Funding
FinBox Raises $40 Mn in Series B to Expand AI-Powered Credit Infrastructure
The startuThe startup will use the fresh capital to boost technology investments, expand globally, and deepen its AI-native product suite.
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Indian IT
Vodafone Idea Taps TCS for AI-Powered Transformation of Business Support System
The transformation will be anchored on TCS’ flagship products — TCS HOBS and TCS TwinX.
Databases
MongoDB Rolls Out AI Platform to Modernise Legacy Systems Faster
MongoDB AMP combines an AI-driven software platform, a proven delivery framework, and dedicated delivery engineers to streamline modernisation.
Funding
Upscale AI Launches With $100 Mn Seed Round to Build Open-Standard AI Networking Infrastructure
Upscale AI aims to democratise AI networking through sustainable, ultra-low latency, open-standard solutions.
Groq Raises $750 Mn to Scale AI Inference Chips, Hits $6.9B Valuation
The new funding will expand its cloud infrastructure.
Databases
Databricks Launches Public Preview of Databricks One to Bring AI and Data Insights to Every Employee
Databricks says this shift is crucial as enterprises often face challenges like costly BI licenses.
Robotics
Figure Partners with Brookfield to Build World’s Largest Humanoid Pretraining Dataset
The startup also raised over $1 billion in Series C funding, valuing it at $39 billion.
Acquisition
Redis Expands AI Strategy with Decodable Acquisition and New Tools
He underlined India’s growing role in Redis’ global innovation journey.
Acquisition
Check Point to Acquire Lakera in $300 Mn Deal to Strengthen AI Security
Following the acquisition, Lakera will become the foundation of Check Point’s Global Center of Excellence for AI Security.
Expansion
Cohere Expands in Paris, Names New EMEA Leaders to Drive Growth
The French office will work closely with Cohere’s global research, engineering, and product teams.
Partnerships
Bengaluru Gets New TCS–Qualcomm Innovation Lab Focused on Edge AI and IoT
TCS will leverage advanced Edge AI and SDx capabilities that are hardware-agnostic, highly configurable, secure, and service-oriented.
Acquisition
Workday to Acquire AI Firm Sana in $1.1 Bn Deal to Redefine Enterprise Knowledge Tools
The acquisition, expected to close in Q4 of Workday’s fiscal year 2026.