Runable hits $21M to bet AI agents can go from building businesses to growing them
Runable says 60%–70% of its 1 trillion-plus token usage in the last 90 days came from paying customers.
India’s Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones
Airbound’s ultra-lightweight approach to drone delivery has attracted backing from Greenoaks, DoorDash, and Silicon Valley investor Lachy Groom.
Two years after launch, Walmart’s Flipkart is closing in on India’s quick-commerce leaders
Flipkart’s quick-commerce venture is delivering 1.1 million to 1.2 million orders a day, nearly triple its November volume.
Binance now lets AI agents trade, but keeping them in check is largely up to users
Binance’s Agent OS works with tools including ChatGPT, Claude Code, and Cursor.
Sachin Bansal’s fintech Navi raises first outside capital with $100M Prosus investment
The investment comes amid Navi plans to go public.
Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India
Perplexity’s India revenue rose about 60% after the Airtel offer ended for new users, even as downloads declined.
IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push
IBM plans to train and certify tens of thousands of consultants on OpenAI’s technologies as part of this deal.
AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year
Blacksmith says revenue has grown more than tenfold over the past year.
India’s Yulu raises $93M as quick-commerce boom fuels e-bike demand
Yulu aims to have a fleet of 200,000 bikes in the next two years and faster electric two-wheelers, aiming at new logistics use cases.
Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last
The U.S. VC firm still has more than 55% of its previous $650 million India fund available for deployment.