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TREND | 26 May 2026, 02:52PM

VergeCloud and KDEM Launch Dhruva: Rs 5 Crore in Cloud Infrastructure Credits for Indian Startups

Business Line

The programme, run in official collaboration with the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), is now accepting applications until 30 June 2026 and offers CDN, WAF, DDoS protection, DNS, and edge infrastructure credits to over 1,100 startups across India.

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TREND | 25 May 2026, 07:31PM

Coffee chain abcoffee raises 61 crore in pre-Series B funding round

Business Standard

Homegrown coffee chain abcoffee will use the fresh capital to expand across key urban markets and strengthen technology, operations and customer engagement

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TREND | 24 May 2026

Startups power Indian quantum computing push with homegrown innovation

Business Standard

About 100 homegrown firms are building advanced hardware and supply chains for tech transformation, reports Shine Jacob

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TREND | 22 May 2026

La Trobe Corridor Opens Australian Pathway for Indian Startups

Business Line

Australia's La Trobe University is boosting startup collaboration through its BioInnovation Corridor

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TREND | 20 May 2026

Piper Serica launches 800 crore Bharat Tech Fund for deep-tech startups

Business Standard

Mumbai-based asset manager plans to invest in 22 semiconductor, defence, AI and space-tech startups through Series A and B rounds over a six-year holding period

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TREND | 12 May 2026

Semiconductor product firm HrdWyr raises $13 mn Series A to build next-gen AI-native chips

Business Line

The funding will accelerate the development of the company's AI-native System-on-Chip (AISoC) products and expand customer engagements

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TREND | 12 May 2026

True North exits FedFina with nearly 7% stake sale via block deal

Business Standard

Private equity firm True North has exited Fedbank Financial Services by selling its nearly 7 per cent stake to Nomura India Equity Fund through a block deal

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TREND | 12 May 2026

Avnet and HKSTP Invite Global Startups to New AI Hardware Launchpad

Business Line

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TREND | 07 May 2026

Most Eminent Startups of India 2026

Business Line

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TREND | 07 May 2026

Practo crosses $100 million GMV in the US as AI push gains pace

Business Standard

Health-tech platform expands investment in AI-driven healthcare systems that support patient and provider decision-making while growing its engineering team