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Forbes has highlighted a quiet but persistent shift in founder sentiment: venture capital is no longer assumed to be the default path.
Reporting: forbes.com
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India’s quick-commerce sector is no longer just about forgotten groceries or last-minute essentials.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Cyprus-based startups raised €112.8 million across 28 funding rounds in the first nine months of 2026.
Reporting: cyprus-mail.com
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Hostinger’s chief customer officer Auksė Žirgulė has suggested that AI is changing how businesses build products and engage users.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Brendan Wallace, founder and CEO of proptech-focused venture firm Fifth Wall.
Reporting: news.crunchbase.com
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The next generation of super apps will likely take root in markets where widespread mobile access, limited competition, poor financial infrastructure.
Reporting: news.crunchbase.com
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The global smartphone market fell by 20% in the third quarter of 2026, per DailyTechNewsShow, as memory chip shortages disrupted production.
Reporting: dailytechnewsshow.com
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PLAI, the startup accelerator launched by Mondadori.
Reporting: marketscreener.com
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Fundamentum Frontier Advisors (F2A), the dedicated frontier-tech platform launched in May 2026 by former Fundamentum partner Ashish Kumar, has secured ₹3,000 crore in…
Reporting: inc42.com
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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is drafting dedicated regulations for e-commerce platforms, including quick-commerce players.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Ecommerce startup DealShare’s founding CEO Kamaldeep Singh has stepped down, Inc42 reported.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Mitel is framing its WX unified communications platform as a tool for workers who don’t spend their days at a desk.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Barcelona-based fintech ID Finance has raised €545 million in debt and equity, the company announced today.
Reporting: tech.eu
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European fintech founders are pushing back against the idea of “fintech sovereignty,” arguing that customers simply don’t care about the origin of their financial tools.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Bengaluru-based specialty chemicals startup NuSynth Technologies has raised ₹36.5 Cr ($4 Mn) in a seed round co-led by Avaana Capital and Shastra VC.
Reporting: inc42.com
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ThinkMetal, an Indian manufacturing startup, has raised ₹27 crore ($2.8 million) in a round led by IAN Alpha Fund, the venture arm of India Angel Network.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Singapore-based lithium-ion battery recycler Neu Battery Materials has closed a $7.6 million funding round and commissioned its first recycling plant.
Reporting: businesstimes.com.sg, semiengineering.com, msn.com
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London-based stablecoin payments startup Noah has raised an additional $16 million, bringing its reported seed round to $38 million.
Reporting: cryptobriefing.com
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MakeO, the parent company of clear-aligner brand Toothsi.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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French industrial energy startup Epyr has raised a €15 million Series A round led by SlateVC. Existing investors also participated.
Reporting: tech.eu
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