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September 02, 2025 Billionaire Ambani taps Google, Meta to build India’s AI backbone
Reliance is launching a new subsidiary to drive India's AI ambitions, including a pending partnership with OpenAI.

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6 min
September 01, 2025 Microsoft and Uber alum raises $3M for YC-backed Munify, a neobank for the Egyptian diaspora
Khalid Ashmawy found it hard to send money home while studying in Europe. Now, he’s launched a startup to help other Egyptians with the same problem.

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6 min
September 01, 2025 Maisa AI gets $25M to fix enterprise AI’s 95% failure rate
Maisa AI is built on the premise that enterprise automation requires accountable AI agents, not opaque black boxes.

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6 min
August 29, 2025 No-code website builder Framer reaches $2B valuation, also US manufacturing investment stumbles as clean tech cancellations pile up
Framer, a no-code website builder that claims over half a million monthly active users,has reached a $2 billion valuation after raising a $100 million Series D funding round led by existing investors Meritech and Atomico.
Companies cancelled $5 billion worth of clean tech manufacturing projects in the U.S. in Q2, mirroring a pullback in the broader manufacturing sector.

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5 min
August 29, 2025 How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change, also, Assort Health nabs $50M to automate patient phone calls
Mitti Labs is working with The Nature Conservancy to expand the use of climate-friendly rice farming practices in India. The startup uses its AI to verify reductions in methane emissions. In other news, Assort Health now valued at $750 million, is one of three that recently raised funding to use AI agents for helping healthcare practices answer patient calls.

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7 min
August 28, 2025 Terraton wants to be the McDonald’s of biochar, also Hyundai is working with a startup on plant-based leather that smells like the real thing
Terraton sees promise in biochar, but the technology has struggled to scale. The startup thinks a franchise model could be what unlocks biochar's potential. Also, Uncaged Innovations is working with Hyundai to develop alternatives to leather with a fraction of the environmental impact.

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8 min
August 28, 2025 Robomart unveils new delivery robot to challenge DoorDash, Uber Eats, also
Robomart's RM5 autonomous delivery robot can carry up to 50 pounds and deliver multiple customer orders at once.
Also, OpenAI has started hiring in India as it looks to expand its presence in the fast-growing South Asian tech market.

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9 min
August 27, 2025 Eyebot gets $20M Series A to boost to expand eye care access and more tech news
Eyebot secured $20M Series A for 90-second prescription kiosk.
Also, Pintarnya raised $16.7M to power jobs and financial services in Indonesia. The Indonesian startup, now backed by $16.7M in Series A funding, helps workers find full-time and side gigs while offering financial solutions

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9 min
August 27, 2025 FieldAI raises $405M to build universal robot brains and Y Combinator says Apple’s App Store has hindered startup growth
FieldAI builds foundational AI models that help all kinds of robots learn and adapt to new environments using physics. Also, Y Combinator is asking the court to deny Apple’s appeal.

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7 min
August 26, 2025 As India bans real-money games, Dream Sports, MPL start pulling the plug
Several Indian startups, including Dream Sports, MPL, and Zupee, are shutting down their real-money games after parliament passed a bill banning such games.

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7 min