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By @ishansp

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OpenAI, Anthropic and others are debating how fast AI should advance, but Indian AI labs and startups are not losing sleep over this. They have other questions to deal with: what immediate areas to focus on, how much to invest in them, and what to build for the long term.

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If the age of intelligence ends with humans who cannot think without help, it will be remembered as the moment we stopped being intelligent

By Pradip K Saha

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Pixxel’s recent $100M fundraise gives it a big war chest to expand its spacetech offerings, but commercial success depends on recurring demand and revenue growth.

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The Captable spoke to Gaurav Mangla, CEO of Checkout and Ads at Shiprocket, to understand Shiprocket’s transition from being a pureplay logistics player to a complete ecommerce enabler for D2C brands and MSMEs.

By Sanghamitra Kar

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But technology can only take them so far. Is the ecosystem ready for founders who are 11, 17, 18 or 19?

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The traditional founder journey was predictable: education, work experience, expertise, networks, funding—then a startup. AI is changing that sequence.

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A new generation of young founders is building much earlier, using AI to turn ideas into products faster and with fewer resources.

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India has built a formidable chip-design talent pool. The next challenge is developing the specialised workforce needed for manufacturing.

By @thimmayap

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Ather wants to go mainstream. Hero MotoCorp wants a bigger stake in that journey. The renewed partnership comes at an interesting time for both companies.

By Pradip K Saha

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By Harish Mehta and K Yatish Rajawat; Edited by @AdithCharlie

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India is investing more, but jobs aren’t keeping pace. As automation reshapes manufacturing and AI reaches services, the question is becoming harder to ignore: what is each rupee of capital ultimately creating?

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What’s the next Rapido? AdvantEdge VC’s Kunal Khattar has a shortlist.

After backing Rapido to a 111x return, the veteran investor breaks down his approach to unlock a trillion-dollar EV market, and reveals three breakthrough portfolio startups part of the electric revolution.

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After backing @rapidoapp_ early on, I’m constantly asked: what's the next big bet in mobility? I recently sat down with @ishansp from @thecaptableco to share my investment thesis for AdvantEdge VC and reveal my shortlist of startups driving the EV revolution & @advantEdge_vc strategy to #EndICEAge. 🚀⚡️
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By @thimmayap

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Global capability centres will continue with their hiring momentum this year also but the focus will be on quality recruitment rather than volume intake. This would mean new hires will be from the segments of AI, ML and data sciences.

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By Sanghamitra Kar

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Several founders are building AI into commerce and reshaping the shopping experience of online shopping. Voice assistants, virtual trial rooms, and dirt-cheap AI advertising are changing how India shops online, and how founders run their businesses behind the scenes.

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By @ParBen24

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Atomberg took four years to sell its first 100,000 fans. Five years later, cumulative sales had crossed 10 million.

It now claims 40-45% of India's BLDC fan market by value. But Atomberg doesn't want to remain just a fan company.

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But Atomberg has just 1.42% of India's motorised food preparation appliances market and 0.59% of water purifiers.

Its IPO papers show both the opportunity and the challenge ahead.

Can Atomberg replicate its success in fans in much more crowded categories?