IIT Kanpur, Rahul Garg started at Google Asia, leading the AdX business. Despite a thriving career, he saw inefficiencies in India's industrial procurement—fragmented supply c