Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft
Fusion startup Helion is racing to complete a power plant for Microsoft by 2028. A fresh infusion of cash should help with that.
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Quick commerce FirstClub doubles valuation to $255M in nine months
The Bengaluru startup has crossed 1 million orders and reached a $50 million annualized GMV run rate within a year of launch.
General Catalyst just led a $63M bet on India’s travel payments market
Scapia, an Indian startup that combines travel booking with co-branded credit cards and mobile payments, said the deal doubles its valuation.
AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals
Vapi says its enterprise business has grown 10-fold since early 2025 as companies shift customer support and sales calls to AI agents.
As AI data centers hit power limits, Peak XV backs Indian startup C2i to fix the bottleneck
C2i has raised $15 million as it tests a grid-to-GPU approach to reducing power losses in AI data centers.
Peak XV says internal disagreement led to partner exits as it doubles down on AI
Peak XV is transitioning board roles and opening a U.S. office while continuing to view India as its largest market.
India’s Digantara raises $50M for space-based missile defence tech
With this funding, Digantara has raised $64.5 million in total.
Meesho’s $606M IPO pops as enthusiasm for India’s e-commerce startups rises
Meesho had a good first day as a public company, with its shares climbing as much as 46% from its issue price as investors jumped to grab a piece of the company built around small merchants and value-conscious consumers.
SoftBank stays in as Meesho $606M IPO becomes India’s first major e-commerce listing
Meesho heads for India’s first big e-commerce IPO next week.
Former MrBeast content strategist is building an AI tool for creator ideation and analytics
Palo is tool for short video creators to gain insights into what is working for them.