Byju’s founder to appeal U.S. court order to pay over $1B in bankruptcy case
A U.S. bankruptcy court has ordered Byju’s founder Byju Raveendran to pay over $1.07 billion in a case over missing company funds.
Google steps up AI scam protection in India, but gaps remain
Google is expanding its real-time scam-detection and screen-sharing fraud warnings in India.
India’s TCS gets TPG to fund half of $2B AI data center project
TCS and private equity firm TPG will invest up to $2 billion to build data centers for AI training and inference in India.
Physics Wallah enjoys a rosy IPO day, bucking the broader slowdown in Indian edtech
The Indian edtech startup ended its first day as a public company on a high, with its shares closing 44% higher than they were listed for, indicating that the country’s edtech sector may still recover…
Intuit signs $100M+ deal with OpenAI to bring its apps to ChatGPT
Intuit said its tools, such as TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks and Mailchimp, will be accessible through ChatGPT, allowing users to ask questions and complete tasks such as estimating tax refunds, reviewing credit options, or managing…
Pine Labs gets warm market welcome on $440M India IPO despite a valuation trim
Pine Labs, backed by PayPal and Mastercard, gained 14% on its market debut.
Uber quietly pilots in-app video recording for drivers in India
Uber’s in-app video recording pilot is currently live in 10 cities across India.
Teen founders raise $6M to reinvent pesticides using AI — and convince Paul Graham to join in
Bindwell applies AI drug discovery techniques to invent new pesticide molecules.
Kering-backed fund Mirova pours $30.5M into India’s Varaha for regenerative farming
Varaha aims to support around 337,000 farmers across 675,000 hectares in northern India through its regenerative farming project.
Groww raises nearly $750M in IPO as India’s retail investing boom continues
The company’s shares opened 12% above their issue price, at ₹112, and closed at ₹128.85, lending it a market cap of ₹795 billion (approximately $9 billion).