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Agrani Labs funding: Agrani in talks to raise Rs 800-850 crore from Samsung, 360 One, Peak XV - The Economic Times (opens the original)
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Bengaluru: South Korean conglomerate Samsung, 360 One Asset Management, and existing backer Peak XV Partners are in talks to participate in the Rs 800-850 crore funding round of semiconductor startup Agrani Labs, people aware of the matter told ET.The Bengaluru-based company is also looking to apply for around Rs 120-130 crore under the government-backed Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) scheme as part of the fundraise, the sources
Vertex in funding talks with RapidCanvas, Supernova to sharpen AI focus: Sources - The Economic Times (opens the original)
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Singapore-based Vertex Ventures is in talks to lead a $20-30 million round (about Rs 190-290 crore) in Hyderabad and Austin-based agentic artificial intelligence (AI) startup RapidCanvas at a post-money valuation of around $120 million, people aware of the matter said.The investor is looking to sharpen its focus on AI after consumer investments in India, they said. Vertex is likely to invest around $20 million, along with existing investors,
Prosus in talks to invest Rs 150 crore in Swiggy Instamart challenger BazaarNow - The Economic Times (opens the original)
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Dutch technology investor Prosus is in talks to invest about Rs 150 crore in BazaarNow at a valuation of around Rs 900 crore, people aware of the matter said, potentially putting Swiggy’s largest shareholder behind a challenger to its Instamart quick-commerce business.BazaarNow, founded by former Zepto executives Priyanshu Jain, Arjun Harish and Tarithmay Mandal, sells groceries and daily essentials, focusing on local products and regional
ET Startup Awards 2026: Pallavi Shrivastava’s Progcap is powering up a million kiranas - The Economic Times (opens the original)
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This is part of a series of interviews with the winners of The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026.Supply-chain financing startup Progcap is adding payments to ProgComm, its commerce platform for brands, distributors and retailers, cofounder and chief executive Pallavi Shrivastava told ET.“Small businesses don’t experience credit, payment and commerce as separate products and industries. It is one operating and experience cycle,” Shrivastava
MDR gives banks more fuel for UPI play - The Economic Times (opens the original)
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Banks are reassessing technology budgets and product road maps for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) products and tools following the reintroduction of a merchant discount rate (MDR), bankers and payments industry executives told ET. This shift could help agentic transactions, business collection tools and delegated payments move beyond limited pilots, they said.Payment companies can build the customer interface, but a product cannot scale until
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