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Sources say Ola’s AI venture Krutrim’s smart assistant, Kruti, is not available to users and development of its Indian multilingual LLM, Krutrim 3, is stalled (Swathi Moorthy/The Economic Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 16, 2026

Swathi Moorthy / Economic times: Sources say Ola’s AI venture Krutrim’s smart assistant, Kruti, is not available to users and…

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European venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2026 increased almost 30% year-on-year to $17.6 billion, AI claimed more than 50% of all European funding for the quarter and deal volume fell 40% year-on-year (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 16, 2026

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Late-stage U.S. growth and venture funds have raised $23.6 billion so far this year, up from $7.4 billion in 2025 and above the totals in any of the past 12 years, amid the AI boom (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 15, 2026

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A look at Neo, a venture capital firm that made early bets on startups like Kalshi and Cursor, pushing the value of its first two funds well above industry averages (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 9, 2026

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Anthropic plans to invest $200 million in a new venture with private equity firms to sell AI tools to their portfolio companies; it is in talks to raise $1 billion for the effort (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 7, 2026

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Robinhood launches its $658.4 million venture capital fund on the NYSE, pricing the IPO at $25 per share, giving retail investors access to private companies like Databricks (Manya Saini/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 6, 2026

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General Catalyst plans to invest $5 billion in India over five years, an increase from the previously announced $500 million to $1 billion, after merging with a local venture capitalist in 2024 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 20, 2026

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Sources: Leading venture capital firms operating in India are expected to commit to investments ranging from $300 million to $500 million each in the Indian AI ecosystem at the AI Impact Summit (The Economic Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 17, 2026

Economic times: Sources: Leading venture capital firms operating in India are expected to commit to investments ranging from $300 million…

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India approves $1.1 billion state-backed venture capital fund to finance high-risk areas like AI and advanced manufacturing, doubling an effort launched in 2016 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 14, 2026

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: India approves a $1.1 billion state-backed venture capital fund to finance high-risk areas like AI and…

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Global venture capital funding in the fintech sector grew 27% year-on-year in 2025 to $51.8 billion; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% year-over-year (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 4, 2026

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Sources say Ola’s AI venture Krutrim’s smart assistant, Kruti, is not available to users and development of its Indian multilingual LLM, Krutrim 3, is stalled (Swathi Moorthy/The Economic Times)

European venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2026 increased almost 30% year-on-year to $17.6 billion, AI claimed more than 50% of all European funding for the quarter and deal volume fell 40% year-on-year (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News)

Late-stage U.S. growth and venture funds have raised $23.6 billion so far this year, up from $7.4 billion in 2025 and above the totals in any of the past 12 years, amid the AI boom (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

A look at Neo, a venture capital firm that made early bets on startups like Kalshi and Cursor, pushing the value of its first two funds well above industry averages (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

Anthropic plans to invest $200 million in a new venture with private equity firms to sell AI tools to their portfolio companies; it is in talks to raise $1 billion for the effort (Wall Street Journal)

Robinhood launches its $658.4 million venture capital fund on the NYSE, pricing the IPO at $25 per share, giving retail investors access to private companies like Databricks (Manya Saini/Reuters)

General Catalyst plans to invest $5 billion in India over five years, an increase from the previously announced $500 million to $1 billion, after merging with a local venture capitalist in 2024 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

Sources: Leading venture capital firms operating in India are expected to commit to investments ranging from $300 million to $500 million each in the Indian AI ecosystem at the AI Impact Summit (The Economic Times)

India approves $1.1 billion state-backed venture capital fund to finance high-risk areas like AI and advanced manufacturing, doubling an effort launched in 2016 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

Global venture capital funding in the fintech sector grew 27% year-on-year in 2025 to $51.8 billion; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% year-over-year (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)