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"It's Not Just My Story": Bengaluru CEO Says He Struggled To Afford Rent Despite Raising Rs 120 Crore
Harsh Pokharna, the co-founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based OKCredit, recently shared that he was "broke" in 2019 and living paycheck by paycheck despite securing Rs 120 crore in funding for his startup.
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Elon Musk's Social Media Firm X Bought by His AI Company, Valued at $33 Billion
Elon Musk's xAI has acquired X in a deal that values the social media platform at $33 billion (roughly Rs. 2,82,447 crore). Much of the deal's specifics remain unclear, such as how X's leaders would be integrated in the new firm or whether there would be regulatory scrutiny.
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India Ranks 2nd After US In Funding Women-Led Tech Startups: Report
In total, these startups have raised a funding of $26.4 billion, with the highest fund coming in the year 2021 ($6.3 billion).
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Home-Grown Startup Lumio Announces Foray Into India’s 4K Smart TV Market Backed by Flipkart, Xiaomi Officials
Lumio, a home-grown consumer technology startup from Circuit House Technologies founded by former Xiaomi and Flipkart officials has announced its foray into India’s home entertainment space. The brand says it will soon introduce its range of 4K smart TVs in collaboration with Google, Dixon Technologies, and Amazon India with the aim of changing c...
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Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Launches AI Startup, Poaching Staff From ChatGPT Maker
Former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati launched an AI startup called Thinking Machines Lab on Tuesday, with a team of about 30 leading researchers and engineers from competitors including OpenAI, Meta and Mistral.
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Indian Startups Raise $240 Million In A Week, This City Leads In Funding Deals
During the week, 30 Indian startups secured a total of $240.85 million in funding including five growth-stage investments and 20 early-stage rounds. Bengaluru emerged as the leader in startup funding, with 12 deals secured during the week.
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Sam Altman-Backed Startup Raises $425 Million To Build World's 1st Nuclear Fusion Power Plant
With the latest round of funding, Helion has raised over $1 billion in capital since it was founded in 2013.
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OpenAI Seeking $40 Billion In New Fundraising Round: Report
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is seeking to raise $40 billion in a fresh round of funding that would value the startup at a staggering $340 billion, the Wall Street Journal Reported on Thursday.
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Nothing Said to Raise Funding, Crosses $1 Billion in Lifetime Sales
Nothing is seeking to raise at least $100 million in funding to expand its operations, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The startup is run by Carl Pei, one of the creators of OnePlus, a popular China-based phone maker.
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Amazon-Backed Anthropic To Raise $2 Billion At $60 Billion Evaluation
The new funding, $6 billion in total, will mark a jump in valuation (up from $18 Billion last year) for Anthropic, a major competitor of OpenAI in the foundation model space.
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US Space Startup Firefly Aerospace Valued At Over $2 Billion In Latest Funding Round
Firefly Aerospace has raised $175 million in a late-stage funding round led by RPM Ventures, valuing the space startup at more than $2 billion, it said on Tuesday.
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AI Search Startup Perplexity In Talks For $9 Billion Valuation
The new valuation, which includes the amount the company would raise, could triple its previous value of $3 billion from a funding round earlier this year.
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Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Said to Be Raising Capital for New AI Startup
Mira Murati is said to be raising funds from venture capitalists for a new AI startup. The former OpenAI CTO, who spent over six years spearheading transformative projects like ChatGPT and DALL-E, is looking to build AI products based on proprietary models. It is not clear if Murati will assume the CEO role at the new venture.
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OpenAI Raises $6.6 Billion In Funds At $157 Billion Value
In a statement, the company said it would use the cash influx to drive forward AI research and increase its computing capacity.
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OpenAI Fundraising Set to Boost Startup’s Valuation to $150 Billion
OpenAI is in talks to raise $6.5 billion (roughly Rs. 54,587 crore) from investors at a valuation of $150 billion (roughly Rs. 12,59,714 crore). The funding round is slated to be led by Thrive Capital, Bloomberg previously reported.
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"It's Not Just My Story": Bengaluru CEO Says He Struggled To Afford Rent Despite Raising Rs 120 Crore
Harsh Pokharna, the co-founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based OKCredit, recently shared that he was "broke" in 2019 and living paycheck by paycheck despite securing Rs 120 crore in funding for his startup.
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Elon Musk's Social Media Firm X Bought by His AI Company, Valued at $33 Billion
Elon Musk's xAI has acquired X in a deal that values the social media platform at $33 billion (roughly Rs. 2,82,447 crore). Much of the deal's specifics remain unclear, such as how X's leaders would be integrated in the new firm or whether there would be regulatory scrutiny.
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India Ranks 2nd After US In Funding Women-Led Tech Startups: Report
In total, these startups have raised a funding of $26.4 billion, with the highest fund coming in the year 2021 ($6.3 billion).
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Home-Grown Startup Lumio Announces Foray Into India’s 4K Smart TV Market Backed by Flipkart, Xiaomi Officials
Lumio, a home-grown consumer technology startup from Circuit House Technologies founded by former Xiaomi and Flipkart officials has announced its foray into India’s home entertainment space. The brand says it will soon introduce its range of 4K smart TVs in collaboration with Google, Dixon Technologies, and Amazon India with the aim of changing c...
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Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Launches AI Startup, Poaching Staff From ChatGPT Maker
Former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati launched an AI startup called Thinking Machines Lab on Tuesday, with a team of about 30 leading researchers and engineers from competitors including OpenAI, Meta and Mistral.
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Indian Startups Raise $240 Million In A Week, This City Leads In Funding Deals
During the week, 30 Indian startups secured a total of $240.85 million in funding including five growth-stage investments and 20 early-stage rounds. Bengaluru emerged as the leader in startup funding, with 12 deals secured during the week.
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Sam Altman-Backed Startup Raises $425 Million To Build World's 1st Nuclear Fusion Power Plant
With the latest round of funding, Helion has raised over $1 billion in capital since it was founded in 2013.
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OpenAI Seeking $40 Billion In New Fundraising Round: Report
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is seeking to raise $40 billion in a fresh round of funding that would value the startup at a staggering $340 billion, the Wall Street Journal Reported on Thursday.
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Nothing Said to Raise Funding, Crosses $1 Billion in Lifetime Sales
Nothing is seeking to raise at least $100 million in funding to expand its operations, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The startup is run by Carl Pei, one of the creators of OnePlus, a popular China-based phone maker.
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Amazon-Backed Anthropic To Raise $2 Billion At $60 Billion Evaluation
The new funding, $6 billion in total, will mark a jump in valuation (up from $18 Billion last year) for Anthropic, a major competitor of OpenAI in the foundation model space.
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US Space Startup Firefly Aerospace Valued At Over $2 Billion In Latest Funding Round
Firefly Aerospace has raised $175 million in a late-stage funding round led by RPM Ventures, valuing the space startup at more than $2 billion, it said on Tuesday.
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AI Search Startup Perplexity In Talks For $9 Billion Valuation
The new valuation, which includes the amount the company would raise, could triple its previous value of $3 billion from a funding round earlier this year.
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Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Said to Be Raising Capital for New AI Startup
Mira Murati is said to be raising funds from venture capitalists for a new AI startup. The former OpenAI CTO, who spent over six years spearheading transformative projects like ChatGPT and DALL-E, is looking to build AI products based on proprietary models. It is not clear if Murati will assume the CEO role at the new venture.
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OpenAI Raises $6.6 Billion In Funds At $157 Billion Value
In a statement, the company said it would use the cash influx to drive forward AI research and increase its computing capacity.
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OpenAI Fundraising Set to Boost Startup’s Valuation to $150 Billion
OpenAI is in talks to raise $6.5 billion (roughly Rs. 54,587 crore) from investors at a valuation of $150 billion (roughly Rs. 12,59,714 crore). The funding round is slated to be led by Thrive Capital, Bloomberg previously reported.
