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60% AI-ready Firms Mature on Responsible AI, Gaps Persist: Nasscom Report

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Nearly 60% of Indian businesses confident about scaling artificial intelligence responsibly already have mature Responsible AI (RAI) frameworks, but persistent gaps around high-quality data, regulatory clarity and emerging AI risks threaten to slow safe adoption, according to a Nasscom report released on Wednesday. RAI frameworks guide the ethical, safe and accountable design, development and deployment

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OpenEvidence, An AI-Powered ‘Brain Extender’ For Doctors, Doubles Valuation to $12B With $250M Series D

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OpenEvidence, an AI platform for doctors, announced Wednesday it has raised $250 million in a Series D funding round that doubled its valuation to $12 billion. Notably, the round marks the fourth fundraise for the Miami-based startup in less than a year. In total, OpenEvidence has raised nearly $700 million in funding since its 2021

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European Venture Funding Nudged Higher In 2025, While AI Led For The First Time

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Venture funding to Europe-based startups last year gained only slightly, around 9% year over year, reaching $58 billion, with AI emerging as the region’s leading sector for startup investment for the first time, an analysis of Crunchbase data shows. While Europe’s venture investment did not grow significantly year over year, the region saw a shift

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Humans& Raises Huge $480M Seed Round At $4.48B Valuation For ‘Human-Centric AI Lab’

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Humans&, a new company founded by top researchers from Google, Anthropic, xAI, OpenAI and Meta, among others, announced Tuesday that it has raised a massive $480 million seed round at a staggering $4.48 billion valuation. So far, not much is known about the company, founded in September 2025, which says its mission is to design

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Fintech Forecast: Momentum Builds With Big Deals, IPO-Ready Companies And More AI

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Global venture funding to fintech and financial services startups last year rose 27% to total $51.8 billion, again topping pre-pandemic levels, per Crunchbase data, despite fewer funding deals. On the heels of that momentum, investors in the space say they expect funding growth in 2026 to continue to concentrate into pre-IPO companies, for M&A to

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SanchiConnect Partners With Tamil Nadu & iTNT to Support Deep Tech Startups in Tier-2, 3 Cities

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SanchiConnect, one of India’s deep tech enablement networks, has formed a strategic alliance with the Tamil Nadu government and the Tamil Nadu Technology Hub (iTNT) to boost the development of deeptech startups throughout the state, particularly emphasising innovation from tier-2 and tier-3 cities. The collaboration is designed to establish structured, long-term programs for deep tech

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Busy Time For Robotics, Defense Tech And AI

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Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding deal

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