Meet the women founders building businesses that are transforming livelihoods and communities. Meanwhile, total funding for the week (June 13-19) was $393 million across 18 deals. Sarvam AI accounted for nearly 60% of the funding.
Sarvam AI raised $234M (60% of India's weekly VC flow), signaling renewed momentum in AI startup funding after Q1-Q2 turbulence. Investors see Q3-Q4 as turning point for large-scale deals: confidence signal for the Indian AI ecosystem after recent volatility.
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India’s data-centre capacity is witnessing a massive build-up.
The total development pipeline across major markets of the country is estimated at 8.33 GW, according to property consultancy Knight Frank India.
This is more than five times the current live operational capacity of 1.6 GW.
The factors driving this growth include increasing AI adoption, rise of cloud computing, digital transformation, and data localisation needs.
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India’s data centre pipeline reaches 8.33 GW on AI and cloud demand surge
The total funding for the week stood at $393 million across 18 deals. In comparison, the previous week saw $246 million. Sarvam…
Indian startups secured a significant $402.6 million in funding across 20 deals, with AI firm Sarvam leading the pack with a $234…
Sarvam AI raises $234M at a $1.5B valuation, with HCLTech investing $150M. The Bengaluru startup builds sovereign AI models for…
Sarvam AI has raised $234 million in a major funding round led by HCLTech, backing its plans to build advanced AI models, expand…
Sarvam AIs rise to a $1.5 billion valuation after raising $234 million marks a major milestone for Indias push toward AI…
Indian IT services company HCLTech is investing $150 million in the Bengaluru startup.
