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Venkatesh·Mar 16, 2026·8 min read

Funding Digest 8 Q4 2024 wrap-up Rs 3100Cr across 34 deals

Our comprehensive Q4 2024 funding roundup: 34 deals totaling Rs 3,100Cr across AI startups in India. LLMs, HealthTech, and FinTech dominated investor attention.

Venkatesh·Mar 16, 2026·5 min read

Funding Digest 9 GreenAI closes Rs 300Cr Series B for clean energy AI

GreenAI raises a massive Series B to deploy AI-powered energy optimization across Indian industrial facilities, targeting a 30% reduction in energy consumption.

Venkatesh·Mar 16, 2026·4 min read

Funding Digest 10 PadhAI gets Rs 33Cr to teach AI in 10 Indian languages

EdTech startup PadhAI closes a seed round to expand its AI tutoring platform to 10 Indian languages, targeting 200 million students in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.

Venkatesh·Mar 16, 2026·5 min read

Funding Digest 11 LendAI raises Rs 250Cr NeuralScale grows GPU cloud

LendAI closes a landmark Series B as NeuralScale expands its GPU cloud infrastructure. A strong week for fintech and infrastructure plays in Indian AI.

Venkatesh·Mar 16, 2026·5 min read

Funding Digest 12 Sarvam AI raises Rs 415Cr MedAI Health closes seed and more

This week saw Rs 548Cr flow into Indian AI startups across 4 deals. Sarvam AI leads with a massive Series A, while healthcare and agri-tech continue attracting investor interest.

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Deepinder Goyal on Zomato's AI Transformation: We're Becoming an AI Company

The Zomato CEO reveals how AI is reshaping every aspect of the food delivery giant from demand forecasting and route optimization to personalized recommendations and customer service.

Venkatesh·Mar 16, 2026·11 min read

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Nikhil Kamath on Why He's Betting Big on Indian AI Startups in 2026

The Zerodha co-founder and prolific angel investor shares his thesis on Indian AI, the sectors he's most excited about, and why he thinks the next Google could come from Bangalore.

Venkatesh·Mar 16, 2026·8 min read

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Krutrim Base and Pro Models: A Technical Breakdown for Indic Developers

A deep technical analysis of Krutrim's model architecture, training data composition, benchmark performance across Indic languages, and how it compares to GPT-4 and Claude for Indian use cases.

Venkatesh·Mar 16, 2026·7 min read

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Deepinder Goyal on Zomato's AI Transformation: We're Becoming an AI Company

The Zomato CEO reveals how AI is reshaping every aspect of the food delivery giant from demand forecasting and route optimization to personalized recommendations and customer service.

8 min

Nikhil Kamath on Why He's Betting Big on Indian AI Startups in 2026

The Zerodha co-founder and prolific angel investor shares his thesis on Indian AI, the sectors he's most excited about, and why he thinks the next Google could come from Bangalore.

7 min

Krutrim Base and Pro Models: A Technical Breakdown for Indic Developers

A deep technical analysis of Krutrim's model architecture, training data composition, benchmark performance across Indic languages, and how it compares to GPT-4 and Claude for Indian use cases.

15 min

Anima Anandkumar: From IIT Madras to Caltech Shaping the Future of AI Research

One of the world's leading AI researchers talks about her journey, the importance of diversity in AI, and why she believes India's mathematical tradition gives it a unique edge in AI research.

10 min

Bhavish Aggarwal's Krutrim Bet: Building India's Own AI Stack from Scratch

The Ola founder explains why he believes India needs its own foundational AI models, and how Krutrim is building the full stack from chips to applications to make that happen.

12 min

Building Sarvam AI: Pratyush Kumar on the Mission to Democratize Vernacular Intelligence for India

From co-founding AI4Bharat to raising a massive $41M Series A for Sarvam AI, Pratyush Kumar and Vivek Raghavan are leading the charge in building foundational AI models tailored specifically for India.