Cybersecurity startup investment for 2025 hit the highest level in three years, bolstered by big rounds for AI-focused companies in the space. Overall, investors put $18 billion into seed- through growth-stage rounds for companies in Crunchbase security and privacy categories last year. That’s up about 26% from 2024, with particularly pronounced growth at early stage.
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As India’s AI ecosystem moves from experimentation to execution, the AI Impact Summit highlights how startups are scaling real-world solutions with a growing focus on trust, infrastructure, and global readiness. With deeper engagement across models, platforms, and market access, Google’s approach reflects a broader shift in how India is positioning itself as a global proving
Global venture funding to fintech startups climbed in 2025 to its highest level in several quarters, boosted by later-stage deals, Crunchbase data shows. Total global funding to VC-backed financial technology startups totaled $51.8 billion for the year, per Crunchbase data. That’s a fairly significant – 27% – increase from 2024’s total of $40.8 billion raised.
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Ola Electric has made its in-house developed 4680 Bharat Cell and battery pack platform available to third parties, spanning households to enterprises across energy, healthcare, defence, and robotics. “The 4680 Bharat Cell has been researched in India, engineered in India, and manufactured at scale in India at our Gigafactory,” Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal said on
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Google has announced a new market access initiative and two open-source AI models to support Indian startups from early-stage development to global scale at the Google AI Startups Conclave held in the national capital. Google Market Access Program aims to help Indian AI startups transition from pilot projects to long-term enterprise contracts. “Indian startups are
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Skild AI, a robotics company building an “omni-bodied” brain to operate any robot for any task, announced Wednesday that it has raised $1.4 billion, tripling its valuation to over $14 billion. The fundraise comes just over seven months after Skild raised a $135 million Series B at a $4.5 billion valuation. SoftBank Group led the
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Funding to Asia-based startups ticked lower in 2025. Even so, the fourth quarter closed out the annum on an up note, with the highest quarterly investment tally of the year, Crunchbase data shows. In total, investors poured $67.5 billion into reported seed- through growth-stage rounds for companies across Asia in last year, per Crunchbase data.
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Defense tech startup Onebrief has raised another $200 million and acquired a small battle simulation company, Axios reported. The deals follow on the heels of a record-setting year for venture investment into defense tech startups, per Crunchbase data. Battery Ventures and Sapphire Ventures led the Series D funding for Honolulu-based Onebrief. Investors including Salesforce Ventures
